Hi Everybody

Summer Sun is glorious.

Well the garden is coming on in leaps and bounds – everything is bursting into bloom.  Yellow Roses, with their heavenly sent as you approach the house.  Yellow Jasmine oozing a perfume where we sit in the chairs.  Oh it is so lovely.  My heart goes out to those who have suffered flooding from our unpredictable weather.

Here are some pictures …..

I cannot take credit for how the lawn looks that is my husband’s pride and joy, he also trims all the hedges and feeds the plants.  He is retired and it keeps him out of mischief!!

Meanwhile I have been busy sewing – making good progress with my Seasonal Graduation Quilt – see below – everything in the colourways has been basted and some have been sewn together.  I changed the blue column with different fabric to a previous post.  I think this works better.  Now for the white infills and black edging.

 

I also have finished another book.  It was quite an easy read – the sort you can read just before bedtime or it would make a great beach read.  Will definitely read some more of her work.

Here is the rear cover – it will give you a synopsis of the book.

Last but not least here is a photo of some new stash – I must stop now!  I should finish some of my projects before buying anything new.  That’s me told, but are not the colours delightful – can not wait to think up the design for this – I have some ideas already – must put pencil to graph paper.  oh joy!!!!!!

Well that is all for now – hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Bye

Daisy

 

 

Hi everybody

Despite the warm weather and the desire to be outside I have managed to do a little sewing mainly during my dinner hour at work (patchwork hexagons) and in the evenings sewing Audrey.

So this is what I have achieved:

Audrey circa 22nd June and now at the end of June.

Here is the patchwork I have sewn at work

Part of my Seasonal Graduation Quilt.  Hand sewing the pieces is quite therapeutic I find.  So I now have 3 spring green, 1 summer orange and 1 autumn beige hexagons completed.

No more knitting done and Lady Greensleeves is having a rest.

Well that’s all for now

Daisy

 

Hi everybody

It is a glorious day, the sun has warmed everywhere up and all things are bright and beautiful.  With that in mind and without further ado I will allow you to be smiled upon by nature.

Are these not gorgeous and there are so many heads on one stem it looks like a ready made bouquet.

Two more roses – patio gone wild

This pink rose has decided to flower so we cannot view them from the garden – they are shy – and face the maple tree trunk.  Does anyone know why the Maple tree trunk actually split and then heeled up?  The other rose is small but perfectly formed.

Yellow will not be outdone and can you not smile at this bright miniature sunflower …..

The begonia also try to hide but I have coaxed them out

Finally some foliage shots – my Pieris though a few months out has finally sprouted loads of new red shoots

And finally the mighty Oak tree with little acorns forming …..

Such a gorgeous contrast between the two colours in the photo above.

Well, hope it made you smile.

See ya soon!

Daisy

 

 

Hi

Developments have happened – I find that I really, really enjoy sewing the Graduated Seasons Quilt by hand.  I know it is my first attempt but I love it and it seems to come together quite quickly.  I have done 3 hexagons in shades of green (Spring) and started on the shades of yellow/orange (Summer).  See below ……

Will the novelty wear off?

Also, I have continued to sew Audrey

Here is where I was at ……

and here is my progress

That’s all folks!

Bye

Daisy

 

Hi everybody

Summer Solstice Day has gone and the garden has recently blossomed – been a bit wet and windy lately but today Saturday is gorgeous and you can see the plants have enjoyed the rain and now want to dance in the sun.

Here are some photos …….

I love the photo of the roses – they grow like two large bouquets and they smell heavenly.

My Pieris Forest Flame is late developing new red shoots but the Oak Tree has survived it’s move up the garden a little bit.  It does have small acorns appearing.  I love the contrast between the green and blue in the photo.

Hope your garden is blooming lovely as well

Bye for now

Daisy

Hi Everybody

Isn’t it strange how the weather affects our moods so much.  A rainy week makes us miserable  and as soon as the sun comes out your mood brightens up.  (I know there is some scientific reasons but we will not go there.)

On to sewing and new adventures……. I am starting a new project the Graduated Hexies Quilt.  I know I have plenty of other projects started but this is just me.  It is how I work juggling lots of balls and dropping plenty.  I digress …….  I have just sewn together by hand – not machine – my first hexagon 2″ size.

I’m not sure how everybody else does their sewing together – I  used Ladder Stitch but do you use Whipstitch or Flat Back stitch?

This is my picture of the project……….

The idea is Spring, Summer, Autumn and I’ve just received some blue fabric so here is what the Winter will look like when cut and sewn ….

This is all a very big learning curve and are not the tutorials on the web brilliant!

Well hope you enjoyed this and if you have any ideas or advice it is very welcome.

Daisy

 

 

 

 

Hi Everybody

Not an overly productive week, just a bit of stitching on Lady Greensleeves and Audrey.

Have not touched the patchwork this week, but I have received the Stonehenge fabric – it was worth the wait.  I’ll photograph it on a another blog.

Here’s my progress with Lady Greensleeves

27th May 2019

Friday 14th June 2019

And Audrey

Before

After.

See you again soon and thanks for stopping by.

Daisy

Hi Everybody,

I have to admit to not getting much done this week except a little bit of sewing on Audrey and as I suspected starting her eye makes me feel watched.  I do confess to feeling her natural beauty shining through  –  take a look.  What  do you think?

That’s all folks

Bye

Daisy

 

Hi Everybody,

Well yes the sun is shining and all creatures great and small are singing or mating.  Just an observation!

For those of you who are not so cheery, I have some bright and beautiful flowers to try and cheer you up.

The yellow violas have quite a pungent perfume smell as you open the back door.

The other pansies have settled from their move and are standing quite tall now.

Doesn’t the colour of the Bloody Cranesbill just pop out of the screen?   I love the colour of the Campanulas.

The pansies that were left in the garden have been squashed by a certain cat sitting on them watching the Robin’s Nest and also leaving it’s calling card (if you know what I mean).   Not happy – we have just invested in one of those electronic cat deterrents.  Hope it works!

Having been out shopping I just couldn’t help but visit the book shop, bought two new books – well not both are new – The Favoured Child is second hand.  (I am going to have a lot of reading to do – perhaps some early nights or even making the most of the long days and read outside of an evening).

Kate Humble used to be on Country File.

The other thing I achieved today was to finish cutting the squares to my New Idea – (The Vintage Tea Party in a Tent Quilt).  Here is a sneak peak at how half the quilt will look

It’s all pastel pinks and light blue.  Here are some close ups of the blocks

I really need to get sewing, but my mojo just wasn’t their today.  Just going to read.

Bye for now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Everybody

Well May was a busy month all in all.  Now the Summer Weather has finally arrived I bought new books to read sitting on a bench with a good cup of tea.  Can not wait to start reading Michael Caine’s book.  I find him quite entertaining.

I’ve not read any Nadia Marks so hopefully will be enjoyable, I love Cecelia Ahern books and I am half way through the one I showed before (One Hundred Names) – it is quite intriguing.

I have also started reading David Attenborough – I think it might be one that I dip in and out of – if you know what I mean!

Next up

I am reading this as my night time read.  Yesterday I watched the video (so that’s another one off my list of 19 for 19 DVD’s) – it was quite good and brilliantly acted.  The book is just beating it though – has more detail about her early life.  Anybody else read or watched the movie.?  what do you think?

Now I am going outside to read

Bye