FNWF and a New Year

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to my first post of 2016!

And with Friday Night with Friends last night it has got off to a good start - many thanks Cheryll. Do pop over to Cheryll's blog to see what everyone got up to - just click on the link above.

We only returned from our Christmas trip to UK on Wednesday during which time I did no sewing - just a little knitting - so it was good to be back sewing again last night. I chose to work on my swap hexie flowers for this month as I like to get them sent off nice and early.

The green flowers are complete - the blue ones need their petals sewing together, so that's a job for this evening.

I took part in Sheila's Christmas postcard swap and my swap partner was Annie. I had not come across Annie's blog before so of course I went to have a look and found lots of exciting work. I was therefore watching the post in eager anticipation but nothing came! Poor Annie was on the verge of making another card when it finally turned up - and it was well worth the wait!

Isn't it lovely? The stitching on the snowflake is tiny and amazing. I love the binding - it is the same on the back of the card and just as perfect!!

And just look at all the lovely details on the back (sorry for my scruffy editing) including the lovely postmark.
Many thanks Annie - I love it.

Just a couple of Christmas gifts to show you that I did not show last year.

This little bag went to my great niece.

And this Christmas mini to our grandaughter. The tree design is by Gail Pan.

Well, now I must get back to searching for an elusive piece of embroidery that I put away safely before Christmas!

Have a good week.

Christmas Through The Year!

It's the first time that I have linked up with CTTY - thank you Anthea for hosting this and I am looking forward to seeing what everyone else has been doing as I am looking for ideas!!

So this is my first Christmas finish

A lovely Gail Pan design mini quilt.

Am busy working on my next item now.

A surprise in the post

A few days ago I found this lovely pumpkin postcard in my post box sent to me by Sheila from Sheila's Quilt World. Isn't it lovely! And a recipe to try too. Thank you very much Sheila, it has pride of place on my desk at the moment.

If you have not yet signed up for Sheila's Christmas postcard swap then you still have time - pay her a visit here to find out all about it and also to see the cutest pig postcard that she has received from a young man!

I have a couple of finishes to show you. First of all I have lined and finished off my hexagon table topper.

 

Also my Gail Pan Christmas stitchery is now a mini quilt all ready for display in December.

Hope you have a finish or two this week.