SSCS 21-30......

Aust Joy for USA Missy

Aust Julia for USA Dianah

Aust Julie D for Aust Tracey R

Aust Julie G [Jag] for Chile Veronica

Aust Julie G for USA Christine K

Aust Kate for USA Karrin

Aust Kerry B for USA Caryn

Aust Kris for Portugal Sandra

Aust Lea for Aust Fiona H

Aust Leanne B for NZ Julz

Chookyblue..............

SSCS 11-20.......

I will be putting up these posts pretty quick but take the time to look thru and enjoy............all the girls links are still in the side bar and will be for a few more weeks...........so enjoy and go visit someone and leave them a comment if you really love their gift they made and sent off............
there will be about 12 posts in total if I can get the last few photos I need..........
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for some reason blogger is not updating everyones blogs straight away in bloglines ...some have put up a new post now and a christmas one has also come up - weird...........so far I have been able to leave comments on all the posts re the SSCS and i know some people are away but DON"T for the THANKYOUS.........it takes no time to do so no excuses............
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I apologise now if I  have accidently put the wrong names to the the wrong gifts but I have tried my best to do it all right............


Aust Dale for USA Roxie

Aust Dawnie for Canada CJ

Aust Debbie for Norway May Britt

Aust Fiona R for USA Dawn O

Aust Fiona Y for USA Ruth

Aust Gai for USA Sharon Z

Aust Jeanette for NZ Deb W

Aust Jenny J for Swe Helena

Aust Jenny R for UK Karol Ann

Aust Jo Jo for USA Cheryl

Chookyblue...........

Last of the ornaments.................

Last of the ornaments I found in the photos............next up the SSCS main

gifts................so many beautiful gifts...........

Take Care til next time..............

Chookyblue

Needlecase Swap..........

I mentioned back a few posts about Fairy Girl and the other Little Stitchers [finally have a name for them] (links in this post)......this time the swap project was a needlecase.........anyway finally we can show you what Fairy Girl made and sent off to Tink...........slightly adapted version of a Hatched and Patched pattern...........

This is the first time Fairy Girl has done blanket stitch and she did so well.............lots of patience from me but we got there in the end...............

This is the needlecase that Angel sent to Fairy Girl..............now Fairy Girl also has her own needles and needle threaders.............thanks Angel she loves it............the girls have sent emails back and forwards it is so much fun for them.............

this is some of the fabric that Fairy Girl received for Christmas........Santa was very kind............

Take Care til next time..............

Chookyblue for Fairy Girl...........

SSCS parcels 1-10............

Ok by accident you have this first post of the SSCS gifts................enjoy you have to wait a few days for the rest..........I stuffed up trying to schedule it 2 times and I am not doing it again.............

Have you thanked your SSCS for your gift with an email and done a post..............??????

Aust Alison for USA Carole [sewing bag]

Aust Annie for Neth Judith

Aust Bec for Neth Nicolette

Aust Beth for USA Carin

Aust Cathy P for Sweden Marica

Aust Cathy U for USA Nancy B

Aust Cheryl G for Norway May K

Aust Christine C for USA Karen

Aust Christine L for USA Tami

Aust Claire for Iceland Gudrun

Take Care til next time..............

Chookyblue

Water water everywhere..........

As promised some photos from this mornings wander around the house yard..............

foam from rising water..........

even the chooks are up market and have waterfront views.............

but the green shoots are appearing everywhere............

Take Care til next time..............

Chookyblue

Advent Swap sent & received.............

This is the bundle of goodies I received from Kate in the Advent Swap

the pack of threads on the right will go well with the jelly roll I have of Patisserie I have so will have to find a small stitchery project to use threads.........lots of great goodies here..........oh and the applique glue will be very handy as I can't find mine...............

these are the things that missed the first pic................think a couple are missing.............I had never seen the ring of circles for applique before and saw them on someones blog in the last week and a couple of days later I opened some in a parcel......yeh.......I have already started using the journal book..............the charm packs are beautiful...............and all the other goodies are great...............it has been interesting to see all the different things people included in there parcels..................

here is the main gift.............this wonderful lap quilt................love the colours..............blue just for me.................thanks so much Kate for all the thought you put into this parcel..................

i don't have a pic of all the goodies I sent Kate but she has blogged some of them so head to her blog..............this is the main gift I sent to Kate.........I loved making this xmas tree.......I could easily make several more...............it was a free design from one of the american girls in the blog hop.................

Thanks to Fiona for organising the swap.................most appreciated...................I was a bit hesitant at the start to sign up but so pleased I did and I managed to find the required goodies to include in the parcel..............thanks for spreading the Christmas cheer............

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On the rain front we have had over 5 inchs of rain now.................all the dams are full and running over the little creek is running....I can see the water from the lounge so it is starting to flood out of it's banks.............don't worry we are safe, high and dry in our house.........it can stop now but they have MORE forecast.............we will have some fencing to do once this goes down I am sure...........lets just hope the new fencing we did at the other place doesn't get taken out again this afternoon when the flood water hits there............if it isn't raining later I will go take some pics..........the mozzies haven't arrived yet but they will be here in there millions................and the last few nights going to sleep the orchestra of bug, crickets, frogs etc in the creek is amazing and really loud wished you could hear it.............very special................
Take Care til next time..............

Chookyblue

SSCS sent & received.................

Thanks for all the lovely Christmas wishes.........most appreciated.......It is wonderful looking at all the bloggers with there excited posts showing there SSCS parcels they received this year.............
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This is the gorgeous xmas stitchery that Kaaren [The Painted Quilt - Canada] sent to me in the SSCS09.............thanks so much Kaaren I just love this stitchery and hung it up as soon as I opened the parcel.............I had seen a few similiar and thought maybe for another christmas I could get it made not this one............this is just perfect thanks Kaaren...........[design - A Christmas Wish by Cinderberry Stitches]

up close.........some lovely hand quilting around the stitchery..................I have loved pulling out all my handmade xmas treasures to decorate with this year so this will be aded to the collection................

This is the SSCS gift I sent to Anne - Quilting Bebbs in the UK............it is a Rosalie Quinlan Design............it is a bigger quilt but I used 2 of the blocks to make this wall hanging..........I was a bit naughty when I received an email from Anne to say she had recieved the SSCS parcel..................I saw she had not realised I was the sender so not long later I got another email from her which was quite funny once she knew it was from me.............lol..........I am so pleased you like this and the other bits I sent to you.............

Chookyblue...............