Happy New Year

The end of December and the end of another year.........we feel grateful that our christmas has been cosy, happy and peaceful....

.........we had a lovely christmas day at our elder daughter's beautiful home, with happy cosy family times......

.......and on other cosy winter evenings i've been quilting my baskets quilt by hand......

........the perfect fireside winter project.........

.......my little houses pincushion matches this project well.......

..........i'm loving these cosy winter days and we have also had some bright sunny days for walks and enjoying nature too....

........the tiny nest here is a real one which fell out of the wisteria one year.......it's perfectly made with woven grasses, tiny flowers and even some of my embroidery thread which was lying on the garden table at the time........

..........cosy quilts are all around us.........below is the vintage charm quilt......in the stack above is the vintage hearts quilt......

..........and here is my house cushion on the rocking chair with the red and white checkerboard quilt....(all the patterns can be found in my etsy shop link in sidebar).........

............pretty little festive makes....patchwork heart, jingle bell houses, tiny mouse, little fish.....

........looking forward to lots of new projects in the coming year and have already begun the planning.....

 .........thank you for dropping by to my little blog space this year dear readers, and for the kind comments you leave me.........sending love and wishing you a very healthy, peaceful and creative year ahead filled with love and happiness...........take care lovelies..............Happy New Year..................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Merry Christmas

Hello dear readers........sharing some festive pictures from around my home today......the beds are all made up with christmas bedding and piled up with cosy quilts like the vintage charm quilts above.......

...........this is a vintage style patchwork stocking........

...........and of course last week i had to brave the very cold and icy days to photograph some of my quilts in the snow......this is the favourite four patch quilt made with wintery fleurs de noel fabric from moda......so glad i finally got a chance to photograph it in the snow :).......

...........indoors all is merry and bright.......

...........the little festive rag doll is sitting on the christmas dresser among the china and decorations.....

..........lots of twinkle lights, scented candles, and a garland of dried orange slices too........

...........flowers from my lovely hubby and a cosy quilt stack.......

..........the patchwork heart is made from festive fabrics and decorated with ribbon and a jingle bell......

..........one more 'quilt in the snow' picture.......this is the pinwheels quilt on the picket fence.......

............cosy quilts and my house cushion on the rocking chair below.........

..........and  a nice hot drink with some candy canes........

 ......thank you for visiting me here lovely readers and for all your kind comments....wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays...........sending love and peace to all of you..........back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Frosty Cotswolds

Hello again dear readers.......back from our trip to the beautiful cotswolds and here i am to share a few of the pictures i took there......it was bright and frosty most days and everywhere looked so picturesque.....

.....we stayed in broadway, in a tiny cottage, and and this was one of my favourite houses on the main street......a daylight view.....

........and lit up at night........

......below is broadway tower which we climbed up to the top of and had amazing views of the surrounding frosty countryside.....

............view from one of the tower windows (didn't dare move the berry arrangement out of the way for my pic!).......

.........another beautiful house with frosty topiary........

.......of course i took a quilt or two with me.......

......this is the spinning tops quilt (pattern in my etsy shop link in sidebar)...... the cottage was very warm and well heated, with cosy christmas bedding, a twinkly christmas tree and a log fire.....

.........each evening we got wrapped up and walked down through the little town to enjoy the lights....it was so pretty and so christmassy......

..........and every day we walked through the frosty lanes and fields.....always coming upon something lovely.....

.........and then we drove home and into.....SnOw......so rare where we live by the sea.......but the day we got home it was beginning and the next day it was a winter wonderland.......

 ...........thank you for visiting me here lovely readers and for the kind comments you leave ......hope you are having a happy and peaceful countdown to christmas......wishing you warm and cosy days........take care lovelies...............peace and love...................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Happy December

Happy December dear readers.......i hope the new month has begun well for you......

........here is a new festive four patch quilt....i finished the patchwork top last month and now it is fresh from being longarm machine quilted with holly leaves and berries by the talented debbie holland.......

....i used this jellyroll from moda....called christmas stitched......

......perfect to snuggle under during chilly december evenings......

...........also new are these mini stockings made with leftover liberty fabric......

........and some more made from pink and red scraps........

.....lovely as decorations, advent calendars or to peg onto a gift.......the pattern is in my etsy shop link in sidebar (and the easy four patch quilt pattern is in there too).....

.......loving all the cosy colours and glowing candles as the days shorten and twilight arrives......

.....below is a christmas version of my vintage charm quilt.......

........i used a mixture of different charm packs for this and some old charm squares from my stash......

.........so cosy and festive, especially with a holly decorated mug of hot tea.......

......thank you for visiting me here dear blog friends and sharing my little festive space......wishing you a happy creative cheery and merry month ahead......next week i'm going on a little trip so i'll be having a little blog break (but you can still find me on instagram)......then i'll be back again the following week....hopefully with some christmassy pictures to share :).......take care until then lovelies..........peace and love................back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Pretty Little Things

Hello again lovely readers........some pretty little makes to show you today....first is a dottie drawstring bag which i made as a gift.............for myself :)......

......i just adore this gorgeous fruit label fabric from atsuko matsuyama and have been hoarding it for ages....then i spied it in my sewing room next to a piece of aqua tilda dotty fabric and decided to make a little bag with the two fabrics....the dotty one is perfect for the lining.....

...........the bag cords and stops are from rose garden patchwork as usual.......

......i'm using the little bag at the moment to hold a small piece of knitting that i'm working on....a rabbit cardigan for one of the sugar bunnies......

.........also i've been enjoying cross stitching lots of little ornaments recently.......

.......this tiny merry christmas ornament had little bells attached......

.....and i made some tags with parts of the design too.......the pattern and instructions for these is in my etsy shop link in side bar.....

........feeling a little bit festive now....but not too much yet.....

.....last weekend we met up with our dear daughters and their families and had a lovely walk at dunham massey, through the park in the bright november sunshine......

.........seeing deer there is always a pleasure....they are so tame and fascinating to see close up.......

......and finally here are some more little makes.....patchwork trees in pink and green fabrics, and a green bird too......patterns are fabric button trees and fabric birds also in my etsy shop as before......

 .....thanks so much for visiting me here dear readers and for your kind comments.....wishing you a happy week with plenty of cosy crafty times.....take care lovelies.......peace and love......back soon xxxxxxxxxxx