Gifts

Lots of gifts made by me recently:

Bunting to match Jonah's quilt:

Another softie using one of Karen's panels, this time for little Roni:

A soft wrap for a new baby born today (inspired by a beautiful soft wrap I spied around this delicious little person):

A bag made for a little girl turning 5. She's having a 'Baking Party':

And that same little girl's mum has a birthday in the same week and always misses out on celebrating her birthday so I made her a luscious soft scarf using my latest favourite fabrics:

And to top it all off, I received a thankyou note from Tina for her PIF gift.
It is a beautifully handmade fabric postcard:

Handmade gifts are always the best.

Don't you think?


Andi :-)

Pay it forward

I have finally sent off all 9 'Pay-it-forward' gifts.

One of them was given a little earlier than the others as it accompanied a birthday present back in March.
Kate is a lover of both horses and pincushions so I made her this to add to her growing collection.

In addition, she received her PIF gift ...

A covered notebook with a tiny hand-stitched hexagon flower as embellishment.

The remaining 8 were sent off last week.

Each with a matching notecard.

I hope they are enjoyed by their recipients and I look forward to hearing about their own PIF's.

In other PIF news, I received a gorgeous bag from Kerri a while back and it has taken me an age to post about it.

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Image taken from Kerri's blog

Thanks so much Kerri.. 

I love it and hope you are continuing to have a wonderful family holiday!

Hope you all have a great week.

Andi :-)

Rather pleased

... that I have finally tackled Jo's Beehive block that was due in December. (Sorry I'm late Jo).

I was rather daunted by tackling a new technique (foundation piecing) but I think it turned out OK.

Although I have a funny feeling the circle of geese should be 'travelling' the other way.

Oh well, what's done is done. Hope you like it Jo.

Also, I'm rather pleased to have received the first of my 3 Pay It Forward (PIF) gifts that I have signed up for.

 

 

A sweet little mini quilt from Michele.

With a lovely label too.

 

 

Thankyou so much Michele.

Now I really need to get on with my 9 PIF gifts.

Have a stitching weekend.

Andi :-)

100 posts!!

A traditional 100th blog post comes with a giveaway.
Well, this WILL be a giveaway .... but with a difference.

I have signed up in recent months for 3 'Pay It Forward's:

• Cherri's
• Michele's and
  
• Kerri's

Which means I am supposed to offer handmade gifts to NINE lovely readers.

Here is the deal ..... the first 9 commenters will receive a handmade item from me within the next 365 days.
In turn, you must each commit to offering a 'Pay It Forward' on your own blog to 3 other people who must then offer to 3 others, etc.

Please do NOT leave a comment if you are not willing to follow through with this.

Also, please make sure I have some way of contacting you.

And just because I can't leave a post without some photos, here is the cushion I made for Ella's kinder teacher Peter who left her child care centre last week.



Apparently, the only colours he uses in his furnishings at home are: white, cream and occasionally off-white. Hard work!!


Have a stitchin' week!

Andi :-)

EDIT 9/11/09: One more spot available. One of the first nine commenters was not signing up for the PIF!!