It has been perfect weather here this week. Just enough rain (we can always do with more!) to green the grass up in time for the month long Shop Hop that begins this Saturday.

Come along and join in the fun and prizes, make a day or two of it as you will be able to shop on the Central Coast, Katoomba and Bathurst.
For all the info go to.....Shop Hop 2014, get your passport and off you go.

My husband and I took time today to go out to the Wollombi Markets. These are really worthwhile, 4 times a year on long weekends.....so much to buy!
I got this lovely little dolls cot....just the thing to put fabric in of course.

I have also been longing to do some needle work again. This was where I first began stitching, finishing off old duchess sets of my mums and counted cross stitch when I was only five. I stopped there for a while because I couldn't see the stitches, but a new pair of glasses and all is good. I think I will make one of each of these little beauties from Blackbird Designs.

One of the Tuesday Ladies made this quilt  using my pattern ...."Aunties Wild Sponge Cake". 

Great if you have 2 layer cakes. That's all you need plus an additional 1m of fabric.

Great for beginners.

Carol

Shop Hop 2014

Welcome to 2014.
I do hope that your festive season was rewarding and relaxing and fingers crossed, we all have a great 2014.
Lots has been going on at my place.
I have a new look image for the BLOG, a new business Logo and soon a new look to the website.
Everything takes time, so I am hoping that the saying.... "slowly but steady wins the race" is true!

I have also been madly stitching away.....3 new quilt patterns will be released shortly as well as other smaller projects.

The next item on the agenda however is the Fab Feb Shop Hop 2014.


As the name suggests it is the month for shopping and hopefully winning some lovely prizes as well.
But you know you have to be in it to win it!
All the details are on the website, so follow the link, get your passport and join myself, Pieces to Treasure, Blueberries, Hatched and Patched and The Stitching Post for some fun in February.


See you soon

carol

Fab Feb shop Hop 2014



For those of you who attended the Shop Hop last year, you will be happy to know that this event is alive and well for 2014......and bigger and better.

This time the event will take place for the whole of the month of February! This means lots of time to shop and if you want, you might like to undertake a road trip weekend away.

As well as myself, there will also be Blueberries, Pieces to Treasure and we would like to welcome aboard Karen Kirk from the Stitching Post in Katoomba and Anni Downs from Hatched and Patched (AKA... The Home Patch) in Bathurst.

We are all so excited about this event and can't wait for February to roll around. There will be lots and lots of prizes with first prize being a Bernette Model 66 sewing machine. Wow how good is that!

To take part in the shop hop and be eligible for the prize pool, you will need to pick up a passport (online or at your first place of business), make a purchase from each store and when your shopping is finished leave your passport at your last shop....its that easy.

Don't worry if you can't get to each business in person....you can shop online, in person, by phone or a combination of all 3. Just remember to have proof of purchase from each of us.

Hop on over to our official website or face book pages to keep updated. Alternately you can register your interest at Cherry Pie Designs.

Passports will be available online by the end of October.

Hope to see you in February

Carol