A creative January round-up...

Well I stuck to my New Year's Resolution for the whole of January (yes, I know there are two days to go), so I thought I'd let you see what I've been doing.

Firstly I finished the New Year's Eve mystery quilt - I've called mine "Butterflies in my Garden"...

Yes it does look a little different from my original picture.  Something about it was bugging me and I was determined that it was not going to finish as a UFO.  So I took the blocks apart and sashed them, adding cornerstones of the red.  And VOILA!  It worked.

I also finished my darling nephew's snuggle quilt...

Notice how the top and bottom rows are upside down?  I swear this quilt had gremlins...or maybe it's the fault of these little guys...

Then I made a beach tote bag as a very late Chrissie present for a beloved sister...

I also made a quilt for Miss 12 from a beautiful pattern by Erica Spinks called "Sunshine on Roses".  Miss 12 decided to claim this one very soon after I started laying out the blocks.

And finally, I added the next border to my challenge quilt, with lots of colour advice from my children.  I loved the idea of Miss Lottie's to turn the quilt on point, it solved a real dilemma for me.  So here it is, ready to be posted...

And yes, Miss Lottie, I have put another border around your challenge quilt, I'm just not going to show you - it's a surprise.  Let's just say the next row is...Flying Geese!

Oh, and check out this picture of a thunderstorm approaching today...

Didn't do much to us, but we are waiting with baited breath for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Bianca some time tomorrow.