It’s about time we had some crochet here! I have been neglecting my crochet readers lately, even though I have actually been working on a new crochet blanket for the last few weeks (more on this soon). I have also been neglecting my owls and really need to top up the rather sad stock of …
Some of you may remember how sad I was when my eldest son, Felix, went away travelling back in September last year. I moaned on and on about it here. Well last night he finally returned! And this is what he looked like when we picked him up from the airport. Yes he really is …
I am taking part in the first Brit Quilt Swap. In fact I am a Swap Mama! We are a small group of UK based quilters swapping doll-size quilts. There are about 40 of us in this first round (I am sure there will be future rounds and more swappers next time!). So far I …
OMG!! I was absolutely blown away by the amount of entries I had for the Sew Mama sew Giveaway Day! Wow, you lot REALLY wanted to get your hands on that pile of fabric!! I never, in my wildest dreams, expected to get as many as 1220 entries! So please excuse me for not being …
Woo hoo! It’s Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! Last year I applied to join in a little too late but somehow my name still appeared on the list and I then had a lot of very disappointed visitors! So this year I am going to make amends by giving away this monster pile of fat …
Another day, another swap completed! This time it’s the first round of the Goodie Bag Swap on Flickr. Make your partner a bag (or purse as I believe our American cousins call them) and fill it with a plastic bag full of fabric scraps! I got paired with someone very young and funky, so I …
Today I am taking part in Amy’s fabulous Blogger’s Quilt Festival. This is the 4th time I have taken part and it is always a highlight of the year for me. Once you have seen my quilt head on over to the festival and take a look at all the other amazing, inspiring quilts on …
After about a month I have finally gotten round to quilting the Whirligig top I made with all the lovely fabrics from Elizabeth Scott. And also managed to find some late afternoon sunshine to photograph it in. It is the biggest quilt I have FMQ’d so far, and though my machine really struggles with tension …
But first let’s look at this cute baby bunny! Our field and garden are full of these tiny, furry things at the moment, and Jonathan managed to capture this sweetie perfectly! And now on to the important stuff… And the winner is number 2!! Congratulations Jo! The Royal Weding loot will be on it’s way …
As some of you may have noticed, we are having ‘a bit of a do’ in the UK on Friday. Yes, it’s the ROYAL WEDDING!! I am really looking forward to Will and Kate’s forthcoming nuptials, and I want to share this with you all, especially my international followers, as I don’t want you to …