Friday 13 August 2021

August Days

The august days are flying by....hope you are enjoying this summer month dear readers....
..........here is the brass bed with some of my vintage charm quilts......i always love to see patchwork quilts on this bed.....
............it was chilly and rainy here a week ago and we were glad of our cosy quilts.....
......it's been much more summery though most of this week........
..........i made a little sewing set using the gorgeous handcraft material fabric by yuwa which i bought from rose garden patchwork.....there is a needle book, a pincushion and a scissor keep and it was fun to fussy cut the fabric to make these...... (pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar)......
........i made the needle book pages using spotty red felt ..........
........i enjoyed using some of my collection of old haberdashery items as props in these pictures.....
...........daisies on the fabric....and daisies in the garden.......so many flowering this year and i love their happy faces......
.........plenty of butterflies in our garden too...mainly cabbage whites..... here is a beautiful peacock butterfly exactly where you would expect to find it.....on the buddleia or butterfly bush....
.....close to our home is the local common where we love to walk, and have all our lives.....i've always loved the colour of the heather since childhood....my husband took this picture which captures the colours so well........
..........other walks this week were beside the sea.......beautiful fresh sea air and warm sunshine made it very pleasant......lots of seabirds here and the remains of a jetty from long ago when this quiet little bit of the coast was more important for seafarers.........
.......thank you for dropping by to share a bit of my little world lovely readers......and thank you for the kind comments you leave, it's always so nice to hear from you......hope you are enjoying happy, crafty times and that you are keeping well.........take care lovelies........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

9 comments:

Salty Pumpkin Studio said...

Beautiful photos. The daisies are shape, and full blooming.

Laurie Lasala-Tuttle said...

I so love your photos of flowers, quilts, and wanderings Helen! They are all beautiful. I also love to garden, and wish we had some of your frequent rainy days in southern California!

greenrabbitdesigns said...

Beautiful quilts and I love your pretty little sewing set!
Just look at that gorgeous peacock butterfly on your buddleia, it really is a favourite plant of butterflies.
How lovely to be able to walk on the shore so close to home. :)
Happy weekend lovely,
V x

Little Quiltsong said...

Enjoy your beautiful August month, Helen! Right now, it is 'quick' walks for us, as it is so hot and muggy this week. Especially thankful for A/C in the house. Love seeing your beautiful pics - and the peacock butterfly is awesome. I've never seen one like it. Happy weekend, dear friend!

Kay said...

A pile of quilts always looks so inviting. Do you do your own quilting? I love to make my quilts but loathe the quilting stage, so always do th most basic quilting.

butterfly said...

Gosh so beautiful .
Lovely sewing and flowers so pretty.
Thank you for sharing .

Christine B said...

Such beautiful photographs Helen both of your beautiful quilts and projects as well as your garden and the local walks you like to take! Have a lovely weekend! Hugs Christine xx

Rosemary B❤️ said...

I always enjoy reading the latest in your corner of the planet. It is warm here too. Your gardens look marvelous. I have plenty of sunflowers and thirsty zinnias, but we have not had regular rain, and I am too busy to keep up the gardens, sad but that is just how it is. daddy and grand girls are more important anyway at this time. I adore your heart quilt, and all of your lovely settings.
Thank you for sharing your view of the ocean. I love it, I can feel the breezešŸŒ¹❤️

Sylvie said...

You bring some peace and contemplation to my world with your lovely quilts, home and garden, all your photos in fact. Calm and charming in this year of chaos, thank you