Santa Sack Swap, CTTY and OFW

Open me...Open me...Open me....

This package has been calling for days and days...

And today is Opening Day....for Santa Sack Swap  hosted by the wonderful Cheryll .  Click on her name to visit her site and click here to find out about the Santa Sack Swap.

My fabulous swap partner Debbieann sent all these fantastic goodies..I feel so special!

Look at the gorgeous tote everything came in

The beautiful card holder she made for me - 

and candy, pencils, tablet...

and fabric and buttons all from Canada

Owl buttons and patterns

and fabric and more fabric...such pretty colors....

AND...
 Debbieann also gave me a very special gift of two of her own patterns..she's so creative!

Thank you so much for all the fantastic gifts!  

Its been wonderful making a special online friend.

CTTY

Christmas Through the Year is hosted by the wonderful Anthea, click here to see the gifts others have been making.  

I did a little more crocheting and a table runner

OFW

One Flower Wednesday is hosted by the wonderful Karen, click here to check out what hexies have been stitched this week.

This hexie flower pin is made by folding and tacking two hexagons.  I made it last night at a 'Make and Take' class. (it's not a very good picture but it's better than the others)

A special thank you to my Santa Sack Partner Debbieann and to the fabulous hosts Cheryll, Anthea and Karen who make blogging so much fun.

Happy Holidays!

Danette

OFW, CTTY, Santa Sack Swap, 12 inch Mini Quilt

Here are my hexies...just some stepping stones.

Next is the gorgeous flower mini I received from Illene along with the Australian calender with the beautiful pictures.  Illene, the embellishments are stunning, I just wish my picture showed all the beading work you did.

THANK YOU!

and here's the mini I sent Helen 

Thank you Cheryll for hosting the mini swap and the Santa Sack Swap!

Here are wrapped gifts I sent last Monday to my Santa Sack Partner...

Debbieann in Canada

Also a Thanks to Anthea for hosting Christmas Through The Year (CTTY).

I actually did make a few gifts this month.

And the last picture is of a Fall runner I made in a make and take class.

Hope all of you have a great week 

and

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Danette

CTTY

Another month has quickly passed and I finished a few more Christmas gifts...of course I can't show many of them on my blog until December.

Here's a sneak peek of one..

Swimming noodles are a nice way to store quilted items so you don't get fold marks.

I also finished a leaf mat that I started some time ago and I thought it would make a nice Christmas gift.

Thanks to Anthea for hosting CTTY and keeping us motivated to finishing our gifts.

 I have Halloween cupcakes for work in the oven and I still need to decorate them when they're cool... 

Happy Halloween!

Danette

Christmas Through the Year

Just finished ironing.... 

three pillowcases for Christmas.  
Visit our host Anthea at Hibiscus Stitches to see what the other ladies are making for Christmas (CTTY).

I also finished a couple of Halloween pillowcases for my daughter....

a jelly roll quilt....

and I finally put the binding on the Ghastlie Halloween quilt my daughter made...

AND don't forget to join in the fun this Friday for FNwF hosted by Cheryll at Gone Stitchin.

 Until Friday.....

Have a great week!

Danette

OFW and CTTY

August has passed so quickly, I haven't even started any of my August BOMs.....(there's always next month) but I did manage to get a flower ready to add to my garden.

Stop by and take at the other hexies this week - here.  Thanks to Karen for helping us keep our gardens growing.

Only a few more months until Christmas and this week I was thinking about bell ornaments I made back in high school for family.  I called my Aunt and between the two of us we came up with the pattern.  I remember my mom using white mohair for the bottom of the bell and they looked a little rounder but I'm happy with the results using the yarn I had stored in the basement.

Check out  CTTY - Christmas through the Year hosted by Anthea here to see what other items are being made.  Thanks Anthea for keeping us on track for Christmas.

Happy Stitching!

Danette

CTTY and OFW

It took my 6'4" DH told hold my Christmas project for CTTY.  It's a quilted Christmas Tree that's over 6 feet tall!  I'm keeping this for me.  It was my first try at meandering/stippling - whatever you call that quilting stitch - and I surprised myself with the results.  It Worked!!!

I now have it rolled on a swimming noodle for storage, you can see where I had it folded above.  The paper pieced pattern (Tall Trim The Tree by Cindi Edgerton) had a pieced flying geese tree skirt but I decided to make mine a little different.

Check out what others are making for Christmas at 

Christmas Through the Year hosted by Anthea.

Now on to One Flower Wednesday hosted by Karen.

Here's my flower for the week, I just finished stitching it.  It's fabric scraps form a table runner I'm working on.

Visit the other flower gardens at One Flower Wednesday.

I took a wool class last Saturday with Kathy (Woolkeeper).  The Fall Banner is called Pumpkin Patch House.  It's the third season banner I've done (or should I say started...summer isn't finished yet)

Kathy's Woolkeeper website should be up by the end of August/early September.  Her patterns are beautiful and the directions are easy to understand.  I saw a sneak peak at a few of the new patterns/kits.  I can't wait to place my order.  Look for a give-a-way here soon.  I wanted to share a kit with you.

I'm off for a long weekend/vacation tomorrow morning to visit family.  I'm taking my Ipad along and hope to visit all of you along the way.

Have a great week!

Danette

Christmas Though the Year

I started these table runners in plenty of time for Christmas but.....I put them aside half done thinking there's still time.  It's taken a few months but they're finally finished.  The runners were all cut out and fused so I just needed to do the stitching.

I also added a few more mice ornaments to my Christmas box.

Stop by and see what other's are making for Christmas .  Visit Christmas Through the Year hosted by Kim at Lily Patch Quilts      

Happy Easter!                                                                                                                                                            

Christmas Through the Year

It's hard to believe it's the last day of January....my how time flies!
I just finished up these two little projects that I started working on many years ago.  The mouse is a little pin and the heart is zippered pouch.

 I  have two Christmas runners ready to quilt so that will be February's project along with ornaments for my grand nieces and nephews.

Stop by and visit Kim at Lily Patch Quilts to see what others are making for Christmas.

Hexie, Siggy, Christmas Through the Year and MAIL!!!

I received this soft, squishy package from Portugal...
and was so surprised!  I was getting a Pay it Forward ready for Teresa and I receive mail from her (I forgot I had signed her PIF to begin with).  Look at the beautiful gifts I received!

 

A gorgeous colorful round mat (it's on my daughter's library chair....and she'd like it to stay there), a pretty pillow that will look great in my bedroom, a zippered bag that is lined and has pockets (I need to learn how to do that) and has  lovely scented soap inside, an apron from Portugal which fits nicely and little ornaments.  Thanks so much Teresa, I'll treasure them all! 

I then received another package...
from Melody in Melborne.

 

I love the little house!  The stitching is beautiful and such detail...even little buttons and a pieced background.  Doesn't it look great hanging on the mantle.  Thank you Melody! This is from the12 inch mini quilt swap hosted by Cheryll.

 

 

I also received this pretty siggy from Rita in Italy.

 

 

Thank you for this wonderful siggy, I loved the fabric you used.  My siggy for you will be in the mail tomorrow.  Sorry it took so long to finish.

 

And here's my Christmas through the Year...a Mini quilt

 

 

and I've almost finished 2 snowmen and 1 snowflake wall hangings/runners.

 

Now for my hexie:  1 plus 5 pieces of one hidden in the Christmas things(by angels).  Would you believe my daughter's been trying to get me to finish a Christmas/winter wall hanging?

 

 

I guess ghosts don't go well with the angels and Nativity set.

Please stop by and visit Karen who hosts One Flower Wednesday and see all the flowers blooming.

 

Maybe I should keep up with posting so they wouldn't be sooooo longgggg.

 

Happy Stitching!

Danette

 

 

Hexie Flower, 12 Inch Mini Swap, Cristmas Through the Year and Finishes

It's been so long since I posted but I know if I made a hexie I'd post...too bad work gets in the way of quilting.

I also participated in Cheryll's 12 inch Mini Quilt Club. Click on the link to join in the fun - the sign up for December - Christmas Mini is going on now.

 

The October Mini was Spring and I received the beautiful Mini from Tracee.  Hexies and bird houses...my favorites!  Thanks Tracee, I love it!

 

My October/Spring Mini went to Lyn.

 

As you can see my daughter decorated for Halloween.  It looks great!  I finished 2 projects to help with the decorating.  The first was started years ago and was suppose to be a Lap Quilt but I made it for the front door (remember I said that's where I sewed....the ironing board makes it hard to open the door).



 

I also made the table runner Itsy Bitsy Halloween from the book My Runners by Disa Designs.  It's a little longer than the pie safe it's on.

 

 

And now to Christmas.  I finished these ornaments that must have been started 10 years or so ago.  There's still more to complete but it's a nice start. Thanks to Christmas Through The Year, Darlene and Cheryl, I have some Christmas presents made.

 

Madelyn, my 4th grandniece was born in September and I made her this jelly roll race quilt.  I just love the colors.  Dan quilted swirls on it in a variegated bright green - it looks great, thanks Dan.

 

 

 

And last but not least, I finished my Hay Bale Quilt, pattern by Edyta Sitar.  This quilt is for me and I'm going to snuggle under it this winter when relaxing and reading.  I love the fabrics, a mixture of prints and batiks.  Again, Dan did a beautiful job quilting!  Look at the detail in each of the blocks. Thanks Dan! (I only quilt my small projects).

 

 



HAPPY HALLOWEEN!