OUR CRAFT FORUM BLOG HOP STARTS TODAY!

Thank you for joining Our Craft Forum's blog hop!. So what is " Our Craft Forum"? a craft forum for like minded people who love crafts. mostly patchwork, stitching, quilting and the like. It's a safe place to make new friends who share a love of craft & to have some fun and a little bit of laughter along the way & to join in on swaps of all types.

This weekend is designed to tell our blogging friends about our wonderful forum and invite you to be part of our forum.

Several of the members will be offering tutorials, giveaways and some tips of the trade.

The blog hop starts at miss-nances blog so if you want to join us on the whole journey please go to

   http://missnance.blogspot.com/ and follow the links at the bottom of each post to find the next blog along the way.

Each person who joins our forum from this blog hop will go in the draw for a craft pack. So to join our forum, please go to

http://ourcraftforum.freeforums.org/ and register.

Entries close at MIDNIGHT EDST (Sydney time) Sunday 27th February.

So join in the fun and maybe find a new forum, new blog and new friends along the way.

You never know, you may even learn something new or win a great prize!

I have a little hint to share with you, it is not my own idea, I have read it somewhere recently but can't remember where otherwise I would give credit to the person who posted it.

A temporary design wall can be made by attaching a flannel backed tablecloth to a door ( flannel side out) -I have not tried this yet but it sounds a good idea.

I am offering a giveaway on my blog. The winner will have a choice of a panel called ' Tea for Two" by Yuko Hasegawa for RJR fabrics,

there are 8 separate cushion sized prints all different featuring, tea cups, mugs, glasses etc. would make great placemats, runner, little hanging etc, OR a choice of a surprise pack which would include a pretty FQ and ? and some? and perhaps a ?.

The winner can let me know what they would prefer. Please do not comment BEFORE midday today, as only the comments after that time will go in the draw.

If you join the craft forum and let me know I will give you an extra entry, please make sure I am able to contact you.

I hope you enjoy visiting all the lovely ladies in this blog hop and hope you become one of new friends on the forum.

Thanks for visiting my blog I hope you come back again.

Your next stop on the hop is over at the lovely Norma's blog at  

    http://normascraft.blogspot.com

OUR CRAFT FORUM BLOG HOP

This weekend Our Craft Forum is hosting a blog hop, from Noon Friday 25th to Midnight Sunday 27th February. EDST. So what is " Our Craft Forum"?- a craft forum for like minded people who loves crafts. Mostly patchwork, stitching, quilting and the like. It's a safe place to make new friends who share a love of craft & to have some fun and a little bit of laughter along the way & join in swaps of all types.
This weekend is designed to tell our blogging friends about our wonderful forum and to invite you to be part of our forum.
Several of our members will be offering tutorials, giveaways and some tips of the trsde.
The blog hop starts on miss-nances blog so if you want to join us on the whole journey please go to
http://missnance.blogspot.com/ and follow the links at the bottom of each post to find the next blog along the way.
Each person who joins our forum from this blog hop will go in the draw for a craft pack. So join in on the fun and maybe find a new forum, new blog and new friends along the way. You never know, you may even learn something new or win a great prize!!!

BLOG HOP

Hi everyone. Just want to let you all know I am participating in a blog hop with some lovely ladies from our craft forum. It starts on Friday 25th Feb, and there will be giveaways. so stay tuned. :)

SO PROUD TO BE AN AUSSIE!!!!!

Hi everyone, well what a beginning to the new year! Floods, fires, cyclones. So many tragedies. To watch the aftermath of the Queensland floods was heartbreaking. My hometown of Ipswich suffered badly. I have not lived there since I was a young girl, but have relatives there,  a couple  of them who are very elderly and I am so grateful that they are safe.
Then to see the awesome rescue people, and the ones that sheltered, clothed and fed everyone, you are truly Angels on Earth. I think you are just awesome!!!! no praise would suffice!
I also know that things have not been so good over there in the U.S. in fact I have a penpal (several in fact for nearly 20 years) and my friend in Georgia has had snow for the first time in 128 years!!!!!
It is just so wonderful also to see the help from bloggers, not only in Australia, but overseas-( Cyndi at bluebirdswing) is one I know that has made and donated a quilt and many others have helped out too! you are so kind and generous, and I am sure there are many others. All of us Quilting/Craft  people really know how to pitch in and send help and love to those in need!!! You are all wonderful.
There have been collections of soft toys (hugglies) from  Leanne at stittchselection.blogspot.com and also there  are many ladies  making up sewing kits, in a drawstring bag, which will include perhaps, a couch companion, scissors, threads, needles, FQ's, pins and so on to at least let our fellow stitchers have start on perhaps keeping their minds off their problems even if for a little while. I am sure, even knowing that there is someone thinking of you and your plight must be a great help.!
A lot of ladies also had online auctions of their quilts!
You probably know that I am quite new to blogging, just finding my way around. I have no grandkids living near here to be the experts-lol. so I am just muddling along..... I,  however am following a lot of blogs. and enjoying them  so much.
 Gail ( missnance.blogspot) is setting something up, which might end up with myself and others having more lovely followers., through a blog hop.Anyway, I have decided after going in so many giveaways on the many blogs I visit, that I will have a really nice giveaway in April, to coincide with my birthday, and because of the generosity of most bloggers, it will be open to anyone anywhere  in this big wide world.  Blogging has opened my eyes to so much and the creativity and generosity of my fellow bloggers. For anyone who is interested in donating/ sending sewing implements, etc fot the sewing kits,  please contact
jennyof elefanz(at)yahoo(dot)com  or
purpleflowerpatch(at)gmail(dot)com

Thank you fellow bloggers, you are the best. Hugs to you all!  Sandy!!!

Happy New Year!

Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Xmas, and that this year will bring good health, happiness and of course, lots of time to pursue your favourite hobbies.
Thanks to a very special person who has helped me sooo much, I have a lovely new header! Isn't it pretty?? I am chuffed!!!!
There is a great giveaway by Vicki of thepickledishpatch.blogspot! with lots of beaut stuff to be won by some lucky person. Good luck!
Not much happening at the moment with my sewing. I have found that making paper pieced hexagon flowers is very addictive, and I have a Bronwyn Hayes stitchery ready to start! Then there are some fab free BOM's again this year so there will be so much to choose from! and I won't even think about those ufo's that are lurking around the place!!! Where to start?.................
More next time! happy stitching. hugs from Sandy.

I'm back at last!!! :-)

Hi Everyone, gee my second post. I finally noticed tonight that I had messages on here to read. DUH!!!! just finding my way but thanks to anyone who has visited. I will make this blog my number one project in 2011. I really enjoy looking at other blogs and some if not most are just so inspiring. So thanks for stopping by my little corner here, and I hope each and every one of you has the most special Xmas. Hugs from Sandy.