Monday, 31 July 2017
Summer Brights
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about me
- Helen Philipps
- I am a designer, author, illustrator, stitcher and I just love crafting and making things. I live on the North West coast of England with my lovely husband. My family mean the world to me - I have two amazing grown up daughters and four sweet grandchildren - three boys and a girl.
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lollipop flowers
crochet crush
sugar bunnies
the potting shed
tea time
little strawberry
jam for tea
sweet flowers
summer potting shed
sew pretty
bertie
must visit....
make do and mend
farmer's wife quilt
happy pinning
summer time
love quilts
my books
rosy cups
ripples and roses
love heart
sweetpeas
little maisie
sew and quilt
trudie
button love
cool britannia
flora
crafts beautiful
as seen in
love patchwork and quilting
chipper nelly blocks
hexie flower pincushion
love crochet
as seen in
vintage roses
rosy times
pretty patches
spring time
red and white
seaside quilts
give a doggie bag
spring potting shed
sweet spring
garden heart
23 comments:
Beautiful summer colours
Julie xxxxxx
I love your beautiful frilly hollyhocks Helen....I'm still waiting for mine to bloom, it seems to be taking ages!
Lots of lovely floral delights and your patchwork is amazing!
Wishing you a lovely August!
V x
Beautiful blogpost as usual Helen. I just love the colour of your hollyhock, it's so pretty & so you.
Thank you for your lovely blog.
Love Carole in Rossendale xx
Now I want to make some diamond blocks - yours look so pretty! And so does that hollyhock. Hope you have a great month ahead!
Thanks for the peek into the beauty that surrounds you!
What a inspirational look into your beautiful garden. You have the right surroundings for your creative side.
Thanks for a lovely read on a miserable Monday.
Your hollyhocks are stunning!
Have a Happy August
Hollyhocks are so pretty and your double pink one is gorgeous.
Love your hollyhocks, Helen! Those flowers are amazing and the rest of your garden look a riot of colour...so pretty!
Happy August to you too :)
Fab colours in your makes and your hollyhocks are gorgeous; I too love the old cottage flowers Helen. Yes where did July go...have a lovely start to August and lots more sunshine I hope xxx
Your flowers are so luscious! Hollyhocks remind me of my childhood but we didn't have full ones like yours...those are awesome! We had the really old fashioned ones with single petals in all different colors. Everyone had them 'back in the day'. My Mother's name was Isabel Elizabeth but she was always called Izzy or Lizzie so I need to get some of those busy lizzies for sure. The yellow flowers with the orange almost look fake with their wrinkled petals like they are silk flowers instead of real. My daisies are blooming too...what a happy flower they are and they always make me smile. I love your paper piecing and with the little circle in the middle...those fabrics are so summery. You have a lot to look forward to come August! The heat and humidity has let up here which is such a relief....now I need to get outside and do some major work! LOL! Enjoy your beautiful summer! Hugs ~ Sam
Helen,
A truly summery post today! Beautiful flowers and fabric diamonds. Looking forward to seeing the finished quilt. We have been enjoying beautiful weather here the last few days, very hard to stay inside. I prefer outdoor activities like puttering in the flowers or sewing in my "little house" studio.
Thank you for sharing.
Mickie, Indiana USA
Happy August to you, Helen! I can't believe we're 2/3s through the long-awaited summer. Eek! We don't get to go on our beloved lake camping trip this Aug. because my husband is having back problems. It's so sad. But hopefully they will find out what is wrong and fix it. I love all your pretty quilt diamond colors. What a magician you are with quilting! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
Your frilly pink hollyhocks are so pretty, Helen. Lots of colour in your projects. They capture the essence of summer.
I can see where you get your creative inspiration, Helen! Lovely everything!!!!
Early in my days at the lake there was an area along a small road where hollyhocks grew with abandon. I'll never forget that. Maybe some day I'll find a nice sunny spot for them! :D
Jane x
I wish you the best of times with your family.Have a most relaxing and happy August! Tina xxx
Such pretty diamonds and the colours go so well with your garden!
I love the patchwork diamonds and the hollyhocks are stunning! Happy August Helen. x
Happy August Helen. Beautiful summer post gorgeous flowers and a lovely diamond matching patch. Big fan of your book, a real treat. Just catching up with summer posts. Love Pat X
Beautiful patchwork Helen...I love the fabrics you've chosen...it's going to look so pretty and your hollyhock is gorgeous!
Hope you have a lovely weekend and a happy and creative start to August (this year is just flying by, isn't it?)
Susan x
Just visiting your site for the first time, after hearing about you through Marilyn's blog, and she is so right, what a gorgeous little spot you have here! Love the fabrics and colors you have chosen to make the blocks, they are beautiful! I agree that summer is passing by all too quickly! Your hollyhock flowers are gorgeous, wow!
Happy to have met you today :)
Gorgeous August post - love your Christmas stichalong such a clever idea. Enjoy the rest of your time with the Grandchildren and admiring your blooming marvelous hollyhock!
Wren x
Beautiful post, gorgeous colours...all that I needed today...I had my foot broken and your photos literally brightened my day...
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