Kia-ora  Where has the time gone --we are almost at the shortest day of the year   yeaaaa roll on summer.
 Winter is a good time for handwork and  I have finished the Rose Quilt that I have been worrking on for the last couple of years.  Its been renamed Champagane Rose-- no Photo as yet
.I am using this Doillie  as the Label --My mother made this many many moons ago.I shall be handstitching the necessary info as required for the Label.

I have also been making Artist Trading Cards using my designs from the class I took online at Joggles with Sharon Boggon .
These are my samples and I have made others for trade
I have another series as well  will put them up next time.

Update 2010

Kia-ora --that's hi hello how are you -- welcome to my blog-- The last time I wrote I am ashamed to say was 2009 -- time goes by --- Christmas came and went  we had a great  time staying with my sister in Auckland between Christmas and early New Year   and just rested -- chatted--ate -- drank wine --walked the dogs --my sister has two and I have  Blaze  -- as you can see the dogs enjoyed their xmas pressies.--- we visited friends who also have dogs --on that day there were 5 and two of them are Briards --they are not small dogs --it was great to see them all socialize and have doggie fun. We drove  to Auckland   --well I drove as my DH does not see well enough to drive any more-- and back  home   what a joy most of the roads are to travel on.
Again in March we drove up to Auckland this time for my stepbrothers 50th wedding anniversary and we had a great day catching up with relatives --nephews and their children.Staying again with my sister --- this time we were out most days -- shopping visiting-- shopping -- do you get the idea.
 On the sewing front I have made two quilts one is finished the other is ready to be batted up and quilted ---and   have  been doing a online embroidery class with Sharon Boggin--Sumptuous Surfaces   and have I enjoyed this --  I will add some pictures if I remember how shortly.I really need to learn more indepth embroidery stitches! Maybe another class --?? Okay so no pictures of my quilts must remember to take some
The first  stitching is  a Sea scene -- Kelp  --shells-- seagulls and the sun.

 Work in progress










Finished scene

Fudge and I have been busy again--using up scraps from the bag below-- This could be used as a small purse or glass -case or whatever takes ones fancy--rather like this myself but it does go with the bag for????  Kiwi Jan

Fudge and Kiwi Jan have been busy again making Christmas gifts  Love this bag not saying who its for --she may just check my blog --
I machine quilted the bag with a pink n silver sparkly thread and then lightly beaded it--
I love it so if the recipent does not like it goodie it will be mine--- some chance LOL
Kiwi Jan

Today Fudge and I finished some Christmas themed Artist Trading cards --here are a few of them

Have just made the BOM for my Quilt Clubs Christmas meeting  this Thursday -- rather like this block--wonder if I will win them --they get raffled at the meeting between the makers can see a nice table topper here or place mats--Might even just make one for me and turn it into a table runner
Kiwi Jan

Christmas Challenge

Kia-ora, Today Sunday 22nd Fudge and  I made the apron for our Christmas challenge.The rules were it has to be able to be worn and must use Christmas fabric -- I used the same pattern as the BBQ ones I made the other day but fussy cut and did a little applique on this one-- Just enough to make it pretty--I hope.
Kiwi Jan