The steps versus Melody

I've fallen down some of my steps a few times as balance problems are part of my MS but Saturday's fall was a really bad one.  I'm not able to walk or sew or even get to the computer so I won't be blogging for a while.  I'll be back as soon as I can.

A house full of sickies

It's virus time here in our household.  Both Sam and Henry are sick and so have come home to mum and granny to be nursed. As Henry's virus involves vomiting, I seem to be spending much of my time washing and there is no time for sewing.  I'll be back on Monday when I'm hoping all the bugs will have been banished.  Have a wonderful weekend and if you are a mum I hope you are super spoiled on Mother's Day

Healing hearts

One of the lovely ladies at my much loved quilting guild, NOTYQ is very ill and fighting her own battle with cancer. 

We are all making healing hearts in autumn tones to put together a quilt of hearts to send her all our love.

Every time I see a chicken pattern I think of lovely Christine over at MacDonald's Patch.  I hope she likes these, I think they are very cute.  The free pattern is very kindly shared HERE at the BD Sewing Workshop.

Mrs Martin's Mother's Day Swap

I am lucky enough to have lovely Gayle (no blog) as my swap fairy in Mrs Martins Swap.  Look at the beautiful Mother's Day parcel which arrived for me.

I am so very lucky.  Huge thanks to Gayle and to Karen who organises this fabulous swap for us.

Back to the Moda Bakeshop for this lovely cot quilt.

You can find the pattern HERE   Huge thanks to Kathy at Pink Chalk Studio for sharing.

Colour Swap

My gift recipient in lovely Cheryll's Colour Swap was Anorina over at Samelia's Mum. I was overjoyed when I saw she wanted Aqua as her colour as it is one of my favourite colours too.  I have heaps of aqua fabrics in my stash so it was easy to get started.  First I completed two cute stitcheries

them made a bag and used them as pockets.

I was lucky enough to find this make-up brush set and mirror for a bargain price so I had something cute to pop inside.

On my shopping expedition I found some super cute aqua sweeties, lollipops and candied almonds

and a beautifully scented aqua candle.

Lastly I stitched some spotty dotty LOVE letters

and made them into aqua bunting.

Finally I popped in some aqua paint so Anorina could put her much loved children's handprints on each end panel of the bunting.

I was really happy with this swap parcel and had a lot of fun putting it together.

There is a great tutorial for this fabulous cot quilt very kindly shared HERE at Two Little Banshees.  Many thanks to Kate.

Just because

Another 'just because' gift for one of blog world's loveliest people.

I stitched another letter from Michelle's gorgeous Stitcher's Alphabet.  I am so in love with this pattern.  You can buy a copy HERE from Rag Tag Stitchin'.

I had a very productive Friday Night with Friends organised by lovely Cheryll at Gone Stitchin'

I finished the above project and prepped the four little items that I'm making for the Blue Swap at the next Mill Rosie Get Together.  I also started work on a super secret project for later in the year and prepped a present for an interstate friend.  I am going to be busy busy busy for the next couple of weeks

I've fallen in love with this darling bookmark.  There's a great tutorial HERE at Amora's Crafts and Ideas.  Just remember to hit the translate button if you don't read Portuguese.  Huge thanks to Keren.

April OPAM

I love taking part in OPAM organised by two wonderful bloggers Peg and Kris.  I spent a lot of April engaged in my favourite thing, grandma duties, so I thought my April OPAM list would be pretty short.  So, when I went back through my posts to check what I'd finished, I was astonished to find I had 15 finishes.

1 bunting
4 bags
1 brooch
1 heat pack
8 scissor tags
Thanks once again to Peg and Kris for your encouragement to complete projects.

Do you have time for an evening of Stitching.  You can sign up for Friday Night with Friends at Cheryll's great blog Gone Stitchin' and stitch along with your bloggy friends.

There are so many things I'd love to make and these are pretty high on my list.

They would make amazing gift boxes too.  The template is very kindly shared at Karmuca and Cuquino.  Here's the LINK.