Sew British

If ever there was a time to be sewing with patriotic british fabrics then it would be now as we begin the Queens's Diamond Jubilee celebrations ..............my little town is festooned with bunting and so is my house and even the potting shed......i made these little pincushions as special jubilee souvenirs............

.                                ..........the fabric is from the cool britannia range by benartex.............

...........they work really well together or alone, or mixed in with other reds, whites and blues........

                           .........i love the turquoise blue which gives a fresh feel to the colourway...........

 ....and i love the printed map fabric, which shows some of the places i know and have stayed in when visiting london............a cute little piece of ribbon makes a tag......

 ....here are some more guardsmen, on my jubilee cakes this time,  in the pound note cupcake cases, baked ready for tomorrow's street party....we have bunting and brollies at the ready as the weather is grey and rainy and oh so british today and worse is forecast for tomorrow but it will not put us off..............

 ..........the guardsman cake topper is my favourite from the set below, though the golden carriages look rather good too, and all together they make a quirky little collection on the plate...more pictures soon......

.....the little corgis here came from granny's attic (perfect timing).....they are probably fairground ornaments and the paint is chipping off but they have a real corgi character ....my mother in law kept corgis too, like the Queen but only one at a time :)........the red tulips wrapped in red white and blue were a  nice surprise from mr p......

......one more thing i sewed with the cool britannia fabric was this little corsage.....i am planning to wear it to the jubilee party tomorrow....probably on my raincoat :).........thank you for dropping in to see me here in my little bit of blogland......i wish you all a happy weekend and if you are in the uk and joining in with the jubilee celebrations  have a wonderful time................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxx