Busy day ...

Lovely to pop back to Cupcake Cottons to catch up with everyone.  So glad to find that Steph is feeling better and great to see Dolores again!

Barbara from Fir Tree Quilting had my Mother-in-law's quilt with her beautifully finished.  Thank you Barbara!  Just have to add the binding and then I'm going to wrap it up in Christmas paper - Merry Christmas Mum Swann!!! :)

Got home to find a parcel waiting from Secret Garden Quilting ... two lovely bundles of fabric!!!

Then went off with my lovely friend Sue for a birthday treat to Tollgate Teashop just outside of Bath! Had a lovely couple of hours chatting and eating a cream tea - thank you Sue!

Got back to dash off and watch Tom swim in a lake in training for a triathlon he's signed up for in June!  Julie Anger organised for him to swim at her Club - thank you Julie - you are a star!

Treated ourselves to a fish and chip supper - diet starts tomorrow!!! :)

Chuffed ....

with the end result of my quilt of triangles!  Here it is ....

all ready to go to Barbara for long armed quilting!

So the details of the quilt .... I've made it for a dear friend and she picked the fabric and pattern.  The fabric is a Moda Jelly Roll called La Belle Fleur which is designed by French General.  The pattern was from Pam and Nicky Lintott's book called Antique to Heirloom and the pattern is called 'North by Northwest Quilt'.  It's the first time I've used a pattern made entirely with triangles but I was thrilled with the way it went together and I only went wrong at the end when I managed to stitch 33 half-square triangle units together the wrong way and had to unpick the lot!!!

Oh my goodness ...

I've just logged in to find I've had 1014 page views!  How exciting is that?!  :)

Having a great Sunday so far - caught up with The Archers this morning whilst hand quilting a couple of blocks of the quilt I'm hoping Steph will show at her exhibition in September at Cupcake Cottons.

Watched Tom play cricket this afternoon in the beautiful warm sunshine ...

and Poppy is coming home for a few days and we'll be having a curry this evening to celebrate!!!

Cushions for David - tick!

Spent a lovely afternoon here in Bath sewing these simple cushions.  Now what is item 3 on the list?!!!

So cold ...

with no central heating all day!  So I got the electric fan heater in my dining room and spent the day quilting ....

36 block A's made ...

30 block A2's made ...

5 rows put together !  Engineer finally turned up so hoping to have some heating soon!

Whilst at Malvern ....

I came across the Secret Garden Quilting stand .....

bought these lovely fabrics.  Not sure what I'll make with them yet!  I've added their link to my list!

1,040 half-square triangle units made ......

now got to put them together to make 36 of these ...

and 30 of these ....

just loving it!

Poppy's Quilt ....

another one to share with you!  I made this quilt for my daughter Poppy to take to University with her ...

I made it from various poppy, music and heart fabrics.  I added some heart buttons which my friend Jennifer had given me ....

talking of Jennifer - she made this beautiful cushion for Poppy for her 21st birthday ...

Happy 80th Birthday Dad!

I know it has nothing to do with quilting but I couldn't let today go by without wishing my wonderful Dad a Happy 80th Birthday!  Love you .....

Reminiscing ...

as I don't have anything new to show right now, I thought I would reminisce ...

This is the first quilt I ever made.  My dear friend Heather showed me how to use a rotary cutter and chain piece and within an afternoon we had pieced the quilt.  Thank you Heather!

We were living in Amsterdam at the time and I used some beautiful Dutch fabrics!  I was hooked!

Much fabric bought ....

little sewing done!!!  OK, now that I've recovered from the excitement of all that fabric and all the beautiful quilts on show at Malvern - back to reality!  I have all this fabric and I've spent very little time sewing.  So I've just sat here and worked out that I have ten projects that I have the fabric for - well mostly!  So, I'm stating it here - I will not buy any more fabric or patterns, buttons, ribbons whatever until all these ten projects are complete!  This is my list of projects:

(1)   Triangle quilt for dear friend!  Well under way!
(2)   David's cushions!  Won't take long at all!
(3)   Covers for arm chair in kitchen!  Currently covering holes with throw!
(4)   Quilt for Tom - this one still at the design stage!  I need a cricket pattern?
(5)   Daisy quilt for our bedroom in Bath!  Another lovely one from Popular Patchwork!
(6)   Cupcake quilt for Poppy's bedroom here!  Had this fabric for over a year!
(7)   Beach hut quilt for summerhouse!  Better get this one made before the summer is over!
(8)   Cotton Reel Quilt using lovely Liberty fabric that dear friend bought me for my 50th birthday!
(9)   Chicken quilt for kitchen!  Could make this and use to cover holes in arm chair!
(10) Pink houses quilt because I love it and want to make it!!!!

So I want everyone to hold me to this - please!

When a girl is at Malvern ...

what should she do?  Buy fabric of course!!!

oh and buttons, thread, ribbon and pretty scissors !!!

Not a lot to post this week ....

just a mountain of half square triangles !!!!

However, I did get a couple of new books and some fabric ....

you can never have enough books or fabric !!!!  Thank you lovely Mum and Dad for my birthday vouchers - well spent I feel !!!

When life gets in the way .....

all you can do is wait for things to get back to normal!  Picked up my basket to go to Cupcake Cottons this morning and realised that it was just as I left it from last week!  Sometimes life just gets in the way of sewing ....

ps:  Get well soon Steph - we missed you today!

Finished!

Cushion finished and on the spare bed !

on to the next project ...... many triangles to cut out !!!