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 !!!