Merry Christmas:)

I wish you a merry merry Christmas :)

 

 

It's been a bit nutty around here lately,

but I will be back,

next year,

with more goodies I'm sure.

Hope you all have a perfectly wonderful Christmas Day.

Thank you so much for stopping by here

over the past months.

It's been such fun:)

See you soon.

Jenny

 

 



Christmas Goodies

I need to do a little Christmas stitching.

It's not too late, is it??
I'm thinking it might be,
but if I don't finish it this Christmas,
there's always another one:)
Was thinking you might like some Christmas goodies as well.
I had so much fun putting this bundle together.
There's  a couple of bits of fabric
 and a beautiful little piece
of spotted linen,
a chunk of red French General cotton sack cloth
(it's a bit hidden under the other stuff),
 lots of ribbons,
Christmas stitchery cards
and a quilt pattern.
There's a wee red felt pocket
and some pearl cotton.
Cute little gift cards,
and a gorgeous fabulous
Theodora Cleave "angel" decoration!

I love Christmas
and all the bits and pieces that go with it:)
Love to give these away:)
So, if you like,
leave a wee comment
and who knows,
they could be yours:)

See you,
Jenny :)





 



Soft and Sweet Winner

We drew the winner this morning...

Rebecca K!!

There is a little parcel of goodies

on its way

to you.

Enjoy :)

Thanks to everyone that stopped by

and left a comment...

maybe I should do another one soon :)

 

These are some of the gorgeous trims

that I unpacked

at the shop

this week.

 

 

There's pretty much

every colour under the sun...

 

 

...this is probably my favourite lot...

 

 

...but then again...

 

...there is something to be said for pink :)

 

A girl can never have too many trims!

See you

Jenny.

 

 



Soft and Sweet

Inspired by the lovely late spring colours

in my garden,

I poked my nose into my sewing room today,

for the first time in weeks.

Was looking for a new stitchy project

in those sweet soft flowery colours.

While I was looking for the bits and pieces

I needed,

I found some extra bits and pieces.

 

They looked so lovely together,

I thought you might like them too:)

 

 

There's a fabulous Woodcutters Daughter screenprint,

gorgeous Cottage Garden threads,

(I know how much you all like these:)

a little linen and lace bag,

and lavender heart

(made by moi),

white French linen,

cute spotty buttons,

and and little spool of delicious pink ribbon.

 

And besides,

it's been far far too long

since we've had a giveaway :)

So,

if you like the look of this little bundle of treasures,

leave a wee comment here,

or over on my Facebook page,

or leave one on both

and double your chances:)

 

I'm off to start my stitching:)

See you

Jenny

 

 



The Stitchery Sale

A quick post to let you know,

about the last two days of sale,

over on

The Stitchery's

website -

www.thestitchery.co.nz.

Not sure if my emailed newsletter has been delivered,

as we are having major hiccups with Orcon,

so thought I would let you know this way.

Check it out -

two more days,

then all finished:)

See you,

Jenny:)

September's Winner

Just popping in to let you know, ...

the child did the draw last night

and

the winner is...

Leanne Erbs :)

Thanks so much for all the lovely comments

you left -

it's easy to see that Brenda's patterns,

and

Cottage Garden threads

are very very popular:)

Probably because they are

absolutely

gorgeous.

So,

I'm off to wrap up a lovely wee parcel,

and take a trip up the road to the Post Office,

to send it on it's way.

Then,

I get to play today...

 with Jane's quilt.

Have a lovely day:)

Jenny

September Giveaway

I'm trying to remember when,

a long long time ago,

that I first saw Brenda Ryan's

beautiful creations.

I do remember that it was not that long after

I opened my shop in Geraldine,

and that it was in a magazine,

and I'm pretty sure

it was a picture of

Fair Rosamund:)

Since then I have stitched many many

of Brenda's designs...

quilts,

stitcheries,

decorations,

needlecases and

cushions.

 



This is Daisy :)

 

 

One of my most favourite cushions :)

 

 

The centre panel from

"A Measured Stitch".

 

 

Gorgeous little decoration,

using Cottage Garden Threads :)

 



From Jane Austen's quilt.

 

Another from ''Jane's'' quilt :)
 

 

...and one cute little cottage

(just a little bit unfinished yet:)

 

These are just a few,

there are a gazillion more pics on my 'puter,

but you can see what I mean,

her work is beautiful:)

And what prompted all this is a promise to myself,

that I must finish a couple of unfinished projects.

I have all the stitcheries for

Jane Austen's quilt

sitting neatly in a box

and I have decided  that I must finish the quilt

as it is far too exquisite to be tucked away

in lots of little pieces

inside a box!!

And I've also got to finish the little cottage series.

Made me think,

yeah -

here it comes:)

I have a spare pattern (or two :)

and I thought

time for a pattern and thread giveaway.

I haven't stitched this pattern myself, yet,

but don't worry,

I do have my own copy tucked away:)

 

 

So here's the deal

for my September giveaway -

one divine Brenda Ryan pattern,

five fabulous Cottage Garden Threads,

some gorgeous yummy pure French Linen,

and a bit of lace,

of course:)

Just leave a wee comment

here,

or over on my facebook page,

whatever is easiest for you,

or you can even do both,

and then you will have a double chance to win:)

And yes,

all my giveaways are open to overseas friends as well:)

 

I'm off to sort out the fabrics for

''Jane's'' quilt.

See you later,

Jenny:)

 

 

''Springie Blue"

Just to let you know,

the winner of the "Springie Blue"

bundle of goodies is...

Lyn S

(who left a facebook comment:)

Yay - Lyn:)

Thanks to all who left a comment,

it was fun:)

Now

I reckon you should

take the day off from chores today,

it's Friday,

and you shouldn't have to do chores on a Friday.

Find a lovely sunny little nook

to sit and stitch a little,

with maybe a cuppa,

and just a smidgen of chocolate.

And...

no,

it's not too early for chocolate,

it's never too early for chocolate:)

 

See you later,

Jenny

 

 

 

Divinely Vintage

There are no other words

to perfectly describe

this beautiful length of

fabric.

Divinely vintage...

 

 

... totally delicious....

 

 

...irresistably...

 

 

...beautiful:)

 

And...

this really really pretty,

french country inspired

blue floral...

 

 

These blues are so fresh,

and I know exactly what I will be doing

with some of this fabric:)

Big squishy cushions for the chairs

on the front verandah,

I think,

maybe a couple,

maybe three.

Plenty left though,

if you'd like some -

I've put them both on my website this morning:)

See you later,

Jenny.

 



"Springie" Blue Giveaway

Been playing with a few bits and pieces,

waiting for the sun to come out again,

so I can go back to my spring gardening.

I found these,

and wondered if you would like it?

Fresh "springie"

colours.

 

 

A little packet of fabric,

ribbons and lace,

a hank of Cottage Garden Thread -

shade - tulip

(of course:)

 some little gift tags,

buttons,

and even a wee packet of seed

from my poppies last year.

 

The alternative to pottering around,

putting this bundle of bits and bobs together,

was

vacumning!

No contest really:)

So...

if you think you would like this little parcel

of goodies,

leave a comment here,

or over on my facebook page,

and tell me...

what's the chore that gives you the blues :)

See you in a week

or maybe just a little longer:)

Jenny

 



Pink Winner

Ooops,

I forgot.

Sorry :(

To be honest,

I'm not really sure where last week went,

but it did ''went''

and went much too fast,

and I forgot about the pink winner.

So,

before I forget again,

the winner is....

Jo H,

who left a comment here.

Just so I know,

I have the right Jo,

can you email me your address :)

Ta:)

And a parcel of pink

is on it's way

to you:)

And "ta" to all who entered as well.

I'll be back soon with another one,

and I promise

not to foget this time!!

See you

Jenny



Buttons?

Anyone for buttons?

Got some yummy new supplies of buttons

last week -

lots of new colours and sizes,

and I'm going to mix 'em all up

and sell 'em

by

the pound!!

1 lb, 4 oz's

to be exact,

and nope,

haven't got a clue

what that is in metric.

I have a gorgeous old fashioned

set of scales

in pounds and ounces,

and that's how I measure my

flour and sugar,

and other stuff

for baking,

so that's how I've measured the buttons:)

All I can say,

for those that don't know

pounds and ounces,

is that it's

a lot

 of buttons:)

I'll pop these on the website really soon

- tonight -

 they will be on the

''garage sale''

page

along with lots of other

bits and pieces

that I've added yesterday,

and I'll be adding more

today

and

  tomorrow :)



See you at the garage sale:)

Jenny

In the Pink:)

So,

I thought that it was time,

for another little giveaway.

The studio room is now closed,

 but don't forget

I'm still trading online here

and

through my Etsy shop

which you can find over on the sidebar.

This week's giveaway is brought to you

by the colour ...

"pink"

Pink is for -

 flowers...

... and buttons...

...cushions...

... and pretty teacups ...



...bunnies :)...



...gingham...



... and more flowers :)...

So,

would you like some pink bits and pieces?

If you would,

then all you gotta do is

leave a comment and tell me -

''Pink is for ......"

and I'll be back next week,

sometime,

maybe Wednesday,

or possibly Friday,

I might even wait until Saturday

or

Sunday :)

See you then,

Jenny:)

The perfect recipe :)

There's been a couple of ''play'' days

this week,

'cos Mother Nature's

been dishing out some cold wet stuff!

So ...

I've been wanting to make these little hearts

for a while -

sort of had them started a while ago,

so it was fun to finish them...

... I honestly truly love making

heart "thingies" ...

well why wouldn't you :)

I have a drawer where I keep my

little plastic templates

of the shapes that I draw

and

truly,

nine out of ten

of them

are hearts!!!

I know,

hard to believe ay:)

 I reckon this is the perfect recipe ...

hearts,

linens and lace,

lavender

and a very cute button:)

And I finished this cushion too ...

... more linen,

more lace,

a little stitchery,

some other ''bits'' and

some very old pure silk fabric

that is amazing to stitch on:)

Looking forward to seeing some of you

at

the

Final Day Sale

tomorrow.

See you later

Jenny :)



Popping Down to the Studio

Twice in one day,

have I ever done that before ??

Not sure :)

Anyway,

this one is to tell you that

my little ''pop up'' studio will be ''popping down''

a little sooner

that originally planned.

I have to turn the room back into a guest bedroom

sooner rather than later

and there are a few other things on the go

that mean

I don't have quite the same amount of time

to open the studio.

... but ...
I will still be doing my blogs and facebook,

will still be doing the giveaways,

and will still be selling online

through The Stitchery website.

... So ...

this is the final week,

and I'll only be open on Saturday.

Can't do Wednesday, Thursday or Friday :(

Final day is Saturday 4th August
from 10.00 a.m. till 3.00 p.m.

... And ...

it would be rude not to have a Final Day Sale!!

Motivated purely by selfishness -

the more I can sell on Saturday,

the less I have to cart back upstairs:)

If you visit the Studio on Saturday

you'll find sale priced
fabric,
patterns,
ribbon and lace,
threads,
and other bits and bobs.
All 30% off!!
For those who can't make it in,
 you can shop online
for the same sale prices,
which only seems fair:)
I haven't physically marked all the prices down
on my website,
but I will adjust them at this end
before processing the transaction.
For those of you that know me,
you will also know that I like ''real'' sale prices,
so I'm pretty sure you will be happy with them:)
There are a few exclusions
(Theodora Cleave buttons and booklets,
 linens and interfacing,
some of the Makers Studio finished items
and the quilts and tops),
but in general most other things
 will be discounted.
And free postage on orders over $50.00 :)
If you're not sure about something,
just email or call me
and I'll do my best to get back to you with an answer
as soon as possible.
Some ''stuff'' is in very limited quantities,
though,
so it will definitely be a matter of first come,
first served.

Now,
before I go,
just to let you know
that I have just received
another
beautiful big bundle
of
Theodora Cleave buttons.
As always,
they are divine.

So,

if you're in the neighbourhood,

maybe I'll see you on Saturday.

Have a great week :)

Jenny

Winner is...

Did the draw on Friday night,

for the Little Red Giveaway.

The winner is...

Brenda R :)

(who left a comment on Facebook)

Let me know your address,

Brenda,

and I'll pop your

Little Red parcel

in the post :)

Thanks so much to everyone who entered,

it seems that red is a very popular colour:)

What shall the next colour be,

I wonder...

Have a great Monday :)

See you soon,

Jenny



Little Red Giveway:)

Meant to do this yesterday,

but I forgot!!

I made up this cute little bundle of

red and white

fabrics,

a fat quarter of each,

a gorgeous Crab-apple Hill quilt pattern,

''Winter Sampler'',

and the icing on the cake,

one of Barb's fabulous hearts:)

You want it??

Leave a comment here,

or over on my facebook page,

and

who knows,

it could be your name

that the child

pulls out of the hat.

(he is open to bribes:))

(just kidding:))

Have a fabulous Friday :)

See you

Jenny

New Treats:)

I have two little booklets

to show you.

Barb has designed them -

one is full of the most divine

little stitcheries

and the other has gorgeous

button story designs.

''When a Bird Sings''

This beautiful little booklet is absolutely

packed with stitchery designs.

It's a pocket book style,

15 pages,

with two and three designs on each.

The sweetest little stitcheries,

so simple to stitch in an evening.

I've started some myself...

you can see them over here.

Barb's signed each of the copies I've got,

so if you'd like a ''special'' edition :)

jump on over to the website.

The second booklet
is a Button Story Stitchery Book ...

...9 pages of designs using Barb's beautiful buttons.
Lots of ideas
to spark your creativity
in both of Barb's books.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous:)

Back later with a new giveaway:)
See you
Jenny

Quilts for sale

It's time for a big cleanout!!

For far too long, now,

I've been storing quilt tops,

thinking that one day I would get round

to finishing them.

Reality check ....

this is just not going to happen,

even if I live to be 100!!!

So,

thought I would flip them onto TradeMe

to see if I could sell them,

and then I thought,

why not try my website first!!

Now I know that all you girls make your own quilts,

so it's a bit like coals to Newcastle,

but I thought,

maybe you know someone who doesn't,

who might like one partly done,

or a finished one, even.

So,

over the next few days

I'll be popping them onto my website

where they will stay for a couple of weeks

to see if there are any takers.

So far I've got 4 tops on,

but there will be finished quilts to come.

Some of the website pics are not so crash hot,

so here's a taste of what's over there...

...this one goes way back to my Geraldine days,

big, bold colours!

...can't remember if I did this one at Geraldine,

or Dunedin,

but it was made to sample

a range of batiks...





...this was a class sample,

from my time here in Dunedin ...

...and this one was also a class sample...

I love this angel quilt,

and I remember the class was so much fun,

but,

it is wasted

''resting''

in the upstairs cupboards.



There will be more appearing

over the next few days,

so check in every so often.

See you

Jenny