Very Excited!

I just adore Jodie Carletons' designs, this clock I have lusted after for quite a while, (not ashamed to say it!) but I find it quite hard to buy things for myself, for charity I have no problem! When I saw it in real life at Crafty Hijinks, I knew I had to have it, so here it is! I am using wool and linen scraps I have been saving from past projects, thrifted wool jackets, no piece is too small to keep, some have been over dyed and shrunk to add more texture and colour to my stash.
Jodies' patterns can be found here,
 http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com.au/p/my-patterns.html
Love her blog too, take a look!
 http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com.au/
When I was writing up my blog the post before this I saw that I had reached a very cool milestone, Since I started blogging I have made 1111 posts! So to celebrate I thought of this, 
Would you like a 16 hour Craft Clock for Christmas? 
(Australia Only )
Just tell me your favourite colour and your e-mail address so that we can chat. First come First served.

Christmas Runners Continued.

Today I have sewn 2 more runners, just need to add the star in the middle.

All Cut Out.

Now I know the size of the table runners I have been able this afternoon cut out the rest of the pieces for the other 4 table runners. They will be put into zip lock bags ready to make one at a time.

Finished Projects and Meggie.

 This is the first of 4 Christmas runners finished for the ACDA Christmas Party. I am now in the process of cutting out the pieces for the other 4 runners now I know how many pieces I need. Very long, it measures 75 inches long.

 This is what I have been knitting for charity since the last time I posted my knitting. 6 scarves, 1 hat and a head band.

Meggie asleep in the family room.

Table Runner Continued.

 This is the table runner showing the centre strip where the star will be.

 The star is made using the same hexagon shape and cut out with pinking shears. This will be sewn in the centre.

The border will be 2 inch wide strips of the fabric swatches sewn on the sides to seal in the edges (no backing as it is a once only project, every year I do a different theme for the party) and the only thing left to do is to add the buttons on the trees.

Christmas Makes. Table Runners.

 Tilli sleeping while I cut and sew this morning.

 This is what I am making today using this tutorial,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27r6eGwDzXA
I made my own half hexagon and 1/4 hexagon to fit the fabric swatches. The 1/4 hexagon shapes are using the back of the fabric to create white ends and the half hexagons are using the right sides of the fabric.

I will be adding buttons to the finished blocks. What are you making today?

Shopping and Sewing.

 Armed with $40 and thanks to my boys (they give me $10 a week for Savers Shopping trips) I bought this cane thingy for $5, I will turn it into another quilting ruler holder, (a gift for a friend for Christmas).

 This delightful book for my Crafternooners,  for $3. All the wonderful creatures are made from gloves! How utterly charming, and a pair of gloves are available at the $2 shop, perfect!

 Before I went out I made 4 more laundry bags.

Lastly but by no means least, this lot from Savers for $23. The main reason for my trip there today is that I am down to my last couple of balls of T shirt yarn to make cord with. All of this will be used for my charity makes, and from all the research I have at least $140 worth of goods here. A Really good day. Plus the sun is shining! The wool will be scarves, the pencils for the Angels for the Forgotten and the 4 ply cotton will be made into cord.