Hello all dear people,

Keeping you up to date, the version 3 of the Embroidery App is live in the App store. If you have a purchased copy it will update to a purchased version automatically, if not, please let me know.

I have also been working on the next three Apps, Stumpwork, Goldwork, and Crazy Quilting.

Here are two of the three Icons for the new apps. I hope they don't take me as long to create as the Silk Ribbon Embroidery one.

It's been too long since I've posted.  So much has happened, so I'll make a couple of posts to tell you all about it.  My Christmas Tree skirt that I made back in 2012 has been published in Pam Kellogg's CQ Magazine.  Click here for the link.
To coincide with the release I have finally created a tutorial so you can make my Tree skirt also.
Here is the link to my Etsy shop where you can purchase the tutorial.  The tutorial comes complete with instructions to create this masterpiece as well as the Gold beetle tutorial, Silk Ribbon embroidery Basic stitch Booklet, and Embroidery Stitch Booklet. Great value for only $19.95 (AU).

I really enjoyed this round robin, only the three of us in our group. Claire and Maureen embellished my blocks amazingly. Our project was a sewing set - Scissor Keep, Pin Keep, Needle book and glasses case. I decided to change my glasses case into the top of a box.
Here are the before:
 Glasses Case (now the box lid)
 Needle Book
 Pin Keep
Scissor Keep

And the after:
 The set once constructed.
The box lid with a Silver work Pink Beetle.
The contents inside the box.

Do you like the Thread Bobbins, they can be downloaded free here, just click the link.

As I've been ill the last couple of weeks (didn't want to sneeze all over Claire's stunning blocks) and working on the App update, I've spent today working on her blocks. I hadn't realised I should have left room on the pin keep the next person, so I've left the Scissor Keep for them to complete. Thankfully there are only three of us in this RR, so only one more to stitch.
 The needle Book
 The pin Keep
 Closeups
Arlene

Now we have several months in this location, Burrum Heads, Queensland, such a lovely place to be living at the moment. I have become involved in a craft group here and in April I will be running a class on making Crazy Quilted Fabric covered boxes. Here are two that I have created for the class, both of these are been donated to use as prizes for up coming Mothers Day Raffles.

The Beach Box:








The Pretty Pink Box:









 The fabric on the outside of this box was from their giveaway table that Dawn (our neighbour) had collected a few months ago, just goes perfectly if you ask me.

Now to creating one for myself, a Blue Christmas Box for our traveling Christmas Decorations.

Arlene

A few weeks ago the Burdekin Sewing hosted the Bi-Annual Show and Tell and whilst them Gloria asked me if I would come and do a lesson on 'My Beetle', the gold one. Well of course I said yes, she's been asking for sometime, but we just never got around to setting a date.  Well pushed by the thought that I'm leaving north Queensland early next year, we finally set a date.

Well I spent a lovely few days for some lovely like minded people, teaching and creating my Gold Beetles.  The results were fabulous, 6 pretty specky beetles were created. We had the class at my Southern Cross Crazies buddy Alison. Lovely large cool airy home, with plenty of yummy food for morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

Here are all but two of the finished Beetles:

  Flo's beautiful pink one.

These three pictures shows Gloria's Green, yellow, brown and blue beetle from different angles.


 This stunner belonged to Jill.


This one is Robyn's. I think she did an amazing job with the blue beads.


 And Roslyn made this beauty.

This round robin started some months ago, finally my blocks have made it home.  The colours apparently were a challenge for all, but the results are amazing.  They do look great together.

This set:


By Alison:
 By Florence:
 By Glenda:
By Helen:
 By Linda:
and lastly by Patti:

Thank you ladies these are truly amazing, love the all. Looking forward to the other 6 from the CQI one that is in rotation at the moment.
Arlene