Spring Flowers

Hello dear readers....it's been a sunny week here and increasingly a flowery week too....

.........as well as sewing flowers on my new quilts, i've also been sowing flowers in trays in the greenhouse....and photographing flowers in my garden....a few more each day....

.........the top picture is the beginning of my vintage version of the flower pots quilt and the next two pics are of my spring nine patch quilt (both patterns are in my etsy shop link in sidebar)....

.........the little hen is also reappearing as are the pretty fabric eggs.......

.........and last week's stack of quilts had some primroses in an emma bridgewater mug in the picture too...

........each day a new flower opens in our garden.......

..........some have self seeded and pop up unexpectedly....and are always welcomed.....

.......the flowering currant is in full bloom now in our own garden and many other gardens in the neighbourhood....especially striking against this week's bright blue skies....

........sweet violas in a terracotta pot.....i just love these pretty little flowers.......

..........and some more in the greenhouse.....so pretty .......the seed trays (also in the greenhouse) have not shown any signs of growth yet.............but soon :).......

...........thank you so much for coming to see me here dear readers and thank you for your very kind comments last time (and sweet emails too).....they mean a lot......wishing you a happy week ahead with flowers and blue skies and sunshine...and hope in all our hearts for peace and love in this wonderful world of ours.....take care lovelies......back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Spring Green

Hello dear blog friends.......here we are at the end of a bright spring day, with a bit of a green celebration to share.......this green irish chain quilt was finished in time for st patrick's day yesterday (thanks to my lovely longarm quilter debbie holland of longarmquilting.com)......

......i began this quilt quite a long time ago, when i began using up all the left over jellyroll pieces i'd collected.....i put aside lots of green ones, chopped them up and combined them with kona cotton solid in white to make the nine patch blocks....

.........lots of other projects took over and it was quite a while before the blocks got sewn together (the pattern is my irish chain quilt in my etsy shop link in sidebar)......once it was put together i sent it to be longarm quilted and chose this baptist fan imitation design........debbie holland longarm quilted it beautifully and got it back to me in time too :).....

.......before i added the borders i took some quick pictures in the potting shed on a sunny day....

........the quilt top or flimsy, with a bucket of spring flowers......such a springtime quilt deserved some spring flowers with it.....

.........and there were some scraps left...of course.....even scrap quilts have some leftover scraps.....so i made some cutter quilt hearts in green too.......see on the left below.......

.........and each day the gardens, woods and fields are greening up more and more......

.........today really felt like the first day of spring......it was mild, warm and sunny......

......we went to visit speke hall and here are the daffodils growing under the trees there......

..........above you can just make out the black and white timbered hall in the sunny misty distance.....

.............the recently bare hawthorn hedges are becoming covered in bright green leaves......

 .........thank you for visiting me here lovely readers and for you kind thoughtful comments....always so nice to hear from you........when i began my blog many years ago, i wanted it to be a place to visit to be cheerful and uplifting with bright happy pictures, colourful fabrics, makes and flowers and beautiful images and that is how i try to keep it still......love to you all in this beautiful world....may right prevail and love and peace win through.........take care lovelies..........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

March

Hello lovely readers......lots of bright flowers and fabrics to share this week......

..........first a colourful quilt stack in the corner of my sewing room......with the first spring flowers from our garden......there aren't many yet, but we do have early daffodils, some very early striped tulips and lots of hellebores......

..........next are some sweet little lined drawstring fabric pouches......

........this is my new penny pouch (pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar)........

.........this one was made from the adorable belle and boo easter egg hunt fabric.......perfect to contain easter treats......

.........the blue one below is for tiny sewing things........fabric from rose garden patchwork, as are the colourful drawcords and stops.......

.........these are simple to sew and i will be making more of them soon......

...........more spring colours in my little lollipop flowers picture which also has a pattern in my etsy shop.....

.........a pretty picture for any room especially a garden room or conservatory.......

..........this week has been cold and windy much of the time so there has been a lot more quilting and a lot less gardening going on at my house.......

..........below is a peek at my new spinning tops quilt which is finished....the binding freshly sewn on and just a pattern to write and pictures to take now......it was such a fun one to make with lots of favourite scraps incorporated into the triangles......i do love a scrappy quilt.......

.....thank you for dropping by dear readers and for your very kind messages.....it's always lovely to hear from you......wishing you a cheerful week with sunshine, bright colours, joyful flowers and hopeful hearts......take care lovelies.....back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Log Cabin Blocks

Hello dear readers.....happy march and happy spring to you all.......here is my log cabin doll quilt which has a new pattern now in my etsy shop (link in sidebar)......

.........i made these little log cabin quilts a while ago and loved creating them from scraps.....

.......now i'm making a spring and easter log cabin doll quilt from the same pattern using sweet fussy cut images from the gorgeous belle and boo easter egg hunt fabric for the centres, combined with lots of fresh fabric scraps...

........adorable tiny bunnies hopping among the flowers.....

.........hiding among the daffodils........

.........and below a little girl collecting colourful easter eggs in her basket......such sweet fabrics and perfect for children's projects......

..........here are some of my sugar bunnies in their spring cardigans on this week's quilt stack.....

.........and some rainbow tulips brightening our kitchen table on a rainy day last week...

........a neighbour's cherry tree......the first blossom this spring......

.....and in our garden the first tete a tete tiny daffodils suddenly in bloom to lift the spirits.....

..........cosy, warm and safe in bed.....this bunny picture is one of my favourites.......

 ....thank you for dropping by to see me here dear readers and for your very kind comments...it is always a pleasure to hear from you......with such a humanitarian crisis going on right now it is hard not to be anxious and sad.....but we have to do what we can.....help if we can.....and be positive for the future......take care and keep well lovelies......back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx