Tumbaweeds - Christi's Round Robin

When I received Chrisit's Round robin, I just loved it. It was in my colours and ones I like working with. I then sat and read what she expected to see on her quilt and who the quilt was for and their likes and dislikes. She said the quilt was for her mother and yellow roses were her favourite flowers. After looking at the quilt I felt the yellow in the centre represented a yellow rose so that was the main focus of my round. I wanted to do pieced roses but I spent 7 hours and ended up with 1 rose so I gave that a miss and went back to my applique. I used fairy frost given to me in a Secret Santa last year and currently my favourite fabric and after rummaging through my stash I can up with the small amount of Japanese Kimino fabric. How excited I was as Christi's mum is Japanese. I still have a brown paw to put in the corner but after that it is finished.

Drink Coasters

Well I have been so busy lately making these 92 drink coasters for Christmas presents that I was sick of making them. I had to push myself for the last 2 sets. I hope the effort is appreciated. Add with the 2 bars of soap we normally get... should make a nice gift...

SCQIS Picture Swap

Today I have been busy, still making the 26 sets of coasters needed for the Christmas Present I stupidly offered to do. I still have 2 more sets to do so I took a break to make my backing for the Picture Swap. I have decided to do Egyptian and Arabian Nights. I will use this block as the centre of a quilt. Might go as a Round robin or do an Egyptian gods theme swap and put them around it... see what happens when it comes home. The backing turned out completely different to what I envisaged.

Tumbaweeds - Christi's Tiger Faces

I have finally finished Christi's Tiger Faces. This was my last block for this swap as I patiently wait for mine to come home. I found this a very taxing block to do as Christi wanted it to be 3D. A lot of hours and work went into the block. Another swap finished. A new one starts.

The Quilting Sisters - round robin

As I said before I have had busy little fingers today and as well as finishing Lorraines Food block I also finished Dianne's Round Robin. I was not in this round but offered to do some so the Robin could go home. I found the RR very green and orange..lol.. what did I do... green and orange. I did the final two rounds. I felt the quilt was too small just adding 1 round. I hope Dianne likes it. I did see this quilt at the 2nd round so it was interesting to receive it for its final round.

No to my suffix puffs.

Tumbaweeds - Aussicans swap

I have had busy little fingers today. Lorraine popped in and visited our lovely ladies in South Australia on Thursday so she is just around the corner from home. I didn't want her arriving home and me still not finished her swap. Well I got stuck into it today and did Gingerbread Men. This is a lovely swap and now finished and ready to go home.

SCQIS Advent swap

For my friend Marell this year I am giving her and Advent swap. This is where you make up a gift of 24 little gifts and 1 larger one. I then sent it to a lady who in return will send Marell a parcel. She then gets to open a present every day until Christmas day. Today I finished the coasters I had made. I joined Mellie to the $2 swap and myself to the $5. The square coasters are for Marelle's swap back and front shown and the 'Allsorts" (6) are for my swap.

QNF Sampler swap

I promised myself that I wouldn't join anymore swaps... Ha! I am addicted. I have just joined a Sampler swap with QNF. This month was 9 patch. I was going to do the same block for everyone than emails went down on where to look for each persons favoutite colours. The birthday list. I don't know about anyone else but I use my Birthday colours to stock my stash with fabrics I don't have and then I get others ideas on differnt fabics. My next Birthday swap I have asked for WOW Batik. I haven't seen any just saw an email about it and thought "Oh yes.. I want that". The US get ranges of fabrics much quicker than us in Australia so what better way to get in first... :-)

For this swap I have used: Blue for Connie; Patriotic for Dom; Brights for Nicki; Asian for Sarah and Red/Brown for Virginia. I really hope they like their blocks.

Rowroundrobin 'Add A Block'

This week I received my Add A Block home. I did the block in the bottom right hand corner and used Dolphins as my themes. I was very happy with the blocks I received... all types of quilting from a Mariner's Compass from Lesley to embroidered dolpins from Sue and another lady not even in the swap. I can't wait to get it together. Shenay my niece whom this is for will just love it.

QNF Wedding block

QNF is running a 'Make a Block' for Pooks wedding. I received the 3 patterns and the 4 fabrics last week. I found making this block a little challenging.. not in the block making but how to wangle the fabric I received to fit the block. Of course you never get enough fabric to do the block as designed. Well I am very happy with how my block turned out but it isn't exactly the same as Quilterscache have the colours.

Butterfly swap

I haven't been doing very much quilting over the past few weeks. That is not to say I don't have things to do. I am currently working on Christi's tiger face. That is taking a while to do. I did finish my 5 butterflies for the Butterfly swap with Swapping to Friendship, Janine is running. Janine lives in my area but on the other size of Wagga Wagga to me. I will be travelling that way in December so will check the road map and see if I can catch up with her.
Here are my butterflies.