Pretty Frilly Cushion etc...etc...

good morning

from the place of gusty winds and sudden downpours of rain!

here in south east queensland,

where they tell us ...

it's beautiful one day and perfect the next?

it's looking pretty green but it's not

very warm or sunny and summer-like

at the moment!

thank you all for your wonderful birthday wishes

for my dad's 80th yesterday...

he loved his afghan,

which took me all winter to crochet!

it was totally worth it,

i could hear his smile on the 'phone.

just thought i'd also say

that i have posted the winners of the giveaway

their parcels.

and

also thought i'd give you a bit more of a look

at the little frilly cushion

which joni and anya will receive in a few days!

{i hope i'm not boring you to tears}

you've seen the frilly front,

made with one of the last pieces of my pink 'flower sugar'...

just thought i'd show you the back as well...

made with 'mirabella' if you please.

so if anya gets tired of frilly and pink

she can turn it over and have baby blue and paisley,

i couldn't resist a little selvedge

and buttons and a blue heart lovingly embroidered in!

well, show and tell ain't finished.

no, sirree!!

i'm going to display a work in progress.

these are a couple of the placemats

i cut out "snippety snip" last week.

after some wise words of advice,

from experienced blogging friends,

i bought grey polar fleece

and sandwiched it between the back and the front layers...

if you look closely

between the front {top} and the back {bottom red fabric}

you will notice a little line of grey!

needing some way of holding it all together,

{wish it were this simple with the rest of my life!}

i decided to emphasise the stripes of different patterns

on the fabric in red cotton...

i am happy with that.

i'm going to get on with binding the edges now...

so tomorrow i may have something else to 'show & tell'.

how exciting is that?

i just know i've made your day! lol...

but first a creative cup of tea!

i'm hoping your weathermanperson is forecasting

just the kind of weather you like...

naturally Carol xox