Another stinking hot day!

It is 9am, the wind is HOT & blustery!

It is already 35C & the winds are gusty northerlies & you can smell the smoke in the air.

I hope everyone stays safe & the firefighters day is not too terrible.

There are apparently fires out near Kandos & Rylstone...that might be where the smoke is coming from.

This is the bush behind our home.

I get quite paranoid about it on days like this. We are very particular about keeping it mowed out behind the fence & keeping our yard neat & free of rubbish. Sadly our neighbours are not so diligent...read dead mowers, boats & car bodies...& long grass! Nice people though!

On a brighter note...

I have had this Liberty Star pattern looking at me for some time now...

she just needs a face & Noel to be appliqued on her skirt...cute!

I love the Flea Market fancy fabrics...oh so hard to find...so I entered the giveaway...sorry for the button but I would really like this!

Cardygirl xx

Too hot to blog!

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

Wish I could rest here too!

LOL!

Cardygirl xx

Nine patch niceness!

Thanks to all the WONDERFUL ladies who participated in Christine's 9 patch repro swap!

I received my blocks today & I love the marvellous variety...

a HUGE thankyou to Christine for organising the swap...

thankyou for your generosity of spirit!
Thankyou to Lurline, Jane, Lea, Melanie, Janet, Maggie A, Deirdre, Jenny K, Julia, Kate & Christine.

I am looking forward to putting them together..thankyou once more!

Saw these tea towels today...I love red...aren't they great!

Cardygirl

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