Sewing Strawberries

 Someone new has hopped into our sunny flowery garden today and her name is little strawberry.....i made her a while ago when i received an order of gorgeous pam kitty morning fabric and i just knew the strawberries on blue design would be perfect for a bunny.......these little rabbits just seem to multiply here...a bit like bunnies do in real life :)................

                             ..............my favourite cereal bowls have strawberries on (and in) too.............

 ...............there are so many ways to pose a bunny......i decided to show little strawberry with the strawberry sampler page from one of my books, published a long time ago and called the cross stitch garden notebook..........i've had a thing for strawberries as decoration since way back to my early designing days....

 ...........lots of people have kindly asked about the rabbits i make and if i have patterns for them.....there is a bunny pattern with lop ears in my book simple sewn gifts, and next year the new bunny pattern will be published too....i will tell you all about it nearer the time......

 ............more strawberries....fabric ones this time.....i love these, having first seen fabric strawberries in a textile museum a long time ago i was thrilled when i found a pattern to make them myself and have done so ever since....they have been made as pincushions for centuries but making them now in fresh new fabrics instantly updates them....there are lots of patterns of varying sizes, and you can find them easily on the internet or in general sewing books...............

                                          ...............a yummy pot of strawberry jam..............

                                            ..........and a dish of fabric fruits to enjoy...............

 .........yesterday, just in time for my strawberry themed post a lovely gift arrived for me from my sweet friend koralee at bluebirdnotes..............it was a copy of the latest issue of the wonderful  creative magazine called where women cook....

.....this is koralee's gorgeous project...so deliciously designed, styled and photographed as you would expect if you know her lovely blog......i will definitely be trying some of these recipes myself as well as enjoying the rest of the magazine......thank you so much, koralee....i will be emailing you x

 .........one more thank you too today before i go this time to victoria at tangled sweetpea who gave me this pretty blog award.....thank you so much, it is so appreciated :)

........little strawberry and i are off for a little wander round the garden now, a bit of evening watering is needed as we had a very warm and sunny day today in our little patch :)......and then i will be sewing a block for my farmer's wife quilt....yes, still doing it....must have a show and tell of the blocks very soon..........
thank you for dropping it to see me here, it's always a pleasure to have your visits......wishing you a wonderful  week......with sunny  summer days and maybe some strawberries and cream..............back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx