Violet!

I would like you all to meet Violet.

She is very very special!!!!! She is very good at keeping secrets!!! She loves her pretty dress!! She looks after something very special that she will only show to those who she knows will look after it & treat it with the respect it deserves. It is not something for tiny little hands to prod & poke & that is why she is so good at keeping secrets. She has allowed me to show you her best kept secret to-day!!!!!!!!
Drum roll please ! DAH DAH !!!!!!!!!!

My new sewing machine has arrived I am so thrilled. It is not the top of the range of machines by a long chalk but it does all that I have need of & what more can a girl ask for. I now have a pile of work jeans to alter for my DH ( why did I not marry someone taller lol!!!!) A few cushions to finish off some trousers for myself to alter & so it goes!!!! I am like a child with a new toy !! Thank you Miss Violet for keeping my new toy free from dust & making it look even prettier than it is!!!! Happy sewing to you all! Marie x

Easter Baking & sewing

This is my grandson Harry every year he comes to my house to make some Easter buns for the rest of his cousins. To-day was so cold & windy in Ireland that we decided to-day was the day!!!! Afterwards I was able to do some sewing ~ it feels so good to have the pressure of the wedding over ~ even though it was a very low key affair I didn't realise until this week just how stressed out I have been. Having said all that it was a truly wonderful occassion & so lovely to share in my daughter's special day.
I want to thank Heidi from http://needlenecessities.blogspot.com/ for the lovely Christmas primitive ornaments patterns which she shared over the past few months I have one completed & one almost finished & one still to start. I have enjoyed the time spent sewing these simple but beautiful ornaments as they have helped me relax a bit while sewing them. When looking for some backing fabric I came across a few UFO'S & have also been working hard at these I will post pics as soon as I have them totally finished.
A friend sent me a beautiful e mail today a lovely song by Carroll Roberson called One Pair of Hands. I had the privlege of meeting Carroll some years ago when he came to my local church I would love to share it with you I found it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bm7b_i_pYg&feature=related on you tube so I hope the link works if not leave me a comment with your e mail address & I'll forward it to you