Hello again dear readers.....we're back again from a very refreshing break at the seaside.....the first pictures here were taken at penmon point of my penmon point quilt.......(pattern is in my etsy shop link in sidebar)......... ..........it was a very hot day with the deep blue sea and sky which inspired me to make my quilt originally..........i love the striped lighthouse and the white cottages against the blue sky...... .........we've often been to beaumaris on the beautiful isle of anglesey but this time we stayed at rhosneigr...... .........lovely view from our patio.....we were bles ..read more

Hello again dear blog friends..........today i'm sharing this blue and white easy nine patch quilt being hand quilted......the fabrics are mainly blueberry delight by moda fabrics, with some extras from my scrap basket included..... .......besides gardening and going on outings i've been spending some peaceful times this week hand quilting and enjoying lots of tea in a vintage cup..... .........the pattern for this quilt is in my etsy shop link in sidebar...........i use a frixion pen to mark the lines (removable with a warm iron after quilting) and an omnigrid ruler........... ..........t ..read more

Hello dear blog friends......it's been a little bit summery here over the past week and here is one of my favourite newish red, white and blue quilts with a summery vibe.......... .............this is my homestead quilt and the pattern for it is in my etsy shop link in sidebar.... ............it was made with lots of scraps from my scrap basket and kept in order with white sashing between the large blocks..........it's a quilt full of memories........the backing is red and white gingham and as you can see the binding is a blue and white stripe........... ..........last year on my birthday ..read more

Hello dear readers........happy last day of may........and welcome to my rosy post today...... ......as you probably know, i love roses especially pink ones......and here is my heartstrings quilt in rosy pinks, along with a set of (old) cath kidston rosy pillow cases, a candy hearts cushion, a rosy eb mug....and some actual pink scented roses from the cottage garden.......... ...........the roses are sceptr'd isle from david austin roses which have a gorgeous fragrance...... .............here they are below in the potting shed.........the cushion pattern and quilt pattern can be found in m ..read more

Hello dear readers.....today i'm sharing some liberty love...........liberty prints had my heart first when i was young....... ..........when i was an art student i collected pieces to sew skirts, long dresses and to make patchwork with.......it was possible to find remnants on some of the outdoor market stalls around manchester in those days which was good for impecunious students....... .....now i buy liberty fabrics from online shops and etsy.......this is my little drawstring bag made in different colour ways of betsy, my favourite liberty print..... (the pattern for the dottie drawstri ..read more

Hello again dear readers........the past week has been all about quilt finishes, flowers and gardens..... .......this is my latest heartstrings quilt made to celebrate 25 years of tilda fabrics......each heart features a tilda fabric from early designs to the latest jubilee collection........ ......i've worked with tilda fabrics for many years, doing blog hops in the early days and always finding inspiration in the designs and colours.........it was fun to find so many different tilda fabrics to use in my stash...... ..........the backing fabric is the beautiful bird print from the jubilee ..read more

Hello dear blog friends.......sharing some work in progress pictures of my latest easy nine patch quilt top made in blue and white this time..........the fabrics are mainly blueberry delight from modafabrics but i added a few extras from my stash as well....... ..........the flowers are from the garden.......bluebells of course and minnow narcissus, big daisies and newly flowering soloman's seal.......... .........i'm loving the vintage modern feel of these fabrics and i always love nine patch blocks ..... ..........it's been a great year for bluebells in our garden with many more popping ..read more

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 d ..read more

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 ..read more

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 an ..read more