Sunny Days

Hello dear readers....here are some of my bright summery flowers.......last week was still very hot and sunny.....

...........perfect for stitching in the shade........i made lots of english paper pieced hexies for my grandmother's flower garden quilt.....quite appropriate really.....

.........the flowers are some cottage garden favourites grown from seed.......zinnias, nasturtiums, sweet peas, cornflowers......

.........i also unearthed my other epp project....these dresden blocks.......

...........these are pretty little blocks, and i can't decide if i should turn them into a cushion or continue to make a quilt.....

..........they have kept me busy in the long hot afternoons under the sun umbrella or shady trees....

.........speaking of which, we had some lovely walks both by the sea and in the dappled shady woods last week........it was nice and cool there......

........here are my dahlias in flower........every new flower that opens is exciting to me :)......

...........it has cooled here now and we've had windy days and rain....so more like normal english summer weather again instead of the south of france.....

......petunias, planted in the window boxes by my husband and growing happily as he is good at remembering to water things.....love these pretty colours and delicate markings.....

.......and finally.......a burst of bright sunshine yellow from our happy cheery sunflowers all opening up now and attracting lots of bees.......

 ...........thank you for dropping by to see me here lovely readers and for your kind comments too......it's always great to hear from you......wishing you happy sunny days.....take care lovelies......back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Summer Brights

Hello again dear readers.........it's been VERY hot, sunny and bright since i last wrote my blog....actually we've had a heatwave all week.....tonight is cooler though.....here is my red and white checkerboard quilt matching the red poppies......

......this quilt is one of my very favourites.......the simple pattern is in my etsy shop.......

........sunshine and poppies and pretty fabrics.....an old blue bucket too.....

.........some of our garden seating is in the shade and that's where you'd find me in the afternoons, sewing english paper pieced patchwork......in the mornings we walked on the beach with molly our dog and enjoyed some cooling sea air and refreshing salt water.....

.......lots of poppies have grown up next to the sweet peas.....i love how poppies literally just pop up...

...........i sewed a little summer inspired patchwork bag......this is from my dottie drawstring bag pattern also in my etsy shop...link in sidebar....

..........love these bright summer colours this week :).......poppies, zinnias and nasturtiums.....

............some sweet japanese fabrics, scraps and belle and boo summer designs inspired this bag....

.....with cords and stops...all from rose garden patchwork.......

.........a nice little bag to give as a summer gift (or to contain a gift)......and to keep tiny toys or treasures in...

..........or maybe some fabric fish......children love these little fish....and i like them too for summer decorations.....

.........thank you for dropping by to my little bit of blogland lovely readers.....and thank you for your kind comments.......wishing you a wonderful weekend and a happy week ahead......keep well lovelies.....back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Sweet Flowers

Hello again lovely readers......it's a hot and sunny day here in our little corner of the uk....and we are loving all the flowers.........especially the delicious sweet peas........

..........and i've been sewing some gorgeous hexies from liberty floral fabrics........

..........this dear little cup was a birthday gift.....perfect for tiny posies.....it's from sussex lustreware.....

..........below is my weekly quilt stack......floral quilts on a rustic stool next to the sweet peas.....

..........and then i cut the latest crop of sweet peas...........here they are in my lovely mother in law's flower gathering basket.....

.........then they were arranged in different containers and dotted around the house to scent the rooms.....

........we had an outing to ness botanic gardens which is where the next few pictures were taken.....

........this is the stunning wildflower bed......so gorgeous in the bright sunshine.....

........it was a beautiful day with deep blue sky too.....people are emerging from lockdown......and planes flying across the blue again......

.........the gardens are a joy to walk around and it was very refreshing to be able to visit there again.....

...........and i'll leave you with one more sweet pea picture....because we need to enjoy them while we can....off to sew some more liberty hexies now in the shade.....

 ........thank you for visiting me here dear readers and for your kind comments.......wishing you a happy week with sunshine and sweet flowers......take care and keep well lovelies......back soon xxxxxxxxxxx

Cottage Garden

Today we are in the cottage garden......and here is my cottage garden quilt too.....

........a bucket of sweet peas to enjoy......gorgeous scent and love all the colours.....

.......i love to photograph my quilts on the picket fence......the cottage garden is full of flowers now, lots of tall frothy ones too like lupins, delphiniums, campanula and ammi magus.......

.......also a lot of rose campion has self seeded which looks pretty but i will have to pull a few out soon or it will take over.......

........a small wigwam of bright sweet peas next to the picket fence......

..........and here are some everlasting sweet peas which stay in the ground and grow back but have no scent....they are bright and colourful though and prolific too......

...........white roses climbing next to the arbour....they smell so sweet......

..........and pink roses.......lots of them....

.....arranging flowers last weekend when we had two birthday celebrations here, my younger daughter's and mine......so wonderful to see my lovely family again.......

.......flower power....crazy daisies grown from seed, a packet i picked up because i remembered them from childhood....super bright and neon.....

........one more cottage garden quilt picture....this pattern is in my shop, link in sidebar......the fabrics are all tilda and kona white solid.....looking through the flowers below in true cottage garden style....lots of busy views and lots more flowers to show another time,,,,,,

 .......thank you for dropping by dear readers and thank you so much for your sweet comments....it's always such a pleasure to hear from you......have a happy, sunny, flowery week and take care lovelies.....back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Happy July

Happy July lovely readers......we are celebrating the new month with lots of flowers today.....first here on the vintage style bench is my vintage hearts cushion made with rosy florals and patches of sky blue.....

.......surrounded by summer garden flowers.....foxgloves, cranesbill, nepeta, lavender and roses.....

.......and here's a big bunch of gorgeous sweet peas......

........sweet peas from sarah raven are growing sturdily up the wigwam......

.........and in the cottage garden this rose is in full flower....it's called you're beautiful......

............lots of blooms in the cottage garden....something new to see each day.....

...........a bunch of cottage flowers in a vintage jug on a stack of vintage style quilts.....

........love these soft florals all year round but especially with real flowers in summer......

.........here's the tilda apple butter version of my pentagon ball matching the flowers.....the patterns for this, for the vintage hearts cushion and the vintage charm quilt can all be found as pdf's in my etsy shop, link in sidebar .....

..........besides enjoying the garden flowers we've also been loving the wildflowers on our walks.....hedgerows burgeoning with wild roses are such a joy to see, especially with blue sky....

.......and gorgeous wild honeysuckle.......such perfect flowers and delicious scent.......i shall leave you with one more sweet pea view for today.......looking forward to many more to come......

 ......thank you for dropping by to see me here dear readers......you can also find me on instagram in between my blog posts too......thank you for your kind comments which i really appreciate.... wishing you a happy sunny july with plenty of flowers and crafty inspirations.......take care lovelies....back soon xxxxxxxxxxxx