Just in Time for November OPAM

I sewed all day to complete my Gnome BOM for November's OPAM ...

Remember last week I went to a workshop to make a Christmas bauble ?

Mine is the one on the far left...... well I enjoyed making it sew much I've made three more....

I left them in the local craft store for their Christmas display and maybe someone may buy them !!

Thank you to the lovely PEG and KRIS for organising us each month to get our finishes..They do keep me on my toes...

Must away now and do some secret sewing that's going in the post next week....

Happy Stitching.

Hugz  Maria 😘

Second FNSI for November

Just returned from my morning dip , the water was beautiful... always a great start to my day.

Yesterday I spent a lovely evening sewing along with our host the  Wonderful Wendy and 15 other ladies....

Was happy with the progress I made with the Angels....

 most now have been framed and I have the first three together, Still a lot to do and joining them is kinda tricky...  Do you like my design board ! It's the bed in the spare room......
Thank you Wendy for another year of fun and friendship sewing along for our FNSIs......
Will visit others over the weekend HERE....

Must away as I'm going to a workshop to make a Christmas Bauble......

Happy Stitching.

Hugz  Maria 😘

Sign up for Second Nov 2018 FNSI.....

The Wonderful Wendy is having another fun night of sewing again this week as next month it is Dec 21st and we will be busy getting ready for Christmas Day. Sew pop over HERE to join in the fun..

As I started to do this post I was thinking about how long I had sewed along for FNSI ..
I looked back on my posts and realised it was  back on November 20th 2009..
Heidi and her cousin Bobbi invited folk from all over the world to join them to sew along every third Friday of the month as they had done together for a long time.

Then in July 2013 Heidi needed to have a break from running the FNSI sew our Wonderful Wendy offered to take on the roll of hostess and has done since...

In all those years I don't think I've missed a night , I have loved sewing along with you all and have made many friends...

Sadly Heidi hasn't posted for a long time but I'd like to thank her and cousin Bobbi for starting FNSI and our Wonderful Wendy for keeping it going..... THANK YOU LADIES.....


Now this Friday I hope to work on my Angels ( Not sure if I like the cream second border but they'er staying )

Also I'll be doing some secret Christmas sewing..

Must away and pack a basket to take to Patch...

Happy Stitching

Hugz  Maria 😘

Lucky Me!

Look what arrived in the post today from the lovely Shez....

and inside a beautiful set of hand and tea towels in Blues and Whites, two of my favorite colour combos...The stitchery on the tea towel is sew pretty ..Shez also included a lovely quilt pattern to make at a later date

Thank you Shez for my gift ... Love it..

Now must away into town again to post blocks that are on my previous post.

Happy Stitching

Hugz  Maria 😘

FNSI

I had an early start to our FNSI with the wonderful Wendy and twenty other ladies .......

First I went through my scrap box and made these two Microwave Bowls

Then when I tidied the cutting table in the "Cave" and come across the FQs Sunny sent me. I thought one was perfect to make a pouch for my lightbox...

Had just enough left to make a pocket for the cord and charger... thanks Sunny....

next I put together this bag

     completed the blocks I'll send to Carole  for the  " Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project" 

and I did finish pinning the Gnomes which I hope to quilt soon.........

Thank you Wendy for another night of sewing and I look forward to another next Friday...
You can check out what others have done HERE ......

Must away to make a cuppa while I check out other blogs.........

Happy Stitching

Hugz  Maria 😘

Pssst it's time for FNSI

and we're going have TWO as it's the last chance before Christmas to get some gift sewing done.
Sew pop over the our wonderful Wendy  HERE to  sign up for two fun nights of sewing......

I hope to finish pinning this.......

and work on these...

Sew see you on Friday with Wendy and the ladies...

Must away as I have to meet a friend for coffee..

Happy Stitching
😘
Hugz Maria

Cake,Chocolate,Coffees,Flowers, Fabrics and Gift.

I was extremely spoilt for my "0" birthday which started early with the girls at Patch surprising me with a delicious cake at our Mondo Bag workshop before going to the Big Smoke to spend some time with the family...

On our return home hubby gave me flowers and chocolate,

and look at all the lovely parcels when I went to collect the post

Lots of beautiful fabrics from the FQ birthday swap ladies,

Thanks Cheryl, Judy, Sue, Julie and Susan. I love them all.

Each day this week I've had coffee with my friends and yesterday my swimming friend gave these pretty flowers

and  there was another parcel in the post from my friend Sunny..

A lovely new mug rug for the Cave and some sewing notion fabrics..


A huge thank you to all who made my birthday special...

Must away to get ready for my morning dip...

Happy stitching

Hugz Maria 😘

FnwFs for October

This Friday I was in the big smoke and spent a lovely evening stitching along not only  with Cheryll and 15 other ladies but also with my DD for FnwFs.....

I sat and finished the stitching on " Zoe and Prudence " from " An Angels Story "

and yesterday I ironed on their wings and clothes ready to machine applique.

Big thanks to you Cheryll for a relaxing evening stitching ..

Must away to get ready for my dip.

Happy stitching

Hugz  Maria 😘