FNWF ... Check

Just a little bit of stitching on my 2nd postcard ... behind already but its hard to stitch when your eyelids keep falling down.

Almost Forgot ... FNWF

Yikes!   It's tonight ... that snuck up on me.

January OPAM

Another year of finishes awaits and to keep the momentum up I am once again joining in with OPAM and Kris over HERE.  Off to a good start with my finishes for January.

3 Christmas decorations and 2 dog coats ... the coats had been cut out last June.

FNSI Results

A quick check in as Grandson J is visiting and it's  go go go here.

I did find some quiet time to make a start on my first postcard for Romancing the Road Trip with the No fuss Stitch-A-Long group.

Got to go ... I'm being summoned 😊

FNSI January Sign-up

Wendy is hosting the first FNSI for 2019 this Friday ... visit HERE to sign up.

You're Invited

Time to kick off the new year with a roll call of Elves wishing to play in the "1 Xmas Item A Month Workshop" and make a start on filling your gift box or decorations box ready for a Merry and Stress-less 2019 Christmas.

If you'd like to join in this fun, no stress group then jingle over to the the 1 Xmas Item A Month blog and read all about it. A very big thank you to Cheryll who added our amazing new blog header.  These are just a very small few of the many wonder gifts and decorations our clever elves create through the year.

Sign ups are open now. 

2019 Up and Running

Already one awesome family filled week has passed.  New Years Day lunch was spent with our daughter and Grandson P, our son and daughter-in-law and Grandson J.  Our son-in-law had to stay back for work.  Then my parents arrived and the following day we hit the road for a 9 hour road trip north and west back to our daughter's place for a longer visit.

So lovely to be able to celebrate with Grandson P on his 2nd Birthday.  Happy Birthday gorgeous little man xx

One day we went for a sightseeing drive towards Middlemount and passed a coal mine up close.

On the last day we went for another sightseeing drive, past the Bedford Weir and ended up in Blackwater for lunch.

Then we were up bright and early for the return 9 hour drive.  Needless to say it was early to bed last night and a slow day today putting the house back in order, packing away "stuff" including Christmas as there just wasn't time beforehand.

Now it's back to 'normal';  housework, washing's on, bills to pay and by the end of the month it will be back to work. Some sewing plans have been made and started so I'm hoping my posts will include many more crafty projects this year.  Already I have 3 projects ready to commence so bring it on!  We won't mention all the UFO's.

Happy New Year 2019

A Blank Canvas Awaits

Let It Sew, Let It Sew, Let It Sew!

Just a couple of last minute makes because I'm officially on holidays.  I've had an appliqued block sitting around for about 2 years that I had intended to make up into a library bag for Grandson J ... DONE!

Since I work on a Monday I rarely get to our patchwork days but as yesterday was the first day of 6 week school break ... me and my crochet made it to town. While there the girls were making lovely table runners so feeling full of inspiration, this morning I tipped out my Christmas fabric scraps and whipped up 3 small table centres and 2 place mats.

The place mats were initially also centres, but as they were shorter and wider I wasn't happy with the look. When I stitched the points down ... I was presented with the perfect cutlery pockets.

Happy Days ... Sewing while the mojo lasts.  Also going to tag ahead of time for 1 Xmas Item A Month 2018 and OPAM 2018.

Dec The Halls

Or Dining Room in my case. 

Keeping with tradition, back when my kids were in school, we always put decorations up on the first weekend in December.