Finally some time...

The last couple of weeks have been interesting to say the least. I've been suffering through a head cold, cough and runny nose as well as enduring two migraines in the middle of this. I must have killed someone very famous in a previous life to have to go through this. LOL!! Anyway the shop has been busy...we've had two very successful freeform knitting classes as well as knitting and then felting class as well.

The freeform is sooo popular at the moment I've had to run back to back workshops just to accommodate everyone. All the students are so creative and inspired. Below are just a couple of students and their work.




And this was the table during class...


I wish I had had time to join in. All the ladies were very excited at the end of the day.

Our regular Wednesday group also had a mini workshop knitting then felting bags. We start with this..
which then becomes this.. and then we put it into a hot wash with an old towel. Alas no photo yet as I've still to put the handle on. So that will be next post.

Off to Canberra tomorrow for a girl's day out, shopping eating and spending money. What more could a girl ask for!! Will take the camera for some blog photos.

Take care and seeya soon!
Sandy G

Stitcher's Angel

AS you can see on my right I've signed up to be a stitcher's angel. This is an international swap of mighty proportions. Helen from Hugs'n'Kisses fame has launched this swap. Head on over to her blog and see what all the fuss is about. Click on the photo and it should take you right there!

Update on my previous post. I've left my camera at work and hubby is out tonite so will get onto those photos as soon as I can!

Take care everyone.
Sandy G

I'm not lost!!!

Hi there! This is a quick post to let you know I will be posting in the next couple of days all the happenings at the shop. We've had a few workshops happen as well as some rearranging. That's what has kept me busy. So stay tuned!!

Oops!

Had a senior moment and forgot to post Therese's booboo. So here we go!

Off I go!!

Cyber Stitching Day

Hi everyone! I know, it's been a long time between posts but my life suddenly took a left turn with out my indication and I have been extremely busy.
We have had a few changes at the shop with a total new look and different focus...mainly towards other crafts such as teddies, embroidery and freeform knitting. So organising workshops, stitching days and the like has left me a little battle weary. Enough of that. On to yesterday!!

I joined up for Karen's (mrsmartinsquiltshop.typepad.com) cyber stitching day and boy! did we have fun. We used the designs from Anni (Hatched and Patched) Downs new book Simple Pleasures. All our proceeds went to charity, with lucky door prizes and a few new-to-stitching ladies. Food was piled on with lots of chocolate goodies and endless cups of tea with a couple of glasses of wine thrown in.



This is everyone hard at work!


Heads down!!

Cuppa time. The male is my hubby taking advantage of all the goodies!!!
Therese with her booboo. This was her first time stitching and she did such a great job! Well done. I must admit I think we all have done the same thing once or twice in our life.



And this is Carolyn's effort...again a great job.

We have decided we are doing the next one in November. Bring on November!! Well I should go and get myself some brekky although I think I'm still full from all the food yesterday! Just some toast perhaps. It's overcast today so more stitching. Oh lucky me!

Take care everyone! Sandy G

A Long Weekend!

Here in NSW we had a long weekend celebrating Anzac Day. I closed the shop for the day and seeing as I had a girlfriend visiting we decided to sit and stitch. It was great to relax and chill without a dish being washed or a scrap of housework done (and no guilt about it either!!). Another girlfriend of mine turned up and so we chatted all afternoon while getting a bit of stitching done in the meantime.

I'm in the middle of two projects at the moment. One is a block of the week by Hugs'n'Kisses called Nice People Nice Things. There are fifty two stitcheries each double sided depicting different evceryday happenings. I'm up to number three but then a cold snap happened today and I'm back to finishing my knitted bag that I will felt in the washing machine.

I am so glad my girlfriend decided to stay this weekend as it's forced me to sit and take stock and chill out. I don't get to do that often. So thankyou Vincenza.

I've also joined a PIF club(pay it forward). I'm not sure what it entails but I'm sure I'm going to enjoy it. Will let you all know how I go.

Well it's getting late and I need to be up with the birds in the morning. Will see you all tomorrow!!

A Day Off!!

Well folks, I had a day off from the shop today and filled it up with errands. From getting up at 7am, getting kids off to school, going into town to post a present to my girlfriend for her 40th, grabbing a quick coffee, visiting the newsagent to get the latet mags and going to my embroidery group, I have had no time to myself to sit and stitch today.

I visited another patchwork shop and put a huge dent in my secret stash of cash. But what the hell, it's for just such 'emergencies'. I'm into knitting and felting handbags at the moment because it's something I can do at night and is a no-brainer. I found a couple of patterns at the patchwork shop so grabbed them and will start them tomorrow.

I'm so tired after today it's going to be an early nighter tonite.

Take care everyone and catch up soon.
Sandy