Hi

Just to wish everybody a Happy Easter Break.

Hetty and Daisy

Hi Everyone

Well my week started off bad – health wise I suffered a major migraine with total numbness down my right-hand side – it’s called hemiplygic migraine – and totally debilitating.  After the headache had receded and my arm came back into use (Tuesday) I could achieve some sewing and read a little.  My leg stayed numb all week but I did go back to work Thursday and Friday am.  By Saturday the pins and needles feeling had subsided and I was able to get about our property without the aid of the crutch – just limping a little so as not to put too much pressure on that leg.

To stay relaxed I decided to try my hand at fabric pen art.  I had purchased some fabric with a view to trying this new means of creativity.  Having first coloured in a somewhat psychedelic floral pattern – see below:

I then tried my hand at colouring the piece with owls on.

Now which Owl is your favourite:

The Tawny Orange Eyed Owl

The Blue Tailed Purple Owl

or  The Peacock Owl

Let me know which one you like.

See other post for more news.

Bye

Well hello!

I have finished stitching the bee cross stitch to some lilac fabric – see below – and now just have to attach the lavender fabric to make the centre square.  Then I can attach the outside patchwork squares to make the middle section complete.  After that I can stitch the sections together and the front of the quilt will be complete.

Not been able to sew due to illness (see previous post) so hopefully will get back to this soon.

As an aside – Did you know that bees only see in ultra-violet!  And that they head for blue flowers.  I didn’t – isn’t nature fascinating, rewarding and there is so much to learn.

More bee facts: –   There are 267 species of bees in the British Isles.  225 types of solitary bees – fend for themselves and raise their own young.  19 species of Bumblebee , eight types are common to our gardens.  Also different bees emit different levels of buzzing – either higher or lower on the musical scale.  Fascinating!

Shall I buzz off now!

 

 

Hi Everyone

The first babies to be hatched were the blackbirds and whilst they didn’t build their nest in our garden they are fledged and being fed in our garden.  There are three babies and below you can see some pictures of the male blackbird running around trying to feed all three.  His little old legs running back and forth like no tomorrow.

Hope this cheers anybody up who has snow.

Bye

 

 

 

Hi there, Hetty here

Well you will never guess what – I turn 15 on the 23rd April – and my human mummy is looking to spoil me.  I know that she has already bought me some new toys to destroy – I mean play with.

I’m not sure about this but I feel rather sleepy today – maybe it is the dull weather we are having at the moment in the UK.  Mummy has let me out of the cage and whilst I had a little fly around; (I am fully flighted you see as my human does not believe in cutting my flight feathers – some people do this to prevent accidents like flying at full speed into a window etc)  I am used to the layout of my room and circled it several times landing on the copper lamp shade.  All I really wanted was to nuzzle and sleep on mummy – see pictures

 

Lazy days!  Life is good!  Roll on sunny weather so I can visit the garden, listen to my fellow brethren tweeting with joy.

Bye for now!

Peck Peck

 

 

 

Hi everybody,

Well this week has been busy – back to work Monday  – and then friends over for Fish and Chips on Thursday evening – had a good laugh.  Felt rough on Friday – just the normal headache problem and nausea, had a restful day.

Little bit of sewing achieved on Lady Greensleeves and some progress on the back stitching for the Bee Design that is the centre piece of my Bee Quilt.  Finally finished the back  stitching on Sunday Morning and here is the finish.

I’ve now pinned it to some lavender fabric and intend to sew around the design with some lilac thread in little crosses and then maybe fray the ends.  That idea may change.  My intention is to use poppers to secure this part to the main quilt, so that I can remove it if there is cause to wash the quilt.

Knitting – nothing achieved on that front.

6 Quilts cut out and ready to be sewn together.  No pressure there!!!

Well that is all for now.

Bye

 

 

 

 

As this was the last day of my week  from paid work, my husband and I went to one of our favourite bakeries for a lunch time treat and next door is a favourite book shop.  I can never resist going in – I love the smell of books.  Kindle is not for me (at the moment!)

The first new books I bought were both on the subject of reverting back to basics and helping Mother Nature in the best possible way.

Should be interesting and inspiring.

The other books were published as I done the food shop at our local supermarket.  They will be a quicker read – perhaps take to work for lunchtime.  Quite diverse in there subject though.

I keep thinking about going to the Hay Book Festival – never been, but I would probably have to take an empty rucksack because I would definitely buy books.  Maybe some time in the future.

That’s all, I am now going to start reading.  Thanks for stopping by.

Bye

 

Hi everybody,

I feel like I have been telling you about my W.I.P. forever, and what’s more that I have been stitching it forever.  Well below you can see my progress to date.

Around 30th July 2017

3rd March 2019

and finally,

Progress is progress.  I do love all the different greens.

Back to work tomorrow after a very pleasant week off.

Bye

Hi There, Hetty here

You might have guessed from the title that myself and mummy have been snuggling.  Mummy has been very busy this week but she kept her promise that today, Thursday, was my day.  She has cleaned around my part of her room, washed my floor coverings and cleaned my cage.  I am a posh bird!!!!

Then it was time to come out, fly around and settle in my favourite spot on mummy, steal plenty of kisses and even sniffed each other.  Mummy says I smell of ginger and baby powder.  Sweet with a kick (perhaps bite) he! he!

 

Hope you have had a nice week.  Glad weather has improved.

Pip Pip cheerio!

Hi everyone,

Well the item that has gone down is our new stair and landing carpet.  Two men and one hour later it was finished.  It’s so spongy – gorgeous.

Onto other news – I have been busy during my week off work, apart from the subjects in my previous post, and much sewing has been achieved. First up I have sewed the top half and bottom half of the Bee Quilt.  This is my first attempt, and although some seams didn’t match exactly I’m quite pleased with my effort.  Beauty in imperfections will be my stance.  It is also a learning curve – I have learnt little things as I have sewed.

Top Half

As you can see I have also been stitching the centre piece.

Also you know I purchased three storage boxes well I liked the way they held my sewing so much I treated myself to another three.

I have also started sewing together the central area of the Beachcomber Quilt.  They are in squares of four (not to deceive you into thinking it was all sewn together – that would be too adventurous).

I have also finished cutting the squares for the Pirate Quilt, The Sewing Quilt and the Jazz Quilt which will have two cross stitch pictures inserted in the central section.  Quick Preview below:

Pirate quilt

 

 

Jazz Quilt

Scraps of material just show the colours I have used as the surround.

I was thinking of making a surround in black for the pictures and then an outer surround of cream.

What does anybody think?

Also what type of wadding does anyone particularly like using?  The Jazz Quilt will probably be a wall hanging so I know that doesn’t need to be as thick.

Let me know your ideas?

Daisy