I can't believe it, I WON!!!!!!

You may rememer that recently I created this little quilt for the Margaret Every Challenge at my local quilting shop.

The standard was very high and I had quite a few favourites myself.

There is a link here to see just a few of the entries.

I went to collect my quilt today and was surprised (indeed shocked) to hear that I had actually won the challenge prize.

I have not stopped smiling yet. I was presented with a gift voucher (which I have spent already!!!) and I get my name engraved on the Bramble Patch Challenge Cup.

I had to laugh really because Monday is my house cleaning day and I generally wear slobbing about clothes, ready for dog walkies and standing-in-the-shower-while-I-clean it sort-of-clothes. The same clothes that I wore to 'nip-to-the-said - quilt-shop-to-buy-a-fat-quarter-collect-quilt-and-go-home-for-more-cleaning'. Not expecting to be photographed as a challenge winner !!!

It was a good job I had brushed my hair, teeth and slapped a dot of lipstick on before I left the house.

There should be a picture of me uploaded onto The Bramble Patch website within a couple of days - don't look too closely at my scruffy attire - how I wish I'd worn a pretty dress!!!

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Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary

This time exactly one year ago today I was getting married to this gorgeous man.

I still can't quite believe how lucky I am.

I am simply the luckiest woman in the world. I love this man with all my heart and knowing that he feels the same way about me makes my heart beat faster, stronger and prouder.

Forever. Tony the Love of my life, my best friend, my soul-mate.

Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary my love.


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All in a day ....

It was my mums Birthday last week and I decided to make her a special bag as both of my parents are off on a cruise in September.

I thought this bag kit from my local fabric suppliers would go down well.

I really enjoyed making this and believe it or not it was all done in a day. I even managed to get some beads out and hand sewed them on to emphasise these gorgeous flowers.

Even though my mum was never really into sewing (she was a wonderful painter) I probably learned to sew from watching her. Although I was too young to remember there are some stunning pictures of me and my sister at a school fete wearing matching dresses that mum made.

I also remember her making me an outfit to wear at a Victorian day at school many years ago and I adored wearing it. She got every detail in from bloomers to apron.

I'm delivering this to her tomorrow - hope she likes it!!!!


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Sssssh, Silence in the library ...

I'm simply loving my bookshelf quilt since I took it apart, rejiggled and added in a few elements. It's quite apt for me as I have a great love of books and English Literature.

Shakespeare just had to have a presence and I'm very pleased with how effective his profile is using a black newpaper print fabric.

Now for the basting, quilting and binding - it has to be finished by tomorrow. Nothing like a bit of pressure!!!

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Magnificent Monday ...

It's magnificent because the sun is out, the sky is blue and everything in the garden looks rosy.

My friendship quilt is completed and looking lovely airing on the line.
This is a Strawberry plant with dew covering each curve of the leaf - it looked gorgeous and I couldn't resist taking it's picture.

This is my Henri boy, a loveable little chap with a heart of gold and such funny characteristics.

He enjoyed his favourite game of 'bark-at-the-bubbles' - he is such a water-babe!!!.

Hope that whatever you're doing you are having as equally a 'magnificent Monday' as I am.


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A suitable name ...

I've wanted to have a go at a 'Book shelf' quilt since I saw one in a Modern Quilt book by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr, so when I remembered (eventually) that I had committed to entering a quilt challenge at my local quilt shop I just knew the time had come to give it a go.

The challenge was to make a quilt which simply had to use one of two free fabric FQ's. There are two themes this year ' traditional' and 'modern' and I was dying to get my hands on the Moda Authentic range under the 'modern' category.

I adore these fabrics - there is something that should be intrinsically wrong about beige, black, white and lime-green mixed together. If I were to pick colours out of the sky these would not be my colours of choice, but THEY WORK.

I am loving my book case - there is one more shelf to go and it will be complete. There is something missing that I can't quite put my finger on so I'm going to leave it for the weekend, spend some quality time with dear hubby and doggie and come back to it, fresh next week.

What do you think I should call it, I'm thinking of something literary or a play-on-words ...

any ideas ?????

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Free Bom; Block 3 Have your cake ... and eat it!!!

I can only apologise most sincerely for my recent lack of blogging and lateness with my free BOM. I've not only had problems downloading photo's from my camera (which doesn't help) but car problems and now fraudulent transactions to deal with. It'll all get sorted soon!!

She can be found here

Anyway, here is my little lady this month about to chow down a super-large portion of a delicious cake, with not a jot of guilt. It slightly resembles the massive piece of cake I managed to get through on Saturday at my local quilt group, which was fantastic as always.
As you can see I am up-to-date with bordering the fabrics in my favourite Moda "Posh" fabrics, please don't look too closely as some of the stitching was a little hasty and not altogether perfect (I like to call it 'rustic').

Hope you all enjoy this and the rest of the week.


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