Our new neighbour ...

she is so comical ....  

this beautiful sampler is hanging in the cottage stairwell ...

wonder if my quilts or needlepoint will still be around in nearly 200 years ...

second Festival of the year ...

with Poppy and Andy ,,,

and David ...

Thanks for the socks Poppy!!! xxx

Isle of Wight here we come ...

great crossing ...

our cottage ...

sewing room all set up! ...

was thrilled to find this Westie fabric in the jelly roll ...

found this at the end of the lane ...

Archie took a paddle!

Cupcake Cottons Exhibition 2015 ...

this weekend 21-23 September 9.30 am to 5 pm (10 am to 4 pm on Sunday) at Burford School ...

beautiful quilts ...

amazing raffle prizes ... hope I win something ...

lovely goodies to purchase ...

I spy some familiar quilts ...

Ample parking ... a lovely cup of tea (in china cups!) and yummy cakes ... quilts ... what more could you wish for!  

Vanessa x

After the mud ...

at WOMAD 2015 ...

beautiful sunshine in Portsmouth ...

Poppy took me to a new fabric shop in Southsea ...

and I just HAD to buy some pretty nautical and musical fabric ...

Vanessa x

Things just grow ....

so I needed a quilt to make which was easy to just pick up at the end of the day ... something which would go together simply and look pretty ... and I found it on one of my favourite blog sites called Cluck Cluck Sew, by Allison Harris ...

so I started making blocks ...

and it just grew ...

and grew ...

and is still growing ...

Originally, I thought I'd make this quilt to snuggle under in the summer house.  However, I've now made 32 blocks which is enough to make a throw and two cushions but the blocks look so pretty laid out on Poppy's bed that I'm tempted to keep sewing and make enough for a quilt for her room!  Oh decisions, decisions!  

Oops I forgot ...

is it a chicken or a sheep ...

Thanks Jo Jo! Vx

Such fun ...

I had a lovely time last Friday at Cupcake Cottons finishing off my Angel blocks and starting putting my quilt together!  It was lovely to be with like minded ladies who didn't think it was at all strange that I had packed a quilting book to take with me to a family wedding ...

The wedding was fabulous and many congratulations to Alex and Debbie!  I wish you every happiness in your life together!

Anyway, back to my quilt ... here it is with all the blocks finished and put together ...

I am SO pleased with it!  Just need to choose some fabric for the border and then I can start basting it together!  I'm going to quilt this one by hand, so that will have to wait for some cooler weather!

A big thank you to my dear friends Sue, Maggie, Theresa and Lesley for the birthday vouchers which bought the fabric!   And to Steph at Cupcake Cottons for running the block a month course - it's such a great way to make a quilt - when does the next course start please Steph?  

Happy Quilting, Vanessa x