Rainy Friday

Here in Melbourne it is raining…….not too much but hopefully more to come!!!! We have just put in a new and much bigger water tank so we are hoping to fill it soon!!!!
And to cheer you up on a rainy day….the winners of the "red blooms for Christmas" patterns are…Amy (sew amy) and Sue Benson…let me know your address and I will pop them in the post!!!!

Still on Christmas…this weeks pattern is "Santa's Helpers"…….go on, leave a comment…..even if you have left a comment previously…..you have to be in it to win it!!!!

Santas helpers

I am going away this weekend for my sister's 40th birthday…oh dear….get me and my sisters together and all we do is sing!!!! singstar better watch out!!! so…. I guess I won't be doing too much sewing…LOL!!

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Dee kindly sent me this photo of her "Heart of the Home" backpack which she made last year…..it looks fantastic and I always get a buzz when I see a finished project of one of my patterns!! I think it looks fabulous…well done… and thanks so much for sharing!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!!

Now I am off to lurk in blogland!!!

Cheers

Gail

PS…have just visited this blog with some lovely photos of "Home Sweet Home"

76 thoughts on “Rainy Friday”

  2. the Santa’s Helper pattern is so cheery! Great designs for redwork and in time for holiday fun!

  3. Hey Gail! Haven’t popped in for a while – life keeps interfering. Love the Santa’s Helpers stitcheries – so cute and quirky!! And what a great job Dee did with your “Heart of the Home” pattern. Oooooohhh!! Singing with your sisters – sounds fun! We went on a weekend retreat with some of my beloved’s workmates a few weeks ago and they had … a karaoke machine!! Lots of fun, lots of laughs and some surprise closet pop-stars! Enjoy – oh and take photos, of course!! Bear Hugs! KRIS

  4. Love the elves Gail they are so cute and I am a sucker for christmas as you know. Just got my Magic of Christmas quilt from Estelle so hopefully it will be fully finished for my christmas. Wendy

  5. Just love the happy elves in this stitchery, your designs are inspiring.
    Thank you for sharing them.
    Hugs Deb McDonald

  8. Hi Gail,
    I’d love to be a ‘Santa’s Helper’ – a stitchery, just in time for Christmas.
    Tina D.

  11. Lovely pattern as always. Please include me in the draw, I hope to be so lucky one day
    Claire xx

  12. Gail, These elves look like they have lots of personality and they look beautiful combined with those fabrics. No christmas is complete without some elves. Thanks so much for sharing my bag on your blog. Of course it would be nothing if it had not been for your gorgeous designs. D. :=)

  13. Santa’s helpers just look so cute. Christmas is such a great time of year and there are so many things to choose from to do. What will I do next? Will it be Santa’s helpers if I am lucky. Keeping the fingers crossed

  14. Hopefully you get more rain. Has being raining all day in the Wimmera. Would love to go into the draw for your pattern.

  15. Love the elves and I like that you can make them individually, they would make great Xmas presents!

  16. The elves are really, really cute ^-^ Nothing says preparing for Christmas more then that. Only a few more weeks left now *eek*

  17. Christmas is approaching very fast and I have to start on my christmasgifts now…(panic).
    Your patterns is so lovely. I have not seen that backpack pattern before….love it!!

  19. Just wish some of that rain fell on adelaide, it has been trying all day and not much has come of it. Santas helpers looks very cute.

  21. Hi Gail, Santa’s Helpers is one of my favourites … those little pixies are too cute. Happy Birthday to your Sister I hope you have a fun weekend.
    Cheers sue

  22. lovely little elves -I’d love this pattern . Especially like the one with his head 1/2 off!!!!

  23. Your giveaways get better every week :O) Hope you have a wonderful week end with your sister’s 40th birthday. Still young hee hee hee. I’ll be 50 next year. Oh boy, that sounds old.

  26. Hi. Your Elv’s are so cute. Just what I need now to give me a helping hand before christmas. 😉
    Have a great birdayparty with your sister. Give her a big hug from me in Norway. If you are going to sing ” happy birtday” to her, you can sing “Gratulerer med da’n” It is in Norwegian. Hugs 😉

  28. Santa’s Helper pattern is so cool. Great designs for redwork and in time for the festival season I would love them

  30. Lovely new pattern! I am looking for something christmassy to make now that christmas is quickly sneaking up on us. Hope you have a lovely weekend. Being a singstar fan myself, I just added sing along disney songs singstar to my birthday list (my sisters and I love to sing star too) 😛 have a great weekend, Nicky

  31. Dear Gail, I do so love your patterns. Stitchery is always my favourite. Thanks for the chance to win this one. cheers Noela.

  37. Cute patterns, again!!!! There is raining, here in Finland too…but not yet snowing. Happy weekend and celebration to you all! Count me in…

  39. Cute pattern. I would love to get it. Hope you have a fun weekend together with your sister. I will be celebrating my birthday this weekend too.
    Your pattern would be a greate birthday gift if i win (hint, hint, hihi).

  44. Hi Gail
    I love your elves. I think they would make great xmas decorations for the boys too. Will the pattern be out soon?
    Cheers
    Sharon

  45. Hi Gail
    I love your elves. I think they would make great xmas decorations for the boys too. Will the pattern be out soon?
    Cheers
    Sharon

  46. Hi Gail,
    i would love to win (like anyone else LoL). Please choose me….
    i love your designs. They are so cute
    Greetings from the Netherlands
    Maike

  51. Please count me in! You can never have enough christmas patterns especially one as cute as this!!

  52. I have all my extremities crossed this time for the elves! Hope you had a great time with your sisters!!
    Laurie from Clinton, Maine USA

  53. What a cute pattern, I find the elves very special.
    Your heading to your summertime, overhere it’s almost winter, brrrrrrrr
    Bye bye from the Netherlands
    Ines

  58. thank you for the give away. I am so excited I won. I e-mailed you my address. The elves are adorable. When will that pattern be for sale. I’ve got to have it.

  60. You can’t go past red and green- and Santa’s helpers are just the thing to brighten up a home for Christmas- sharing in family celebrations is such a special time- and as well your patterns will help to create those wonderful memories of Christmas

  63. The Santas helpers are so cute! And I love that backpack! The colours are gorgeous!
    Thanks for your generous giveaways!

  64. Great little elves — would love to have the pattern and stitch them up for the holidays.

  70. Hi Gail…I just love xmas elves they are just so cute…please put me in the draw..maybe third time lucky….linda b

  73. What a nice stichery’s and also the backpack is lovely. I like to join the drawing. Cora, the Netherlands

  75. Just love this new pattern Gail! Please put me in the draw – you do amazing work..I’m just learning but i hope my stitching would do your beautiful pattern justice 🙂
    Thanks and many blessings,
    Kylie

  76. Hello Gail
    I love this pattern also and ordered it yesterday.
    But I have searched for hours finding the blue dots fabric.
    Can you help me?
    Greetings form the Netherlands

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