Bits and Pieces...

Once again it has been a little while but I do have a good excuse... 

about 7 weeks ago I had terrible chest pains while sitting here in my sewing room doing a little hand sewing which scared the absolute living ^%$# out of me...

So this week I had to go to hospital to have an Angiogram and OMG are they horrible I would rather of had another baby than go through that.......... but in saying that there were no blockages but my heart decided it didn't like it to much either and I can say my life didn't pass by me it just felt very peaceful... I have one more test to have in a couple of weeks to check my cholesterol... the reason the Cardiologist is being very thorough is that I have a HUGE family history of heart disease around me ... 7 family members... so he is pretty concerned to get this sorted as to why I had the chest pains... I myself have lost 7kgs and have a fair few more to go best to get things in place to slow the disease process down...

ANYWAY

we have 6 new baby lambs that have been added to the house paddock pets

all girls

 this one is called Betty as her mum is Brooke and she is named after our eldest daughters boyfriend (his last name is Betty)

This is my replacement block for block 6 of Little Miss Shabby... sheep as I live on a sheep station...

 and block 9 all done...

 and 2 wonderful friend have made me little pressies...

this pin cushion is done by a friend who 

''doesn't do hand sewing at all as she has a sewing machine why hand sew''

it is beautiful... 

I love cross stitch but do not do it myself...

 and this pin cushion

was made by a friend who is traveling around Australia and she delivered it herself...

you can't see the bottom very well it is blue and how about that lime my absolute favourite colour and the beads are lime as well hahahaha...

these pin cushion are so gorgeous I don't want to use them...

Their Together...

my spider web blocks that is...

all I need to do now is get some border fabric's and some backing and make a couple of phone calls to get it quilted as there is no way I am going to tackle this one under my machine...

Birdie Stitches....

I have been behind in my Birdie Stitches BOM from Little Miss Shabby

but I have caught up to block 8...

this is block 6

and I have decided that I am going to use this one as part of my label on the back of the finished quilt... 

and I am working on another to replace this one in the quilt...

 block 7...

 block 8...

still using my Amy Butler fabrics... trying to decide what colour to use for the sashing... any idea's???

A Finish... Some Swap Mail... Santa Mail

I do wonder how so many days can pass from one post to another and it's not because there is nothing to write or tell you about as there is always something happening around here...

 

first we had six calves to mark

 as you can see they had plenty of feed in the cattle yards if they were hungry

but I can tell you they were pretty frisky and didn't want to do that or any thing we wanted them to do

 one of the little females just wanted out and tried so hard to do so...

and they are so strong and have grown pretty fast with all the feed they have this year...

 for the month of September at QBSA I have two partners...

Linda wished for the ''blazing arrow' block in blues and white

 and I wished for a red and aqua star or a scrappy spider's web

and Linda chose the star... the photo doesn't do the red fabric justice as it is quite unusual

thank you Linda for being my September partner...

 and for August Dallas was my partner and she sent me this star block...

I love it... Dallas wished for an Autumn tone star block... must find the photo hahahaha

thank you Dallas for my block and for being my August partner...

and

Santa Sack mail for September arrived from Michelle and Michelle's parcels are in the mail too

oh yeah I did squeeze and sniff but no scratching hehehe

 and these are my ''block lotto's'' for here

this month it was ''crazy fabric'' for the centre...

and I have a finish WOOHOO

#7 off my side bar list

Home Sweet Home from IFQ I think this was a BOM for 2009 or 2008

and I made a change... the block with the sheep and windmill had two birds on it so I move a bird to the house block

 I felt that the sheep and windmill represent my home better...

 I did all the quilting on my domestic sewing machine most of it was free motion and in the ditch...

 and around the border I decided on free motion gum trees

and geez that took me a while...

but I am really happy with the look and so glad to be able to take a finish off my list...

OH MY GAWD...

Yesterday in my mail box was a parcel card...

Vanessa from Piecing, Patching

sent me a RAK (random act of kindness)

the reason I am blown away is not just because this is my 2nd one and that someone would think of me twice but the parcel from Vanessa was full of beautiful gifts...

 

firstly a beautiful bag with embroidery along the from and buttons...

 next

the biggest box of Maltesers that I have ever seen...

I am a "sucker" are you a "sucker or a cruncher"... 

just love the malty flavour...

 and another sweet treat...

 aren't they just "yummy''

 I have checked these out on the net quite a bit now I have some 

and they even come with a pattern... just wonderful...

 and what about these...

 they are just so special hand made and the sachets smell so good...

the needle case is just gorgeous and has lots of pockets...

and

this beautiful card  and the bag of sweet smelling pot pourri

so as you can see lots and lots and lots of specials from Vanessa...

thank you so much Vanessa for thinking of me you are so sweet...