Sneak Peek

Well on the weekend I felt like getting away from the massive Carolina Crossroad quilt , so I thought I'd start on my gifts for the PIF(pay it forward)
of whom I have Tracy and Lissa to make something for...hehehe so I thought I'd share a wee pic....that's all you will see for now..
cheers Vickie

Just for Fun

Hehehehe....crafty buddy of mine is now sporting a new hairdo-so I thought I'd give her a magazine cover too..ain't that what internet buddies are for eh?

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Thread Catcher

Well today I decided to take a break from the long long task of quilting the Carolina Crossroads quilt,and make myself this dandy little thread catcher that I located a FREE Pattern for on the Internet last night.

Jst sat it a top a sewing machine too show a fuller view.

I just used some scraps to make it and ONLY altered it a tad-like hey you have too add your own touches.

So here is the little beauty in situ...gawd why I have not made one of these sooner I will never know and t'was soo quick and easy too do-and bonus I made it with bits and bobs I had laying around the house....

Cheers All Vickie

Quilt give away

well we all like to receive a freebie eh? so why not pop on over too -Dana 's blog

-Old Red Barn Co..and leave a comment re the 200th post giveaway....

how generous hey

Carolina Crossroads contiued

So I am still travelling with the Carolina Crossroads quilt..have unpicked it all into rows and am quilting appox 1/4" inside all the blocks of my accent colour...here is some progress pics


three rows done and sitting together



circle/square showing stitching



star showing stitching,
ok back to the machine I go..

Kindness of others

Here is a pic of the charm pack won from Vickie's Blog-

ain't they just soo cute..

Someone I know up here went back home for cple weeks and thought of me..and bought some Batik from Jakata..she is going back in 6 months and said she will bring me back some batik from a diff area which will be brighter...will jst look at it for wile not sure what I'll make with it..the colours are lovely..

This is a wee panel that I was given with a b-day fat 1/4 from C-R-A-F-T B-Day Swapper..soo cute,so I finally made a cover for my overlocker/serger..even practiced some random quilting(I suk at that)..but overall am happy with the end result....

wow --- here is some pics...

Finally have taken some pices of some oppy shoppe bargains I've got this past couple of weeks..

These 2 lots of fabric all now washed and ironed cost me $6 for the lot..lady in the oppe shoppe said I looked like someone that would put it too good use..hehehe

all these cottons was 2 little bags for $2..great for them I just want a wee bit of that colour..

this is the $4.75 pain reliever..oh my goodness I can't believe how much easier this has been on my shoulders/neck and back-I truly have suffered no pain since purchasing and using this stool..the pic is axactly as I bought it-I just placed it in situ and away I went...

Well can you see the price tag on this cutie?$3.75 yep and I just looked at her and thought my I love that fabric and them stars-think I'll pull it apart and re-do it some how..oh and she has beautiful wings as well..

still got broken main puter arghh

oh well my puter is still one dead machine..I am soo not happy, ( am gratefl that I have this ancient lappie thou)I am going to try and find all you in blog land whom I visit and add too my blog..grr like it better thru IE 7 but have no choice for the moment...hopeflly will be able to post some pics of some recent grabs at the oppy shop..sooon..oh and the darn u key on this only works sometimes....still battling away with my carolina crossroads-have pulled all the rows apart and started to qilt the green pieces-don't look too bad..will be fun trying to sew it back together..no neck or back pain for me anymore when sewing woohoo I'm so darn ahppy abot that and the cure cost $4.75 from the local oppy shop..will trly try and post pics this week sometime..cheers for now...