Buttons and Bows Swap

I received a lovely parcel from Elaine who was my swap parter in the Buttons and Bows swap arranged by Elizabeth athttp://afrenchcountrylife there were lots of ribbons and buttons and pretty bits which I can use in my Crazy Patchwork, so Thank you Elaine and thank you Elizabeth for arranging the swap, this was my first swap and I enjoyed it very much!

Clothes Shopping

Oh Boy!! did I tell you that Cottonreel is going on a cruise with her son well she is and we have been shopping for clothes, we have been in and out of so many changing rooms (all smelling of sweaty feet and other sweaty things) even the high end one's and looked in those mirrors'yes' those mirrors which you are convinced make you look twice your size and show every lump and bump, we have been at it for two days so far, and it has been very warm, we get home and collapse in a very un-dainty heap. Cottonreel has bought some nice new outfits and will do her son proud but, she has a habit of wanting to come home after a couple of days so her son has promised to throw her overboard if she even mentions coming home. We have a few weeks yet to get everything she needs and by the time she goes I will need to lie down in a darkened room for a few hours. I love her really!

A Basket for Kate

I have been lining a basket for Kate with lovely baby fabric, I have put pockets all around so that she can put all sorts of bits and pieces in them, I am going to fill the basket with lots of necessities for the baby, I hope she likes it. What a busy time of year this is, always something to do in the garden and I seem to have three quilts on the go at the moment, my sewing machine has decided to play up and keeps breaking the top thread, I am taking it to the sewing machine Dr. tomorrow. It has been really hot and heavy today it still is I am going to have a nice cool shower in a moment because otherwise I will not sleep. My son Andrew and his girlfriend Beccy are coming home tomorrow they have been on hiliday in Kefelonia, Greece I am looking forward to seeing them. I Hope you are all having a great summer.

Back from Devon

Hello, we arrived back from our stay in South Devon as the rain started in our second week. We had a great first week, the beautiful sunset is over Dartmoor we were staying on the edge of Dartmoor and it was so gorgeous. I stood in front of this tree because it had a very wide trunk and made me feel slim. The lovely seaside picture is taken at Dartmouth we sat and watched the boats and ate ice cream.

The steps are the Mayflower steps in Plymouth where the people boarded the famous ship. The memorial is just above and there were lots of plaques along the wall telling different things.

We had a really nice time visiting lots of lovely places and having a good rest, South Devon is so pretty, we drove through villages that did not seem real they were so quaint. We had a lovely day on the beach at Bigbury and we even paddled a bit but it was very cold.

I have done 5 loads of washing today so thats coming back to earth with a bump, now all I have to do is iron it all.

4th July

Happy 4th July to all you American bloggers, enjoy your day.

Another One Finished

I'm on a roll I finished another quilt, this one was hand quilted and is in pale yellow and white it will add a touch of sunshine to the bedroom.

We are going to see Kate and Steve tomorrow, we are taking Tony's Mom who thinks she is just going to see their new house but in fact she is going to find out she is going to be a Great Grandma, I can see the knitting needles flying already.

It is a lovely day here in Leicestershire and I am taking Kathleen to buy shoes, it could be a long job.

Jenny's Cakes

Good Morning, I received my first copy of Jenny's www.elefantz.com magazine it is called Elfantz Home and is brilliant, the cakes you see I made yesterday after reading the mag. they are called Little Honey Cakes and are delicious Jenny's recipe's are always good. There were 3 patterns to make one of them is a BOM called Circles of Life, I know I will use these blocks a lot in all sorts of ways.

Thank you for all your kind comments on my Grandma post yesterday it was lovely to share this news with you all, Oh! and the cakes have all gone.