Hexagon Flower Quilt

Hello dear readers.......there is a finished quilt to share with you here today ........

..........this is the hexagon flower quilt which i made using liberty fabrics with white kona cotton solid and scrappy spotty centres....it is english paper pieced and hand quilted....a slow and peaceful stitch through the winter..... 

.......the backing is a new-ish liberty design which i love.......

..........close ups......lovely liberty prints blend so well together.......

.........the binding is scrappy and i love how it looks.....must make lots more scrappy liberty binding....

.........the pattern for the hexagon flower quilt (in a red, white and blue colour way) is in my etsy shop, link in sidebar.....

.........and here are some actual flowers from today's garden centre visit......bright bellis daisies.....

.........so many of them and other colourful spring flowers too.....gladdens the heart......

........below is a picture from one of this week's winter walks......down the hill towards the church....

........and below is in the church yard.....blue sky, old trees and snowdrops clustering amongst the grass....this is a beautiful place to visit and i want to go back and take some more pictures soon....

......finally this week's quilt stack is a little pile of doll quilts.....more doll quilts are being made at the moment which i'll show you soon....

 ....thank you for visiting me here dear blog friends.....and for your kind comments too......wishing you a happy, crafty, sunny week ahead.......take care of yourselves lovelies.........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Red White and Blue

Hello again everyone....the word for today is stormy.....storm eunice is battering much of the uk including our little corner.......this week began with valentine's day celebrations.....so i got out lots of red and white quilts........

.........i already had these gorgeous red tulips.....and then i had some beautiful blue grape hyacinths.....

..........then came some inspiring red white and blue jubilee fabrics which i ordered from wool warehouse (the designs are by lewis and irene)........below is the little royal guardsmen scissor keep cross stitch design which is another of my jubilee keepsakes....(patterns for these in my etsy shop link in sidebar).....

..........during this stormy day when we were all advised to stay at home, i have cut into these fabrics and started making something....will show you soon.....

.........all my heart quilts have been around this week including this mini heartstrings quilt.....

........a pile of pinnies on my work table .....little souvenir gifts......

.........and a cheerful red white and blue striped backing fabric.......

.........the white flowers of this week were seen on our snowdrop walk......masses and masses of them growing beneath the trees......

.....lovely beneath the silver birches.........

........and gorgeous as far as the eye can see........snowdrops are the most perfect flowers and yet the hardest to capture, in paint, thread or photographs........i remember we used to try to draw them when i was an art student and could never quite capture that white perfection......just need to see them for real.......

.......it's been a cosy week and there have been hints of spring but mostly it's hunkering down time, with the candles and fire lit and some homely baking to enjoy........

 .....thank you for dropping by to my little blog space dear readers, and thank you to everyone who leaves  me a kind comment...it's such a pleasure to hear from you and to see some old friends here as well as new.....take care and keep safe lovelies...............have a great weekend....................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Inspirations

Hello everyone.....this week i'm sharing some of my latest crafty inspirations.....one of them is stitching little pincushion ornaments to celebrate this year's platinum jubilee.....the queen came to the throne an amazing 70 years ago last weekend and there are many celebrations planned......

.....i've often stitched royal samplers and i wanted to stitch some little souvenirs......

.....it was a real pleasure cross stitching these tiny sampler style ornaments and the pattern is in my etsy shop link in sidebar.......

..........lots of potential to add charms, beads and ribbons to make these little souvenirs unique ....and they would make sweet keepsake gifts too.......i am having a cross stitching crush at the moment and am creating some more.......

...........my other current inspiration is spring, especially easter time.......the weather has been cold but sometimes the sun peeks through and having daffodils in my sewing room as well as belle and boo easter egg hunt fabric set off my creative thoughts.......

......here is lettuce the sugar bunny in her toys spring cardigan with the pretty easter fabric just before i began to cut it up and sew with it......

......there are a few projects planned for this fabric but the first work in progress piece of patchwork can be seen below.....it makes me think of childhood springtime, the colours and the picture book style makes me nostalgic....will show you the finished make very soon ..........

.........one of this week's outings was to a local garden centre (port sunlight garden centre to be exact)....and what a lovely well arranged place it was......so many gorgeous spring flowers to enjoy.......we bought a few things including seed compost ready to plant the new packets of seeds waiting in the greenhouse.....

...........beautiful camellias, so tempted to bring this home......

...........and meanwhile at home we have bright crocus popping up.........so cheerful to see these colourful flowers after lots of dull days.......

............a last peek at the darker version of my jubilee pincushion.......this week i also stitched one on pale pink aida too......lots more little treasures planned....and lots of quilting inspiration too for next time......

 ...........thank you for visiting me here dear readers.....and thank you for leaving me such lovely comments...it is a real treat to hear from you........wishing you a happy week filled with lots of inspirations.............take care lovelies............back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Happy February

Happy February everyone......and we have some hearts to begin this valentine's month.....

..........i began stitching together some of the heart blocks for my latest heartstrings quilt.......

.....loving choosing the fabrics for the backgrounds and the hearts....lots of pretty scraps to delve into....

......helped along with nice cups of tea and the first mini chocolate eggs of the new season.....

.....another pretty little thing i'm enjoying is this sweet little pink packet of clover pins......these are my favourite pins to use and they look so pretty too......(mine were from rose garden patchwork).....

........and flowers...this week we have primroses in various shades to enjoy in the house......

..........and perfect snowdrops on our walks.........

............this weeks quilt stack is in the little vintage style cupboard in my studio.......with little hens on top........

...........i received some happy mail this week....some beautiful belle and boo easter fabric arrived which they have  kindly gifted to me to play with.......so inspiring and perfect for little easter makes....will show you some soon...........

.....we had an outing to wales this week.....and below are some car pictures of the rolling welsh hills under a welcoming blue sky......

..........and while we were there we went to a craft centre and saw a weaving exhibition....but more about that another time......it was a lovely day.......

 ..........thank you dear readers for visiting me here in my little bit of blogland........it is always a pleasure to read your kind comments too........hope you are well and happy and enjoying the start of the new month.....keep well lovelies...........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx