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Friday 30 January 2015

A Nice Morning Out.

This morning was cold and windy, yet again, mind you it is January so I don't expect a heat wave.
I saw that the monster from Ripley's chest, AKA my Amaryllis had opened up  bit more.

 
Looks a bit scary to me, like 3 little monster heads emerging.
 
The Muscle has been working very hard for me, there is a stack of black buckets waiting to have drainage holes drilled, 2 raised beds to be built and some serious digging in the near future.
 
In payment this "New Man" wishes to learn to sew, and not just to stitch 2 bits of fabric together or sew a button on. He wants to sew patchwork and make a quilt. Not satisfied with sewing scraps he has started using all the leftover strips from jelly rolls that were looking for a new home. More on that at a later date.
 
Now as I explained we all have to learn to walk before we run, but I think that he is trotting already.
 
This is what he made yesterday in quite a short while.


 
It is now layered and he has started to quilt it, on the big Janome, not bad for a first attempt.

Once I had surrounded a couple of pots of tea and taken Ben out for a shivery walk, I did put his coat on him, I was the one shivering that wind goes just where it wants. I checked that Dawn was not snowed in and set off for a visit.
That is Dawn from Doing it for ourselves in Wales, she lives halfway up a mountain and I have to drive more or less over another to get to her.
I duly arrived and, after a welcome cuppa and a slice of cake, we went and looked at the log cabin. My first response was "where do I sleep then?"
Heaven on earth, fabric, yarn, thread, sewing machine, books and magazines, all the sewing notions and haberdashery that you could ever want. Yummy Yummy. On thinking about it I am quite glad that I do not have the room for one as I would turn into a hermit.
Dawn is busy sewing quilt blocks and hopefully once the top is done she will come and quilt it on the frame, after a few practise sessions first.
I did not leave empty handed, a bag of Seville Oranges and a bunch of grapes went into a bag. There was a second bag, filled to stuffed point with colour, glorious colour, for future fun.

 
Scarlet and a blue polka dot. I love dots and the scarlet just took my breath away.
 

 
These blues because they sing to me.

 
The blue Peacock Tail is brighter in real life and the Batik is just drool worthy.

 
The dark Christmas fabric will feature as border strips in at least 1 set of cushions. The Bird print just jumped out at me, if I had the space I would have had much more. I may be going back for another little visit, soon very soon.
 

 
They are so cute I just could not resist.
 
I do have some fabric from Cotton Patch to share but could not wait to show you this.
 
Now I feel another cup of tea coming on and then Ben will need a walk. The slow cooker is filling the house with Sausage Casserole smells and my mouth is watering.
 
The weekend beckons and I hope that you all enjoy yours as much as I will mine. Lots of stitchy fun ahead.
 
                 TTFN                                             Pam





18 comments:

  1. Oooh! I bet you drove VERY near me (probably up my valley in fact!) to get to Dawn. We will have to ALL meet up and have a crafternoon or something : ) I cook a mean cake (or 20!)

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    1. I like cake, and chatting and crafting, oh and did I mention that I like cake.
      Yes it would be great to meet up, we must try not to let time slip away.

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  2. The fabric is beautiful, the bird one pops out at you doesn't it, use me, use me please LOL. Hey if he can create a block like that on his first attempt he's a born sewer. I am all for men sewing, knitting etc, I taught a left handed man to knit years ago it was easy because I just sat opposite him and he mirrored my movements. We knit a mans cardigan in Aran wool and it had a design across the shoulders. He joined his wool perfectly, both he and hubby wouldn't wear them at the same time though :)

    Peg xx

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    1. I am impressed at his work, I saw some more this afternoon and although the fabric had slipped in a couple of places he used the stitch ripper and resewed. I see a quilt top quite soon.

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  3. It was a pleasure to have you visit, I am so pleased some of the fabric stock left from the shop was to your liking.
    Mr Muscle is doing a great job there is always room for another quilter in the world :-)

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    1. It was a lovely morning and I could possibly have halved your stock if I had storage room. There is always another day.

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  4. Love the thought of Muscles learning to quilt and by the looks of it he's going to be a dab hand at it too.

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    1. Time will tell, mind you he was talking about quilts for his children for Christmas, Oh dear, do you think he has caught the quilting bug.

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  5. I knew that Dawn's cabin would be a heaven on earth. She deserves it after all the work she and her husband have put in to achieve their dream. Your booty is lovely and I am sure you will have the best weekend with Little Gracie. Don't forget to breathe. Actually I am sure Ben will keep you grounded.

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    1. Dawn's cabin is a happy place, it is huge but she has managed to fill it and has an overflow. I hope to relieve her of some extraneous shop stock quite often.

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  6. How lovely to meet up with another blogger, Dawns cabin looks amazing, some beautiful fabrics there, I love the dark blue and the birds, I am currently working on a few more simple projects, I haven't sewn since before christmas, I really enjoyed it.

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    1. Dawn is a lovely person and we do have quite a bit in common, which always helps. From what I bought and wanted to buy it seems that we have similar tastes as well. For starters we both like a slice of cake. How cool is that.

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  7. Love it, man sewing, my hubby would go mad if I suggested he craft with me. My brothers can knit and sew, mum taught us all. Lucky you getting to meet

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  8. ns love the idea of man sewing, my hubby would run a mile, my brothers were taught to sew and knit, mum insisted we all knew mending. Lucky you to meet Dawn. We are in Hereford this weekend, having a break hotel close to river Usk

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    1. My eldest brother learnt to knit so that he could make a little matinee jacket for his first born. His mates laughed at him but he did not care. I hope that you have a great weekend.

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  9. From Margie in Toronto - What beautiful fabric - I especially love the birds - that print would be perfect as cushions in my home. I'm afraid I'm not very crafty but I love seeing what everyone is up to online. My stepmom is a quilter so I do understand the appeal.

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    1. I fell in love with the bird fabric, apart from the pattern I love the colours. I have nit decided what it will become but cushions are a very good possibility.

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  10. You have been blessed with a lovely life. You've made some great choices!

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