Presents for Fairy Girl............

Fairy Girl has received a few parcels lately and she gets SOOOOO excited when she receives mail.........

the lastest one was from Leanne - Leanne said she would make one for her when she visited.........Fairy Girl didn't know so she was so excited when the parcel arrived.

One of Leanne's cards she prints herself.........a photo she took one day when she was visiting me......

this is a great bag - Fairy Girl LOVES green and the hippos and she thinks it is a cute bag as it folds back into the pocket for smaller storage..........

Leanne designed this one herself.........

Leanne also sent her this pattern for another bag she designed...........

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

Nine patch swap............

The wonderful Julie organised the Great Nine Patch Celebration Exchange

I received them in the mail last week.............it was SOOO exciting opening the parcel to see what fabrics everyone had used.........

Now the good problem is what to do with them..........they will have to wait for a few weeks...........maybe even until the Chrismas school holidays and I will work out a plan for them......

....heaps of different girls made blocks and sent them all to Julie and she swapped them around so we all got 2 blocks from all the participants and then Julie sent them back to us..........

30+ girls in the swap - thanks everyone for your blocks 

Thanks heaps Julie for all your swap work...........much appreciated.

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

I am so excited........

Can't show you anything but I have been emailed photos of 2 gifts and 2 ornaments in the last 24 hours and I am SOOOOO EXCITED............they are gorgeous.............I know the girls who receive them will  be stoked.........

Not long now till you have to send off your parcels so keep up the great work......

.......I know lots of you are nearly finished..........

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

pincushion swap............

Months ago I signed up for Jeannet's pincushion swap.

here is her logo.........anyway it has arrived and been opened and today is Pincushion Swap show day.

 Or as Jeannet has called it International Pincushion day

Jeannet has a list of the swap girls  (heaps that would not already know)

Jeannet has a great blog so check it out.............she does write in Dutch and I do lose a little understanding when it translates but it is worth the visit.

(swap logo)

When I first signed up for the swap there were only about 20 people in the swap but it grew to be a very big swap with I think well over 100 swappers.152 participants.

I decided to make Larry the Lamb - Anni Downs Hatched and Patched design. 

Love working with the wool for something different and thought the sheep represented me and my farming lifestyle.

Of all the people I ended sending to me great friend Dawnie............and I know she loves Anni's patterns so I knew she would like this pincushion. (it is a little brighter/fresher in real life) and I filled it with ground walnut shells.....
EDIT ground walnut shells and silica sand are available at Anni's shop The Home Patch 

this is what Dawnie sent to me......

.....I have this problem spot when I have a narrow area beside my machine and things get in the road or fall off..............the pincushion she sent is on a clamp so now it is firmly clamped to my table.........

I just love it..........it is so cool..........I do love bees...........LOVE taking photos of them.........

here is one of the bees close up..........also made with wool.............swaps are just so much fun............

Dawnnie and I got to chat on the phone while we opened our swap parcels too..........

Other swap news..........

Only 3 Christmas swaps to get organised now........

.......I got my nine patch swap back so will get a post organised now for that...........they look great..............

SSCS - Secret Santa Chrismas Swap girls I sent out an email yesterday..............not long now til posting time so hope you're all getting organised.........

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

Swap goodness and cross stitchers.......

It's a good mail week..............

my nine patch blocks arrived more on them soon.............

and my pincushion swap arrived and I opened it on Monday night chatting with my direct swap partner........all will be revealed on this one the 6th as it is swap show day.........

what was to be a quieter "normalish" week has turned into a big cattle work week and a first aid course which I am still reading for so I am short on time...........as they say "too many irons in the fire"..........

should just resign myself to the fact nothing is NORMAL in my house..........

CROSS STITCHERS.............

On the cross stitch front (following on from the last post) is anyone keen to do a cross stitch display on your blog maybe next weekend (13th/14thNov)???? 

Linen and Raspberries display was fantastic.........Next weekend gives us time to get pics organised??? 

Cardygirl thought about pulling some of hers out for pics.........

Maree and Suzitee - cheeky asking about my cross stitch stash 

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

cross stitch fan???

If you love cross stitch especially samplers check out Linen and Raspberry's post........

even if you don't like them it is a display of wonderful work..........

was going to share this yesterday but the internet was down from Sat night until now..........

.........take care til next time.....Chookyblue.........

A Gardener's Journal - block B

A Gardener's Journal block B.......Anni Downs Hatched and Patched............

I need to get a move on with this quilt but here is another block..........I have several in progress but just need to get them finished.....

the girls are making fantastic progress on the Stitch-a-long blog............check it out if you haven't been to the blog before or for quite awhile..........everyone's quilts are going to be different - so many great colour combinations.......many only have a few blocks to go..........

Catch you later

Chookyblue......

Little flowers............

Can't show you what i have been working on til later in the week so lets go with the flowers i took a few weeks ago........

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue