Hi Cuties, I've been off the grid for quite a while. Firstly of course due to having surgery and secondly we have had no phone or internet for 4 days. NBN "The National Broadband Network is an upgrade to Australia's existing telecommunications infrastructure. Rolls and rolls of lovely fibre-optic cable are being installed all over the country. The NBN's fibre-optic cables will better suit the Australian environment, as data speeds over this type of cable are not affected by rain and extreme heat the way existing copper lines are. This is great news for Australians." It was easier to copy what it is all about from the internet!

Anyway, I've been home 2 weeks now and whilst I could sit I did a few of these squares. It was a very time consuming project, but it's turned out great. I was going to make these for all of my ladies for my Christmas luncheon, but will do something else. This will be MINE!!

This design comes from an Australian company called Sweet Pea - this particular runner was all done in a 4x4 hoop but can go up to a 6x6. It costs $15.00 AUD - she has many other designs as well. I think if I do this again I'll use a plain white - I've used a white Broderie Anglaise here and the stitches don't show up as well as I would have liked - I will use a darker thread for the holly leaf design as it doesn't show on the white. I purposely put a green thread around the centre Holly piece and gold thread on the others. I love the effect of the up/ down of the Holly leaves too. I actually had Holly fabric for the green side sections too. It is about 2 feet long and 12 inches wide. Sorry I clipped off the right hand side. Hope everyone is having a great day of sewing. It's a beautiful Autumnal (Fall) day here.

Thanks for looking. Love Chris, Newcastle, Australia