WOYWW ~296 -Not a lot

 Its that time again to join the blog hopper over at the lovely Julia's, hop there for all the details.

This is my desk a the mo actually the Dinning table for my sewing.  For those of you who have read my blog in the past you can see its just as messy as my craft desk I don't get any better.  It does start off tidy but  hey......I'm in the process of rearranging the craft room so my sewing can go there too! watch this space.

This is one of my quilts that I finished this week. Called " Flying in Formation, not Quite"

 A closer look......

Plus this is the reverse to prove I haven't lost my Grunge /Steampunk roots

Last but not least a free machine embroidery seagull for a project I'm doing .  My first attempt. I know not too exciting but it is keeping me sane .
Wishing you all a good week.....

WOYWW #292- Happy New Year

 Happy New Year to all from a stranger, it has been ages since I blogged or did any craft etc, So to join in  get yourself over to Julia's @ the Stamping Ground.   Over Xmas did finally do something.  This is my desk as of 12.30pm this afternoon.
Remnants of Christmas stamps I used on my cards .   A few card tops in progress  for my stash and sale.  Plus a quilter shopping bag I made with the Tim Holtz fabric I got about 18mths ago.
Decided to stop stroking it and use it,   Practised my free machine quilting and learnt that
American Fat Quarter are not the same as UK FQ's.  They are smaller!

 Here's a close up of the front which I have embellished.

And this is the rear, love the butterfly as I do with the paper.  Wishing you all a good week  TTFN

Happy New to All

Just like to wish everyone in Blogland a very Happy New Year 2015


I will hope to blog abit more this year after a terrible time last year.

Pics are from my hols in the Harz Mountains when my Mum was well enough to travel

WOYWW- #274- Hello sunny September

Hello to all in Blogland, on this sunny September morning....not a picture of my craft desk but of my sewing desk.  As you can see I'm just as untidy here as in the craft room. LOL    This week has been tyring to finish off sewing UFOs and design a challenge for my Quilter group.  So.....

 This is the challenge, to design a fabric post card.  The theme is Sea and/or Sky and to use the 3 sequins in the design.  This is mine to show the ladies an example.   I used scrape from my painted bondaweb as the background for the sea.  Pieces of Organza laid across in 2 layers plus bits trapped in between.  then I sewed the design from the back, added the sequins and beads as bubbles.

 This is my 2nd quilt I did in class, its a disappearing nine patch.  Sorry about pic abit blurred.  I took ages finding a backing piece, plus I was scared to quilt, but bit the bullet yesterday and did it.......

this is the reserve side plus the all important label,
So that's me this week.  For all the T & C's re our great bloghop, get yourself over to the lovely Julia's.

PS, Mum is doing very well, we see the Consultant for her 3 month check up in a couple of weeks.

WOYWW273- 3rd time lucky.....

 Good morning everyone, I'm back for the 3rd time in a row so I'm feeling lucky.  This is my desk as of 5 mins ago, a couple of cards I'm doing for a class I'm, taking this afternoon.  Its all about lattice, how to make a lattice card using card strips etc.  I just need to finish the grungy one.....

As promised last week , this is my block using the Drunkards Path.  this is a variation called Twisted Path.  the bloke shows you how to make curved squares, not one of my favourites.  I applaud the ladies who make a whole quilt with these blocks

As I will be away for the September block this is my Ohio Star.....For all the T & C and how to join the great blog hop get yourself over to the lovely Julia's.
Have a good day &/or week......

WOYWW #272- Week 2..hurrah

I must be on a roll, happily I'm posting for a 2nd week @ the lovely Julia's, where you will find all the t & C's.

Well this is my desk this morning, still very untidy , it doesn't get better with age.  I found that my wet wipes had dried up' so instead of binning them , thought I would spray them!  then I will have to decide what to do with them.

I have also been continued with my quilting.  a lovely lady called Pat at my quilting group is showing me and several other a block a month.  This is my effort for July a Dresden plate, with abit of my machine embroidery in the middle.  this month it is the Drunkards Path.  will show when done.

PS Mum in good health after her cruise.....Good day all.

WOYWW 271- Hope stay abit longer this time

 Hello, stranger back again, hopefully for abit longer this time.  I haven't participated in the lovely Julia's Blog hop for 4 months.  The news is good for those who are in the know.  Mum has been in remission for 4 1/2 months, currently on the high seas with my Dad in Norway.

So that said, I have managed to do a little work not on my desk, cos you cannot see it but the finished article.  A small chest, made to look like cast iron using one of Andy Skinner's techniques with paint.

 I made a small photo frame, using the lid from the film strip by Tim Holtz, painted as well to look like cast iron.  Also other bits and pieces from Tim.  Added the dreaded micro beads which I found in the back of the cupboard.  To highlight some treasure gold, which made it pretty and me somewhat high from the fumes
(only joking).

Other side of lid.   I made this offering as part of a team competition, and we came 2nd.  I don't think they are ready for my kind of craft......

 Now for something completely different, whilst looking after Mum , I took up Patchwork and Quilting, as easy to drop if need be.   This is a fabric quilting Advent panel which I finishing quilting yesterday.  Panel is from my friends Tanya's website.  I'm going to embellish it abit more.

This is a quilt top I have done, using a jelly roll plus the sashing.  Lots of stitching together and cutting up and stitching together again.  Great fun.....

Wishing you all and great week and happy blog hopping.....

WOYWW-253- Still here but not quite?

 I feel abit of a fraud, as haven't done alot of crafting lately, this is my desk today.  Seems its a bit of a dumping ground at the mo.  Have been working hard on my Creative Embroidery course and this is my end of first terms project.

One evening bag made from scratch, the only bought item is the fastener.  Material was made using calico and painted bondaweb.  Machine embroidered , organza added etc.  Leaves again either machine embroidered or hand done. also used some angelina fibres and machine embroidered.

Now to the important bit to look at everyone desk, please hop over to the lovely Julias for the T&C.

For those of you in the know, update on my Mum, she has been out of hospital now for 5 weeks with si far no relapses. she is very frail and has lost alot of weight so I'm building her up .  Reason for my absence is I did not want to tempt fate and last time I wrote Mum only managed 4 days out of hospital.  So I'm am still here and read your blogs , but don,t comment.  no quite in the throws of bloging full time again yet.   Wishing everyone a good sunny day today.

WOYWW -#246-Sewing Bee

 Its that time again, Wednesday where does the time fly and I managed to miss last week.  For all the T's & Cs go along to the lovely Julia's.
Did you all see last night, Sewing Bee is back, well these are my efforts.
This is the finished article for my Creative embroidery course which I showed 2 weeks ago in progress.  It is layers of organza fabric which has been sown to my design.  then the layers have been randomly cut.

I will have to finish my main project but will show you another time.

this is another project i have managed to finish this week.  found the fabric at a show and just had to have it.  Isn't great and know its not everyone cup of tea, but I like it.  So went to my first quilting class with the lovely Tanya Bashford who shown me the way to make a Wallaby bag.   it has 3 pockets on either side and 4 inside and its quilted.

This is a card I did get to do this week so still doing a bit.  Sorry to end on a sad note but Mum went back into hospital again just after I had posted 2 weeks ago so only home for 4 days.  Well that's how it goes.  Have a good day every one..........................................

WOYWW #244-Hello again

Hello All, I'm back again, hopefully for a bit longer than last time.
For those in the know My Mum was taken back into hospital just after Christmas with a massive infection.  I got her out on Monday, and she is much better this time.  We are now building her up.  
I have been doing a Creative Embroidery course which started before Mum became ill, and this has kept me going.  So my desk today is not my craft room but the dinning table.  We have been looking at design, so took leaves , so my first pic is the design I created using Ivy leaves.
 the yellow block is part of my design I used to make a design block, which can then be used to make any pattern you want.

 This pic shows the blocks plus the start of my fabric design.  It has a base of stabilisher, then silk and 5 layer of organza.  I have then free machined my design  on the reverse.

 This is the front of my design and I have started to cut out layers , to show the different layers of organza.

To join us on the biggest blog hop go over to the lovely Julia at Stamping Ground .  Have a good day.

WOYWW -240# Happy New Year......

Happy New Year to all in Blogland and joining in on WOYWW co ordinated by the lovely Julia.
I'm a bit late today, wasn't going to take part, but thought I had to take the plunge and get into the swing again or else I will not do it.  My desk is a little sparse as haven't done much as the mojo is not what it was.  However taught a small class today, with an easy Thank you card and how to make a cascade card.  Plus some of my new stash,  Tim Holtz Eclectic Material, 2 On The edge Dies and stamp from Dyan Reavealy.Shall have some fun with those later.....
Have a good week Ta Ta...

WOYWW- 238 Happy Christmas Everyone!!

Wishing you Julia and everyone else in blogland a very Happy Christmas.   No crafty stuff today, just waiting til we go to my Mum and Dad's for dinner.   Mum is doing well, as can be expected.   Pic is of my cat Delilah  who managed to position herself very well for a pic.  My tree is in fact clematis vines twisted into a curl that hangs from the ceiling and decorated.  I have had it for years.   As I said before wishing everyone good things.......

WOYWW #235 Good news at last!

Hello to all you Wowers, I have been absent for a very long time, but I have some good news.  After nearly 8 weeks my lovely Mum is out of hospital.  She is still very frail and has a long way to go but she is out! This is a picture of her when we went on a cruise to Norway in July.

I would like to thank all the well wishers and prayers everyone said for my Mum, someone was listening.

Thats me today, wishing you all a good day.    

FwATC's No 100! and the Last

Its the 100 ATC challenge and sadly the last.  so a big thanks you to all of you who have taken part in the past.  So let us go out with a bang and join us in this challenge at Fun with ATC's

Practise Time.....

for Free Motion Machinery.  For those of you who know, Mum still in hospital.  So yesterday managed to grab a couple of hours to practise my free motion machinery, I decided to make a couple of covers for my Pinking shears( they cut little zig zags to stop material fraying) and my ordinary material scirrors.

I used 2 cotton napkins for the back, thick iron on vilene for the centre and the top pieces are curtain remnants, plus my machinery.  Wishing everyone a lovely Saturday before the storms hit us.

Tim's Tag for October2013

To make sure I don't fall behind, managed to grab a bit of time to do my take on Tim's Tag for October.  I have chosen themes to invoke Halloween.....so spiders web and spider, owl on dark branch and of course a grisly skull with sparkly eyes and blood dripping.

To find out details get yourself over to Tims blog and have a go.

WOYWW #229- Quick flitt in....

For details re WOYWW please go over to the lovely Julia'sand join the world's greatest blog hop.

This is my desk this morning, not much going on, just the project I taught last Wednesday, it is based on somethhing I did a long time ago with Linda Elbourne.   Anyway the ladies had a good time, and I had a couple of hours to myself.

I would like to thank all of you for your lovely comments and good wishes for my Mother two weeks ago. Soon after Mum was taken into hospital and as it turned out not because of the Chemo or Cancer, but a pill against gout.  She had a very servere allegic reaction.  She is still in hospital trying to get better.  So I'm, up and down to see Mum and looking after my Dad too.  No more self pity, wishing you all a good week.

CC102- Day 5 -Embossing

Hello Happy C Cers, Day 5 last of the techniques, embossing etc.  I was late off the mark today, have been sitting my Food Hygiene Certificate today.  Less said the better.

So here are my tags, would be 6 but found I didn't have any chalk, so will catch up.

Close up on my gilding.

And this is the Shabby big Tag with extra gilding as well.

CC102- Day 4 Alcohol Inks

 Day 4 of CC102 and its Alcohol Inks, my favourite.  Top 2 are faux Patina and Ombre

 these 3 different versions of mono printing again I really like this one.

These 2 , other Mono and a not so good faded stencil.

cc102- catch up day 1 & 3

Hello fellow CCer's on the morning of Day 4, waiting for the next lot of techniques.

These are my catch up items;
Far left the eroded metal, my good pal Karin gave me a pot of the Metallic paint which I did not have so I could finish Day 1 techs.

Next 3 are the rest of Day3, Faux cracked glass, Rock Candy Glitter and ordinary Glitter.  The backgrounds are extras I did of Braying, mono printing etc.

this is a close up of the cracked glass, I used the plastic packaging, die cut into tag shape, worked pretty well.  See you later on.......