Vintage Pink

Hello again dear readers.....hope september is being good to you.......my post this week has a vintage feel and lots of pink.....i love using many colours in my work and combining lots of colours together,  but my favourite of all is pink......

.....a quilt stack with pink pumpkins on top........and in the background a pink and white checkerboard quilt in progress.......

...........my birthday pink roses have flowered again..........they are so beautiful and scented too......

.........two kinds (from david austin roses)....from my two daughters..........

.........pink and blue next for my vintage log cabin quilt........this is a favourite and i love making log cabin blocks.......

.........also love using low volume fabrics and then hand quilting for softness and texture.......

.........below is a picture taken in the new little top floor bedroom with its panelled wall......

..........showing the vintage stars quilt and the little vintage bear........

...........the vintage stars quilt is the only one i've made inspired by a paperback book cover.......a lovely illustration of a quilt on a 1970s copy of a miss read book..... i had the book for decades before i finally re created the quilt...so it's extra special to me......

.........i used tilda fabrics to capture the same soft colours as the illustration......

.....the vintage long cabin quilt pattern, vintage stars quilt pattern and vintage bear pattern are all in my etsy shop link in sidebar......leaving you with a bunch of sweet old fashioned roses in a jug.......

 ...........thank you so much for your lovely comments and messages, and for dropping by to see me here in my little blog space........next week we'll be away on a little country trip so i'll be taking a short blog break......but i'll be back the following week with pictures to share........take care in the meantime lovelies.................peace and love........................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Autumn Patchwork Hearts

Hello dear readers......it feels like normal autumn weather again here now and sewing autumn makes is in full swing.....

.......i love making patchwork hearts in different fabric combinations and here is a little autumn set....

..........you only need tiny scraps of fabric for these, and you can snip bits off new ones or use up old ones....the fussy cut bunny above is from a new belle and boo fabric.....

..........the floral above is a piece of one of my favourite tilda fabrics from the apple butter collection.....and below is a lovely lecien fruit print, also old......the patchwork hearts pattern is in my etsy shop link in sidebar....

.........also in my etsy shop is the favourite heartstrings quilt shown here in my new autumn version.....

..........the homebody mug was a gift (so me!) and the flower fairies tin below (from the recent exhibition) is now my new pin tin....

..........cosy quilts in a stack......with toadstools.......

..........still keeping a look out for real red and white spotted toadstools on our walks, as i do every autumn........

............below are rose hips in the garden, so decorative.......

...........a little view of the potting shed where the roses bloomed not long ago.......

............sunny sunflowers in the bright autumn light...........

 ............thank you for dropping by lovelies.........hope you are having a bright and happy september.......thanks for your kind comments and messages......love and peace...back soon xxxxxxx

Sunny Days Again

Hello again dear readers.......it is hot hot hot here this week.........the sunny days are here again......

.....these are some zoe zipper pouches made using tiny scraps of adorable fabrics, lots of fruit and flower prints......and with added buttons and fruit zipper charms too......

......these are quick and fun to make.......the pattern is in my etsy shop link in side bar.......

..........one is made with a normal zipper and one with a lace edge zipper........charms and zippers and lots of japanese fabrics can be found at rose garden patchwork online......

...........a sunny sunday quilt stack with a patchwork heart and sweet garden flowers.......

.........and a cute little candle stick found in a shop in the cotswolds last year.........

......it has been so hot here over the past week we are grateful to live on the coast and to go for beach walks.........below is hoylake beach, feeling like spain........

..........and below is caldy beach, close to our home.......with a flock of beautiful oyster catchers......

...........sun sparkling on water is one of my most favourite things.........the timeless soothing sights of nature have always been one of my greatest joys.......

...........the garden is quite surprised by the sudden return of hot sunny days and needs a lot of watering.....

...........lots of flowers have bloomed prolifically.....and some unexpectedly.....the recently planted passion flower below has over thirty buds on it and flowers are popping open each day........

 ......thank you so much for dropping by and for your kind words lovelies.........wishing you a wonderful week ahead of sunny days and happy times.........take care.......peace and love.........back soon xxxxxxxx

Happy September

Happy September dear readers........it already feels very autumnal here.....

..........so happy my autumn leaves quilt is finished.......pieced, hand quilted and bound all ready for the new season.....(pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar)......

......the maple leaf, or tea leaves block as it is sometimes called, is one i've long wanted to sew.....

.......it was lovely to choose soft autumn shades for the leaves and lots of different low volume fabrics for the setting blocks........some pictures were taken in the garden, and hopefully there will be more as the season advances.......

...........more leaves below too.......some little log cabin blocks being made featuring fussy cut belle and boo fabrics in the centres........

.........these are for a little log cabin doll quilt with an autumn theme........

....we had a lovely outing this week to the lady lever art gallery to see an exhibition of original work by cecily mary barker........her beautiful flower fairies illustrations.......

......photography wasn't allowed in the exhibition but it was a really wonderful one and very informative and inspiring to see.......

......i loved the flower fairies when i was young and so did my girls........so i had to get a few souvenirs......

.......below is a very old copy of one of the books i found years ago....such a treasure.....

...........one more view of my leafy quilt on this sunny and lovely first day of september...........

 .............thank so much for dropping by and for your kind comments and messages............wishing you a happy week ahead with plenty of crafty inspirations..........take care lovelies............back soon xxxxxxxx