pincusion I made susan---swap

These are the wonderful goodies i also got from lorrie in the swap. a pair of very useful scissors and some silk pins.

pincushion swap sent to Susan

this is a pincushion i received from lorrie. It is on a vise and clamps to your bench easily, perfect! It is already on my bench! She was my swap partner. i love it!! I can't show you what I made her yet as she hasn't received it, but i will once I know she has her parcel.

A WONDEFUL GIVEAWAY!

There is lovely giveaway over at jasmines Go and check it out if you want to be entered!

MY BAG IS FINISHED.

Well over the weekend i managed to finish my second stable bag. I started this ages ago and forgot about it till i had to wash my other one . I didn't put piping around the body gussett this time as i couldn't find the right brown i wanted to use so went for this old gold colour cord. It will do. This one is real good colour to hide the dirt as they do get grubby when you use them alot. I put a few exra pockets in this one also. They are fairly quick to make too.....once you know what you are doing! And they hold a ton of junk too!! here is a couple of pics of my new bag.

FREE MYSTERY B.O.M.

Susanclaire has a new free MYSTERY bom out now ! . It's free till the end of the month then the next months out. Check out her blog!

MR SOCK MONKEY.

I finally got round to posting a pic of the sock monkey I made last week. I gave this one some lovely red lips.

MY LITTLE CHICK

here is a better pic of my little chick.

Oh isn't this cute???

A NEW FREE B.O.M.

Val laird has a new free bom stitchery out today. Go and check it out for yourself on her blog. It looks so nice i will definitely be doing this one! thanks val.

Well I haven't done much this week really but I have finished stitching my shabby roses so now i just have to decide on the borders and sashings. I'm thinking of a narrow green border around each block..... not exactly sure yet but will show a pic when something is done. Oh i nearly forgot I also finished another sock monkey too. I started him when I made the first one for my nephew last june.!! got him done last night . Better late than never I suppose lol! I have to try and get a pic of him. They are the sort of a good thing to have all the machining prep done then sit and do the handstitching and stuffing . Chey takes his everywhere with him.

I haven't got back to finishing my stable bag yet but will be doing some this week ...it is half way and I have to get some cord for the straps too, but can finish it as they go on last.

My little chick is doing good, still alive and the mother is so protective she attacks my hands everytime i clean them out...SHE BITES HARD !! Well I must go get the boys uniforms dry for school tommorrow, it raining a bit now but cool.