Jugs on for dinks help yourselves. Barb hope it goes well for you be nice to look at what your selling on trademe too. Hope you all have a nice day. Been wet on and off here today. Picked up a couple of xmazzy presies today . Nearly finished heheheheeeeee NOTTTTTTTTTTT Hic hic hic hic the drinks are nice and cold ttoooooooo and coffee is nice and hot. Need coalies potions to add to the cold drinks again. Be on me broom stick tomorra to pick some up.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-12 18:41:00

Be lovely to see you Dilli, sunny still day here perfect flying weather, better than some of the weathers you've flown in although you did enjoy the puddles hehe :) Potions ready would you like coffee with it or straight lol. Been looking through all the pics gosh you have all been busy what talent you all have love them all. Have a fun day whatever your up to .... :D

coalrange1 - 2014-11-13 07:57:00

Lovely day here ttooooooo Was nice seeing you again. Had lots of fun. Even found some puddles on the way home to have a splash. Lots of potions in me pantry again Many Thanks. hic hic hic hic

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-13 11:44:00

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343636710.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343636636.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343636547.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343636453.jpg

These are just some of the things I made for the craft market ....

barbrose - 2014-11-13 15:57:00

Barb they are all lovely, you sure have been busy. The owl one is so cute.
Sad they didn't sell at the market.
Dilli,hic hic !!!! did any get into the pantry hahaha :)

Edited by coalrange1 at 9:43 pm, Thu 13 Nov

coalrange1 - 2014-11-13 21:41:00

Lv your work Barb Im sure they will sell on trade me.
Coalie most is still in the pantry. hic hi chiccccccc hic hic HONEST .....

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-13 23:00:00

But just try getting rid of it when you decide to have a cull. And I haven't even started on the patchwork fabric yet!

nruter - 2014-11-13 23:07:00

Hi Coalie, I don't poke my head in very often as seem to be so busy, have been wondering where you were although Dilli (Hi Dilli) did say you pop in now and again. Our little village quilt group still making bags for breast cancer patients and they now go nationwide, to date we have made nearly 1500 so always busy with those and have also been making charity quilts in my spare time ha! ha!.

franny8 - 2014-11-13 23:43:00

hi Fran, Hi nruter. MORNING ALL jugs on for brekkie. I will be cutting out this arvo ready to sew this weekend. Just dolls clothes have someone coming to look at some next week and my stock is so low... Ooops should have been sewing long ago eh. Have a great day all.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-14 07:35:00

Hi Fran :) haha at the spare time charity quilts what spare time, gosh you are still as busy as ever, do you have pics of the quilts ?
Nruter, oooh your auction 'attention crafters' sounds great for Dilli for her dolls clothes, you could pick up on your broom Dilli ;)
jugs boiling for a cuppa help yourselves .... :)

coalrange1 - 2014-11-14 17:05:00

Tanks for the cuppa Coalie just what I needed.
Been a nice day here. Did me grocery shopping.
Have a great weekend all.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-14 17:34:00

Hi Coalie, 10 quilts went to Hospice Waikato on Monday but I didn't take pics of all of them. Here are three plus a pic of one of the bags. Hope all good with you, any news of Twi?

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343873646.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343872928.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343873271.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343873405.jpg

Edited by franny8 at 9:44 pm, Fri 14 Nov

franny8 - 2014-11-14 21:43:00

Wow Well done Fran love the 2nd quilt. and the bag nice too. Lv em all.
Keep up the good work.
Jugs just boiled for drinks.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-14 22:04:00

franny8 wrote:

Hi Coalie, 10 quilts went to Hospice Waikato on Monday but I didn't take pics of all of them. Here are three plus a pic of one of the bags. Hope all good with you, any news of Twi?

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343873646.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343872928.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343873271.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/343873405.jpg[/
quote]

I know you don't do this for the praise but doesn't it feel so good to give these away to a good cause? I know they will be greatly appreciated. Lovely work - such simple design but so effective.

yduj - 2014-11-15 10:05:00

I agree with Judy - franny what wonderful work. I also love the designs and colours.
Am hoping to find some inspiration for a wall hanging for a friend who was given some bad news yesterday about her health. I want to make something that will bring her joy and pleasure but nothing flowery or fluffy. I thought about flowers but it's the words I am having trouble with. Some I have found are: no beauty shines brighter than a good heart; friendship picks you up when the world lets you down; I hope you feel beautiful today or some people, like flowers, give pleasure just by being ....
I have never had a friend in this situation before so am at a bit of a loss how best to show my love and support. Any ideas?

barbrose - 2014-11-15 15:35:00

It is very hard to know the right words to say barbrose. I had cancer some years ago and, thankfully, survived. A friend wrote the following on a card and I have never forgotten the words:

My dear friend you are in my thoughts. I wish you strength and courage and send my love to you as you deal with each new day.
Kia Kaha

Then she wrote underneath "and besides who else would I drink too much wine with and pour out my troubles to".
It was exactly right she said the right words and the light heartedness at the end took away any sadness I might have felt with the words.

franny8 - 2014-11-15 16:32:00

Fran the quilts are so lovely thanks for showing them there's alot of work in each of them you certainly are keeping busy. The bag is bigger than I had remembered them being, so much for my memory hehe.
Twi is still quilting and crocheting Fran shes keeping busy unlike me I haven't done much quilting lately but have almost finished a crochet blanket that I started years ago !
I wrote a message in here this morning but didn't click 'post message' duh me !
Sorry Barb im no help with the message :(

coalrange1 - 2014-11-15 21:40:00

Morning all Jugs on for morning tea or bruch heheheeee
Nice sunny day here.
Sorry barb I am no good at words either Just be yourself and write you true inner feelings... anything that comes from the heart is good.
All the best for your friend.
Have a great day all.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-16 10:01:00

Well hello strangers !!
Yes i went awol for awhile just needed a break from things..also had no computer for awhile, mine packed a crap and stopped working so i lost everything on it. Been busy doing some christmas sewing. I made a couple of table runners using quilt as you go method, its so easy to do and alot easier than trying to stuff a big quilt thru machine to quilt it. My boy is doing great and getting taller and taller. He has just turned 14 and is one inch shorter that me now !!!
I looked back over some messages and there has been some lovely work done over the past months..I see some new members too..my boy is having his usual nana nap so im off to do some sewing.
Christmas is just around the corner, where has the year gone ??
I have done my boys christmas shopping already and have all wrapped up aswell. He wants to put tree up but i said he had to wait till december .
Look at that its cuppa tea time !!

shell156 - 2014-11-16 14:49:00

Welocme back shell nice to hear from you again and great that your boy is doing well. Time does pass quickly though can not believe hes is now 14. WOW. Jugs on for drinks/snuppa. help ya self. Nice mocha cake to go with it tonite. Have a great week everyoone

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-16 20:41:00

Hello everyone. Has anyone watched the Great British Sewing Bee Christmas special? It was on the Living Channel t he weekend so I recorded it and have just finished watching. Freshly inspired again :)
Jugs on for a cuppa plus there is shortbread for everyone. Enjoy!

barbrose - 2014-11-18 20:31:00

Don't have paid tv here so missed the GBSB and project runway which has also been screened on the pay channels. darn it but hey that's the way the cookie crumbles eh. Pleased you enjoyed it though, would have watched it had it been on the normal channels.
Jugs on for drinks help yourself.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-18 22:40:00

No paid TV in this house either. So no I haven't seen the GBSB.

skippie1 - 2014-11-18 22:57:00

Great British Sewing Bee is available on Youtube.
Nite all.

franny8 - 2014-11-18 23:11:00

Hi franny8- I really like your first quilt. Could you please tell me what size your squares are. I have a lot of bits of fabric which would be ideal for a quilt the same as you have made. Cheers.

ffloss - 2014-11-19 19:16:00

Up we jump again getting far to low down the line nearly of the front page.
Hope you are all having a busy time with your craft activities. Today was a lot warmer again thank goodness, we have had a few good days of it being really cold. Chicken and mash for dinna tonite come and join me. Have a great evening all.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-21 18:32:00

Good morning ..... Am still in bed having coffee and toast. Feel free to join me - I can shuffle over. Just don't leave crumbs behind when you go ????
Been trying to find an idea of a fabric gift for my best friend who is also a quilter/sewer and who has tried making most things already. One year we both made each other wall hangings thinking we were doing something unique. It was funny when we exchanged gifts. At least they were not the same but it could have happened as we like the same things. I am thinking about making a fabric basket or bucket and filling it with goodies. Just need to find a good pattern now.

barbrose - 2014-11-23 09:38:00

Oooh - forgot ...... Yesterday I made a baby quilt top using the Jenny Doan technique - no raw seams. It's great. I think I might have cut and sewn my tumblers upside down but it doesn't really matter.
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/346285753.jpg
The pink background is a cotton sheet I bought from the Cancer Society op shop for $1.

barbrose - 2014-11-23 09:41:00

barbrose wrote:

I am thinking about making a fabric basket or bucket and filling it with goodies. Just need to find a good pattern now.

Hi Barbrose, this is the tool caddy one I made... it has a plastic bucket underneath but you could make a fabric one... hope it gives you ideas :-)
http://www.fonsandporter.com/content_downloads/fptv1712_Proj
ect-Quilters_Caddy.pdf

lviolets - 2014-11-23 10:16:00

Oooh thank you Iviolets ....that looks good. Will check that out during the week.

barbrose - 2014-11-23 22:45:00

very creative both of you. well done they look nice.
Jugs on for snuppa help yourself.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-24 00:00:00

Ok whats for dinna, Im toooooooo tired to cook. and have me broom ready to travel. Been sorting out more fabric for my daughter, so got rid of a few more bags of fabric.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-24 16:39:00

Quick fried rice with veges and bacon bits, help yourself Dilli, plenty left.

skippie1 - 2014-11-24 18:29:00

Baked fish coleslaw and peas here for tea !!
Love the quilt barb, i dont think it matters what way you put the tumblers on..
Been hot here the last few days, hate it.
Time for bed

shell156 - 2014-11-24 21:21:00

I had some of both, yummy manythanks... Snapper here tonite if you would like to come and join me.
Back to sorting fabric again today.
Have a great day all.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-11-25 09:45:00

Welcome back Shell. Tonight I had leftovers, which I reconstituted into a small quiche. Yumm.

skippie1 - 2014-11-25 18:54:00

Evening all. Am looking after my grandsons (just turned 11 and almost 7) this week. Actually they are really good boys - very polite and helpful. And f course they are at school during the day. I don't usually get up before 8.30am so it's a bit of a shock to the system having to be up at 7 to get them ready for school.
Today I helped a daughter make christmas bunting to hang around her walls. She got them done in about 3 hours which was good. I don't think I will get much more sewing done for me till after New Year but have plenty to keep me busy. Order for five Christmas stockings, 2 cushions for a raffle and one fabric basket for a gift. Now I just have to find the time ....

barbrose - 2014-11-25 22:52:00

ffloss wrote:

Hi franny8- I really like your first quilt. Could you please tell me what size your squares are. I have a lot of bits of fabric which would be ideal for a quilt the same as you have made. Cheers.

Hi ffloss, sorry just saw your post, don't seem to have much time to get on here much. The blocks were 6" squares finished (so 6½" unfinished) . Don't know if you know how to make easy half square triangles, so just in case, have a look here. You will need to cut your square 3 and 7/8 to give you a finished 3" square. This video mentioned a special tool but I just measure ¼": each side of centre line and sew down that mark. If you have a problem make another post and I will keep checking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIN4IOKGvEo

franny8 - 2014-11-26 18:49:00

Oops should have said, whatever finished size you want just add 7/8. i.e. if you want 3" cut 3 and 7/8, if you want 4" cut 4 and 7/8 and so on. Hope I am making sense?

franny8 - 2014-11-26 18:51:00

Thanks Franny8 - I make the squares like you with th line down the middle.
I have quite a few bits of batik and light fabrics so they will be ideal. Cheers.

ffloss - 2014-11-26 19:04:00

Hi ffloss, look forward to seeing a pic.

franny8 - 2014-11-27 10:49:00

Hi Franny8 - it could be some time as I am trying to finish a few things I have had on the go for a while. You know ow how it is. Lol.

ffloss - 2014-11-27 13:57:00

Bumping us back up. Been out of action for few days with mum back in hospital but hope to get back to sewing again today

barbrose - 2014-11-30 09:12:00

Bump bump bump

barbrose - 2014-12-03 22:38:00

ffloss wrote:

Hi Franny8 - it could be some time as I am trying to finish a few things I have had on the go for a while. You know ow how it is. Lol.

I do indeed know how it is. Right now I am working on my UFO's.

franny8 - 2014-12-06 00:22:00

marlin9 wrote:

Okay I have found the peom I have a little problem it's called a fabric stash,
My husband doesn't know it, but it cost a lot of cash,
It started out as remnant pieces I brought from a shop, But then became addictive and I really could not stop.
Fat eights became fat quarters, two metres became three; And when I purchased a whole bolt, I thought psychiatry. I couldn't pass a patchwork place I had to go and see; if there were any matching pieces inside the shop for me. So hubby starts to realize one cupboard becomes two; He'll ban me from the fabric stores to keep our marriage true. So I sit at my computer while I'm banished to the house; But he'll have to hide the Visa 'cause I can click the mouse.
There isn't any moral to this tale of fabric woe; Children grow and leave you and husbands come and go. Enjoy your fabric frenzy, it isn't any sin;
REMEMBER the old saying "She who dies with the most fabric....WINS!"

Great Poem!! Will be sharing this with a few fabric-nutter friends!

Edited by keri37 at 10:00 am, Sat 6 Dec

keri37 - 2014-12-06 09:59:00

Evening everyone ... How are you all? Frantically been trying to complete some projects for gifts. I think I am getting there. Hope everyone is well and happily creating

barbrose - 2014-12-08 19:47:00

Immmmm BACKkkkkkkkkkkkk. Had a lovely week in Melbourne but didn't buy any fabric this time Just a lot of FOOD> hehehehee........ Now the trouble starts again eh hehehee

HOpe you get all ya pressies finished barb. Jugs on for drinks. WIll be a few more days before I hit the sewing room again.... Need to get unpacked and sorted. Have a great day all

dilligaf_dah - 2014-12-09 08:18:00

Did you look at fabric Dilli, I was in Australia in October and when the Aus prices were converted to NZ dollars I thought fabric was more expensive there.

franny8 - 2014-12-09 19:26:00

Hi NO didnt even go to the factory outlets shops this time (I have far to much fabric) The warehouse outlets have fabric from 1.00 a metres. most are 2.00 - 2.99 metre. esp the dancing fabric like sequins etc. I have had a look at spotlighte etc over there and the fabric was the same as here. Its the fabric outlets you need to shop at.( I used to bring a pillow case fill with fabric - holds 50 metres - and the check in don't weigh ya piloows hehehehee) But I am not travelling like that anymore. too OOOOlllddd now. heheheheeee....... NIte all Jugs on for cuppas.

dilligaf_dah - 2014-12-09 23:31:00