It's all nice and clean now and waiting for the new oven and cooktop to be installed ... but we have to wait until Friday. I really should have known, with my luck, when I was told it would be the 2nd week of the holidays - what they really meant was the VERY LAST DAY OF THE SECOND WEEK!!!!!!!!! 
So for now this is what I have ... not pretty, but only temporary. In the meantime, while my DH has been busy painting and decorating I have managed to get some stitching done ... yep, you guessed it, I've made (yet) another little zipper pouch, this one for a dear friend who needed cheering up - she loved it :o).
This of course has led to another addiction - I think it's in my personality LOL. I've started making cute little zipper-pulls!!! What fun!!!
The other thing I made was this tablerunner for DHs music room (aka the spare room), he loves it.
I made the blocks from a "Mix and Mingle" jellyroll and I have enough fabrics leftover to do a small lap-quilt perhaps. Hmmm, that's another day :o).Talk soon, take care,
Joy :o)
......... and I draw two names out .......................... here they are.............
The winners are ..... Sabine from Austria and Christine from Tassy!!!!!!!! Congratulations to both of you, please email me with your snail mail address and I'll get those patterns in the mail to you straight away. Thanks to everyone who entered and shared the weird and wonderful things in their handbags!! That was fun :o).
..... and then I might make one for one of my swap partners ..... who knows!! I have enough zippers to make lots ......... could it be that maybe I have a problem??? Nah ... no problem here ;o) he he.
DH was busy again today - he's just getting so much done!!! His little retreat is almost finished, we just have to move the rest of the [junk] contents of the wardrobe back and dress up the walls a bit, then he can play his music in peace.
He looks a bit chuffed in his part of the world :o). Good to see :o).
I think Sophie will hide in my bag until all the decorating is finished!!!
Then I got to feeling really clever and tried the next one ....
Today I'm going to make the circle ... then I'm going to have to shop for more zippers!!! Never thought I'd be doing that LOL. Guess what everyone I know is getting for Christmas!!?!!? All thanks must go to 
My other fabulous mail came today ... it's my "Zipperphobia" pattern by 
Saturday was lovely ... I spent most of the day sewing!! DH and DD2 were both at work so I had the house to myself ...... aaaah, bliss ;o). I put those scrummy fabrics and braids that I bought at the show last week to good use. I've made a bag and I just love it!!! Very girly with lots of pockets and loads of room inside ... I should have the pattern written up in a day or two all being well. DH is on hols for the next month and of course DD2 has school hols too, so perhaps I'm being optomistic in saying that ... LOL. 
Sunday we took my Mum and her friend Jill (from UK) for a drive to Toowoomba to see the Carnival of Flowers, and of course the Quiltfest. It runs for a few more days yet so if you haven't been and you're within reach, it's well worth the trip. The flowers were just spectacular and we were blessed with simply perfect weather. That's me on the left of the piccy below taking 1 of only 6 photos I was able to take on my little camera ....... dil that I am I had forgotten to put the memory card back in after I downloaded my other shots ... doh!!! Lucky DH had his with him.
The quilts were terrific too, ooohI just love quilt shows. DH was very patient and even came around and viewed the quilts with me ... what a honey ;o). As I write this he's busy sanding the walls in our spare bedroom ready to repaint. I'll save that for another post though!! 
This is Portabello Markets by Moda. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a big fan of jelly rolls ........ okay, a HUGE fan LOL. But this time I've lashed out and bought a matching layer cake too - ooh I can't wait to play with these, I love the colours :o)!!
This is only part of the display at Granny Macs ... how would you choose??? Jill had one of everything that had Macadamia nuts in it!!! I grabbed some faves for DH (giant jaffas) and DD2 (sour straps). 
The lovely lady there ... Sylkie ... was kind enough to let me take a couple of piccies to show you all. Isn't it just fantastic!!?! I swear every time I turned around I found another thing I wanted to buy ... tee hee ... but I was good, this is what I bought ...
The items I bought were the pumpkin and the corn - perfect up there on my kitchen rack :o) and this cute little birdhouse ... just couldn't resist!!.jpg)
I'm looking forward to seeing where other stitchers like to sew :o).
... aren't they absolutely scrummy!!??! I can feel a bag coming on ... and a polka dot & rick rack swap pressie (shhh, it's a secret)!!!! I think I did very well ... who could resist these gorgeous displays???? ..... 
Buttons & Bows - Hi Chris!!!! 
Country Quilt Co. - Hi Suzanne!!!
Quilt Essentials - Helloooooo ...... where's Claudia????
... And this is the display from the Star Sea Quilt group ... that's the group I go to every Monday!!! ...... Hi Margrit :o)!!! Hi Rayna :o) !!!
There were some stalls with stuff to buy so I had to get me some treasures!!! I found these and thought they'd be fabulous for my polka dot/ric rac swap pressy. I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to make yet, but these were irresistable!!!
Here's a pic of the wall hanging that got a first prize!!! Impressive :o)!!! It's by Jenny Williams and she goes to the same quilt group as me so I was so happy for her!!!
Well I'm going to be very naughty and pop back to the show again this morning. DH took me yesterday and I spotted a few things I might like to buy but I didn't get them and as he's off to his Motor Bike riding lesson this morning - now's my chance ... tee hee ;o).
and these .....
Yuuuummmm!!!!!!!!! Hey ... whose been nibbling on my choccies??????
Tee hee ......... yep, that would be me :o) LOL!!! He's so lovely to spoil me this way. Don't worry, I looked after him too ... I cooked a delicious special dinner for him last night - very tasty :o). And DD2 and I made sure he was well looked after on Fathers Day cos he deserved it :o)!!!
Then after they went home I got busy and made this one too...
Hmmmm. Maybe my Stitcher's Angel swap partner might like one of these :o)!!!??!!
It's all the way from NORWAY!!! And I think (hope) it might be from my Stitcher's Angel!!??!!!
Oh it is!! It is!!! How fabulous :o). What lovely pressies I have. I have a selection of the sweetest buttons, a handmade brooch and a most wonderful needlecase. The stitching on the little needlecase is exquisite!!! If you could only see how teeny tiny the stitches are. Such beautiful work. And when I turned this delightful piece over ... there's me!!!! In the teeniest tiniest chain stitch is my name :o). 
My Angel is so clever!!! Thank you soooo much, I'm simply delighted.
I've been out galavanting again. This time up to the north Sunshine coast. The countryside was so beautiful, what a lovely drive.
Saw Mt Tibrogargan
and north as far as Maroochydore. Got to meet some super people again - that's the best part of my job!!! Popped into Totally Patchwork at Palmwoods (among many other gorgeous stores) and simply couldn't resist this pattern called Rebel by 
Wasn't I a good girl!!??! That's all I bought ;o)!!! Of course, now I have to buy fabrics for this - tee hee ...... I've really only delayed the inevitable LOL.
And these are the pretties I've picked out for my Secret Angel project for my 'mortal' in the Northern Hemisphere ......... that's the first clue ... vague I know, but that's it for now :o).
I'm off ..... I have an appointment with my sewing machine :o)!!!
