This is my July block for CJQP, it is quite hard to keep finding new things to put in these blocks but once I get started I love doing them, I want to put them all together when they are finished to make a wallhanging for my bedroom, I have them in a file and they look so pretty.
I have had a lovely day in my sewing room today, I have been putting together an I Spy quilt for Jude, it has lots of animals and fruit and veg all very colourful oh there are cars and trucks as well, I also added lots of ribbon tags as Jude has a fascination for silky labels and concentrates very hard on them poking his little finger at them so I found lots of different texxtured ribbon and made lots of tags for him to play with, all I have to do now is put it together with wadding and a backing and then quilt it, I may have a go on Kathleens longarm quilter so that I can get it done quickly.
Here is Jude sat on his Grandads Landrover, he really loved it and his Grandad was so proud of him, what happens when you become Grandparents? we have become so wrapped up in this little chap he gives us so much pleasure and he is becoming a real little character, we are babysitting tomorrow, can't wait.
I have just finished this block, I am a litte behind and stll have July,August to complete. I am pleased
Yay!!! just finished another ripple blanket, this one is for Kate she loves to cuddle under mine when she is here so I thought I would do one for her house, I love making things for my kids it's so rewarding.
Lovely Quilts, my favourite is the Teatime one, and I love the little crazy patch purses.
Do you remember that boring brown shelf I bought at the charity Shop for £5 well here it is painted and wallpapered, I am really pleased with it and I have started to put my perfume bottles on the shelves, I need to collect some more.
Hello, I bought this shelf from one of the many charity shops, it cost me £5 I have been working on it and in the next few days I will show you what I have done with it.
Hello everyone, we have been away for a week when we heard the weather was going to be good we just upped and went. We were lucky to get an apartment in Brighton in the Marina, we actually stayed in an apartment on a pontoon that is floating on the sea in the beautiful evenings and watched the sun go down it was lovely, our balcony looked out over all the boats moored up for the summer some of them going out for the day and some people actually living year round on tneir boats. We have eaten lovely food mooched around antique shops and generally had a relaxing time. There were lots of things I would have liked to bring home but of course there was nowhere to put them we only have a small car but I took photo's. We are home now and the washing is done just the ironing to do ( that may take a little longer)
Shopping today, collected Kathleen (cottonreel) called in at the bank to unlock Kathleens pin, on the way out of the bank Kathleen asked me to feel inside her skirt band as something did'nt feel right, I looked and could see a line so far down across her backside but nothing else, we carried onto Fosse Park (shopping Mall) and went into BHS (department store) as we were walking around Kathleen was still squirming and fidgeting about and suddenly she said I need to get to a toilet my knickers are coming down, well of course we started to giggle and as the toilets were upstairs we started to go up by which time the knickers were a knee level which made me giggle even more because I had visions of Kathleen stuck half way up the stairs with her knickers locking her legs together, by this time we were helpless, totally incapable of moving, tears streaming down our faces, we finally got to the top of the stairs and into the toilet where Kethleen removed he offending item and put them in her handbag, Honestly you just do not know what is going to happen when you share a day with Kathleen but boy do we have fun.
This is my CQJP block for May I am a little behind but June will follow shortly. These little crazy patchwork blocks are so nice to do and when all twelve are finished I am looking forward to putting them together. Every time I go through my bits for a block I get sidetracked playing with all the lovely things. Oh well! time to dish the dinner up.
Here are three little Teddies I have knitted to go to a war torn country somewhere in the world, they have their own little bag too. Doctors have found that children who have someone to cuddle and love get better much quicker than those who don't so these teddies are always needed as the children are allowed to take them home when they are feeling better. Sadly this is an ongoing thing, so I will be knitting them for a long time.
Hello everyone, its quite a while since I posted anything, my husband Tony retired and we have been busy with bank things and just generally enjoying being together. Yesterday we went to Donnington Antiques Fair and I spied this little bobbin case and I could,nt resist it. I also bought the Lavender box which I love, Lavenham Lavender is famous in England and to go to the Lavender fields is quite something, I am not quite sure what I am goung to put in it but I will show you when I have decided.
Hello everybody, what a lovely week of weather we have had in England, this lovely rose popped open this morning and it smells devine. I have been very busy in the garden and shopping for new plants Cottonreel and I have been to so many garden centres we are exhausted but we have bought some lovely things.
Cottonreel and I went to Malvern Quilt Show Yesterday, we had a really good day it was a lovely show with lots to look at and drool over. the first photo of fabric is not from Malvern but from the Fabric Guild, we went there today I got a lovely 3yard piece of floral fabric for £9 and the 6 fat quarters were free, they do a voucher scheme and this pack was on offer for 10 vouchers.
