Showing posts with label FOLLOWERS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FOLLOWERS. Show all posts

Friday, 5 February 2010

MISCELLANEOUS POSTINGS - GOOD AND BAD

NEW FOLLOWERS
First of all I would like to thank those of you who have joined me recently as FOLLOWERS,
 I do hope I can keep you entertained,
I waffle for England, but then I like waffling,
as you can probably tell. :-)
 A big Welcome to you all anyway.
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POSTCARD RECEIVED TODAY
This was from Fay who lives in Israel, her message was this,

'Hi Janet, I love Venice and am sending you this "fabric" postcard
to which I did not want to add anything! Hope you enjoy this'
Fay, I love it,
I think you were dead right NOT to add anything, it is perfect as is, thank you.
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PICTURE OF WOUNDED FINGER

 Well, who would have thought a little thing like a sewing machine needle could make your finger look like this! I have to tell you folks, it looks worse than it feels. Yesterday it throbbed like hell and made me feel a bit sick actually, but today, thanks to Arnica, the bruising is minimal, the pain has gone, but boy, doesn't it look pretty?  I gave my Bernina a good talking to. Actually it was my fault I was using the open-toe foot and my finger just got a bit too close for comfort. BANG! Back to normal today using hand as normal, but I did forget when I was using some Bleach, in went my hand, and OWW OWW that hurt a bit!!!! :-)
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ACHIEVED TODAY
As I was able to use the hand properly today I was really pleased, with what I have got through. I finished the quilting on the piece I was doing prior to accident! Just got the binding to do then it's another UFO done.
Cut and pressed several pieces of sari silk ready for making some of those envelope bags for the tutorial I will be doing over on my 'other blog', also got the Cathedral Window tutorial under way. Cut and pressed the backing and wadding [didn't press that] for the OWOH Quilt I really must get done ASAP. Collected Rebecca from school, took her home. Packaged up lots of stuff ready for the post AND took them to the Post Office for weighing and stamping etc etc, they are now winging their ways to where ever in the World....

See, there they are, well, they aren't there now of course. Oh, you know what I mean. Not sure you can see where they are going, let me see....Brown envelopes going to Joan, Maggie and Tessa, blue package going to Tonya, small grey to Phyllis and last but not least the other grey to Ann. I hope when you get these you all like what is inside..... my fingers are crossed.  Tonight I got the binding on my Psalm Quilt too.
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PRESENT FROM ANNETTE
What a lovely surprise I had today. The other week Annette worked extra at her 'second' job, so I had to collect Rebecca from school each day. No hardship for me, good exercise in fact. I digress, because I did this, Annette bought these fabulous threads for me from Ebay, she had got some for herself previously and I had admired them, so off she went and bid for
some for me.Ohhhh they are just delicious, I shall be using these tomorrow, I cant wait to get at 'em.  Thank you Annette, naughty girl.
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AND NOW I AM ABOUT TO POLLUTE MY BLOG
Remember I said about my neighbours and the banging, here are the pictures I took, to see what it was....yuk, sadly, there is no law against what you can pollute your gardens with, well, not for these people there isn't, they get away with everything. I hate them.The fence is ours, sometimes Pete asks their permission to go over and paint it on their side, but they have so many dogs now, I tell him not to bother. That thing leaning up their window and the fence is what causes the banging,  it is obviously going to make yet another 'run' haha did I say run! The rubbish is par for the course for them.


This 'run' has a radio in it which is on ALL DAY, plus a light is on ALL NIGHT, so no peace and no darkness round here. I ask you, would YOU want to steal anything from them?

This is another run which seperates the dogs from the bitches - supposedly. Just look at the wall beneath the window....YUK! You see why I worry, they are attached to us, I check our adjoining wall every day for damp or whatever. We will NEVER be able to sell this bungalow. Who would buy it? Would you? I have just noticed something, what the heck is a bird feeder doing hanging from the rails?????

You can see at the front left of the above picture,  another of the runs in their 'garden' [pigsty] They are a total  disgrace to the Human Race, I am ashamed/embarrassed to have people here to my house, because of them. So if I 'sound off' occasionally, it is because of them, we have non stop barking or howling most days from all the dogs, it gets me down, it makes me angry, it makes me annoyed, it makes me depressed. I know there are no dogs to be seen in the pictures, but believe me, there are a lot of them. I am trying to get pictures of them, but I have a feeling they know I am, so they are not let out now. I will get one one day you see if I don't. Then you will see what I am talking about, they should never be allowed to have animals, let alone the amount they have.
Well that is enough about my scummy neighbours.
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Thank goodness the other side of me is a really lovely lady and her son.
Good old Connie and Michael.

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Wednesday, 24 June 2009

FOLLOWING FOLLOWERS

Have you noticed as you go round reading all your Blogs of late, there appears to be a firm set of Followers appearing on everyones Blog.
The same names are popping up time and again, isn't it just great, this means we are all linked together through this wonderful contraption - a computer - those of the Followers, who aren't following yourself, you go and read of course and then you become their follower and so the link widens.
Such a really clever thing this World Wide Web.
I know in the past I have lost -- sadly -- some Followers, for one reason or another, but it is lovely to be able to keep up with them regardless of them being my Followers or not.

I am learning so much from reading the Blogs and finding loads of free things and wonderful information, fabulous pictures, so many, you could spend a life time just looking at them of course.

So here is a BIG THANK YOU to all you Bloggers out there, for sharing all your work with me and the Whole Wide World.
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009

WELCOME

Hi to my latest FOLLOWER's

reb n nets quilts

heehee

Friday, 22 May 2009

WELCOME

Hi Lammie a New Follower
Welcome to my Blog hope you enjoy your visits.
I had put a picture here
BUT
when you clicked on it
it was huge, ugly and took ages to appear,
so
I have deleted it.


Monday, 18 May 2009

WELCOME

Hi Fiona, welcome to my Blog,
I hope you enjoy what you see.
Do come back
always pleased to see friends.

Friday, 8 May 2009

WELCOME NEW FOLLOWER

Hi Janice, I am delighted to have you as a Follower, I hope you will manage to set it up on your Blog, so I can be your first Follower. See you next Saturday. :-)

Wednesday, 6 May 2009

NEW FOLLOWERS

How lovely
I have just spotted two more new Followers;
Janice and Pat
Welcome to you both, I do hope you will enjoy my musings.

Janice is a lady I have just been linked to, to swap with, I saw the swap on Ros' Blog and thought I would join in too. It is quite funny as she lives in Kettering, just 11 miles up the road from me. She is hopefully going to be coming to my group a week on Saturday, so am looking forward to meeting her. Hi Janice :-)

Pat is my friend from way way back, a long time ago eh Pat!
Hi Pat, ring you tomorrow.
lol Jan :-)
Welcome to my Blog, hope you enjoy it.
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WELCOME

A belated welcome to two new Followers of this Blog of mine.
Kim and Vancouver Canada - ? sorry I don't see a name for you there yet.
Thank you both for visiting.

Saturday, 2 May 2009

WELCOME NEW FOLLOWERS

I am so sorry I haven't welcomed you on board before now.
I do hope you enjoy what you see here, Maggi, Lady Hopwoood and Trillian.
Thank you all for coming along.

Don't forget to nip over to Susan's Blog for her give away.

That reminds me I have to announce the winner
of the one on here that Annette - my daughter did.

Saturday, 11 April 2009

MORE BLOCKS ARRIVED

Yet more blocks have arrived for my
FRIENDSHIP QUILT BLOCK SWAP
on the PP Forum;
This little beauty is from Kerstin all the way from Germany,
she sent a neat little card she had made for me too,
I will have to scan it in...



This one has come from Anita, again it has travelled a long way
Anita lives in the Nederlands...



This was the wonderful card Anita put in with her block for me...



Thank you ladies
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This is a card I have received from the Area Organiser of LINUS QUILTS,
Annette and myself sent a package of fabric and blocks to Tessa on the
PP FORUM, she does loads for Linus, and she gave a lot of it to this lady
to share out, she has written to thank us, isn't that kind of her to do that,
thank you Tessa too I expect you had something to do with it too...



I am just so lucky...
Ros has sent me these wonderful GIFTS..
Some bulbs for my garden;
some selvedges - brilliant;
a postcard of where she lives
and...



Just look at this beautiful pin cushion, isn't it just gorgeous,
many, many thanks Ros, you really shouldn't have you know,
but I'm glad you did - haha -
NO WAY is it to be used for pins though;
I just love it, all of it.
Bless you.



These pictures are of Austria, they came with Elisabeth's Postcard
I forgot to lad them the other day, Wonderful Architecture...




Thank you so much - everyone.
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I have been very busy the past two days folding all my fabric, I still have a way to go with it, BUT it is looking good. My sewing room is going to be 'sew' smart,---- couldn't resist that!!---- I have also chosen a new carpet for it. Wahey I am going to be sooooooo posh. Just got to decide on the colour, green or cream-----green or cream------ cream or green----!!!???!!!

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WELCOME MAGGI
I hope you enjoy your visits.

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Monday, 16 March 2009

WELCOME MARTY

Hi Marty, I thank you for visiting and joining my other lovely friends who follow this Blog of mine. I hope you enjoy what you see.

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Yesterday walking back partway to Annette's after lunch, [I always walk back to 'the tunnel' with them when they leave our house] we collected little daisies and Rebecca made a pretty daisy chain. I put it on her head when she finished...just look at this pretty picture.



All together now...

If you're going to San Francisco,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.....

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This looks to be a good book don't you think?



and guess what?

I WON IT.
HAPPY DANCE HAPPY DANCE
This was on offer in a small competition on the PP Forum, I entered and
YESSSS, I WON.
Can you tell I am pleased????

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Tuesday, 10 March 2009

WELCOME BABS

Hi Babs, I am so pleased you have joined me, I wonder what the gremlin was that kept you away.

Babs, is the talented lady who designed and made - several versions - of the Singing Garden Quilt in the Popular Patchwork Magazine. Go visit Babs Blog for so much more than just sewing.

BABS BANTER/QUILTECH

You will NOT be bored here, she is also very funny.

As I said, Welcome to you Babs glad you made it.

Thursday, 4 December 2008

OH MY

Today, when I moved a pile of quilts from my table to start cutting some fabric, I found two postcards that should have been posted last week, I thought I had posted them. Oh dear, oh dear, apologies winging their way to Brenda and Angela of the PP group. :-(

I haven't posted pictures of these two cards as yet, because I want them to stay a surprise for the two recipients. I can tell you the themes though. Holiday for Brenda, and Food for Angela. Annette gave me the food idea. Think Shirley Valentine!!! That is all I'm going to say.

Oh, it may be a while before the piks get on here, cos Brenda lives in Australia.

This evening I managed to get 9 blocks put together of my Singing Garden Quilt, ala Babs at PP.
one block = 28 pieces ......made nine.............so...
nine blocks = 252 pieces ARGH!!!!!!
Thanks Babs. :-)

HELLO ALICIA, welcome to my Blog.

Friday, 14 November 2008

WELCOME TO CATH

Happy to have you here, I hope you enjoy your visit Cath and will return, again and again! I will try to get up to date with all the things I am supposed to be putting on here over the course of the weekend. Oh dear! Getting behind again.

Thursday, 13 November 2008

HI HELEN

Hello Helen, glad you made it here, are you one of the Helen's from PP I wonder?


Here is my wonderful card I received from Helen, isn't it fabulous. I tell you these are some truly talented ladies.

I have asked all the ladies if they will give me permission to put all their postcards here for you to see, they are great, as some of them are the FIRST ever fabric postcard they have made. Amazing they are. I am waiting for the replies, as I type. May take a few days of course. Some ladies are not lazy like me, they have to work!!!!


Meanwhile......
What I have been playing at...

This is the inside.....


This is the outside......



This is what is inside......



Fronts and Backs ................................................Oops, a reject!



Couldn't stop making them..............................On and on I went...



Now I have stopped. I sent one to Tessa for her comments on these, as I hadn't made one before and wasn't sure I had them right. No, I haven't. Thank you Tessa, she has put me right on a few things I hadn't spotted :-(
So I will have another go as I did enjoy making them. They may look OK to you, but oops e do. Believe me they are not. If at first you don't succeed, try try try again.

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

FOLLOWERS

I am absolutely delighted to have some followers, I do hope you also will opt to join them, it will help keep you in touch with what I am up to. I am honoured to have you as my extra special friends.