From Shez

 I opened my last gift from Shez and found this gorgeous table topper with some of Michelle's Gingies on it.

Thank you Shez for all the beautiful gifts you gave me. I have certainly been spoilt.

Thanks to Shez and Peg for organising our fun swaps. 

I won't be joining in next year but will look forward to seeing what you all get up to.

Thanks for another wonderful year of friendship everyone.

Hugs,

Christine xxx

Two Days of GiFts...

Just look at these gorgeous buttons Christine gave me...

And this even gorgeous-er pin cushion...

And yesterday I received wine glass identifiers... perfect for this festive season...

THANK YOU so very much Christine... I love them... xox

More Lovely Goodies From Shez

 Day 8 - Doily collection with pre-printed linen.

 Day 9 - Lovely checked Christmas tea towel.

 Day 10 - Christmas hanging hand towel in my favourite colour.

Day 11 - The Christmas Goose pattern and pre-printed linen.

Shez is certainly going to keep me busy stitching!

Thank you for my lovely gifts, Shez.

xxx

Catching Up

Three more wonderful gifts from Christine... WooHoo...THANK YOU so much!
Days 7 - 9...

It's FuN opening up gifts each day.... Merry Christmas... Ho Ho Ho

Gifts 3 to 7 from Shez!

I'm a bit behind in showing you the wonderful gifts I have been opening from Shez.

 Day 3 - Two pretty fat quarters.

 Day 4 - An ornament for my Blogging Friends Tree.

 Day 5 - A cute door hanger.

 Day 6 - Two lovely patterns. I've had my eye on Rosetta Rabbit for quite a long time.

Day 7 - This gorgeous hanging which fits perfectly on my little stand.

Thank you so much, Shez. You have really been spoiling me.

xxx

4 DaYs of GiFTs

I haven't had a chance for the last few days to post my gifts from Christine.
Day 3... a wooden tree ornie (Clock)
Day 4... embroidered "NOEL" Wall Hanger
Day 5... Candle Holder with my initial "C"
Day 5... embroidered "ELF" Wall Hanger

Thank You so very much Christine.
Those hangers are already hanging up on display! xox

I've been so busy that I've only just had time to open my package from Shez. 

This is what I found inside that big white bag.

Day 1. A stencilled drawstring bag filled with chocolates.

Day 2. The Christmas issue of Down Under Quilts.
There's even a strawberry pin cushion kit.

Thank you so much Shez.

xxxx

Inspiration

is what I received from Christine today.
Day 2...

THANKS again... this will keep me out of trouble... HoHoHo

The FuN has BeGuN

I was allowed to open the box from Christine today... YiPPee...
And this is what I found inside.... hO HO Ho

And the first gift opened... was this...

Christine's beautiful hand stitching... THANK YOU so much...

I Forgot To Let You Know . . . . . . .

. . . . . that I have my parcel from Shez. 

Special Elf Ann hand delivered it to me for Shez a few weeks ago. 

I have been very good and not poked, squeezed, shaken or sniffed my parcel!

Another Arrival

WooHoo...

Christine sent me a wonderful box of goodies.
I have very carefully placed it under the tree until December 14th....
THANKS Christine... the box looks tempting... but I'll stay strong!

Lots of pressies all wrapped up and on their way to ???????

Taa Daa! Finally Our Wool Swap!

We may be a bit late but Mel and I have finally swapped our gifts!

This is the beautiful wool stitching Mel made for me.

 It was the lid of a box.

 Inside there was some beautiful Tilda fabrics, a Libby Richardson pattern 

and some cute little heart buttons.

 I'm going to use this box to store my Tilda fabric in. 

Mel had already labelled it for me.

Thank you so much, Mel. I just love my new Tilda box.

This is what I made for Mel. I decided to use a wooden frame 

for a Home Sweet Home picture.

  

I also added some little extras.

Thanks to Shez and Peg for organising this fun swap. 

Mel and I may have been a bit late 

but better late than never!

Finally Wrapped!

We may be a little late swapping but Mel's gift is all finished.

I actually got my project finished last weekend but only got to wrap it yesterday. 

All we have to do now is find a time when we can get together to swap our gifts.

Oh No!

I've just looked at when our wool swap is due. 

The 10th of October! 

I thought it was the end of October. I've been so busy working on the NOTYQ Quilt Exhibition the last few weeks (I'm the Convenor), I haven't had a chance to work on my special project. I have made a start on it so that is at least something. Once the show is over this weekend, it looks like there'll be no rest for me.

I hope my partner will excuse my tardiness.

I'll get it to you as soon as I can.

Hugs,

Christine

 

No More Bubble Wrap!

No more bubble wrap for my 16½, 12½ or 8 inch rulers. 

Chez has made me the most beautiful bag to hold all three!

 The front of the bag. The main part of the bag is for my 16½ inch ruler.

 

 The front pocket holds my 8 inch ruler.

 The back pocket holds my 12½ inch one.

 Chez also sent me some lovely extra goodies. 

A tape measure/scissors set, DMC threads, cute little wooden buttons, a magnetic needle holder, choccies and a pack of Thangles. I've never used those before so this should be fun.

Thank you Chez for my wonderful ruler bag. You have certainly spoilt me.

Thank you also to Shez and Peg for organising our fun swap.

Can't wait to see what everyone else received!

I've given up .....

waiting for the sun to come out to take photos!

All wrapped up and ready to go to the post office!

It's Finished!

Yes, I have finished my ruler cover. 

As there haven't been any peeks yet and we all know how Fiona loves a good sneak peek, 

I thought I would show one! Doesn't give much away though, does it!

My Gifts From Kate

My secret partner turned out to be Kate. 

A box arrived with these beautifully wrapped gifts.

 

 A beautiful butterfly hoop made out of little 1/2 inch hexagons.

 Together with a miniature hoop with the tiniest stitches of my initial.

Kate also added a packet of 1/2 inch hexagon papers and some yummy jubes.

Thank you for my lovely gifts, Kate. 

It is lovely you are now part of our group.

Day 12 from Fiona

 

 Well, the big day has arrived!

My last gift from Fiona is this lovely hanging.

As you can see, Fiona has certainly spoilt me over the last 12 days.

Thank you so much, Fiona. I am a very lucky girl.

A special thank you to Shez and Peg for arranging our Friends Having Fun Swaps. It is so nice to be a part of this wonderful group of women.

Merry Christmas, everyone!