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Monday 22 April 2013

Happy Monday

I am still feeling very lucky, I follow Frugal in Suffolk and for a few days now I have opened her blog up and looked at the stack of books. A little bell has chimed and I new that I had owned some of these, yesterday I turned out some boxes and a cupboard and Eureka  I have 2 of them ready to enjoy all over again,  I love old books not just for the content but for the use of language, it is amazing how our use of words and writing style have changed over the years.



I had to go into Wisbech today and never one to let an opportunity slip by I paid a flying visit to a few Charity Shops, there was a lot of tempting morsels but I found 1 perfect item.



This is a really soft double sheet, for the princely sum of £2 I  have stacks of fabric, it has a cream background and a very pale print of pink flowers with green leaves. Yes I know, I was moaning about pink and green but this is just the job for these, and there are touches of blue and lilac in there.



These are a selection of the Vintage Sheet Charms that I bought from Mary Emmens, I got them through her blog a few weeks ago and have been looking for the right fabric to display them and now I have it. Win win.

Waiting for me to unwrap when I got back from the shops was a nice parcel from Amazon,



I have been lusting after this book since it was released, but I waited until the price was right for me,
it is full of all the basics so perfect for a beginner. There is a list of projects and all use scraps of various sizes I love it



This is a book for next winter, once it becomes dark and dreary and too cold to be outside much I will be sorting through my scraps and making plans, possibly buying fabric, make that definitely buying fabric. There is no way that I will have enough scraps to make these, but most of what I buy will be remnants or Charity Shop finds. That is unless my Fairy Godmother springs into action and magics me up some.

Right my tea is now cold and I am ready for a cuppa so it is TTFN    Pam

11 comments:

  1. I'm smiling as there must be a few people re- reading those books, all because of my picture.
    I MUST learn to do patchwork everything looks so lovely and I haven't got a clue.

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    1. I recommend "Quilting In No Time" by Emma Hardy it is a very straightforward book with lots of quick and simple projects. I dip into it often.

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  2. That is one of my favorite quilt books! Also love Hovel in the Hills...have re read it several times...it was nice to find your blog. Sunny but windy here on east coast, usa.

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    1. It has been sunny here but is now getting dull, it is nearly always windy, we are close enough to the Wash to get wind off the sea and it is flat land, no hills to break the wind flow.I have skimmed through my new book and looking forward to having a proper read tomorrow.

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  3. Some lovely patterns in that book - I don't think there will ever be enough time to make half of the quilts I'd really like to try :-)

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    1. If I sewed all day every day I could only make a fraction of the things that I would like to. I still have to knuckle down and make a Cathedral Window block.

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  4. Oh my goodness! Hovel in the Hills! Read this book over and over years and years ago! It's all coming back to me! Brilliant. And totally agree with you about good writing.

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  5. PS just had to tell you, I've ordered Hovel in the Hills and the recipes book Kitchen in the Hills from Amazon - 0.1p for the first and £2.50 for the second! It must be about 30 years since I read it, and it really touched something in me. Thank you for reminding me of it!

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    1. Oh Lynne, that's good, I never saw Kitchen in the Hills but I guess I will be going up the amazon soon. he he

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  6. I could have sworn I left a comment yesterday, bet I forgot to press the publish button!!

    Well I must confess I went up the Amazon yesterday and ordered Kitchen, Garden and Hovel in the Hills.... shock horror!!! not very frugal lol I had these books years ago and nearly read the print from them. I have been after buying them on ebay for some time but they have been too expensive so off to the Amazon and clicked all three. Frugal in Suffolk has a lot to answer to.. Ooops. I already have all the Shirley Goode books and 2 by Bernadine Lawrence her old one and a new version.

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  7. Perhaps Frugal in Suffolk should start selling books, or get commission from Amazon,now Im have to go back and look for Garden, my my you drop a stone in the water and watch the ripples, or is it a tidal wave.

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