While I was in England I received delivery of my freshly quilted Whirligig quilt – you remember the one – from Carrie Nelson‘s wonderful book Miss Rosie’s Spice of Life Quilts. I love this pattern. It was such a fun one to put together and is an absolutely fabulous stashbuster scrap quilt. I used up […]

I know I said I wasn’t going to embark on another knitting project until the quilts were done…..but you know how it is…..I’m weak….and we’re having a movie week…..and I can’t sit and watch films without some knitting…..and I did finish the plaid quilt and it is stash yarn….and I’m not feeling guilty about it, […]

I’m getting loads done this week. I only have my 15 year old daughter at home – so life is easy. I’m lucky that she loves to cook and potter around, go to see films with her mother and eat in restaurants that her siblings wouldn’t countenance. The other two children are away at camp […]

Yesterday I managed to finish basting the plaid squares quilt top – my absolute least favourite part of making a quilt – and today I’ve started on the quilting. It’s coming along nicely – but I’m sure will get tricky when I get to the middle. Thank goodness it isn’t a huge quilt! I’m just […]

My garden has turned into a jungle. Somehow this happens every July. It doesn’t seem to matter how good my intentions are. All it takes is a couple of days away, some hot sun and some heavy rain and before I know it, I’ve lost control. This morning I was out there by 6.30 before […]