Lovely Liberty

Hello to all my lovely readers....thank you for joining me here again....we have lots of lovely liberty fabrics to look at today......

...........these were very kindly gifted to me recently by alice caroline fabrics......

..........so far i have made two items (though there will be more) ....the first is a dottie drawstring bag.....

........so lovely choosing the different little floral prints to go together........

.......it was fun deciding which cords and stops to use....the finished bag is at the top of this post (it's a gift for one of my dearies) and i think i might just make some more......

..........the second make is a tumbler cushion using liberty florals with a solid off white for contrast....

........this was made with english paper piecing.......and once the patchwork was finished i hand quilted it before making up the cushion......

........it is finished off by tying ribbons at the top opening.......

.........both the pattern for the dottie drawstring bag and the tumbler cushion can be found in my etsy shop link in sidebar......

...........here is this week's quilt stack topped with a baking bowl full of vintage spools.......

.........and finally a peaceful autumn scene from our lovely walk today.....

.........thank you as always for coming to see me here and for your very kind comments.......wishing you a wonderful autumn week ahead with happy days and crafty inspirations.......take care and stay well lovelies........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

A Nice Day Out

Hello and happy november everyone......we went on a lovely day out this week and here are some pictures to share with you (just click on the photos to enlarge them if you'd like to)......this is erddig hall in north wales (about a 40 minutes drive for us)......it was built during the 17th and 18 centuries and is one of our favourite places to visit and to walk in the grounds and gardens.....

........the gardens were bright and colourful and it was a very sunny day with blue sky as you can see....

..........the house was partly open this time......just the servants' quarters which are my favourites.....

..........love the aprons hanging up.......i always enjoy seeing dairies and sculleries......

.........as well as laundries......love the old textiles often on display......

.....love the sense of the past and the history of the house.......you can find out more about it here......

..........the pattern of tiles on this floor is exactly like a quilt.......

.........this greenhouse is full of winter pansies getting ready for planting out.......

.....we went into the cafe for some lunch and bought a couple of things in the gift shop....its always a pleasure to support the national trust and we love visiting these properties......

.........heading home along the lane between the autumn leaves.........home to my quilt which i have almost finished hand quilting......i hope to show it all finished very soon.....think it's one of my favourites......

 ...........thank you for dropping by dear readers and for your sweet comments......hope you enjoyed our little outing today.....wishing you a happy week with lots of crafty inspirations......take care lovelies......back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

October Stars

Hello there dear readers.........here are some pictures of the little october stars quilt i showed you a peek of last time.....

.........i have made many star quilts in the past but never one in these colours....i had lots of black and indigo charm squares left over which were perfect for making a variety of appliqué stars.......

.......and i used some peachy Kona cotton solid for the background squares and lots of low volume cream fabrics for the alternate squares.......here's the quilt with some of the many mushrooms growing in our gravel path........

.........and below in the potting shed.......

.........a crumpled quilt shot...always a favourite of mine....love all the quilty squishy texture......

.............here is a close up showing the border (a French general red and cream floral) and the binding....a nice black and white stripe....

.........because this quilt is very newly made i haven't written the actual pattern for it yet, but you could make my star gazer quilt pattern in these colours and get the same effect.....(star gazer is in my etsy shop link in sidebar).....work in progress shot below.......

.......we've had lots of pets in our family over the years...but never a pony..... till now.......this is beautiful bluebell who belongs to my daughter sarah and grand daughter daisy.......she is a lovely pony with a very sweet nature.......she has settled down well, is perfect for daisy to ride and is keeping my daughter especially busy.....

..........we have had a lovely half term week with family times, outings (one to a pottery cafe where i painted a toadstool house....) and a birthday celebration too....my beloved eldest grandson charlie was 14 years old yesterday and we all went out for dinner.....he is a lovely thoughtful boy and taller than me now.........

............beautiful berries on one of our walks.........

..........and the cottage garden with lemon yellow leaves on the tiny willow tree and bright pink flowers blooming on the hebe......there's even a late pink rose still flowering there........but the leaves are falling every day and soon the trees will be bare.....

 ..........finally a cosy quilt stack and some pumpkins to end today's post as we arrive at the end of october and halloween weekend......it's been such a lovely month.......thank you for calling in to my little patch to see what i've been up to......and thank you for the kind comments you leave me, i do so appreciate them..... wishing you a happy week ahead as we move into november.......take care and keep well lovelies....back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

October Days

Hello everyone....it's a cosy october evening here in my little bit of the uk and i'm bringing you some cosy pictures....

.........little cross stitched toadstools made into pincushions using linen and festive belle and boo fabrics....

.........and lots of dottie drawstring bags (pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar)........

......the belle and boo fabrics were gifted to me and they are perfect for these cute little gift bags.....

........either using the whole fabric or just an appliqué patch.......

...........such sweet designs just perfect for children's gifts and very useful too.......

.........love the nutcracker collection........

...........this week's quilt stack is a very cosy one......and below are some pretty little mushrooms we found in the nearby woods......

........still flowering by the back door in our garden.......beautiful clematis......

..........and a pot full of winter violas looking bright and sweet too......

..........and finally a peek at my newest quilt called october stars.....this is being hand quilted and might even be finished for halloween.......

 .........thank you for dropping by to see me here dear readers and for leaving me such kind comments.....wishing you a happy cosy week with lots of crafty inspirations.....keep safe lovelies.....back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Autumn Sewing

Hello everyone.....we're enjoying these autumn days very much and the colours are really inspiring me.....

........so here is a post showing some of my sewing.....this is an autumn version of my trip around the world cushion, made originally in soft lilac and red shades and white (pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar) ......am loving it made in these warm autumn shades too....

..........and next is the autumn checkerboard quilt....a quick make using simple squares which is all about the colours and the textures.....

........this was hand quilted in the evenings when we stayed in the cotswolds so it will probably always remind me of being there......

.........the pumpkins came from last week's trip to the pumpkin fields......

.............texture and autumn colours........

............the quilt on the cottage garden white picket fence on a bright day......

............and below is my weekly quilt stack picture.....on the bench with a pumpkin.....because it's that time of year.....

............more pictures from my autumn week........chrysanths at the garden centre.......

............actually finding red spotted toadstools in the woods (hubby had already found them and took me back....but one was squashed by then and some were in the middle of gorse bushes!).....hubby took this pic and i love it.....

............on one of our local walks......bracken turning golden, leaves and berries against a beautiful blue sky......just loving autumn days as you can probably tell........lots more makes to show you soon.....

..........thank you for visiting me here dear readers and for the kind comments you leave me......wishing you happy autumn days and plenty of cosy crafty inspirations.......take care of yourselves lovelies........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx