Making Toys.

I was talking with my daughter yesterday, and came to the realisation that last year I did not make anywhere near the toys I wanted to make. There are so many designers that I admire and have patterns of here are a few off the top of my head that I want to do. I have started by using a Wendi Gratz pattern. 
Wendi Gratz  http://www.shinyhappyworld.com/
Jodie Carleton https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/ricracsews
 http://www.ikatbag.com/p/patterns-for-sale.html
 http://gingermelondolls.blogspot.com.au/
https://justbananasoversofttoys.wordpress.com/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRedBootQuiltCo

I plan on making at least 1 toy a week as well as a quilt and laundry bag a week.

Family Finger Puppets.

This is what I have made today. Family finger puppets for a young friend.

Aussie Hero Quilt Finished and Kitties.

 Sandy in the beanbag chair.

 Meggie on my chair.

 Tilli in her pram bed.

 The front of the blue and yellow quilt.

This is the back.

First Aussie Hero Quilt Of The Year.

 Meggie helping.

 The request for this quilt is yellow and blue. Sashings on both sides will be yellow. This is the front.

This is the back.

Kitties and Crafting.

 This is one of my daughters cats, Too Cute!

 Wet felting in my daughters wet room laundry .

 different colour combinations.

 Love those colours.

 What we actually made was a cat door stop. wet felted body, needle felted muzzle and inner ears.

 To show you the size.

We wired the tail to fit and hold at the back of the door. It was a great fun project.

Happy New Year.

 It has been a while between posts, I needed a break. We have been to visit our daughter and son in law in Bathurst NSW and my daughter drove us back and stayed a while and drove back.
We did some crafting up there and finished it off here, ( pictures of all that later).

 This is the kitty that came to stay with us mid December and we have been unable to find his owner, Face booked him in the Lost and Found Mill Park and surrounds, sent his picture to all the local vets, and cat shelters, He has not been neutered and we door knocked in my area with is photo. We hope to get a special permit to have a 3 kitty household. Meanwhile we are calling him Sandy.

 Tilli and Meggie.

 Masters closed down, I bought this massive roll of cord for Aussie Hero laundry bags a whopping 90% off price.

 My first block of free motion quilting for this year. I don't have a quilt request at the moment but are doing random blocks ready to incorporate into quilts as I go. I used variegated threads bought in Bathurst for 50 cents each, Usually they are between $9 and $10 each.

 This was not bought all at once, We went back 3 times, I wanted other people to have a chance of getting some. Are they not wonderful? They will give the blocks a bit of pop for no extra work.

Lastly for this blog post, just like last year, I went to the Brotherhood of St Lawrence Opp shop and found 2017 pens, I bought 110 of them, 10 for a $1 and each gift pack for Aussie Heroes will get one. My plan is to make 110 gift packs.
I hope all of you will have a great 2017.

ACDA Christmas Party.

Today we had our ACDA Christmas party and it was just fantastic. Everyone has a good time. I will post pictures when I have some. I unfortunately with everything I had to carry forgot my bag sitting on the chair at home. Jill, a lovely lady bought me 4 raffle tickets, what a sweety, I won a prize! How wonderful is this, a sewing machine trolly. I will be taking my sewing machine to club each month now. I have just the best friends. Thank you so much Jill.