My new knitted socks.

I received these in the mail a few weeks ago.
Aren't they groovy... I love knitted socks and Kimberley was having a give away... Lucky me won them....

I tried one on and it looks a little stretched compared to the other one. All is good. They fit.

Love the ORANGE.. I might lose them to my daughter now. 

Here they are on my feet. They are lovely.

Thanks Kimberley

http://creativechaosnz.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/knitted-by-me-sock-giveaway.html

Such a great FATHERS DAY weekend

Friday night started out with FNWF,
 http://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/sign-up-time.html
And I was quilting 4 quilts for the Heathcote RSL nursing home.
Heathcote Quilters were lucky enough to get a grant to help with the making of these quilts. The RSL wanted about 40 lap size quilts.. Our committee wanted to help and wanted them made quickly.. We only have about 20 members so it was going to be some work. Really.....
Here is what I have done...

 Here it is just all over meandered...

 I had fun with doing this quilting. It is a continuos circle of quilting

I have made these 4 quilts over the weekend. I love the colours. They are all bound. Today I have finished the last binding and sewn in all the ends.

They are backed with polar fleece which isn't my favourite. I wouldn't use these on my projects. They are harder to quilt and work with. Anyway they are done and that has been my weekend.

Now to tell you it really wasn't that hard. These are cheater panels so all I had to do was to piece a border on then baste and quilt them... Easy, easy, easy....

They only measure 42" square.

So that 680" of binding.

Way to go BINDING BLITZ...

And I am linking up with SLOW SUNDAY STITCHING

http://kathysquilts.blogspot.ca

And another 4 finishes for OPAM

FNWF

WOW. THESE FRIDAYS ARE COMING AROUND SO QUICKLY.
We all must be so busy that each week ends without us realising....
This week I have finished some more BEANIES.
Some get sent overseas for kids and some are to an organisation called AVALON. I don't know much else except a craft friend of my mums who I still meet up with on Wednesdays donates to.
In between other things I will continue to knit these beanies for the homeless. I have so much yarn here and they are so easy to make 1 here or there... Don't have to concentrate much. That is what I like.

So a total of 8 finishes so far for me this month...

A good start for OPAM

So tonight is FNWF with Cheryll

http://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/sign-up-time.html

Go on over for a good read over the weekend to see what everyone has been up to.

I will be working on some charity quilts this weekend.

Just look at these cuties

My mum was always knitting for someone or making gifts for different groups. These didn't get finished but they are now....
This beautiful matinee jacket and booties is so sweet. All I dad to do was to knit one band, sew on the buttons and thread the ribbon....how cute.

Then there were there knitted coat hanger covers. They were already knitted so a quick sew up and they were done...mercy pretty...

Then I found something in the bottom of my cupboard that wasn't finished. It is now... A gift for someone....

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Now we can all have a spring in our step. Hopefully the weather will improve. A little bit of sunshine and the sight of flowers surely makes you feel better. This is what I look at out my dining room window. Just so pretty

BEAUTIFUL CAMELIA

AND DAFFODILS

NOW TO DO SOME SEWING.

Have a great day everyone......

AUGUST OPAM's

Here are my finishes for the month. All in one post. Yep all 40 of them. Aren't they just so cute. Wow there was a lot of little things but I didn't get around to finishing a quilt. I have a few there basted ready to go so maybe that might be my aim next month... Quilts, quilts, quilts.......
Anyway here they are......
Trade table and gift items

And my mums finishes. ....

Then there was a big crochet blanket which I gave to my SIL....

Wow what a day

My husband and I sat down and worked together in the lounge room. What we were doing, it took forever, was to sort out my mums knitting needles....
This is what we started with....

What a mess.

But after a few hours this is what we got.

A lot went in the bin, a lot didn't have partners but there were a lot that matched....
After getting 2 complete sets for myself and a few spare of different lengths this is what was left....

OLD SIZE....      MM......   QTY....

13                 2.25.            1

12.                2.75.           14

11.                3.00            12

10                 3.25.          35

9.                   3.75.          23

8.                   4.00           28

7.                  4.50            28

6.                  5.00              9

5.                  5.50            18

4.                   6.00           17

3.                   6.50             7

2.                   7.00       ........

1.                   7.50           12

0.                   8.00             5

00.                 9.00             1

000.               10.00            4

Look how many sets there are.

234 sets after I have taken out some for me.

WOW.....

Now I will be making up quilted rolls to put them into sets. I will then be giving them to the community centre where mum was helping out. She was on the committee and also teaching a group to knit. I'm sure they will appreciate it....

That will be another post though..

More of mums finishes

well, I have had the best few days at home sorting out and finishing off mums crafts. She has done the most beautiful knitting. Some just needed sewing up, others needed buttons and some needed a little more but I am getting there..

These are premis babies beanies. 2 were already knitted and the 3rd was started. I finished the knitting and sewed it up. They are so cute and tiny. I will have to find out where mum wanted these to go. I'm sure they will be loved by some one...

I'm not sure if this outfit is for a premie baby or a dolls outfit but it is so cute. All I had to do was add buttons. So easy. They were in the bag with it....

Look at this sweet jacket and beret style hat. It is so cute. I just need to add buttons...

This coffee pot warmer just needs sewing up. Who uses these now. I'm not sure what to do with this or who to pass it on to but maybe some of mums friends will know.

I have some more to work on so they will be another post.

More knitting finishes

I have knitted some more Dishcloths. I tried this new cotton yarn I bought from the quilt show in Melbourne. It was good to knit with and knitted up thicker. It was equivalent to about a 10 ply. For $5  a ball it was good value. 2 dishcloths from 1 ball....

I have tried a new snowman pattern, then did more with words, flower shape ones and just plain ones.. There was another one but I have already gifted it....

Another 9 to add to my monthly finishes.....

ANOTHER CHARITY PROJECT

I received this email asking for help. With mums yarn of course I can help. I know it's short notice but I can do it. If you want to join in so can you....

I am knitting these squares using up 8 ply yarn. Working on size 4mm (no 8) needles and casting on 40 sts. This works lovely for my tension. Then to make sure the squares work out to the correct size my hubby made this blocking board. Old odd knitting needles from mums stash and an old piece of laminated board. Drill some holes, cut off the heads of the needles, poke into the holes.... Done....

Place knitted squares over the needles and push down. Spray with water and put on another one.
Leave a gap in between for air flow. Wait til the dry and you have a lovely square 20 cm (8") square.

My day in the city.

what a great day we had.....
We walked, shopped, talked, ate and had fun.
We visited and geocached. Now that was a learning curve . Thanks to Sue & Mel...
Thanks to my driver for getting me there. She knew exactly where we were going. I had no idea. I did have a gift in hand....
This is what I gave.....

My stitched journal cover. I just love the pen holder. I did put in a pen instead of the pencil.

I also added some thread, some flavoured tea, a latte sachet and a knitted dishcloth.

I hope it was well received by Barb.

http://barbscreations.blogspot.com.au

And what I received..... From Marg.

http://willsquiltnsew.blogspot.com.au

It is so lovely. Thank you.....

If you want to see what we got up to then have a look here for some great photos.

I didn't take my camera...

SHEZ,  Shez,  MEL  & SUE.

There are some great photos on these blogs. 

We even got to visit with the QUEEN.

We had so much fun...

My  SLOW STITCHING SUNDAY  day was spent doing some x stitching and joining in here.

Well, I am so new to this cross stitch scene. I have finally tried something little. Nothing like the beautiful work I have seen here but none the less I have done something.
I made a little design in 2 sizes.  One in 18 count and the other might be 14 but I'm not too sure.
I can't believe everyone else's beautiful work in such a finer count of canvas.. They are all so inspiring.
Anyway here is what I have done..... It has taken me quite a while...
Thanks to Kaye for setting up this SAL
http://christmasorniesal2015.blogspot.com.au

Thanks Narelle for pushing us along to make 

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