Thought you might like to see the bag I made for my friend Pauline for her birthday on Sunday. She's up coming to spend the weekend with us, I am looking forward to seeing her its been over a year since we have seen each other so our jaws will flap non stop for the whole weekend. The 2nd photo is a close up of the flowers on the bag.

Finally did a couple of pages last week after a very long drought I went up to Rachelle's last Friday and got a little of my mojo back notice I said a little since I have been doing the markets I struggle to find time I don't know how you young ones manage to work and scrap

Keep smiling and take care til next time

Hi thought I would pop in and say hello it has been so long since I posted you may have thought I had forgotten how, my intentions are good but just never seem to get around to doing it, I am always so busy doing nothing that I lose track of time.

Am in Adelaide at the moment having a Nanna fix with the Grandies I don't get to see them nearly as often as I'd like. I came expecting it to be freezing cold and it hasn't been all that bad haven't even had to wear my coat yet, just a jumper according to Fred I sent the cold over to NSW so it can stay there til I fly back next week.

Take care and keep smiling

Have been so busy playing with my new machine haven't had time to blog, am so loving my machine, does so much more than old faithful could do. So have been appliquéing just about everything I lay my hands on and the automatic button hole maker is so so good. Will put up pics of my latest bags when I have time to photograph them. Off to visit Dottie at Kingsthorpe after I finish my market on Sunday really looking forward to catching up with her seems forever since we had a visit. Enjoy your long weekend

I ended up going with the Bernina, very excited to have new a machine. Ended up going with the Bernina because I liked the lady who sells them better than the bloke who sells the Elna and Janome and also the Bernina comes with a 5 year warranty and unlimited sewing lessons if I have trouble using it and hey lets face it I am sure to have trouble, if there is a wrong way to do something you can be sure I will do it the wrong way

Help

Need help, have to get new sewing machine.

Have three to choose from:

*Janome

*Bernina

*Elna

They are all the same price and basically do the same thing.

Which one would you buy?

Hi thought you might like to see what Sandra and my stall looks like at the markets we have just invested in new gazebos and we think they look pretty spiffy.

I have just had my cousin David and his wife Pat from England visiting had never met them before they were really nice people and we had a wonderful visit, just wish they could have stayed longer. They left today to go to Batlow to meet everyone down there, they will notice a difference in the temperatures when they get there we had really lovely weather for them while they were here.

Must away to the sewing machine so keep smiling Jen

Thought you might like to see what I have been doing recently

card for Scrapping Outback Challenge You kit

A4 LO for Scrapping Outback Challenge you kit challenges are the only scrapping I have been doing at the moment too busy making stuff for the markets

backpack I have added to the range of bags I make