So many silly skeletons...

Okay I'm a few days late... but Happy Halloween
and

BOO!



thanks to Brenda for this wonderful Halloween postcard!

Today was the most Halloweeny we got around here. The friend who was going to have a party decided not to bother and so we didn't bother either, but today we went to one of DS1's classmates birthday parties which had a Halloween theme and entailed dressing up.



Seems most 4-5 year olds were skeletons this year. I guess next time we'll have to push the boat out a bit more LOL


And for some 2 year olds it was quite hard work being a pumpkin...




This week I have 2 hospital appointments for my leg so I have cut all my new rose fabrics out with the intention of basting them onto the hexagon papers while I wait around to be seen. Hopefully I won't be waiting long (just long enough to make a bit of progress would be nice though LOL)



I neglected to give anything away for my 200th post, but if you can guess how many hexagons are waiting to be basted to papers in the above picture. The winner can choose from a handmade gift (either an evening or a tote bag) or a selection of African fabrics. If there is a correct guess then that's great. If not, all comments will be popped in the bag and a random winner drawn. Regular commenters get an extra entry and if I've received rose fabrics from you at anytime in the past you get another entry too. I'll draw a winner November 15th. (oh, and if you commented on the 200th post before today you get another entry as well - just a bit of fun LOL)

Are you receiving me!

Firstly, apologies if in the last few days (3 in fact!) you have expected an email from me or if you have left me a comment. I have diligently emailed replies and merrily sent them off into the World Wide Wastebasket!!! Turns out my yahoo! email was just not sending. I have been so frustrated. Finally after an email to yahoo!, clearing cookies, cache and my inbox it seems to be semi-operational again. I have signed up to google mail too just in case this carries on...

So, in the last few days, the only person who has received something from me has been Birgit...

I made her this fabric postcard to wish her luck for her Quiltfest in Schoenaich, Germany on the 26th of July. The theme for the day is fruit or vegetables. Birgit is a big tease and is concerned that we may not have any fresh vegetables here LOL


The big clearout has unearthed some good stuff :-) So I have upgraded my sewing bag for handquilting to this...


In its previous life it contained skin creams.
So it has been saved from the skip, but will my yahoo email be so lucky??!!!!