Karma

 (Still time to enter my giveaway HERE)

Perhaps because I showed off yesterday with my new toy, I deserved to trip and bang my head against a roughcast wall at 7.30 this morning?
 You never know, but by yesterday's scale today started off in minus numbers!!

I have jumped in to two swaps this week and made mosaics to inspire my partners to be.

The above mosaic is for the Scrappy Swap being organised by Kat. all the way from Perth, Australia. It should be a nice low key swap.

and this one is for round 2 of the Brit Quilt Swap - this time we are having a Pillow Fight!! Looking forward to this one.You can follow the fun on the flickr group or even join in, I think there is still time to sign up - you just need to be living in the UK to enter.

Good to Go!

( Still time to enter my giveaway HERE )

So, Wednesday - on a scale of 1 - 10, so far, it's an eleven for me!
First of all, the sun is shining, the air is warm with a light breeze - so washing done quicksmart and hung out - then off to have coffee and a gentle stroll with a friend.
Saw these, and they reminded me of being in the Brownies.

Then back home, expecting a parcel, oh please don't let me have missed the post and find a card - trail into town, have to park etc, etc..........no, as luck would have it, the fabulous postie had left my parcel, risky, but I am so grateful, inside my porch.

Now, what could come in a box like this?

 No peeking!

 Woo -hoo!

Woo - hoo with bells on!!

So, as I was watching the instructional DVD, I heard the regular postie drop something on the mat..............

.............................this is what I got for my first Goodie Swap package (we get two lots of goodness)

 - this perfect package has come from Svetlana, in Illinois (I think?) and she blogs here..I have to tell you these little goodies are so beautifully made, and she has stalked me well, producing mugrugs (yes, 2) and a bag, in just my favourite colours.

So, no more time to sit and chat, I have me some cutting to do.................I have great plans for my GO!!

One-Way Swap

About 3yrs ago, my son's friend went travelling. He kept in touch with his mates via his blog. I had no idea what a blog was........today, it is 2yrs since I started my own. My intention was that it would be a sort of forum for the ladies in my classes to interconnect with each other.............fast forward and it is a whole different ball game. Early this year I probably left my first comment.........I followed Pink Penguin (lovely, lovely Ayumi) and Noodlehead and a few others and then, I discovered Lynne & Lily's Quilts and I honestly think that & the launch of Brit Quilters has really made blogging part of my daily life.
Those of us who now keep in touch regularly consider ourselves as friends.....we all share our quilting obsession, of course, so I guess we all speak the same language wherever we are in the world. I have witnessed great acts of kindness over the last few months, shared in the ups and downs of life & I never dreamt I would be the sort of person who would get into this, but I am and I love it.
I have joined in QALs, become obsessed with hexies, and even run my own Mystery QAL (see page above)
I have participated in swaps and this week I won my first giveaway which really made my weekend.
So, for the last few weeks I have been working on a few things that I would like to give away to my blogpals - of course, now I have said that I am beset with doubts, will enough people even read this, will I get into double figures for a draw, would anyone even want any of this stuff........duh, just get on with it Sheila!!
So, in no particular order......................

 A case for your machine needles.

 A mini quilt to hang - about 16" square.

A mug rug

3 separate items to give away - 3 winners, 1st out the draw can have first choice, 2nd next etc.......................

I do find some giveaways a bit of a chore to enter, just can't be bothered bobbing about to gain extra chances so I am hoping to keep this simple. You have 2 chances........

1. Can't help it, shallow I know, but I rather like watching my following increase, so thank you if you already do, I know some do but not "officially" - so to enter , please join me properly as a follower (it's not all that tricky) and comment to tell me....and

2. Tell me where in the World you are and what your weather has been like today - it's raining here, no surprise there then!

I will keep this going until Friday 30th Sep, at 6pm (GMT) by which time I hope to have figured out how to work the random generator thingy.

Remember - you don't need to have a blog but I will need to be able to contact you so please include an email address if I don't already know you.

Good luck!

Exotic Fabric

.............................is on offer over at annabella's blog, Life's Rich Pattern

I have a busy weekend with work and a workshop, but, intend doing a special post on Sunday evening - it will be my 2nd Blogiversary...............

Feel Like Noah.......

.........cos the rain is torrential outside, it is hamering down on the conservatory roof, it's just past midday and I am having to put a light on - yuk. We are having the lamposts in our street replaced and you have to feel for those guys in their all-weather gear...(shudder.) A day to be in by your sewing machine.

I have been a bit forgetful this week, and had to be reminded to post the Mystery Quilt block! I just could not believe it had been 2 weeks - sorry Irene, doing it now!! Links to new instructions are HERE
We really are almost at the final furlong on the Mystery Quilt, this week it isn't a proper block as such, just a couple of filler panels that will wrap around 2 sides of our biggest block.

This next one is the Garden Patch by Jennfer at Enchanted Bobbin.

and this is Trudi's, from Quilting Prolifically

 and lastly, from Terry in WI,

Oh I know I said lastly, but here is a stunner from Catherine, last week's block.

Great job ladies.Now, lunch!!

Colin.........

.......is my daughter's cat. He adopted her & her husband, oh, about a year back. He just turned up and ingratiated himself into their life, you know, like cats do.

Meanwhile, not sure how I have come so late to Judith's Bee Blessed but got there in the end and made my first Wonky Stars today. They were fun, quick and stress-free.

Discipline

I always, always wanted to be a teacher........for one reason or another, it was not to be.
Starting my P & Q classes eight (!!) years ago has satisfied some of that longing in me and I get huge satisfaction out of teaching others to create their quilts.
BUT, just because I teach adults, it doesn't necessarily mean that everyone behaves like adults..........oh no! I have a class with a bunch of naughty girls - fortunately they know they are naughty girls, and turned up for their first class this term like this -

Yes, they had been very creative in the summer break.......

Now you know why my hair is so grey............