Wednesday morning social stitching and a movie

It was so nice to catch up with all the stitching girls yesterday at social stitching. My classes started again too so I have plenty to post over the next few days. They had some lovely show and tell. It was a day of chatting and catching up with everyone. Paddy had a lanyard that her special friend had made for her. Doesn't it look great.

I love the cow button.

Paddy has also been hard at work on her Leanne's house quilt and it is looking so beautiful. I just love the colours. Paddy reminded me that we do have similar taste!

What lovely stitching!

Last week, Donna, Jan and I went to the pictures! I don't go often but plan to do so from now on. Hubby and I haven't the same taste in movies so we rarely go. We saw "It's Complicated" with Meryl Streep and it was good fun, especially for 3 women of a certain age! We all loved the house in the movie and especially the kitchen (that she was removing in the movie!) and the vegie garden. The shop she runs is so wonderful and we wanted to head there, if it existed, for coffee and a chocolate croissant.

Great class show and tell

It is so exciting to see all the lovely things the girls at class are doing and finishing. It was our last afternoon and evening classes yesterday and I will miss seeing the ladies and being able to share their beautiful work with you.

Sue has been making some very special lanyards for Christmas gifts. This one, her own design, is for her musical son-in-law. I gather he loses his keys often and this will be very useful for him.

Sue has also made another one for a family member who stitches and knits.

We also enjoyed seeing Sue's finished stockings. Don't they look lovely?

Jill shared her wonderful little chocolate basket with us. Her choice of Nancy Halverson fabric looks fantastic. This is one side......

.......and here is the other side.

Pattern Giveaway

Hobbysew has been busy this week getting ready for the Craft Show in Canberra which is next week. I have designed a new pattern for decorated lanyards which has been a little secret till now. I have been wearing my red one every week at work so it wasn't that secretive. Cathy has made up some lovely kits and helped me with the cover. My pictures are even coloured in! She is so clever on the computer. Here is the pattern front.

This is what is in the kit. It is everything you need to make one of the lanyards except for the bias maker. We thought some people might have one already so the shop is offering the bias maker for $11 when you buy the kit. The kit will be $17.95 and it includes all the patterns for four different lanyards.

Here they are. I use one for work with my key on it but they are so useful even for scissors, name tags and cruises (you can put your door key on one)!

Hobbysew have given me a kit to give away on my blog! Write a comment on this blog entry by Tuesday 4 August and you could be the winner of this kit and it will be posted to you.