Showing posts with label SUZANNE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SUZANNE. Show all posts

Saturday, 30 June 2012

CATCHING UP

The header picture is of my beloved Bernina sewing machine. This is the ONLY sewing machine I have barring my Embellisher. Everything I make, mend or Quilt is done on this Bernina 1090s...I love this machine.  Thank you Bernina for making it and thank you hubby for buying it for me all those years ago.

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This is my Postcard from Tessa from the postcard swap on PP Forum
Theme - CHINA, isn't it fabulous, thank you Tessa...

OK there should be more Postcards here but I forgot to take pictures of them..derr...
Instead -
here is a picture of my Suzanne's bike...
 and guess who is on the petrol tank?
ROSSI of course....
I need to take pictures of tons of stuff, I have got way way behind again!!!!!
Tomorrow is another day..
'they' say...
Just WHO are 'they' ?????

Things I have to do, in no particular order - just to make you smile....

1]  Sort out TWO Birthday swaps for the PP Forum ---
2]  Make a Wonky block Journal page for  PP Forum---
3]  Do my 6 June Journal page for PP Forum ---
4]  Do my Personal Challenge for PP Forum which is New York Beauty block ---
5]  Cut strips for PP Forum strip swap ---
6]  Do Hexagons for swap for Quilt Set - 3 lots ---ARGHHHHHH
7]  Sort instructions for Sew a Row quilt for PP Forum ---
8]  Crack on with Marian's beast of a quilt ---
9]  Maybe do the hoovering and dusting, it seems to be piling up!!!!!
10]  Try to remember what it is I should be doing and have forgotten all about -
          there is bound to be something lurking I have forgotten all about!!!!

Looking at that list it seems I am into the PP Forum for a lot of things right now!!!!!

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Wednesday, 17 August 2011

SURPRISE AT THE FOQ

What a brilliant surprise I had when I went to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC on Saturday.
My elder daughter Suzanne had entered a Quilt and NOT told anyone bar Annette.
I wondered why Annette was taking me to the Quilts!
Well done Suzanne, your first Quilt in a Show, I am very proud of you as I know
you don't have a lot of time for sewing, it hangs beautifully too...
 I am pulling a very strange face cos I was talking at the time of the photo,
telling everyone around that my daughter had made this Quilt...
 I managed to meet a lot of WWW PP Forum friends at the show -
here is Irene B, moi and Marian [with my bolt of fabric]...
 Tessa, Marian, Kimmers, Kerstin, Ange, Cath, Maggi, moi and Annette in the front...
 Cath, Tessa, Marian with the bolt, Kerstin, Fiona, moi, Kimmers
Jane, Maggi and Annette at the PP stand - poor Jane...
 My lovely Susan from Liverpool and myself...
My purchases on Saturday...
 My Sunday purchases...
close ups...
 ooh yummy threads...
 I have a plan for these...
 and this...
 a piece of 30's fabric - I hope!!!...
 I can't find my stuff at home so bought more...
 I won this piece for £1...
 two pieces of SILK to play with, ooh...
and all this is what Suzanne bought when she went on Thursday,
I think she had beaten me hands down...
Fabulous day Saturday meeting up with everyone and then lovely day on Sunday, peaceful walking round in comfort. I didn't take any pictures of the Quilts as due to my neck problems I couldn't even look at them, it caused terrible pains in my neck so I gave up and went round the stalls again, but Annette has taken 500+ photo's. So no doubt I will be seeing those very soon. Yippee.
Rebecca was there as well of course, but she was at a class while all this jollity was going on!!!!

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Friday, 7 January 2011

LATE AGAIN!!!!!

It is the story of my life right now, late late late. I wanted to get on here earlier but had stacks of emails and stuff to do and answer, I have got to do something about this, not sure what right now, thinking cap on.

What I wanted to say  - yesterday - was;

It was my Suzanne's birthday, 6 January, best not say her age, she may bash me up!!! hahahaha she is taller than me, seeing as how I am shrinking, and sinking fast. All together now....AHHHHHH.

Anyway...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR YESTERDAY SUZANNE FROM YOUR DOZY MOTHER XXXX

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PLUS
I haven't put up my prezzies from Christmas have I?
Good grief
I must get a grip
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Saturday, 6 November 2010

OH MY GOODNESS

Apologies, apologies, if there is anyone out there still looking at my Blog. I have had and am still having all sorts of computer problems. Waiting on the IT man coming to fix it for me. Wish he would hurry himself along.
Anyway, what a shock I gave myself when I saw the date of the last post. Good grief. So, here are some pictures for you to see what I have been up to since then.

Couldn't resist this tree, the colours are changing daily...
 Fabulous...
 Sky over the bungalow one evening...
 Caz sent me a chenille cutter and I had a play with it...
 I will get the hang of it one day...
 Suzanne went Rally driving - present from hubby Rich  -
look close you can see her grinning...
 Big grin in this one from Suzanne,
she is holding her PASS Certificate in Public Relations.
Well done Suzanne, I know you worked really hard for this...
that is her on the wall too folks - a double whammy...
 Pressy from Fiona for a pattern I sent her - love it Fi many thanks...
 Block swap I am in, this going to...
 and this one going to....
 This one going to Marian...
 close up...
 signed it...
 these cards went out with the blocks I sent above...
 Cards for a swap I am in, going to.....
 Maggi's Sew a Row, very late, sorry Maggi....
 For Ange...
 For Ange again...
 Scooter for sale, she has grown out of it, got to put it in the shop window...
this is to remind me to do it!!!!!
 Card received from Ann...
 ATC from Ros...
 Postcard from Ros...
 Postcard from Sissy...
 Postcard from Tessa...
 UFO Finished, more of the 52 blocks from last year...
 close up...
 the back...
 Next three UFO's pinned up ready for quilting...
So you can see I have not been lolling around, I have done other stuff too, but more on that later.

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

SOMETHING NEW - FOR ME ANYWAY

I have been experimenting at the weekend with my camera. I have of course only had it for hmmm years!! But then I am sure you have things which you d not use to their full potential too. I am at last having a go with the VIDEO on it. Further down you will see my first ever video - that is if it ever stop loading on here, been 18 minutes so far and the video is only 50 seconds!!!! Work that one out. I do wonder if I am doing anything wrong, but have checked and re-checked and all appears to be tickety boo. We shall see. Anyway before you get to see that you have to look at all the stills I have here for you, they are o various things as I am once again behind in all I do. Getting to be the norm for me. Off we go then..

.A lovely piece of lilac fabric and a tin of sweets in a super TWILIGHT tin from Fiona,
she had one of my patterns I put up for swaps, thank you Fiona, perfect...
 I swapped some fabric with Caz for a Chenille Cutter,  I have been experimenting with it,
these to cards are my first attempts at using it...
 I am in a MAKER's CHOICE swap on Janice's Yahoo Group
I chose brown and cream for the colours folk should use,
here is a fabulous block from Carolyn, thank you so much, I love this...
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QUILT SET SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER
Finally loaded the pictures from my group's day for you - enjoy.
The first two pictures are of the BLOCK LOTTO we had,
they had to make a block using BLACK & WHITE only, some fabulous blocks here...
I can't remember which ones one, sorry...
THE QUILT TOP STALL
after it had been demolished by all the frantic buying, those shelves were full...
gorgeous fabrics...
I bought loads of stuff, well, I sew a lot!!! Di took a picture of all my bargains, so I
quickly nipped over to where she sat and tipped all hers out and did likewise ---children!!!!
Just look at all this......
The following pictures are of our SHOWTIME,
sadly we didn't have a lot on this month, I have given them a talking to !!! for next month....
This was done by Linda, gorgeous colours, batiks of course...
 WOOHOO, Kate has finished her DJ Quilt, she said she was glad it was done out of the way!!!!!
Looks good to me Kate, what's the problem me dear?
 This super 9 Patch Lap Quilt was made by Lisa, of THE QUILT TOP,
she is coming on in leaps and bounds, love these colours...
 Lisa also made this gorgeous Pinwheel Lap Quilt,
I could live with this...
 and once again this runner was made by Lisa,
- I think it was using up the scraps left over from other projects -
she has been a busy girl, well done they are all great...
 These are just two of a set of six Place Mats made by Bridget for a friend,
Card Trick design,
 Owl made by Annette for Rebecca,
then of course I wanted one, hahahaha...
A few months back at the Quilt Set, Rebecca won the Block Lotto with her Pink Sewing Machine block,
this is the Quilt that has resulted from those winning blocks, her mum, auntie, myself and Bridget all made her one extra block to make it a decent size. Due to the volume of Homework she now gets, she is unable to do much sewing, and as she wanted this done for this Saturday's Showtime table, her mum quilted it for her, but Rebecca chose the layout and the fabrics to use. Good choices too, well done, both of you...
Here is a rare picture of Lisa and hubby Neill of THE QUILT TOP
I wonder what they are looking at?
Could it be....
This Quilt they are looking at?
I made this for them, it is called 'THE FISHY QUILT'
They asked me could I make it and so -
job done...
END OF SHOWTIME
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After that I went round the whole room taking pictures of the ladies and the piece of work they had been working on throughout the day, I hope you enjoy all these pictures. I had given the ladies the option of making either a Quilt, Table Runner, Placemats, or basically anything they wished with the pattern I provided.
 What a very neat and tidy work area...
Have you noticed all the tea and biccies about? Really important part of the day.
Same Quilt as above but this was with the light behind it, fabulous effect I thought...
Last but not least is Suzanne with what she achieved today,
along with all the running around she has to do, well done...
AHA
the moment you [and I] have been waiting for, my first ever video for my Blog.
It is of all the PURR-chases I made from THE QUILT TOP,
enjoy looking as much as I will enjoy using them all.
Remember, this is my first video, I think I was holding my breath as I did it, hahaha.


GORGEOUS or what!
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To finish I have two different items, the first is a Quilt Annette has finished - finally - her word not mine,
her WATERFALL Quilt, I just love this, it looks great on her wall at home, be even better in mine!!!
Well done Annette.
and now for something completely different...
Suzanne was bought a RALLYING DAY by hubby Richard,
look closely you can see her at the wheel -
she is smiling too.
Well that is all for now, I do hope you have enjoyed all these and you will leave a comment for me to see what you think.
Until the next time, thanks for stopping by.
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