Floral

Hello again to all my lovely readers.......we have flowers today....summery and bright.....

........this is my new favourite jug filled with flowers from our garden.......

.......and featuring the easy four patch quilt in pretty floral fabrics too....(the pdf quilt pattern is in my etsy shop link in bio)......

.........this dahlia (plant) is impressively large this year.......and there are lots of buds still to open.....

.......below is the sweetpea patch also filled with poppies.....our weather became cooler and we had rain so no need to do so much watering recently.....

..........a pot full of nasturtiums.......

........and a whole bed of white daisies against the picket fence......

......last weekend was the RHS flower show at tatton park in cheshire.......i visited with my dear daughter sarah....she now shares my garden enthusiasm :).......

.....it was a grey day and when we arrived it began to pour with rain.......(ironic after all the blazing heat we'd had and me joking about wanting some nice british drizzle....well, i got it and more besides)......

.........it was an interesting day though and lots to see........and certainly plenty of alliums reminding me to plant a lot more this year........love the massed drifts here.......

........today i spent gardening in my cottage garden....and discovering lupins invaded by aphids and snails.....lots to get busy with this weekend that's for sure......

 .........thank you for dropping by to see me here dear readers and your sweet messages.......wishing you a happy week with flowers, sunshine and crafty inspirations......take care lovelies.........peace and love...........back soon xxxxxxxxxxx

Brocante

Hello dear readers.....lots of brocante bits and bobs to share today....last weekend my daughter sarah and i went to the little brocante at gladstone hall, burton in wirral......it was a lovely day, sunny but not too hot (at first)......

....some of the treasures i found are shown here.....a dundee marmalade jar, french mustard pot, cotton reels, vintage wooden pegs and little green glass bottles with labels......

.....shown here with sweet peas and my vintage charm quilt.....

........i bought a pretty flower arrangement too in a zinc container.....we went to the brocante early, soon after it opened and luckily before the day turned boiling hot.......

.........brocante treats are my favourites.......

........here's my vintage charm quilt pegged up with (lovely and sturdy) vintage clothes pegs......the quilt pattern is in my etsy shop link in sidebar......

........whenever i visit these brocantes i always have to stop myself bringing home another white rocking horse :).....i just love them......sweet vintage textiles.......always a favourite too.....

......and here's my vintage hearts cushion with some of my earlier brocante finds....

........as well as a brand new jellyroll of gorgeous french general fabric.......

.........below is a vintage egg cup made into a pin cushion.......

.........when we got home my daughter snapped a picture of me holding the zinc planter of flowers at the front door....the roses match my check dress nicely i think :)......

 .....thank you for dropping by to see me here dear readers........hope you are all well and keeping cool in these hot temperatures (or warm if you are on the other side of the world).....have a happy crafty week ahead and take care lovelies...........love and peace...........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Vintage Style

Hello again dear readers.......showing my lovely new quilts sign first today........

........along with other pretty birthday gifts and a summery quilt stack........

.........here's my traditional red and white checkerboard quilt ready for a gentle wash.......the pdf sewing pattern for this quilt is in my etsy shop link in sidebar........

.........lovely little laundry sign and vintage pegs........so nice to wash the quilts in summertime and hang them on the washing line in the fresh flowery air...........

...........it's certainly been good drying weather here this week.....very hot, though here in our bit of the uk it hasn't been as unbearably hot as elsewhere, luckily..........

.........an outing to a sweet little restored railway station was a lovely trip down memory lane......

.......this is hadlow road railway station in willaston, on the wirral way footpath.......

.....it was permanently closed to passengers in 1956 and has now been restored to have the look and feel of that time.....with an authentic ticket office, waiting room and phone box.......

........love all the signs....so nostalgic.......

.........there was a timeless atmosphere at this little station on a hot sunny day.......

........above is a field of corn at the edge of the woods where we walk some mornings in the shade......and below some of our sweetpeas growing happily thanks to lots of extra watering.......

.....thank you for visiting me here lovely blog friends and for your kind comments and messages.......wishing you happy days, tranquil times and crafty inspirations.......take care lovelies........love and peace..........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Summer Time

Hello dear readers......we are enjoying our summer time here today.......this is my nautical checkerboard quilt.......

........and the striped beach house and some little fish.......(patterns for all these are in my etsy shop link in sidebar)........

.........summer is about outings, garden days, strawberries, quilts spread out on the lawn....

.........morning walks on our quiet local beach with our dog molly who loves to dash in and out of the sea....

........and summer time is about flowers too.......last weekend we had the family all here for lovely birthday celebrations for my younger daughter and me.........lots of jugs and vases were filled with garden flowers....

........colourful and scented......

.........i love mixed posies of simple flowers so much........

........i did buy the peonies and stocks though to add to my garden flower arrangements.....

.........got out the picnic quilts....here they are on the white picket fence, with lupins in the background.....

.....one picnic quilt is made from tilda florals and one with red and blue scraps, so they look different but are both made from the same pattern (also in my etsy shop link in sidebar).........

..........loving these summer days and being outdoors.....quilting or hand sewing outside is so lovely to do, listening to the birds, enjoying the scents of roses, sweetpeas and pinks.......

..........thank you for dropping by to see me here lovely readers.....and thank you so much for the kind comments, birthday wishes, emails and sweet messages.........hoping you are enjoying the season wherever you are in the world.........wishing you happy days till next time......take care lovelies........love and peace................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Flowers and Rabbits

Hello again lovely readers......today we have flowers....and we have rabbits....sometimes the two don't go together especially when bunnies actually eat the flowers....but these rabbits don't ever do that......above is mabel, the big bunny, in a corner of my studio with the vintage stars quilt 

.........a close up of her patchwork dress which was made a couple of years ago.......and below is lolly the sugar bunny under a newly finished seaside theme log cabin doll quilt......

.............bunnies love the seaside too.......this one is very happy surrounded by seaside items like shells, fabric fish, seabird feathers and little signs.....

.........the big bunny, sugar bunny, little fish and log cabin doll quilt are all patterns in my etsy shop link in sidebar........

............love the delicious colours of the lupins below......not mine but maybe next year i will grow these colours......

...........these are my sweet peas beginning to flower.......so far they are either red....or white......

............not sure that's what i ordered though ;)......but i do love the red and white colour combination and they will match lots of my quilts.....

..........actually one is a little bit more purply red.........

........blooming petunias and a bug hotel..........

..........gorgeously scented and coloured pinks which grow by the back door........

...........this weekend we'll celebrate my daughter's birthday (on sunday) and mine (on monday) and it will be so lovely to spend time with both our girls and their families .......(i love having my birthday on the 4th july).................

 .....thank you for dropping by to see me here dear readers, and for your kind comments and messages.......wishing you a wonderful week ahead....and Happy 4th July to all my US friends....have fun lovelies........love and peace...........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx