Recovering from the frenzy

That's two days of eating frenzy. We aussies have this extra day called Boxing Day, the day after Christmas....where we're supposed to open all the present boxes. I reckon its just an excuse for another public holiday. But who's complaining? There's all that eating (and drinking) to be had.

Anyhow, I can now reveal the present I made for my sis. I'm happy to say she loved it! This is the keyring front......


.....and the back. I'm just chuffed it turned out so nice.


And as usual I wanted to keep it, too, but when you get to the eleventh hour, all the shops have closed and the ones still open are selling crap wares....the "push came to the shove" and I had to put something in giftwrap. Here's the close-up of the stitching.


Lastly, I nearly forgot to share some fabric haul from our mini-break last week. For all you peeps who are fans of the French style of crafting shown in Marie Claire Idees', I found a shop in the middle of the Hunter Valley with lots of long bolts of the most beautiful French quilting fabric. The shop is called Les Indiennes de Provence.....and Sydneysiders, they've got a shop in the QVB. I only managed to walk out with some fat quarters cos' its a bit on the pricey side. But it's one of those situations where if I didn't have the bub running amok or the geezer crossing his arms and tapping his toes outside, I could've easily convinced myself to get some more yardage to make into a summer dress for the little kiddo. Awww geez, as if I need any more fabric!


Okeydokes! I now gotta get us ready to meet a friend for brunch.....hope everyone's having a good week. Cheerio!