Tease...

My Internet connection is playing up so I will make this a quick post to show you how I used the Finca threads that I raved about yesterday.

I managed to get some photos of the finished quilt today but not the time to write a proper post about it!

Never mind...  all will be revealed soon...

No8...

It has been quiet on the quilting front on this blog for a while, but that's not to say I have been otherwise engaged.

There have been snippets and today I will tease you with another: Precensia Finca Perle Thread. No8 is a medium weight and is perfect for hand-quilting.

I have just finished a special quilt and have used these divine threads to do some of the hand-quilting.  I have used them before for some tiny, tiny crochet but never for actually sewing with.

As ever, choosing the colours was the best bit for me.  I bought some online from here and selected the last couple of colours needed when I snuck in to Tikki Patchwork when I went to Kew.

If I can find a still moment in the day tomorrow, I will try and get some decent photographs of the finished quilt before it goes on its journey.  And it is quite a journey.

Thug...

It is no secret that I love the zoo.  I went again last week and I saw someone who I'd not seen before.  Maybe I had spotted him asleep right over in the back of his enclosure, but certainly not close and definitely not moving around!  Perhaps it was because it was late in the day.  In fact, there were two pygmy hippos out and about - one of them even had a swim.

I just love his name!

Poppy...

From this hairy bud, overnight as if by magic, comes this breathtaking flower.

Revamp...

It's amazing what a little box of dye can do.  This year I have dyed all my garden furniture cushion covers.  They were originally natural colour, but over the last eight years of eating in the garden they had become quite mucky in spite of being washed.  So, I dyed them!  The seat cushions are now dark brown and having got the dying bug, I then dyed the fabric on an even older set of directors chairs that I sometimes use as extra seats.  In my excitement, I forgot to take before photos but I am so pleased how they have turned out and they now have their own spot on the deck.

~~~*****~~~

I hope the NaBloPoMo police don't notice that I missed a day yesterday...

Things are on the up...

...in my garden...

 

...what's happening in yours?

Stash...

My fabric addiction is showing no signs of letting up.  I have even started to forfeit other things just so I can buy more fabric.  It is serious. 

Here is some that I just had to have.

I've been watching from afar as this vibrant collection has been showing up around blogland and when Fabricworm made up a fat quarter bundle, it was the easiest way to buy it without having to decide which ones to get and which ones not to.  I have plans for some cushions to brighten up my sofa in the conservatory.

I had an email from Saints and Pinners letting me know that they had some of this hard-to-track-down Anna Maria Horner Pastry Line voile in stock.  I wasted no time in taking them up on their offer!

When your parcel is so polite, it makes it even harder to resist.

When I visited Kew last week, Mum and I managed to have a quick sneak in to Tikki Patchwork.  There I bought these shot cottons which I will use as the cushion backs for the Tufted Tweets above.

I also restocked up on some Carolyn Gavin Wild Thyme fabrics from Cia's Palette in the green and orange colourway.  I love this fabric, so it seemed a good idea to go for the cream and blue colourways too.

I have lots of ideas but desperately need to prioritise a few things first...