A very Happy New Year
to all of you who log onto this page. Do leave a message so I know I'm
not talking to myself! Here in Lincolnshire we have a winter wonderland
and Barney our Springer dog is fed up getting snow bobbles stuck
between his toes. Glum is a word which certainly could be applied to him
at present!
Right now everyone is
chilly including the teapot. So this is what I have designed for cold
spouts and handles... and then there are also the egg cups which you can
see on the gifts page, now they're feeling really cosy... ( sorry,
couldn't resist that!)
Everything that
needs to be finished is finished and everything that needs to be posted
is posted so I'm giving myself a holiday from the sewing room and
decorating the Christmas tree. It's time to make and eat the odd mince
pie and sing carols at every opportunity and loudly too. So I just want
to wish everyone who visits my website a very Happy Christmas and to say
thank you to my friends and customers for your support this year. Jo
gave me this little tea light holder last year. This year I 'm giving
her a pair of silver elephant earrings and a festive jar of homemade
bramble jelly.....
Nettleham Old
School craft fair has been a big success. I got lots of compliments
about my stall and the things I make. My egg cosies were compared
favourably to those of a famous designer! The fabric covered sketch book
was bought by an artist from Newcastle and many cards were sold too.
Lots of people stopped to chat. Did they want to ask about quilts or was
it because of the glamourous blonde behind the stall? Daughter, home
from the high seas and far away lands came to help... You can't see me
because I'm hiding behind the quilt stand!
I am being
bullied at work. My tormentor has four large furry feet, soulful brown
eyes and no conscience at all. If the entertainment is poor and the lack
of a new bone evident, he empties my wastepaper bin. All over the
floor. Fabric scraps and threads fall everywhere, paper is shredded and
spat out. We have had words about his lack of consideration and general
behaviour.... and then I give in...because he looks at me, head on one
side, and I'm sure he smiles...and he's so loveable, so bad behaviour is
rewarded yet again...a new bone appears...
Its freezing
here and last night it was frosty too. I was tempted to wear my socks in
bed. Husband bravely offered to warm up my side before I got in. No
hottie bottle could be found. An extra quilt was needed by any of us who
had chilly toes....and they can be made in all sizes...so there's no
need for anyone to shiver in bed...You can see the design of this one on
the 'gifts' page.
I sometimes
think I should try to make more contemporary art pieces. But then I go
to a quilting shop and there I see a little hanger. American folk art of the log cabin period has a powerful appeal.
Is it years of watching Little House On The Prairie, snuggled up on the
sofa with my lovely girls which makes me secretly love long skirts
and frilly petticoats all worn with boots? Maybe, and I can't resist a
heart shaped wire hanger either... so look on the smaller gifts page and
see my log cabin folk art hangings....now where's my long denim skirt
and suede boots!
The hawthorn
bushes are hung with fantastic ruby jewels. Today the berries stood out
against the bright blue sky, strung together like like beads on a
string. The pheasant as returned from his summer seclusion and he has a
new wife. Well actually he has several new ladies in tow, wives,
girlfriends, casual relationships...who knows as they all wear the same
dress... he is too shy to photograph, but Jane can feed him by hand.
Barney finds his Springer instincts are too much for this and will chase
him, even if it is very slowly these days! What a beautiful day on the
common after so much rain.
