CHRISTMAS

Something new for 2013 - a table centre ....

CHRISTMAS STOCKING SWAP

These are pics of the two stockings I sent and the two I received from my swap partner in New Mexico.

CACA November Fair

I have been busy  making this for the Fair this weekend.  These are a few things I have made .....

Table Runner

I purchased this Judy Niemeyer pattern at the Show and Tell morning at Peachester.  It is a foundation paper pieced table runner and I am pleased to have finished it.  I quilted it - free motion - I think I am improving with this; however I know it would not win any prizes - I can live with that!  It is 17" x 51" and the colours are sharper than the pic shows.
I have also put a pic of another mug rug.  CQs swap at Christmas breakup is a mug rug - any design, not necessarily Christmas theme.  I am making a few more as samples for them.

Finished - PHD

A couple of weeks ago at our Night Owls Group, I mentioned I had never finished my first piece of patchwork, explaining that the binding was not long enough and I discarded it into a box.  One of the group suggest I get it out, unpick the binding and redo it.  Well, I did.  My placement started in about 1981, is now finished, complete with its very own 'age spot'!  I showed it at S&T last night and all were impressed, particularly with the small hand quilting stitches.

Free Motion Quilting

In my quest to improve my FM quilting, I purchased Helen Godden's DVD and worked through her exercises.  I completed the dragonfly project.  Still a long way to go!!!!

Our Birthday Chair

One of the members of CQs brought in a chair she had covered for Show and Tell.  As we often needed an extra chair, I thought this would be a good idea.  So of to the local op shop we went and found a suitable chair for $8!  I decided to try out my 'chair covering' skills making a birthday chair - we usually decorated a chair with streamers and balloons.  Miss Nine (last Wednesday) was delighted with it.  Miss Five was a little put out that the chair had not been for her birthday in May.  However, she had a turn on the chair and all was well.  I plan to make an 'everyday' type of cover in the near future.