Autumn Treasures

Hello again dear readers........we are having a lovely cosy autumn week here.........these are my newly crafted fabric toadstools.......

......when i was an art student many years ago i often crafted things like this.......in embroidery we often made three dimensional things using wire, fabric, stuffing, embroidery, beads, etc and it was a lot of creative fun.....

........these toadstools are part of my autumn decor and will be fun for christmas too with their red and white dots........if you'd like to make some the same the pattern can be found in my etsy shop link in sidebar.......

..........here is my little toadstool pillow....... pattern also in my etsy shop.......

...........and my tiny toadstool pincushion with its little cross stitched image has a pattern there too......

...........we walked close to home one day this week,,,,enjoying the berries in someone's garden.....

...........and when our dog molly stopped and peeked though a suburban garden fence we had a little look too.....and saw this little flock........

.............some of nature's autumn treasures clustered on the edge of the path......toadstools, nutshells, nuts and autumn leaves.........

............my little autumn cupboard...........

.............this year's new fabric pumpkin made with lewis and irene snuggle season fabric.......

............candles in small terracotta flower pots are one of my favourite autumn decorations......

.....thank you so much for dropping by to my little bit of blog land dear readers..........thank you so much for your kind words ..........wishing you happy cosy autumn days (or spring days of course if you are reading this from the other side of the world!)...............take care lovelies.................peace and love........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Cosy Days

Hello again everyone.......back today with a cosy post........the storms have been raging in parts of the uk this week but we have been lucky here and not had too much wild weather.......

...........i used these sweet belle and boo autumn fabrics to make some dottie drawstring bags (pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar)........

.........we have made it cosy here this week with candles, fires lit, making soup and lots of hot drinks........

............this is my redwork berries pincushion with my vintage charm quilt (both patterns also in my etsy shop as before)......... 

.........enjoying lots of hand quilting at the moment........it's nice to do while chatting with family and friends.....my sweet granddaughter daisy stayed over this week and it was lovely to spend some time with her......

.........we had some lovely autumn walks and enjoyed the bright autumn light.........

.............getting out all the fabric pumpkins and autumn quilts.........

............and spying berries while we're out and about.........beautiful pink ones.......

.............garden shrub berries in front of the picket fence........

...........and lovely hedges full...........such a gorgeous time of year in nature........

......whenever my husband is out walking he looks for interesting mushrooms for me and takes a pic, like the one below.......there are many different kinds of fungi where we live, but rarely the dramatic red and white spotted toadstools...but we keep looking :).............

 ..............thanks for dropping by dear readers and for the kind comments and notes you leave x.....always a pleasure to hear from you...........hope you have a happy week ahead........take care lovelies..........peace and love............back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Autumn Times

Hello again dear readers......back today with some more pictures from our recent lake district trip.....this is rydal mount, the home of william wordsworth and his wife mary, their children and his beloved sister dorothy (whose journals i love reading).....

........the house has a lovely big garden and this was taken from the lower part looking up....still lots of flowers......

..........tea and scones in the tearoom please.......and a ginger cat to match the apricot roses......

...........i tried attracting the kitty to look at me for the photo but .....no......

............william wordsworth's study at the top of the house.....peaceful and with lovely views......

..........and in the garden.....a potting shed, a greenhouse and dahlias.........the house still belongs to the wordsworth family and i believe you can actually stay there overnight if you wish.......

..........back home again now in our own garden with my new autumn leaves quilt......

.....always wanted to make one of these using the maple leaf (also called the tea leaf) block......

.....the pattern for it is in my etsy shop link in sidebar........

..........look what popped up in our gravel path to welcome us home.......a host of cute little mushrooms......

..........they look so sweet and so fairylike........

 .......hope you've enjoyed my autumn pics today lovely readers.......thank you so much for visiting me here and for your kind comments........wishing you a happy cosy autumn week....take care lovelies.........peace and love..........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Autumn Break

Hello again dear readers..........we're back now from a very refreshing autumn break in the lake district, and here is my newly finished cosy little autumn heartstrings quilt which i took with us.......

........it was hand quilted, with a natural gingham backing and dotty hot-chocolate coloured binding....

.........our days away were very peaceful, enjoying walks and the beautiful scenery.....

........lots of rain meant the rivers were full to overflowing......below is a view of hawkshead village....

.........lovely little sights and views everywhere........such a timeless feeling......

........the famous little bridge house in ambleside over the river.........

........and a small queue in the rain at the door of hilltop, beatrix potter's house where we wandered in the garden and took pictures and enjoyed the atmosphere of a mild and softly rainy lake district day.......

..........below is rydal water viewed from a path called the coffin road which goes from ambleside to grasmere.....we love this walk and all the views.......

...........wordsworth loved this waterfall in the grounds of rydal hall......lots of other swishing and swirling little waterfalls everywhere this week after lots of rainfall.......

........we walked in dora's field too......lots of leafy trees and fallen acorns, berries and ferns....in spring it is filled with daffodils, planted by william wordsworth and his family in memory of his beloved daughter dora who died young......

..........lots of lovely relaxing times mean i've come back with plenty of energy for creating and crafting and writing patterns ready for the new season......

 .............thank you for dropping by lovely readers and for your kind comments.........wishing you a happy october and cosy autumn days................take care lovelies.......................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx