Another creation.

Gorgeous Gingerbread house made by the very clever 5 yo Caitlyn!

Another one...

I made this one recently for a long time friend of ours.

More finishes......

Bunches of Origami flowers made from vintage music paper and vintage buttons and knitting needles. I made several bunches as Xmas gifts, but still have to make some for myself!

More finishes for 2011

I actually made the welcome sign many years ago, but still love it.






















Selvedge Quilt. I saw this on a blog and then had to make one. Thanks to all my friends who supplied me with selvedges!!! Very happy with it and I am keen to make another!!!




















Thangles quilt - a monthly program run by Mrs Martins a few years ago and I finally got mine finished!!

Cute wall hanging

This one is a pattern by Cathy Baynes - Willow Valley Store. Cath is an awesome designer and her patterns are so easy to follow.

Some new completions

The first pic is of a little coaster made for Thomas. I had previously made one for his sister, Caitlyn. Now mummy has asked for her own coaster, so I need to make another one. They are small and fun and don't take long to do.


The 2nd and 3rd pics are from a recently attended workshop with Viv Robinson, where I made this lovely piece for my friend Karen's birthday. Rather than frame it traditionally, I decided to frame it in an embroidery hoop. I was pretty pleased with the final product, as was Karen.

Home at last!

37 hour marathon trip home!! We left the Philadelphia hotel at 8.30am on Sunday morning and headed to the airport. Lunchtime flight to Chicago where we had 5 hours or so to kill before the connection to LAX. Had a mother's day lunch in the food court at the airport then sat and people watched for a while. Flight then was delayed by 10 minutes and then out to 1 hour, given that we only had an hour to spare once arriving in LAX this was cutting it fine. A visit to customer service proved to no avail and the flight finally left after 8 pm instead of 6.40pm. As we approached LAX we were advised that they were holding our connection flight. So 4.5 hours from Philly to Chicago and then straight on a plane from LAX to Sydney!! Arrived in Sydney 25 minutes early but there were no available gates so we sat on the tarmac for 30 minutes or so!!! Cleared customs etc and Border Security were taping but we won't be featured!!! Picked up a quick coffee and then hopped in the Limo for the return trip home! A wonderful, fun filled adventure was had by all, but we are definately glad to be home and we all admit we are "shopped" out!!

Just wanted to share something strange - at Chicago airport I spied a boy around 14/15 wearing a tshirt with Bin Laden's photo on the front with a "DEAD" stamp printed in red over the top. We all felt that this was not appropriate attire for anywhere, let alone the airport and were surprised that a, his mother allowed him to purchase and wear it and b, that someone has even had the gaul to manufacture them!!