Hello Everyone,
I'm so sorry I haven't added a new blog post for a few weeks. Life has been very busy with rushing around and going to a wedding, where the bride and groom left the churchyard on a tandem bicycle....
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| just married and travelling on a tandem |
with tin cans and streamers and the bride in a long length lace wedding dress which was quite a sight! Guests were asked to donate cakes for the reception.....
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| cakes for the wedding |
The church at Great Grandsden in Bedfordshire, but near Cambridge, was simply decorated and the wooden angels in the roof timbers had such kind expressions and rather fetching frilly bonnets..... I wonder how many weddings they have looked down on throughout the centuries....
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| wooden angel, Gt Gransden church |
Here is another angel who was above the door, also wooden and with beautiful wings and a finely plaited hairdo.....
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| wooden angel Gt Gransden church |
There were lots of guests at the church and I noticed some extras who had to sit on the window sill, I have made this picture extra large so you can see them clearly, some of you may be keen on knitted beards.....
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| knitted folk at Gt Gransden church |
I have also been sewing madly to finish these two quilts for Kerry. I am so pleased with the colours and the design and will certainly be making more of these this year:
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| Bright Star Quilt in blue by Green Star Quilts |
The background is a simple log cabin block using 2.5 inch stripes and then the bright stars are appliqued on top...
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| Bright Star Quilt by Green Star Quilts |
The binding is a soft blue and cream stripe, the backing is my favourite polka dot blue on white cotton...
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| Bright Star Quilt by Green Star Quilts |
Here is the pink version for Kerrry's little girl....
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| Bright Star quilt by Green Star Quilts |
The binding on this one is a bright pink tiny check cotton.
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| Bright Star quilt by Green Star Quilts |
The backing is white with pink polka dots....
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| Bright Star quilt by Green Star Quilts |
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| Bright Star quilt by Green Star Quilts |
Now it is the school holidays and we have a very much looked forward to visit from our little ones aged 4 years and also 3 months. There is so much fun to be had with baking, painting and chatting to a 4 year old, even hanging out the washing is an exciting thing to do and picking the rasberries down the garden was a huge event! The new baby is such a big cuddle and I feel so very blessed when I look at them both.
And at the bottom of the garden, the builders are celebrating as the summer house is FINISHED!!!
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| summer house builders celebrate |
I can't believe how lucky I am to have this lovely house at the bottom of the garden!!
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| summerhouse in the garden |
And I now have a much longed for rail to show quilts off..... I have always admired those lucky Americans who have a veranda to show quilts on.... the little solar panel on the roof is for the fairy lights too!
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| summerhouse early morning |
Here you can see a Fair Trade cotton quilt made by Judy from fabrics donated to Project Linus UK by Ruth at Fairtrade Fabric over my new rail...
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| summer house and quilt |
And again so you can see the windmill pattern.....
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| summer house and quilt |
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| Fairtrade cotton quilt |
So that's all for now, and I hope you are having really lovely summer holidays, either on the beach or at home. Next week I am making a cars theme baby quilt and a single bed memory quilt too,
Happy quilting,
Kind regards,
