Too hot to blog!

Too hot to blog...>43C...horrible hot wind.

Wish I could rest here too!

LOL!

Cardygirl xx

Shared madness!

I felt a bit like "that crazy lady who makes all those coathangers"!

Living on the fringes of polite society...whispered about...the butt of blogging jokes...

living alone in a garrett with her cat & her Bernina...sneaking out to Big W to buy more of the wretched hangers to cover!

BUT....

today my dear friend Lea came over...with her coathangers!

I am not alone..this madness is shared...she is having fun too!

And don't they look pretty?

Just so you know that I will return to normal soon, here is a sneaky peek at my gift for the SSCS...

very soon it will be winging it's way to.....NOT TELLING!

And I have been playing with some other fun fabric ideas.

Hope all is well withyou!

C-C-Crazy for Coathangers!

I have gone totally nuts for covered coathangers...

matching fabrics & needleturning little collars...I am having a ball!

Nearly everyone on my Christmas list will be getting one..be warned!

I was even stitching one whilst waiting to see the dentist...

surprisingly he was keen to see what it was & then remarked how he likes covered coathangers for his suits!

I love them myself...hope they love them at Christmas!

More under construction!

Cardygirl xx

I surprised myself!

I have had a long aversion to glue & paint.

Put a brush in my hand & I am hopelessly uncoordinated,

there is glue & paint absolutely EVERYWHERE!

Not a good thing...I avoid it at all costs.

So, when Blackbird designs had a tuorial for covering a fabric box I was surprised when I felt tempted.

I picked up some boxes for $1 each, glue & the dreaded brush.

Fabric from the stashpile...here we go!

Twenty minutes, minimal mess, so easy to do...

I surprised myself!

DD's latest sampler was copied for the paper lining...

I am pretty pleased with it...glue & all.

Try it...it was fun!

Cardygirl xx

Pretty presents

With paid work seeming to absorb more & more of my time, stitching seems to have taken a back seat...sadly!

But I have been endeavouring this week to finish some Christmas gifts...

only a few more things to do & it is pretty organised.

I have been having fun making the Dressy Hangers from Marg's pattern...

looking a bit formal

lots of fun fabrics to coordinate with the recipients personality!

SSCS present ready to go...not long now till posting!

DD is heading into final exams...a bit nervous but looking forward to a future outside of uni...

here is her completed "stress reliever"!

DS is finished exams...off with friends this week.

Like Marls, I weakened at the sight of the quilt along with Kellie & will try to participate...

I am happy to do a cushion cover though!

Cardygirl xx

Sweet distraction!

Hope everyone had a fun Melbourne Cup day yesterday.

I didn't even have a bet or go in a sweep...not at work so cup wise life was pretty quiet.

Instead I had a dental implant...nice that it is over & I am now in the home stretch (dentally speaking!).

A bit uncomfortable but it will improve!

So, to cheer me up, my non blogging friend Lea came over & we played with fabric.

We are both doing Christine's 9patch swap & we figured we will need more than 72 blocks, so we have pooled our repro stashes & are making more blocks together...fun!

It is gorgeous to see the fabrics spread all over the floor.

They were very interesting apparently!

We are cutting two of each colour combination, so I think we each now have about 18 extra blocks...

we are really looking forward to seeing ours & the swap ones together.

Cardygirl xx

Finally some finishes!

Finally some finishes...a trip to the Post Office during lunch tomorrow...

nine patch swap blocks off to Christine & some fat 1/4s on their way to a birthday girl!

A "Dressy Hanger" complete too...really cute...

itching to make more!

Back to the dreaded dentist ( he is actually very nice) this week for the implant....

I hope to be looking good!

Cardygirl xx

Stitching inspiration...sigh!

What a great day! Off to the movies with a friend to see "Julie & Julia"...a great movie, lots of fun & lots of laughs about the world of blogging too!

We really enjoyed it & I would recommend it...not so much for our hubbies, more of one to enjoy with the girls...Stanley Tucci is delicious as Julia's husband...lovely to see those supportive husbands on screen...but, hey, we live with them every day...smile!

It is a 40min trip down the highway to the movies, so we needed to take advantage of being near a very good patchwork shop too...here are some snippets....

to make some beautiful coathangers which I saw on Linen & Raspberry's blog...designed by the delightful Marg Low! I also have seen them on Bloom...all very inspiring!

so I am going to do a big cut out this afternoon then I can stitch quietly tonight.

Oops...better get a move on as the lawn needs mowing too!

Liz from Broderie recently sent me some checked Jobelan...beautiful....I already have plans for it!

 I purchased it from Liz through her other blog.

Hope to post some pics of some completed "Dressy hangers" tomorrow...

hope you have some stitching time!

Cardygirl xx

What would you do?

DS is steadily working through his exams....six done and two to go!

The mood remains pretty even!

So today I thought I might be able to achieve something in my sewing room.

The house is pretty clean, the washing up to date (don't ask about the ironing though...LOL),

my conscience was pretty clear, even had the bills paid!

Off to my room...finished quilting a baby quilt I had been dawdling over...even put the binding on...I am feeling good...off to catch up on a group project I have a bit slow on....hmmmm....a familiar theme here!

Look at this lovely bag of bits waiting to come to life!

THEN!!!!!!!!

DS decides whilst packing up the notes he has finished with that he really would like to delve into the dark cobwebby recesses of his room & tidy up a bit...could I please help??????

What would you do?

An offer like that may not come again in my lifetime!

Well off I went...lots of rubbish bags later & THREE big loads of washing he is feeling happy in a much improved room. We will fine tune it & peer under the bed once the exams are over!

Not how I thought the day would go...but rewarding nonetheless!

Cardygirl xx

First applique.

Here is a pic of my first attempt at applique...I made this quilt over 20 years ago...covered the cardboard shapes then stitched them on to the background.

It has hung over our bed in many different homes since then.

It has shared our journey.

The fabrics are fading...many are Liberty...but I still feel comforted by it & remember stitching all of those hearts...in some ways it feels not so long ago.

I am working on a quilt to take it's place...I think a rest or this little quilt is needed!

Cardygirl xx