Every possible Photoshop Gene in my body is telling me to edit these photos before I post them - or at least, to wait for a bit of sun so I can re-take the pics. Every "show off" sensibility is telling me not to share this week's Wednesday WIP. But you know what? The point is that these are works in progress so they...
Nothing says "summer" for me like a lovely, lush garden and - of course - garden parties. I love garden parties, as you can probably already tell from all my garden party enthusiasm on this-here blog. I love trees that cover you with hugs of shade, flowers that smile at you with their big blossomy grins, and the spectrum of greens that welcome you...
So, I've been quilting. I know I'm supposed to have progressed on my Moroccan Cushion, but I got distracted. This is my Garden Party Quilt - the project that inspired me to start patchwork and quilting. It is a reminder of the happy moments shared at our "Garden Party" wedding; the appliqué blocks are some of the most special moments from our wedding, and the...
Phew, we did it. We made it to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham - and back - in a single day. It helped to have excellent spotty company and plenty of knitting and crochet to go around. And of course - the promise of fabric inspirations and many, many beautiful quilts! There were 1,300 quilts on show. They were spectacular. I'm sorry...
Last week I showed you my progress on my Moroccan Cross Stitch cushion. It's a scatter cushion pouf (I really feel uncomfortable about that word) and I really, really, really like it. I'm delighted to say that I finished the stitching! "Delighted" is an understatement. I'm giddy with stitching excitement that this project is finally done and I can move on to something else! I'm fed...
Hello all! Just a quick note to tell you that I'm really excited about the Festival of Quilts happening this weekend in Birmingham. I'm headed up there on Thursday with some of the lovely ladies from the EEWI and my brilliant friend Nikki - and it's going to be a fabulous day out. In my excitement, I've been making a shopping list (and checking it twice)...
I've got a HUGE pile of unfinished WIPs (works in progress), so I thought it might be fun to show you what I'm working on each week - and to motivate myself to get them all done in the process. We went away to visit grandparents in Oxford this weekend so I picked up my most recent WIP and took it with: what progress...
Every time I roll this post title over my tongue I giggle out loud. I can't help but think of "I've got a lovely bunch of co-co-nuts, de-delee-de-dee". Perhaps it's time for a tea break? I love lemon curd. I would prefer to eat it just like that if I had half a chance (who needs toast, or scones, or cake anyway?). When I...
