Sailing Away

The latest quilt I've been working at has been a boat themed quilt inspired by my honeymoon on the Isles of Scilly - I wish I could say that it was my design but I got this one from a book called Sew Fabulous Fabrics by Alice Butcher and Ginny Farquhar. They had designed the pattern for curtains but I think it works just as well on a child's lap quilt.


I'm on a mission to avaoid too much stipple/vermicelli and so far only two of my quilts have been quilted this way, the last one I quilted was loop-d-loop and now I'm going to have a go at creating waves - like these;

Hope everyone in the blogging community is well today. I can quite happily report that married life is going very well indeed!!

At last I can show you what was in the box!

Before the wedding I posted a picture of a beautifully wrapped package in a golden box adorned with dragon-flies. I couldn't reveal what was inside because my wonderful Mother-in-law sometimes looks at my blog. Amidst the final weeks preparation for our wedding I decided to make quilts for my mum and Tony's, these are the results.

Every stitch is stitched with love, warmth and care especially for these two fantastic women who I am lucky to have in my life.

This quilt is for my Mum-in-Law who is so supportive and caring, she is a real gem and I love having someone in my life who is as equally passionate about creating art.

The church where Tony and I married is in the background.



My Mum's quilt. Thank you mum for all you have done for me and for always being there, no matter what.

I free motion quilted a rose design in each of the 49 blocks.

I love the two ladies that I made these quilts for. One for giving life to me and the other for giving life to the most perfect person in my life, my husband Tony.

Thank you.

I'm a 'MRS' at last ....

I'm finally back after a few weeks absence from the blogging world.

I got myself hitched at long last and can report that the wedding was wonderful. The honeymoon on The Isles of Scilly was idyllic and it is a bit of a shock to the system to be back to normality. Even though things will never be the same again!

We have also had some bad news this week, I shall tell you more in later postings. For now please enjoy some photo's of special memories.

Nine Days Left to go ....

The Wedding is fast approaching and I am actually fairly calm and enjoying some time creating some bits and bobs to add to the informal, homemade feel of my wedding.

Whilst gardening last weekend I ended up throwing away a plant that had withered and died in this basket. After a clean up, some gold spray and ribbon wound around the handle I thought it would make a lovely confetti cone holder.

The table names are named after Scillonian Islands, where Tony and I are going for our honeymoon. I can't believe that some printing companies charge as much as £50.00 for one of these table seat plans!!
These painted rocks will sit amongst the foliage on the tables.

I wanted a bag for my flower girl to carry with my handkerchief, lipstick and other necessities on the day of the wedding. The ones I found were very expensive so I decided to use some silk I keep for embellishing projects. The bag was constructed in no time at all and the flower I happened upon at our local supermarket for £3.00. I'm very pleased with the result.

A pretty box with something very important inside it which I will show you after the wedding!!!

Welcome to my garden

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

We are into the big wedding countdown now with only 14 days left until the big day!!! Scary!!

The weather was absolutely gorgeous today so my fiance and I set about to improve our garden so that I can have photographs taken before the ceremony. It was looking a bit shabby, but it didn't take long to pull out the weeds and get it in order.

Our garden may be small but it is a haven and filled with quirky creatures and beautiful plants. It never ceases to inspire and fill our hearts with delight.

I thought I would share a few photo's with you.

I hope you liked this brief tour of my garden. See you all next time, another post closer to the wedding!

Cake Boxes, Menu's and Gifts ...

I have been at it again with the Wedding inspiration. This time preparing the cake boxes, Menu's and one or two gifts are in the pipeline!! I will probably tell you more after the wedding!

Anyway, with just just 3 and a half weeks to go, actually 26 days!!! Things are progressing nicely and everything is starting to fall into place, so without further ado, here are some photo's.

Who Needs Jimmy Choo's?

I thought I would share with you the latest creation for my wedding - swiftly coming up in only 4 and 1/2 weeks time!

Weddings have a habit of becoming more and more expensive as time elapses. Not only do you have to buy the dress of your dreams, but low and behold you now need an equally pair of dreamy shoes to go with it. I almost fell into the trap of thinking, designer dress, designer shoes but I just couldn't justify paying the equivalent of a months salary on a pair of shoes that will barely be noticed under the vast fabric of my dress, and may only be worn once! Especially when my dream dress was purchased for less than half of it's retail price. How I love the internet!!

Anyway, I happened across a pair of shoes at a designer outlet not far from home. I could see potential straight away and immediately took them home and started work with a needle, some ribbon and a bit of 'bling', found amongst my sewing things. For £15.00 I have now a truly unique pair of shoes. They are just what a wanted and I can walk in them too - pretty important since I will be wearing them from 11am until midnight!!!