Laura & Sam's Wedding (& Quilt)

On Saturday we went to a family wedding...

It was held on The Fruit Mount 

in the very beautiful RHS Wisley Gardens....

A beautiful bride.....

A gorgeous setting...

Stunning roses....

(metal ones on gates too!)

And a few very hot children!

Walking down the fruit mount, 

we saw apples and beautiful greenery....

and glimpsed two of the 'Kalico kids' playing so nicely together....

We even got a decent pose out of madam!

Wearing the fascinator I made to match her dress....

We all enjoyed this very special day...

And we enjoyed wandering around the gardens after the ceremony....

Lots to see...

And the view from above is very relaxing 

I believe ;o)

Flowers to make me homesick....

 I love these lilies...

And lush Bottlebrushes...

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At the reception, I was lucky enough to be entrusted with a 5 week old baby

He was a cutie....

I really enjoyed the baby snuggles!

The reception was held in the couple's garden...

One of my boys snapped this of Laura's dog 

(from under the table - great shot!)

A lovely day was had by all!

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Here's another pic of Miss-Kalico's hair fascinator...

(she had her bag packed and trundled it around for days 

in anticipation of our trip!)

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And another picture of the quilt I made....

I used 5 inch squares so it came up relatively large

considering it's only 3 blocks by 3 blocks.

It was backed with 'bicycle' fabric

and the song went through my head of 'Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do...'

as I was quilting it :o)

 'We' (Miss Kalico & I) took the photos of the quilt in our garden...

And that is the 'end' of such a long post!!

Two Finishes & The Village Show

Maybe the heading should read:

2 Finishes in time for the Village Show!

I quilted and bound my House Wall hanging!

I started

and finished a doll for Miss Kalico

from a pattern kindly given to me 

by Patti (Thank you Patti!)

I entered 6 items in the show

2 bags, 2 soft toys

and 2 in the needlework section

You can see 4 of my entries in the picture below:

And here is my house wall hanging at the show:

Here are my son's 'Rock cakes'

And here are our dust collectors trophies:

My eldest son won a trophy 

for the most points in the children's section

and I won a trophy 

for the most points in the Handicraft section.

But the best prize?

Being able to buy some of the 'exotic' 

and wild flowers displayed at the show!:

Now that the show is over,

I need to get back to quilting

and get something on the longarm

so I have been putting borders on my

Purple Oceans quilt.

Now to piece the backing!!

Red, White & Blue

I finished sewing down the binding on a quilt.

But the lovely sun we've been having

has been replaced by cooling rain

so I couldn't photograph said quilt.

Instead here are a few photos

of my flowers that have decided to flower

despite being neglected by me this year...

Fitting colours for the Queen's Jubilee ;)

I believe (could be wrong)
that this white flower is a type of perrenial Geranium...

I caught this bee, flitting among the wallflowers

like a whirling dervish :) ...

Getting in a Bind on my Birthday

YES, everyone who did the Cathedral Stars workshop

with Bonnie Hunter LAST February!

Yes, I have attached the binding...

But, NO,

No I haven't had a chance to stitch it down just yet...

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I received some really beautiful flowers, fabric, chocolates

etc. for my 40th birthday.

Unfortunately, I spent the day on the sofa and in bed

as I had some sort of stomach bug,

but hey at least I got some rest as my wonderful husband

looked after the kids and left me to wallow...

These are the flowers my Mom sent me.

Thanks Mom, they're lovely!

Happy Valentines

I'm a happy Valentine...

Love my flowers (thank you DH!)

Also love the new blinds in the lounge and kitchen! (thank you again DH!)

Hot & Cold (& A love affair with Sharon & Bernie!)

Yesterday, we made a trip to Tropical World in Leeds for a bit of warmth and a look at the flowers that make me truly homesick...









And the snakes which make me another kind of sick LOL...



Today was supposed to be the first day of school, but it snowed overnight and we couldn't get out again. In fact, the school was closed due to the weather so the boys went sledding again and the sheep tried not to get too cold...

The other night, I basted the monkey baby quilt using Sharon Schamber's basting method. I love it!! (I have also basted DS1's Dog quilt with the same method, but am yet to quilt that...)

I used 'basting' thread that I found at a Village Fair... (it came with the pink watering can LOL)



So now I have quilted the monkey quilt using Vicky's wonderful Bernina (Bernie!) and he's the man! I love it too, in fact the combo of the basting and a great machine are just so much more fun. That walking foot is so cool. Thanks so much Vicky for lending me your extra man!

When there's some decent light I'll take a photo of the completed (and labeled) monkey quilt before it goes on it's long journey to the East...