Three hours

Is three hours too long to spend in one shop????? I think not. Not when it is Calico Crossroads that's for sure.

Kerrie picked me up this morning and we headed out to Pauline's shop. Pauline made us a lovely cup of tea and that was it. We were there to stay. I think we covered every inch of that place. While we were there who should pop in but Sarah and Roseanne whom we met only last week at the bloggers get together. It was nice to catch up with them.

This is what I bought

I should have taken a pic of Kerrie's purchases too but I forgot. We then came back to my place and sewed all afternoon. We were joined later by the rest of Kerrie's family and had home made piazza's for dinner. The kids had a good play and are all now tucked up in bed, which is where I am heading. What a great day. Thanks Pauline.

Jules

Silly Season

Not much sewing going on around here. I have been running around organising our busy lives. In the next two weeks we have pool party's, dancing school party, fancy dress (starting tonight), Macca's ball, School leavers, presentation night, cinema evening etc etc etc. Can you see the $$$$ adding up here and I still have to do the Christmas shopping.





To save my sanity though I did manage to finish a Christmas table runner by Lynette Anderson. I am not crazy about Christmas decorations. I am the last to put up my tree and the first to pull it down but this year through Kerrie's encouragement I have been looking more closely at what my style of Christmas decorating might be instead of leaving it to the children. I am having a turn this year. Thanks Lynette for your pattern in Homespun. I really liked it and enjoyed making it up.





Jules

P.S The owl was very well received by my little fluting friend. Apparently she sleeps with it now.

Ross

Well I am back. These are the gifts I received at the Tassie Bloggers day at Ross on Saturday.

Little gift bag from Jo

Little gift from Hugs and Kisses


Secret Santa. I picked well. I love these colours.


On a different note. I made the owl below for a little girl I play flute with. Miss Kaitlin. She is a wonderful young person with heaps of personality and very gifted. I made the owl for her for Christmas to say thank you for being a hoot during flute............











It is from "Handmade" (vol 25 no. 8) designer, Annalisse Wakenshaw. Now of course my daughter has seen it so I have to make her one too. That's ok though because it was fun to make.





Jules





P.S Thank you to those who have commented in past posts. I am still so new at this I forget to say thanks.

A quick post

Just a short one this morning before I head off to an interview with my son and the Newstead College people. It is all so different now. I am going in blind. The college rules have changed, the outlay has changed and my poor son is a guinea pig. Part of being the eldest I guess.

Anyway, I would just like to say thank you to Jo for a great day at Ross. I really hope it ends up being a regular get together. I really enjoyed meeting everyone and Kerrie did too. She actually was in a lot of pain on the day but I think she did a good job. Kerrie had a wisdom tooth out only a couple of days before hand so could not talk much.

I forgot my camera on the day but Rose, Sarah and Christine all have photos so pop over to have a look. They are in my side bar. I will post again with photos of the lovely thoughtful gifts I received on the day. We all got a gift from Helen. Thank you so much. Jo also made up little goodie bags for us all too. Thank you, Thank you , Thank you to everyone who attended. It was a fantastic day.

Anyway must go or I will be late.

I will post again later.

Jules

Cup cakes or art?

Made by my 14yr old son at school. So yummy too. Only have the photo's left.

Jules

Meet Lizzy

Here is Miss Lizzy named by my daughter. I have finally come up with a pattern for a dress that fits. Even underwear. Green and purple are my daughters favourite colours and so of course those are the colours she chose for Lizzy.




Jules

YAY!!!! I did it!!!!

Those of you who know me, know I make dolls who then sit in my cupboard bald. I have trouble with hair...............lol But today I decided to be brave and attempt the hair on my 2nd waldorf doll. I am very pleased with it and she is too. Now she just needs a nice outfit and a name. Hmmmm.

I also decided to join the 'Noah's Ark" block of the month. I have done four so far.

Now its off to drum lessons...........for my son not me

Jules

Time to sew

Not much sewing going on around here lately. We spent all weekend in the garden again. I have been doing a little project now and again though. I have started a cot quilt for a little girl. I have been making it up as I go along.

I bought a jelly roll months ago from the states. I liked to get it out, have a look at it and then put it away. I decided that as lovely as it looked the strips would look better made into something so I made a bag, I showed in a previous post, and now the cot quilt.

see ya

Jules

Jules