It's Wednesday already?!

Look who was watching through the window last night when my husband was doing the dishes!

Remember when we first moved here in July and we found a Green Tree Frog living in our toilet? Well, after we spotted our watcher I went outside to get a closer look at our window visitor and discovered the whole family have moved in! They meet in the laundry tubs outside the back door apparently...

...Blossom had to have a play too...

...and there is our little window sitter. He wasn't in a hurry to go anywhere, quite content to watch hubby till the chores were done.

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Meanwhile, back in the living room I got Blossom to hold up my FINISHED Shabby Roses Quilt so you could see which binding I finally chose to use. I was a good mumma and listened to my baby girl's suggestion - she was right, the pink paisley looks fantastic. I wish I could show you more, but then I'd be spoiling the surprises of the last three blocks.

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Today the mailman came with two wonderful gifts!
This is the giveaway I won a little while back from Amanda's blog. I *love* those Japanese fabrics, and I have some gorgeous new earrings to wear, as well as the prettiest hand dyed Australian cotton thread (you should see the colours for real...beautiful!) as well as a gift voucher from Kelani. If you haven't been to peruse the Kelani store online PLEASE do!!
Thank you so much, Amanda!! Everything is so lovely. :-)

And the 2nd surprise in the mailbox?
I made the cover of Creating Country Threads again!! WOW!!!

This is my Oopsie Daisies wall hanging...I don't know about you but Oopsie Daisies make me so happy when I stitch them. I have another cute Oopsie Daisies design coming out in Creating Country Threads at the end of the year.
For those who cannot purchase this magazine in your country, more of my Oopsie Daisies designs can be bought from my Etsy Store.
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Now, a few links to share.
You're all aware that I have begun a love affair with machine quilting? A lovely blogger sent me a link to a free download from Quilting Arts Magazine for machine quilting tips, and another blogger put me on to some free video classes from Patsy Thompson. This is going to help a lot - thank you ladies!
As well as those, I will be receiving in the mail very soon a DVD by Dawn Ramirez. Have a look at her work, ladies, she is so talented!! The lessons on her DVD are for beginners as well as more advanced machine quilters. For now I am the beginner, but maybe this time next year I'll be able to call myself 'mildly proficient'.

Do you enjoy Swaps? If so, have you seen SwapDex? It lists many swaps that cover most crafts.

Lastly, Ky asked me to mention that her and a number of other ladies who do not have blogs have joined together. She invites you to join if you do not have your own blog. The blurb on the blog reads: "This is a place where we share ideas and information, we show and tell what we are working on, and get advice and encouragement. If you have thought about creating a blog but didn't want the hassle or thought you might not write enough to make it worthwhile then you are welcome to join us here. You don't have to know anything at all about blogging, we'll help you out! We are taking new members, just send us an e-mail if you would like to join our group!"
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Sorry for such a long blog post! I had so much to tell you and I didn't even mention the new secret projects I'm working on....well, I almost didn't mention them. ;-)

Don't forget to sign up for the Hug Swap by September 4th!

Hugs
Jenny
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