We picked up mom at Heathrow last night so let the adventures begin! Before her arrival I had been working hard on using up my Aneela Hoey “walk in the woods” fabric. Remember I had made a simple 9 patch quilt top the other day… I decided I could use the same process to make […]
Month: May 2012
Early weekend update!
We are normally so busy on the weekend that I don’t have a lot of time to sit and write a post, or am too tired! We are home early this Sunday night though and I thought I would write in almost real time. Also, my mom comes on Tuesday and will be super busy […]
Jelly Roll
Treaties in the mail! I needed to order some white kona cotton but got side tracked by an on sale moda jelly roll. I feel like I shouldn’t be into per-cut packs because they seem lazy and you can really only get a 2″ ish strip from them but there is just something about the […]
Thimbles and Fabric
Where did the week go. Oh I know…it stopped raining and it feels like summer. I must admit it feels so much better here with the sun out!… I opened the windows in the workroom and sewed away. Gorgeous!!! I promised to show the material I got at the quilt shop in the church last […]
Jam Packed Weekend
Well, John and I sure do pack it in on the weekends. I don’t know how he has the energy sometimes because he often must be quite jet lagged. Feel that we need to make the most of our stay here though. On Saturday we headed north to the Peak District to visit a distant […]
Soooo Cute
We needed to do a bit of shopping around tonight so I picked up John from work early and we headed to a shopping centre nearby. We got our groceries and this little gem… Isn’t it the cutest picnic basket ever. We had to get it, especially because it was £70 down to £28!!! Peak […]
Beautiful Finish
I finished the grey baby today! Here are some shots outside (yes, which means no rain today)… I think it will look very cute in the pram of a boy or a girl! Here is a picture of that retro baby block quilt I talked about yesterday… I’ve started with sewing the groups of 2 […]
Sew Sew Little Red
Not sure why but I got extra inspired to sew today. I wanted to do the binding on the grey baby quilt. I cut it in 2 1/2 inch strips, sewed them together and ironed them in half. I think once you understand the stages in making a quilt it really is quite a simple […]
Salad Dressing Update
Another silly little post… It’s raining again. I think the weather knew that I was doing a cycling even yesterday so it decided to be sunny for 24hrs straight. Went to the dentist today…hmmmm not sure I was impressed, will be booking an appointment with my hygienist when I get back in August, enough said!!! […]
Happy Mother’s Day
My mom is the best!… Today was a bit random. Last week I heard about a cycle race called Cycletta. Cycling is very popular in the UK and Cycletta are cycling events to get women more into the sport. I decided to enter and am glad I did. It turned out to be the 2nd […]