Smalls SAL_March 2021 Report

 So, here we are again, almost at the end of the month and time for the Small SAL check-in.  This is another wonderful SAL, whereby on the last Friday of each month we update you all with the Small designs which we have completed that month.  It is hosted by the lovely Mary from Mary's Thread.

Please click on the Smalls SAL logo below if you would like to see what everyone else stitched this month. 

Unfortunately, I can only show a sneakpeek of what I have finished this month as I am saving it for Jo from Serendipitious Stitching's Easter Blog Hop, which is coming up on Good Friday.  It is the bunny on the right.

So, please do hop back on Good Friday to join in the bloghop.

Stay safe and well, my dear friends. 

Thanks for visiting and please don't forget to leave a comment as I do love a good chat,

hugs, 

 

IHSW Report_March 2021

This past weekend was International Hermit and Stitch Weekend (IHSW) which incorporates Friday Night Sew In (FNSI). Both are virtual stitch-ins, which stitchers, quilters and other crafty people take part in from all over the world - pretty neat, hey? But boy, does it come around fast!

You can read about my FNSI this month here and here goes with my IHSW update....

Lots more progress on "Merry House" by Waxing Moon Designs...

... and I had a Happy Dance on the stitching part of the first of the two baby quilts for DD's SIL's twin baby girls. (Sorry, it is not ironed - mea culpa!)

I am very happy with my IHSW progress this month!

You can check out what others have done for IHSW by visiting the IHSW FB page.

Thanks for visiting and please don't forget to leave a comment as I do love a good chat,

hugs, 

FNSI Report_March 2021

Oh my goodness, I cannot believe that another month has gone by and here we are heading towards the end of March!  But, at least that means it is time again for Friday Night Sew In (FNSI), which segues, of course, into International Hermit & Stitch Weekend but more of that in a later post.  Both of these SALs are virtual stitch-ins with stitchers taking part from all around the world to "stitch together" for Friday night and then over the weekend for IHSW.

This FNSI, I stitched on "Merry House" from "Christmas House Trio" by Waxing Moon Designs.

I also stitched on a secret Easter project but here is a sneak peek!

Click on the FNSI logo below, if you would like to see what everyone else got up to last evening.

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tay safe and well, my dear friends. 

Thanks for visiting and please don't forget to leave a comment as I do love a good chat,

hugs, 

 

February Out and About Round Up 2021_Part Two

 Hello lovely fellow bloggers, 

Here is my Part Two February, Out and About Round Up - The Sydney Trip!  You can read Part One here.

In the last week of February, TraderVic and I set off on our first journey in over a year!  Like so many of us across the world, our travels have been limited and in our second Lockdown last year we could not move more than 5km from our home for over 115 days!

So, TraderVic and I were very happy to hop into the car to make the nine hour or so drive up to Sydney to see DS2 and his lovely girlfriend.  We were also excited to be able to spend some time with our dear friends, Marie and Tony who are living in Sydney for six months to spend time with their two daughters and their new grandchildren.  Please Note: the babies are NOT my grandbabies, alas - they are Marie and Tony's - TraderVic and I are still waiting patiently (but maybe not so patiently on my part - lol!) for grandchildren to be even thought of by our younger generation!

The pics are all randomly placed - Enjoy!

I had cuddles with Baby Max (five months old).

We went out for yummy dinners and lunches - many of them with lovely views of Sydney.

We saw lots of fascinating things....

Lots of cups of tea with Marie....

A brand new baby was born as we were travelling up to Sydney - here are the proud parents four days later - a picture with me with Baby Piper is coming up.

And, of course, lots of cuddles with MY baby - DS2 - and we couldn't not go to the Opera Bar!

Cuddling Baby Piper - four days old!

So cheers to my family and friends in Sydney!  ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for visiting and please don't forget to leave a comment as I do love a good chat,

hugs, 

P.S. Don't forget it is FNSI tonight and IHSW this weekend!  Come back soon to see my updates for both these SALs.

Gifted Gorgeousness_March 2021 Report

 

 It is time for the fun SAL called Gifted Gorgeousness, hosted by the fabulous Jo from Serendipitous Stitching.

On the fifteenth of each month we post on the projects that we are gifting to others or have been gifted to us or that we can shoehorn into the SAL in any other way that we can! This month I am still showcasing the first of the two baby quilts I am working on at the moment.

.... and I must just show you my beautiful raspberries that I ate with my cereal this morning: "Clouds of Blushing Beauty" - isn't that a lovely way to describe raspberries?

Please click here if you want to see what the other GGers stitched this month.

Stay safe and well, my dear friends.

Thanks for visiting and please don't forget to leave a comment as I do love a good chat.

hugs,