A busy day on Saturday, we had two fabulous workshops running, and here are the Big |Square bags my ladies were making - aren't they all fabulous.  I just love the way they all look so different depending upon the fabrics chosen.  We had two new ladies who have done very little before and their bags were fabulous - they said they had a great day and will be returning for more courses.  Actually they booked some whilst here!! 

We also had a wonderful workshop with hexagon boxes and unfortunately, we were not quick enough to get some photos - I am going to ask some of the ladies to bring theirs in to show us so we can get some piccies to show you all.

Well it was Mother's Day - oh no great news there - and I had a wonderful day with all the family, we were so lucky that we joined forces with the Elliott Family and the Pardoe/Winter Clan and had a wonderful lunch and lots of chatter, laughter and fun.  Thank you to Caroline and Nic for organising it and thanks to all for coming and making it such a lovely day.

Mark thought my waistline needs expanding and bought me this lovely cake, and Paul got me these flowers.  Caroline & nic bought me a lovely new address book, which was oh so needed, the old one had lost pages got more crossed out addresses etc. etc. so i satu and wrote all the addresses into the new book on Sunday - so thank you Caroline & Nic a present that will be well used.

I know I am an indulgent Mother but I am so lucky and so proud of them all. 

well I know it is like feast or famine - I either blog like mad or leave it for weeks and weeks.  But here i am again with some more updates.

 My sister bought this beautiful piece of marble back from India at the end of last year, and so asked my Rob to make some legs to fit it so she could use as a little occasional table.  This is the finished item. The top is beautiful all inlaid and the legs have been made to fit the top.  If I was the jealous type I would have wondered why he kept disappearing into the workshop to shape Maggie's legs!!

Well we have had another successful workshop here at Art and Stitch - Attic Windows look at some of the work that they put together

This was Sally's and she managed to get the borders on as well before we finished for the day, beautiful colours.

 Gill started making a cushion, ended up as a wall hanging and is now quilted and ready to hang.  Lovely colours.

Margaret wanted to use these snowmen and hence a lovely snowy wallhanging.

 Pauline was going for vibrant and it looks superb.
There were some others - I  have done one with teddy bears in the windows and have now got it together and borders on - this will be for my Grandson to be - show you on my next blog.

Well this is young Gemma - and as Barbara was not in the other day, Neil gave her a chocolate carrot to try and wind Barbara up - it worked!!!  She said it was very nice though.

Well I promised I would show you some of the work at our Workshop on Saturday at Art and Stitch for a Scrappy hasppy Quilt - look what fun all these different blocks are.  I have taken some more photos but for some reason today, Blogger is not uploading them all.  Sounds like an excuse but honestly it is not.

This one is mine, I have now wadded and quilted it to make into a cushion.

 This was Gill's lovely and delicate.

This was Sally's - she only joined us at lunch time as work got in the way in the morning!

These are Julie's and that was so good - her car turned up and I said with surprise what are you doing here?  Here for hexagon boxes she said - oh no you are not that is next week I said.  So she stayed with us and did an impromptu course and it was lovely to have her with us.

Well I have managed to upload a few more photos - aren't they all beautiful.  It was a lovely workshop and everyone really enjoyed themselves.

It is great to see all the blocks come together.  Ineka is making a full size quilt and I shall endeavour to get her photo up on the blog as well.  Yeh I did it this photo is Ineka's - she was not sure about random buy aren't they lovely colours.

Right best go and see if i can do some work - there is a hive of activity going on behind me so i had better show willing.

Well I have had instructions from Angela that I should update my blog - and as I do not wish to be sacked on Tuesday I am for once doing as I am told!!!!

I have been busily making this wonderful wall hanging at home in the evenings - I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am feeling somewhat at a loss now as it is finished!

I have enhanced with suffolk puffs and buttons and beads and it will be hanging on my landing - but at the moment is residing in Art and Stitch.

I mentioned the other day that Rob - is very busy in his workshop which is a fabulous place a hive of machinery - saws, clamps, etc. etc.  - anyway here is the lovely little box that he has just finished.  There are more in the preparation stage and they are so pretty.

Right well we are in the middle of a fabulous scrappy workshop here at Art and Stitch and I am off to go and see how they are all doing - taken some photos and will show you them next week.  Hope everyone that reads this blog has a great weekend.

I have been trying to get some of my quilts finished - I have made myself a promise that some of the projects have to be completed.  Whether I shall stick to this or not is debatable of course.  Anyway this is a lovely courthouse steps with little teddies peeking out - and I was making it for my friend's daughters baby - well I finished it yesterday and the baby was born yesterday - phew good timing or what.

I started this Radient Star ages and ages ago and yesterday I managed to get it wadded and backed so just the quilting to go!!   I am going to finish this as it is a wallhanging for home so it is going to get done!!  

So I guess I had better get started!!  We are having social stitching today at Art and Stitch so nice and busy.  It is also a lovely sunny day and I left home with Rob hanging the towels on the line - oh I love seeing washing on the line - sad I know!!   Chicken curry for tea tonight with the youngest son - he loves his food!   My daughter is now very pregnant 29 weeks and a lovely bump and the young man is kicking well  - she looks really happy - which is great.

Rob has ordered some new clamps and a new saw for his workshop and has made the most gorgeous small box - I shall take a photo and show you - he is magic at woodwork and has been making legs for a table for my sister for a piece of indian marble she bought home last year.  We are taking the legs down to her this weekend and will see the finished table - I am certain it will look spectacular.

Right well now I have bored you all to tears with life in our household I am off to sew and finished my wallhanging. 

 Well it is ages since I last sat down to put anything on my blog - no excuses pure laziness!!  Well january and February have flown by and we have been so busy at the shop which is fabulous.    I thought I would put a photo of the Christmas cake we were given by Ericha's Mum  for Christmas - Anne makes the most fabulous cakes they are superb.  We have been enjoying this throughout the month - so shall have to drop loud hints ready for next year!!

I have been busy making Hungry caterpillar baby quilts ready for Caroline and my grandson to be - but I have not taken photos as yet they will follow.

I have been doing this wallhanging at home in the evenings whilst watching the television - it is currently up in the shop - but I shall put it in my sewing room soon.  Though I desperately need to tidy my sewing room.!!

Well we had a fabulous day at Angelsey Abbey with friends - the snowdrops were beautiful - I have to say it is one of my favorite places to visit.

These little cyclamine were nestling in amongst the snowdrops and they were beautiful.

I absolutely love these silver birch trees - they looked lovely in the sun.

We have been having some workshops on the Four seasons wall hangings and this is my summer one.  I am currently working on an autumn hanging and Angela has requested I do spring and winter so we can change the four that have been hanging in the entrance way to the shop.   So that is my next job!!

Right well I have got the borders on the autumn one now so best go and get it finished!!!

I just had to share these with you - Rob and I have been discussing our Wedding Invitations and I wanted them to be personal and homemade with something different.  As I always make my Christmas Cards, I wanted to carry on in the same vein.

So I am making organza flowers and thank to Angela for helping me and Gina Ferrari for the inspiration - here are the flowers made so far.

I did make some bronze specimans as well but the red look so much richer and nicer on the cards.  We have made a couple of mock up cards but you will all have to wait to see the finished items!

I now have to make alot lot more but I am enjoying them and you can see the improvement in my flowers - as Angela and Gina both say it is down to practice and it comes.

I have been watching Gina's DVD and that really inspired me to come out of my comfort zone and make these.