FNSI

Did you all enjoy your stitch-a-long last night? I was quite pleased with my efforts although a miscalculation in supplies had me heading for something else not on the agenda. But I did get started on a little stitching for  my little Granddaughters.
I got the little girls' names embroidered on to the top of their stockings.

I wanted to get started on the quilting but did not have enough Pellon and so that put the kybosh on that. So I finished another little Christmas Tree Deco that was cut out and waiting to be finished.

and then settled down to do a few more stitches on my Angel redwork.

With the aid of a few Tim Tams to keep the energy up I had a very nice evening stitching along with you all whilst watching Inspector Lynely that I had recorded earlier. Well  I am off to visit all the other "Friday-Nighters" to see what they got up to.
Thanks Wendyhttp://sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com for having us at your place again this month.
I wish you all a lovely weekend.

Inspiration from Yogaoness

Blessings Michelle xxx

Lovely Sewing World Ladies and FNSI

Good morning everyone. Sewing World  at Underwood is my local Patchwork and Quilting store. The lovely owners Irene and Angie and their right hand woman Angela have been a wonderful support of my designs and patterns from the beginning of my foray into this field. Sewing World is an Aladdin's Cave of all things patchwork and stitching with beautiful fabrics, inspiring samples everywhere and loads of threads and notions. They are also agents for Bernina and Janome...great to have all this so close to home.
The girls invited me along yesterday to both their daytime and evening stitching club to have a little chat and talk about my work, view their beautiful show and tell and share a cuppa.

Here are all my bits and bobs spread about for the ladies to have a peek at.

and the other end...

Here I am with the lovely Irene.

The ladies of both groups were very kind and loads of fun. I really enjoyed spending time with them and seeing all their gorgeous show and tell. So thank you everyone for a great day.

Tonight I am linking up with Wendy of Sugarlane quilts for..

where we bloggers from all over Australia and sometimes even overseas stitch together and visit each other the next day to share what we have been working on. I have not decided what I will be working on yet as I have several things to choose from but I think perhaps the little girls stockings need to get started.

So I shall have the Tim Tams on ice ready to share.
Enjoy your weekend everyone.

A cuppa certainly tastes better shared with a friend. (graphic from Let's Enjoy Beauty)
Blessings Michelle xxx

Do You Love Red???

Well as you know I do and I am really happy to have all of these...

All together in the one place...

I have decided to leave it just as it is....I like being able to see the process.

There are 13 little redwork hexies (and no I am not bothered about the 13) that are all little red treasures that I love e.g. little red birds, red letter box, red bicycle, cherries, red tulips, red roses, strawberry cupcakes, red spotty shoes and umbrella, red watering can, hearts, red ribbons on Miss Sophie and of course RED thread....a little close up.

So "Red Fancies" is finished. The pattern still needs to be written and made up but it will have to wait as I have some other Christmas sewing to get done. Hopefully after Christmas I will get it out there for you but I just had to share it with you now that it is done.
I thought I would say 'hooroo' with this ever so cute little birdie with it's red flower umbrella from "Let's Enjoy Beauty"

May all your weeds be wildflowers.
Blessings Michelle xxx
Footnote:
On a very sad note our wonderful and very talented Aussie designer Viv Robinson from Viv's Creations is very unwell you can read about it here. I have long been a huge fan of Viv's work and loved all her creations and designs. I am sending my love to her and her family at this very sad time xxx

First Block Started

Good Morning and welcome to another week. I hope every one had a lovely weekend. Mine was very quiet finishing with a visit from this little chappy and his cute sister.

Showing us his new recently learnt skills in the pool which was interrupted by a huge storm....my garden is smiling as are my newly planted lillies gifted by my friend Cathy.

Sewing wise I have completed all the hexies needed to finish Red Fancies although I am not sure whether I need to add some half hexies along the top to even off the top and bottom edges....hubby says yes. Me I like the look....but you know how it is when someone makes a comment and then you wonder..hhmmm???
So I am still thinking about that one.

I have however begun "that project" with 2 blocks under construction. Here is a sneaky.

Ohh! I love the beginning of new projects!!!
I also have some show & tell from our friend Joy who I am excited to tell you now has her own blog called
Joyful Stitching. I am sure she would love to hear from you and give her any hints and help on our blogging world. Joy bought my Alphabet Noel and has made this lovely placemat using the letters which just happen to spell her name as well.

The bottom stitchery is a free little design Joy recieved from me when she bought another pattern of mine.
I love all the gingies together. Thanks for sharing Joy.

Today my thoughts and prayers go out to all those in our Defence Forces who have defended our Country, gone to the aid of other nations, paid the ultimate price, lost loved ones or suffered as a result of war.

Blessings to all,
Michelle xxx

Secret Santa Stitching

Yesterday I spent the day in my sewing room (Chaos Cave) to finish off the last of my Secret Santa Sewing.

I am very pleased to be all done now except for a couple of tiny details....

Hoping they give the recipient Joy. I have enjoyed getting it all together and it is nice to be 'almost' ready :)

Now my rule of "finish something - get to start something new" is now in play. Sooo... I am planning a long term project which I am very excited about and have been mulling over, stitching in my head, losing sleep to and basically itching to get started on for quite a while.
I have most of the fabrics for the basis of it all which I have been collecting and many of the drawings...still a bit more to do....a bit of tweaking.

I am auditioning the background fabrics too.

This project is quite a large undertaking for me anyway and in typical Michelle fashion I have bitten off a large chunk and am  going to be chewing like crazy as I proceed....I will show you bits and pieces along the way. Wish me luck folks! Can't wait!!!

A favourite for me in the warmer months is when my Frangipani comes in too bloom and delights me with her perfume and gorgeous flowers. I love them so much they were featured on my Wedding cake and bouquet.

Must dash....off to play with those fabrics.
Blessings Michelle xxx

Happy Cup Day

Today is the day that celebrates the running on the famous Melbourne Cup horse race and as they say it is the race that stops a nation....everyone downs tools to listen if even if you don't have a bet. I used to work in the Telephone Exchange here in Brisbane as an overseas telephonist when I was a baby and as you can imagine the place was full of huge switchboards with a myriad of flashing and glowing lights and very, very noisy with over 120 telephonists talking at once. Every first Tuesday in November however the lights would stop flashing and go out and a hush would come over the room as all the calls ceased and Australia stopped to listen to the running if the cup. It was just amazing.

Ok enough of tripping down memory lane. I have no sewing to show as I am still working on my hexies but I have also been reading my Nora Roberts trilogy that I was supposed to take away on holidays with me.

I have finished book one and I am now reading book 2 and loving them....I am not a ghosty type person but these books have got me hooked.
That's it from me today. I am off to the post office to post lots of order....bless you all! In particular a parcel of my BOM Christmas Memories across the "ditch" to New Zealand....tad excited about that.
Have a great Cup day. Good luck to all those beautiful horses and ladies if you are lucky enough to celebrate a win, remember pleasssse.....

keep your fascinators tidy!!!!! LOL!
Bye for now,
Blessings Michelle xxx

A Very Late FNWF

I guess you could say I had more of a Friday Afternoon Stitching with Friends as I went away camping for the weekend with dear friends that we have been close to since we were very young and some even pre-children and I am afraid there was far too many of these...

with these girls (one is missing)..

Untidy lot aren't we. So I knew if I did stitch too much there would be a fair bit of 'unsewing' later. I did manage this little bit in daylight hours. So I was thinking of you all until the bubbles took over.

It was a glorious sunny weekend and between eating lots of nice things I also did a fair bit of this...

We stayed up "very" late both nights and I don't think I have laughed so hard for ages. Very good for the soul. It is wonderful when you know friends are as delighted to be with you as you are to be with them.
So Mr R. and I are very tired little vegemites this morning....but it was  so worth it.

Plans are already in the works to "circle the wagons" again soon.
I hope you all had a lovely weekend too.
Blessings Michelle xxx
P.S. Thank you to the wonderful Cheryll  from Gone Stitchin' who was once again our lovely hostess. When I recover I shall be around to visit to see if you were all more diligent than myself.