Summer Makes

Hello lovely readers.....back again with some summer makes today......first of all three summer quilts....

.........from left to right they are the cherry pie quilt, the vintage log cabin quilt and the nautical checkerboard quilt........all the patterns for these are in my etsy shop link in sidebar.......

.......i love each of these quilts and enjoy using them or having them up on display.......

.........always love flowers, cherries and red, white and blue........

.........and of course hearts........this is the vintage hearts cushion in soft summer pastels......

..........the pattern for this is also in my etsy shop as before........

............here it is on the garden bench amongst the summer flowers.......

...........and with a jug of sweet peas............

..........in the cottage garden the daisies are blooming.............

..........and i couldn't miss out on these summer makes could i?.........little fish......such fun and easy little makes....love choosing the fabrics and combinations for these and they are great for scrap busting.....

..........finally a big fish, made originally as gifts for my two youngest grandsons who loved playing with them......there's a pattern for all the fish in my etsy shop too........fish and chips at the seaside in summer......wonderful :)..........

..........thank you so much for dropping by dear readers and for your sweet comments.......love hearing from you......wishing you a happy summer week and hope you enjoy sunny crafty days ..........take care lovelies...............back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Old English Quilt

Hello again dear readers......today i'm sharing a new quilt inspired by an antique quilt...

.......lots of people are surprised now when i use black in my designs, but when i painted surface pattern designs in the 70's and 80's i often used black backgrounds on my florals.....when i saw the antique version of this quilt i just loved the contrast of the brights and darks, and the fact that it was set on point too.....

..........for the backing i used gingham and added a band of bright floral ribbon to tie in to the colourful front.......the pattern for the old english quilt is now in my etsy shop link in sidebar.......and the name???

..........the name was inspired by the spangles sweets we had as children.....the colours as i was cutting the patches reminded me of the old english flavour spangles and the temporary name stuck......

..........and i also came across this old advert showing a wonderful patchwork skirt......

.........design ideas are all around us all the time....even if we don't always realise it.......

......i love my new version of this old quilt and i think it will be a very cosy fireside quilt........

..........a few more bright quilts now from this week's quilt stack........

.........and big bright dahlias are now appearing each day in our cutting patch.........

...........lots of pinks and pinky reds.......

...........a nice bright week (apart from the odd rain shower!)...........

............thank you for popping in here to see me dear readers and for your kind comments....always a treat to hear from you.......hope you're having a nice bright and cheery july with sunny days, flowers and lots of crafty inspirations...........take care lovelies.................peace and love...............back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
 

July Days

Hello again dear readers.........it's been a busy week here making things, gardening, going for walks, sorting things out......there were some fabric scraps from a new quilt i'm making on my work table.....

........and i used them to make these three little seaside hearts..........

.....the patchwork hearts pattern is in my etsy shop link in sidebar.......

.........the cottage garden suffered with the heatwave but a few recent thundery downpours have helped and more things are recovering and flowering now.....

.........we planted a new bay tree in a pot in the centre if the cottage garden (the original willow tree was no more and had to be removed)......i was going to underplant the bay tree with white petunias....but then i saw these candy striped ones......

..........more petunias filling the tub on the patio.......love this colour.....

........it looks quite bright here but it's quite a subtle rich pink in reality.......

......early this week i called in to the charity shop to donate something and saw this cute little pink chair...

......could just imagine a big bunny sitting on it with a patchwork cushion......

..........and so it came home with me and here it is.......mabel loves it......(big bunny pattern, flying geese cushion pattern in my etsy shop as before).........

..........the first dahlias from our little patch shown here today.....more are in bud too.....they are such amazingly strong plants and flowers.......glad i managed to over winter them too.......

 .....thank you for dropping by dear blog friends and for leaving me sweet comments and messages.....it's so nice to hear from you.......hope you are having a happy july with plenty of flowers and crafty inspirations......take care lovelies.................peace and love....................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Good Times

Hello dear readers....hope you are enjoying july and hope all my american readers had a happy 4th july....

.....this is my red white and blue project for summer.......a vintage tote bag with a vintage seaside feel.....i had the idea for making this while walking by the sea in suffolk.......

.....as you can see i added a little fish charm to this.......patterns for the bag and the little fish are in my etsy shop link in sidebar.......

......we have been celebrating my july 4 birthday this week.......my two sweet daughters had a lovely family party for me at the weekend and hubby took me to this beautiful garden at wollerton old hall in shropshire yesterday....

.........it was so delightful......absolutely beautiful planting and everywhere something wonderful to see....

........just a few pictures today but i will include more another time.....it was very inspiring....

..........glorious borders....look at those delphiniums......we spent ages wandering round and also sitting and just looking (and listening to the birds).........the most beautiful garden and well worth a visit if you can get there.......

............below is a bit of my elder daughter's kitchen and her good times party sign.......

..........and my delicious birthday cake........we had such a fun time and lots of laughter........

............birthday flowers.......pretty pinks and creams, lilies, rose, peonies scenting the air in my kitchen......

.........and in between some simple walks by the sea........always enjoy the fresh air and sea breezes......

 ........thank you for popping in to see me here dear readers and for your kind comments and messages......wishing you all a happy july filled with good times..............take care lovelies..................peace and love..................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx