Merry Christmas Everyone

Another year has gone by very quickly.  A year which included crafting and blogging and making more craft friends from all over the world.

I would like to thank everyone for their friendship, and would like to wish each and everyone a Peaceful Christmas with all their family and friends. Also Best wishes for the New Year--2016.

Here is a photo of the gift my daughter and son in law have given themselves for Christmas. Her name is Zoe and she took herself under the tree when they had finished decorating it.

Merry Christmas everyone.
Until next year.
Cheers,
Yvonne

Friday night with Friends

I have been making these blocks for ages-- I had bought the book, Farm Girl Vintage by Lori Holt and I love the sunflower and leaf blocks. I decided to make a quilt with just these blocks. So Friday night saw me sewing 2 of these blocks. I continued sewing more on the weekend, and have finally finished the last blocks on Sunday. Now to join the blocks-- may have to put these aside and start on some Christmas sewing instead.

Sunflower and Leaf Blocks

I have not been active with my blog lately as I have been using Instagram. I do find that a lot easier and quicker to use. My IG name is YvonneWDesigns.

Thank you, Cheryl, for hosting another FnwFs.

A Paypal query

I have a Paypal account, and I am sure many of you have them as well. Have you received a request to update your Paypal account?  I have had a request saying that it needs to be changed urgently-- which then made me think is this a genuine request or not. When I tried to look at it further, it was so complicated, I have no idea what I am supposed to do. They recommend sending it to a technical support person-- which I do not have , and never had to use before. All in all, it makes me think that this is not a genuine email. I would appreciate feed back from anyone who has a Paypal account.

Thank you.
Cheers,
Yvonne

FnwFs-- needlebooks

I spent Friday night doing some embroidery. I had drawn this boat and beach hut drawings and have been using them for many projects. I decided I would make needle books out of them. On Friday night I embroidered these.

Today has been wet and cold-- a good day to stay indoors and sew. I made 2 needle books today, using the 2 embroideries.

Needle book with a boat embroidery

 

 

Needle book with a beach hut

 

 

I used Doctors flannel for the inside of the needle books.

 

My old needle book-- still my favourite



 

 Thanks for hosting another FnwFs, Cheryll. I will have to do some blog surfing to see what everyone else has done this Friday night.

 

Cheers,

Yvonne

Yvonne

Sign up for Friday night with friends

It is the first Friday of the  month-- where has August gone to? Cheryll is hosting another FnwFs-- so  hop along to her blog and sign up.     

FnwFs

See you there tonight. I wonder what I will make tonight. What will you be sewing?

Cheers,
Yvonne

Thread called "Westwood".

We were away for a couple of days last week. I came home on the weekend to a parcel on my dining table. I was not expecting a parcel-- so was rather curious to see what was in it. It was from Katie and Pam of Cottage Garden Threads, and there were 3 skeins of a colour I have been after, and they have come up with it and have called the colour "Westwood"!  What a surprise!! I am rather chuffed, needless to say.  The threads are in the colour testing phase and should be out in the shops soon.

I promptly embroidered this little boat with "Westwood".

"Westwood" by Cottage Garden Threads

 

I have had to paint more large sewing machine buttons and have finally finished them. Here is a selection of the colours available. I call a group of sewing machines a "patchwork" of machines. Someone on Instagram suggested that it should be a "bobbin" of machines. Regardless they look quite cute in a group.

A patchwork or bobbin of machines

 

 

 

Last week we went to the Blue Mountains for 2 nights. I was keen to see the daffodil display at Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens, and they were just beautiful. I really enjoyed seeing them.

 





Daffodils in Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens

 

 The next day we did a walk in Wentworth Falls area, and this is Wentworth Falls on its way down into the valley.

Wentworth falls

 

All I all, it was a lovely few days-- being away, and coming home to my surprise ie threads with my surname as its name.

 

Have a lovely weekend.

Cheers

Yvonne

 



Sewing and knitting for Friday Night with Friends

I am a little late posting what I did on FnwFs hosted by Cheryll, but it is better late than never.
This is what I worked on-- an embroidery, then after awhile I switched to some knitting.

Embroidery

Knitting-- making a beanie

 

 

Then on Sunday I had one of those rare days where I sat and did craft most of the day--heavenly.

 

I had cut and sewn the front and back panels of the pouch, but I had to put it together. I find zippers a challenge-- but finally managed to do the zipper for this pouch. The pattern for this pouch is on Noodlehead. The instructions are very clear and the pictures are easy to follow.

 

One side of the pouch

The otherside of the pouch

 

 I used the left over fabrics from this quilt. I had made this quilt for my son in 2011.  The pouch is large enough to hold my knitting-- so I now have a knitting bag.

My son's quilt

 

 

Thank you Cheryll, for hosting another FnwFs.

 

Cheers,

Yvonne