Fishes and Flowers

 Hello lovely blog readers.........here are some of my latest pictures...little fishes everywhere....

 ............inspired by the applique fish i sewed on my st ives quilt a couple of years ago, here are some on a new quilt.....and here are some of the stuffed fabric fish i love to make too (the pattern for these is in my etsy shop, link in sidebar).....

 ...........i love having the little coloured fabric fish around the house as part of our summer decorations....

............the quilt is mainly made from fabrics in low volume soft vintage shades and i will be hand quilting it with lots of texture but keeping it soft and drapey.........

 .........the top is now finished and layered together with the backing and batting....all ready on the to- be-quilted pile..........

 ..........last week we had incredibly hot days....and this week the complete opposite.....i snapped a few garden pictures before it turned so cold though.....

 ............the blue blue sky of last week.....

 ..........and the tumbling white roses around the arbour.....

 ............this week has been more of a pottering in the greenhouse kind of week......here are my greenhouse shelves....

 ...........and some of my geraniums...this year i'm especially fond of the trailing ones.....

 ..........usually around this time of year we go on a country trip, exploring places like the cotswolds or cornwall......although that's not possible this year i am taking a little blog break and closing my computer and phone for a short time..........

............thank you so much for your visits here and sweet comments......wishing you a happy, cheerful crafty start to july and until i return keep safe and well lovelies...................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxx