Floral

Hello again dear readers.........floral love today and sharing some of my makes and some actual flowers too.......

.......the flower pots quilt and flower vases cushion go well together i think, using similar fabrics and colours......

........the patterns are both in my etsy shop link in sidebar........

.............love these soft vintage fabrics mainly from french general for moda and from tilda.....

...........here's my bright little flower patch pincushion......with one of the many wild flower books from my collection....i used to buy books for my design research all the time when i drew flowers for my work in the greetings industry.....

..........and here is the flower square pincushion with big covered button centre......

.............and a red and blue version........(pattern in my etsy shop as before)......

...........beautiful hawthorn blossom in the hedgerows here........

...........daisies flowering in our garden.........

.........and a lovely moment on a walk watching the tractor at work in the fields.........

...........finishing with some of our gorgeous crabapple blossom......just love it so much.......

..........thanks for dropping by lovely blog friends........and thank you for leaving me kind comments as well as visiting my shop and my instagram too........always lovely to catch up with friends in the crafting world............wishing you a happy week ahead with flowers, sunshine and creativity...........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
 

Bluebell Time

Hello again dear readers.........sharing lots of blue and white quilt pictures today.....

..........it's bluebell time here in the uk and it always makes me focus on this beautiful colour ......

.............this is my blue and white checkerboard quilt, a version of my red and white checkerboard quilt pattern which is in my etsy shop link in bio........

............the first bunch of bluebells picked from our garden this spring, and put in a vintage mustard pot from the brocante..........

..........the crumpled close up of the checkerboard quilt.....love seeing the soft texture of quilts like this.....

..........above is another blue and white quilt, this one is called penmon point.......the pattern for this is also in my etsy shop as before........

........beautiful bluebells in a greengate jug and below growing in the garden......

..........lots more bluebells growing under an ash tree in our garden......

..........and also beautiful blues....the tiny sweet little forget me not flowers. which i also really love, shown here in a sussex lustreware cup........

.........bluebells with some small variations....white and pale mauve too......i do love bluebell time.......

..........one more picture of the brass bed and blue and white checkerboard quilt.......you can see the circular hand quilting i did on this picture......now i'm working on a new blue and white quilt which i will show you soon......

 ............thanks for dropping by lovely blog friends and for leaving me kind comments and notes..........wishing you happy sunny days with flowers and crafty inspirations in abundance....take care lovelies...........................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Rosy Pinks

Hello dear readers..........here's one of my favourite vintage charm quilts in rosy pinks and creams......with some beautiful scented stocks i was given at the weekend..........

.........i love these soft subtle pinks so much........and of course the scent is delicious......

..........i had them near me in the sewing room while i was working.......

..........and then i decided to take some pictures of this quilt with my lovely flowers and gathered together some sewing things like spools and wooden boxes and buttons......

..........and added the beeswax candle.......

............quilts and flowers are two of my favourite things........

.........below is the potting shed with white daffodils being buffeted by the high winds we've been having over the past week.....

.........luckily the tiny crabapple tree is sheltered in its tub on the patio and has kept its pretty new blossoms.....

.........the sun came out agin yesterday and we had a lovely walk and spent some time in the garden......

...........happy to see the blue sky and the pink clematis flowers blooming......and to have our first coffee sitting in the warm sun.......it didn't last, but at least it felt like warmer days are coming......

.........one last picture of my vintage charm quilt (pattern for this is in my etsy shop link in sidebar)......

.............thanks for dropping by dear blog friends......a big thank you for the kind comments too....wishing you a happy week ahead with flowers and sunshine and crafty inspirations........take care lovelies........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Happy April

Hello again dear readers and happy april.....back from my little easter break now and we had a lovely time......

.........with plenty of flowers, bunnies and easter treats with the family.........

.........flowery quilts were keeping us cosy, like the vintage log cabin here......and a new floral jellyroll was acquired to make another  pretty quilt.........this fabric is ellie by brenda riddle for moda.......

...........this flowery version of the vintage log cabin quilt (pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar) was made with lots of scraps and is one of my favourites.......it feels very springlike to me......

...........here's lettuce the sugar bunny wearing her spring cardigan........and some of my fabric eggs hanging from blossom twigs........

..........every easter i make little iced cakes, often with flowers or carrots on top.......

...........we had a lovely easter teatime at my eldest daughter's home............

.........chocolate crispy cakes, hot cross buns and pretty biscuits here........

............beautifully iced and designed biscuits from biscuiteers............

............lots of pretty ones..........the bunnies came home with me........so hard to eat them though, it seems a shame when they are so pretty......

...........i have always loved easter, always a time of hope and renewal, of spring arriving, growth, sunshine and warmth returning..........

..........thank you so much for dropping by .......and for the sweet comments you leave an extra special thank you......wishing you happy April days and plenty of crafty inspirations..........take care lovelies.......back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx