Bit of a Ghastlie weekend!

OK So it wasn't THAT bad!

Firstly I have this Ghastlie cold - yuk!

which in turn leads to Ghastlie procrastination! 

Hmm, who knew this could happen!

I did have a little play with these Ghastlie fabrics ....

and moved onto working on the Modern Christmas Table Runner Swap for my partner ...

do you know how Ghastlie it is to make 126 Half Square Triangles!

and then I moved onto the latest round to the Brit Quilt Swap - Pillow Fight!

I have a good idea for my partner but needed to try a little experiment with some bondaweb (not my normal fusing medium)

so I can then convert it into this ....

trust me, my compass work was Ghastlie!

But the Ghastliest thing about this weekend was the treatment of my credit card, which is now hiding in terror!

Mmmm, Tanya Whelan ...

Amy Butler, Kitty Yoshida and some Erin McMorris ...

oh and a little more Amy Butler for good measure ...

and just a little autumn inspiration for a commission quilt in the making.

No wonder I had a Ghastlie weekend!  There may be a few more Ghastlie moments to come!

Happy Quilting!

FMQ Friday

Well, I couldn't resist joining in the play with FMQ'ing over with Cindy at Fluffy Sheep Quilting blog .  I played a little catch up from week one ...

OK, I'm no Leah Day, but considering I just sat down to do this and went for it, I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.  So I moved onto to the task for week 2 ...

so, they're not all evenly shaped, but again, I was pretty pleased for patterns I've never tried, ever, not a bad attempt at all. 

The Teenage Diva asked for a dumpling pouch, shocked ... yep!  She thought it was shop bought, so I guess I should feel complimented.  So I went and bought extra zips so I could play about making it slightly bigger, and will aim to play over the weekend. 

Tomorrow, I'm heading for Horncastle for a rendezvous with Doughty's! 

Happy Quilting!

Christmas Quilt Along - Part Two

After being rained off down at the allotment, and a little light lunch, those potatoes were delicious baked!

Time for a little baking ...

Mmm, banana cake ... smells and tastes delicious (good job you can't see all the crumbs round my mouth! lol)

And a couple of Courgette Bread loaves. 

So I thought I should get on with some sewing, and get to trying those Dumpling pouches ...

I'm quite pleased with my prototype, would I make this again? 

YES!  And it was really very straight forward, and lucky for me I even have a stash of zips!

(don't ask!)

time for a little glass of a cheeky red and rest, it is cold and dark after all!

Christmas Quilt Along

It's that time again for the Christmas Quilt Along, and this month we are hosted by Cathi.  Don't worry, Sue is still quilting along too, in fact she's already steaming ahead. 

I've been don the allotment this morning, a bit of tidying, harvesting those butternut squashes, some tasty potatoes (Bonnie's make fab bakers!) and the last few raspberries, oh and don't forget the strawberries,.... yes, strawberries in October, mad!  Completely mad!  But delicious!

So having read over on Lynz's blog, about the dumpling pouches, I'm going to give them a go and see how I get on.  I may just start off with a prototype and then crack on with a few of the real thing once I've got my head around all that curved zipping.  Wish me luck

Come back later and I'll let you know how I got on, I may .... or may not have done a little baking too!  Shhhh, don't tell himself, though I fear the smell may have given me away!

The MOO Scoop!

Well, you all asked,  and I have to confess I first saw these when I was reading my friend Brigitte's blog, in fact this post to be precise.  And whilst you are there, please make sure you check out Brigitte's blog, she is very inspirational.  I was intrigued by the Moo cards, so I headed over the their website and had a jolly good ol' read. 

And boy did I get an education!

  I knew when I was ready, I wanted my own Moo Cards  ...

You can upload your own images for them to use on your business cards

up to 100 images!  Instant portfolio of your work or products

These mini cards are just so damn cute!

you can even choose the back colour, not just plain black on white

So if you want to read all about Moo Cards, head over to their website and get a good education in the possibilities.  I just know you are going to love it!

I am one happy bunny!

 

Mail call!

The mail man knocked on my door yesterday...

happy dancing!   :) 

So that was September

Is it just me, or is it really hard to say goodbye to September, this mini heatwave we are having it feels like it should be August not October!

With the return to school and work, I've slowed down a little ...

I'm linking this up with Lynne's Fresh Sewing Day, head on over and take a look at what everyone else has been up to over the last month.  And don't forget to head back to Lynne's on Monday to wish her a Happy Birthday!