Happy birthday, woolly girl...

My beautiful girl is three tomorrow...where does the time go!

Sunflowers and sewing!

This year we have planted sunflowers in our modest patch!  They have grown to an enormous height and are really happy flowers! This monster is nearly eight feet tall!!  Inspired by their loveliness, I have made a mat from some of my linen collection, including a drawing done in fabric inks....I have not used them before and this is not a brilliant image, but it was fun in the process!!

Have a lovely weekend....

Catching up.....

Oh its been a while!!  I swore that I would keep my blog up to date regularly but my, my...I have begun to go down the slippery slope and let time overtake me!  A very slow computer which really needs replacing doesn't help of course, but there is no excuse....
I have been very very busy with my quilting business and many pieces have come and gone!  We are also in the process of building a wooden summer house in our garden, so between aches and pains of manual labour and standing up quilting, I am grateful for a sit down in the evenings! (with that glass of wine or two)  I have also adopted the habit of long early morning walks with the two woolly monsters, which they love...we have seen green woodpeckers, squirrels (which they chase) and lots of pretty deer.  I am hoping it will help me lose a little weight!!
Today the weather is dreadful...very wet and tipping with rain, so time to catch up with the photo blogs

I have just completed J's quilt...it is her first quilt, but it has turned out beautifully...pretty colours and feathers always work well....hope she likes it!!

H's quilt is gorgeous and as accurately pieced as ever...sometimes I wish my customers would forget their quilts and leave them with me!

Lisa's amazing quilt

Lisa's quilt was a beautiful richly coloured one and it took just ages to quilt it....it became a real labour of love and I am delighted that Lisa absolutely loved it!

Last weekend we went to the Festival of quilts in Birmingham....a wonderful array of quilts, stalls and people. I bought some more french fabrics from Une etait en fois and some rulers from Marti Michell, which are great!  I also visited Mary Jenkins on her stand and bought the ebook of Welsh quilting from Rainbow discs, chatting to a lady called Vivienne who was lovely!  Too much money was spent and we arrived home really exhausted, with tired feet! 

I must finish with a promise to blog more in the future...and maybe on a new computer, one which works a little faster!!!  Until next time....

Garden done

Just a quick update....garden semi done, but continues to bloom!! Quilt turned for last Borders, teaching continuing....totally out of control but sort of happy......can't load photos from iPad so will have to wait until next post.........here's to that and to bed!

Sandown show and a quilt on show

We are slowly recovering from a very busy weekend at Sandown Quilt show....such a lot of lovely people to meet and chat to and lots of wonderful fabrics and quilts to see.

My stand looked very colourful and bright...I had been very busy sewing and quilting before the show in order to highlight my collection of fabrics and my chicken quilt was completed too...pattern on its way!  Mr RC was with me all weekend, which was lovely!!  However, preparing and packing takes its toll and we felt like we had jet lag at the end of the four days!! 
Another bit of excitement was seeing Susan Briscoe again...last year, at the same show I was asked by Susan to quilt one of her lovely Japanese quilts for a book.  The quilt was then chosen for the front cover of her book Japanese Inspirations...and my name is in print!!  Very exciting.

The two woolly monsters were none to impressed upon being left behind, but have been rewarded by long walks on our return home!!  Daughters had to babysit!!
I am back to quilting up in my studio now and there is much to do, including a couple of days teaching ahead.  The dust is still gathering and the garden needs lots of attention...failing miserably in most of these tasks!  How do some people seem so organised??  Not me.....

Colourful Kaffe.....and traditional blue and white

Life is hectic...quilting, teaching, housework, gardening, dog walking, staying awake until errant younger daughter arrives home after a night on the town!!! Superwoman, not me!!!! Yawn and reach for the wine glass...

I have been very neglectful of my blog lately...must get more organised.  I have recently been very busy quilting...two lovely Kaffe Fassett quilts brightened up the studio..

Aren't they gorgeous!  A nice edge to edge pattern suited these quilts.  Then I moved on to a more traditional piece of work.

A wonderful blue and white quilt destined for someone's dad.  Just love the ribbon border. 

Meanwhile I am busy cutting and sewing a newly aquired Layer cake when I have a moment.  I will post the results as soon as it is done!!  (who knows when that will be!)  My role as taxi driver to Mr RC is now being called upon as he arrives at the train station from working in London, so must dash....

Another birthday, a visit and a royal wedding....

Well, I have been very neglectful of my blog for a few weeks....but lots to tell.  My  quilting has kept me soooo busy up to Easter with lots of last minute 'please do this quickly for me' quilts...

M's quilt turned out really well and she was very pleased.  Photo is not brilliant, but there was a lot of cross hatching involved in this one! Mr RC had a few days off work to celebrate my birthday and Easter so quilting was put aside for a couple of weeks and we had a splendid time with my Mum and Dad roaming the Wiltshire countryside on a visit to Stourhead, enjoying a lovely cream tea and the Spring sunshine...

Even Raffi had to keep in the shade, it was very hot....

The rest of the holiday has been hard work, as a fence had to be erected in our back garden....nearly finished that job now.
But today, we watched the Royal wedding on the television...Wow, what a dress and a lovely ceremony..I spent most of the time in tears, it was so beautiful, but it doesn't take me long to get soppy!  Wonderful...the bunting looked good too

We enjoyed a bottle of champagne and a good walk to finish off a memorable day...
Next week, it is back to work as lots of quilts have arrived in the last week and I must keep the wolf from the door, so to speak!!
Until next time....xx