Happy Christmas

I hope you all have a very Happy Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year.

Quilts and Lace

Hello Everyone, sorry it has been such a long time since I posted anything but I have been busy trying to finish off these two quilts as they are christmas pressy's. I have also been shopping quite a lot but I have now more or less finished Christmas shopping. I have also been busy making things for my daughter whose baby is due on 3rd January, I have made bunting for the nursery and lovely cushions and other things too. We are all looking forward to this precious baby and I will be glad when it is all over and I can stop worrying about everything, I am sure you Mums out there know what I am talking about.

This is my first effort at colouring Lace, I used very watered down acrylic paints and then sealed the colour with a hot iron, it was fun to do and I enjoyed it I will have another go at this..

Kathleen and I have been shopping quite a lot, she is off on another cruise with her son and daughter-in-law and grandaughter they are off around the canary islands this time, she is looking forward to the dressing up part and she has bought some new things to wear.

I have my family coming for Christmas so I am busy planning everything for their stay, it is such a lovely time.

I am off now to wash all my china and then return it to the shelves so that it is shiny for christmas I also have mince pies to make for my mother and father in law, I expect you are all busy too.

Crazy Quilt Journal

Check my sidebar, you will see a new button, Crazy Quilt Journal 2012 go to the websight and read about this project, it's all about producing a block a month for 12 months no smaller than 6"x6", if you have never tried crazy quilting you should have a go it is really beautiful to look at and once you start you will not want to stop, I love all the embellishments, there are some lovely things do decorate your crazy quilt blocks I love bits of old lace,buttons, beads, embroidery,old jewellery and lovely images like the one you see here it is a real artform. Go on have a go.

Poppy Day

This is a picture of my dad, he did'nt die in the war but my Uncle Harry did (my dads brother) so to day I remember my uncle Harry who died in the first world war, and I have huge respect for my Dad and my brothers who were involved in the 2nd world war.

Whilst living in Cosham, Portsmouth, my Mom and my older brothers and sisters lived through horrific bombing which affected them all all of their lives. God Bless all the service men and women who fight and die to give us all a safer future.

Malvern Quilt Show

These are just a few pictures of quilts that Kathleen and I saw at Malvern yesterday, they are by a lady called Dilys Fronks and I think they are beautiful, the work that goes into producing these wonderful images is mind boggling, a very clever lady.

This lovely tree was the first thing we saw when we parked up at the foot of the Malvern Hills what a glorious site and as you can see from the sky we had a beautiful day. On the journey down we drove through countryside that simply took your breath away, there was a low lying mist when we first started out and it made everything look magical. As usual we bought nice things, but we did notice that the price of everything is a lot more than it was at the beginning of the year.

We were able to sit outside to eat our lunch, lots of people were picnicking, a day to treasure through the long winter months.

Hello everyone, I have been busy sewing and I have enjoyed making some notebook covers, these are two of them, the lace one is'nt quite finished yet I want to embellish a little more but I love it so far, I followed a tutorial for the lace one on a blog called Just Lilla she has lots of tutorials, she makes beautiful things. The other photo is of my sewing room, it is very typical of a sewing room I would think, lots of fabric all over the place, I do tidy it now and again but it does'nt take long to get into disarray, Tony my husbad is about to put up some shelves for books and magazines so that will help, are you all starting to think about christmas?

A Lovely surprise

This heart was sent to me from Elizabeth D at French Village life, I helped her with something she could'nt find in France and to say thank you she sent me this lovely Lavender heart filled with lavender from her garden it smells delicious and I have hung it near my bed because I know Lavender helps you sleep, thank you Elizabeth!
Kathleen and I went shopping yesterday Kathleen managed to get a couple of christmas presents, the shops are already full of christmas goodies and we found some lovely things to give us inspiration. We had two coffees and lots of chat.
I am going to try to make a cq bag with a kiss clasp, I have never done this and I have read from Pat Winters magazine over and over again and feel I should give it a go, I will show you the results good or bad soon.