Sewing Room Days

Hello again dear readers....it's been a busy week in the sewing room.......

......the new fabric i was really looking forward to arrived and i couldn't wait to start sewing.......

.....this is tilda *pie in the sky* fabric....so colourful and cheerful......

........as you can see above, first i made some patchwork hearts (pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar).....

.........and then some flower pots.........

......these are made from the blue flower pots pattern, but the pots will be lots of colours in this version.....

.........inspired by gardens, seeing the bulbs begin to appear and trees in bud.......we even had some sunny days and heard the birds singing this week.....

.........love some new fabric to play with......the new tilda fabrics are widely available these days....i bought mine from two great sellers here in the uk....the homemakery and empress mills.........

....love how the patterns are on a fairly small scale which suits my work more than large ones.....

............also this week allllll the heart quilts are being taken out and arranged ready for valentines day next week........below is my very old but very loved strawberry hearts quilt........

.........my little pink sewing table where i spend many happy hours......more hyacinths in the blue and white pudding bowl......delicious to enjoy the scent while i sew.......

 .....thank you for dropping by dear readers and for your kind comments........wishing you all a happy week ahead with sunshine, flowers and creativity ...........keep well lovelies ..........peace and love.........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Happy February

Happy february dear readers.......we have begun the month with sunshine, hearts and flowers.....

.........this is my heartstrings quilt in the original red white and blue colour way......and here too is my valentine cushion......

..........appliqued and quilted.......

........the flowers this week are mainly tulips and pink primroses.....i recently planted some little primrose plants in latte cups and they are thriving on a sunny kitchen window sill (see last picture for a window sill close up)......

.....such cheery little flowers i do enjoy seeing them each day.......

......we've also seen our first snowdrops outdoors this week and even a few daffodils in bud........

.........the valentine cushion pattern is new in my etsy shop link in sidebar.....

......you can also find a pattern for the love note shown below too......

.....this week we had an outing to ruthin, in north wales and here are a couple of picture of this lovely little old town, surrounded by hills.......we went to the ruthin craft centre to see several very interesting exhibitions (if you're interested you can follow the link to see what's on....well worth visiting)......

.....later we had a wander through the old streets and came upon a tiny wool shop which was like a brambly hedge drawing inside.....shelves stacked up to the top with knitted items and yarn, baskets and boxes filled with colourful wool, and knitted scarves and hats hanging up....i *might* have bought some sock yarn :)

......love visiting old places like this, so full of history and beautiful interesting buildings......and below is a close up of the primroses on my window sill this week........

 ......thank you for dropping by to see me here lovely readers and a special thank you to everyone who leaves me a kind comment.........wishing you a happy month ahead with flowers and sunshine and plenty of crafty inspirations.......take care lovelies........peace and love....back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Stitching Hearts

Hello dear readers....on a bright and sunny day....here i am with lots of hearts to share....

.....this is the pink version of my heartstrings quilt.......

........lots of sweet scraps of pink fabrics from many different collections.......and below is a patchwork heart made from tilda scraps and decorated with a bow........

.....next is a pink version of my sweetheart pincushion.......a lovely valentine or friendship gift for a stitching friend......

........and then there is my newest heart pattern....the big heart made from scrappy striped and floral fabric strips.....

......all the patterns for the makes shown here can be found in my etsy shop link in sidebar.....

.......it will soon be valentine's day as this looooong january is coming to an end........

.....luckily this week we had some nice sunny days and blue skies too.......we walked by the sea (with lots of layers and warmest coats on)........

.........and i found some rustic fencing to photograph.....a bit of research for a design i'm working on .......

.........there was a pretty gate too........

........tulips to remind us that spring isn't far away........

.....thank you for popping in here to see me lovely readers, and thank you for the kind comments you leave me.....wishing you a happy week ahead with sunshine, blue skies and crafty times too........take care....love and peace....................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Cosy Crafting

Hello again lovely readers....welcome to my blog after a very chilly week here with icy winds, and lots of snow.....perfect though for staying in and crafting........this is my zoe zipper pouch......

......made from sweet little floral scraps and some geometric ones too......

.......it has added surface stitching and some buttons.......as well as a decorative cherry zipper charm....

.....these are fun to make, and quick too.......and i love playing with pretty fabrics and choosing buttons....

..........below is my sewing table.....the cottage garden quilt is having a turn on the wall this month...

..........the hyacinths scent the air and remind us spring isn't that far away.......

...........and here is the blue chair with the vintage hearts cushion and a pink primrose....

......fabrics, flowers and crafting always help to keep me cheery during january and its bleak days....

........along with candles and cosy firelight too.......

.........each evening i work on a quilt, hand quilting is perfect for this time of year as the quilt also keeps you cosy while you sew.....

........i just had to go out and take a quilt in the snow picture .....crunching about in the freezing air....this is my heartstrings quilt on the cottage garden fence on a snowy but sunny day.....(this quilt and the zoe zipper pouch and vintage hearts cushion patterns are all in my etsy shop link in sidebar)........

 .....thank you for dropping by dear readers and for your kind comments....wishing you a happy week wherever you are and whatever the weather.......hope you have sunshine and flowers and crafty inspirations....peace and love.............back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

A Week in January

Hello again dear readers......here are some pictures from my january week....a week of rain, wind, sunny intervals and storms........this tiny postage stamp doll quilt was made with some of the scraps left over from the vintage log cabin quilt in my previous post....

.....two sugar bunnies are enjoying the cosiness........

.....it is hand quilted in the old traditional way, diagonally across the squares.....

......the postage stamp doll quilt pattern is in my etsy shop link in sidebar, and so is the sugar bunny pattern....

.......a quilt stack with some cheery tulips and a pink primrose......

.....and a floral tiny tote bag.......

...........the blue vintage candlestick was a surprise gift from my lovely daughter......

.........this week we had a trip to the nearby inspirations store......they were just putting up the easter and spring displays....lots of bunnies nestled in here.......

.....we walked beside the sea on one of the calm days......love to see the bright blue skies after a lot of grey  cloud and rain.......

.........one of our favourite walks below is up an old farm road, near the church....we got caught in a squall but on the way back we saw a rainbow :)............

...........one more cosy rabbit picture.......loving our quilts this winter more than ever........

 ......thank you for dropping by to see me in my little blog world dear readers.....thank you for your kind words and messages.........wishing you a happy january week.....keep cosy and take care lovelies.............peace and love.......back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx