Check out this stunning giveaway

Check out this great giveaway on Vignetteinstitches.  Great mag put out by one of our very own Aussie designers. 

Oliver Owl WINNER

And the luck number is 7 Kathy55439. Kathy please email me your address to shabbychick@bigpond.com so I can get it into the post. Very sorry for the delay my internet went down and had to wait for a new connection. What a pain.


Many thanks Michelle glad you liked Curly Shirly.  Its really strange I got the design for the face from a stitchery I was working on and wondered if it was to strange for people to like.   Shes a sweet thing and I just loved making her.

Owl Kits - Giveaway

Just finishing up a few kits for my new owl.  Made with an Amy Butler print for the body.  Also doing a vibrant ornage/white print with blue feet and wings.  So to celebrate im giving away one kit.  This will contain everything you need except the fill and threads.  Leave a comment to be in the running.  This will be open until 15th of Feb 2011. 

Still working on my other creation next to Mr Owl. 

Easy T-Shirts

My Daugter picked the fabrics because she couldnt find a premade shirt.  Simple pattern but its what she wanted.  So now i can take them off the to do list.  the sewing machine and I had words several times during the construction but I won.  I should have recorded when my daughters asked me not to make their clothes any more.  If anyone is interested in the pattern please email me and I will pass it on.

Sewing Around The Clock

So much sewing to do.  My cousins little boyx wanted lunch bags which I made for my 3 treasures last year one down one to go.  Aunt needs her curtins hemmed, they are sitting here waiting for me to do.  My daughter just decided that she would like some new tshirts so we have the fabric just need more time to make them. This week I have finished a wall hanging, 2 dolls, 1 stitchery, dressed a teddy, made 2 thread keepers, a coffee pot cover and written 5 lots of instructions.  I now have to finish 1 sewing box that needs a lid, 1 toy that needs features and legs, my house work washing gardening and find the missing pieces to the spare sewing machine. 

Oh and I forgot to mention I need to make more time to pretend im listening while im sewing, finish the charity quilts, finish my website and about 10000000000000000 other things.  WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UPTO.

Owling around

Been making some new friends for my sewing room.  Heres two will have to post more pics of the growing family when they all have legs.

Christmas Time Is Near - See What Iv Been Upto

Heres an update of a few christmas projects.  I decided to make some embroidered postcards for overseas family members instead of cards.  Just loved making them.  Silly pics upside down again.

The last few years I have done a mystery 12 days of christmas parcel for a special friend and every year I pick someone new to receive one.  This year whilst explaining the idea to a dear friend she decided to suprise me with one as well.  So this year I sent out two parcels for Marie and Jan who come to our sewing group Marie only sews by hand and Jan who is new to patchwork but seems to be hooked already.  I knew it would get you Jan.  Both wonderful ladies who have been just wonderful friends.  So Maries first gift to me was a santa kit.  I spent the day yesterday making it up right away so that it didnt fall into the GET AROUND TO IT LATER pile.  The single santa is what I make and the other pic is how the kit was should have been.  She knew I could change it.  Thanks Marie