Home and away at Levens Quiltshow

On Friday I came home from various playgroups to clouds of dust all over the house. DH says it's not dust it's fumes from his Stihl saw.
I beg to differ...

It's dust LOL!

Saturday I had a wonderful bit of 'me' time. This is more an exception, than the rule, but a quilty friend and I managed a few hours at the Levens Quiltshow held at the Heaves Hotel. This is fairly local for me so I have no excuse but to go :-)

The quilts are displayed in the function room




and throughout several of the bedrooms


It's not a big show but there were 2 traders, a sales table, demonstators, a Quilter's Guild representaion and of course refreshments in the hotel.


Here my friend Vicky is demonstrating Robins.


It was a great day out. We did hit the sales table, BUT my purchases were so nominal that they're not worth showing :-)
(That's my story and I'm sticking to it LOL)

A very quilty day

Today was the start of the Great North Quiltshow in Harrogate, Yorkshire. I went along with DM and DS2....

Everyone pictured above was very well behaved LOL and we had a lovely day. There was not a huge amount of quilts or vendors or even visitors so it was actually relatively stress-free pushing the buggy around. I imagine the weekend will be much busier.
I only did a small amount of shopping... Some homespuns for a current swap (and a brown dot print, not sure about that one - weird impulse buy LOL)

And some birthday fabric for 'Aunty' Vera who will be celebrating her 80-something birthday and is still quilting!



Then when I came home THE squishy was here! My 'Bag O Stuff' has arrived!!!
This is what I sent...

This is what Lorrie has created...

And a wonderful back as well!

And here's her statement

Thank you Lorrie - you've done a great job!