African Blocks Revisited! (And a little Giveaway!)

Another African Block for Kate!

The pattern is:

Two Colors Star.

I didn't follow the pattern exactly

because it was easier to use

my Easy Angle Ruler,

but it's a fun pattern.

 

 Making another block 

made me wonder

just how many African blocks

I had in total?...

LOTS!!

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 These are my favourites

(although, one I'm going to swap out

for another block that I want to try...)

Can you guess which one?

If you guess correctly,

I will send you an envelope with

some African fabric scraps.

Interested?

Just leave a comment

with the block number you think

eg. Top row, block 2...

And a way to contact you!

Be nice now,

because some blocks I made

and some blocks Kate made.. :)

 

Some of the other African blocks

I'm going to use for the back.

- I do love a pieced backing!

 

Wouldn't it be lovely to knock

this UFO off my list too!!

 

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Here's the quilty cat

catching some zzz's in my studio...

 She's still missing after my SIL

came to visit today with her dogs ;o)

But she'll be home soon

when she gets hungry!

 

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And here's my little hat/bag-maker...

it's just a really sweet, simple old machine

with no quarter inch or zipper foot,

but it does the trick for making hats etc.

 

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And here's a photo for Granny...

Somebody was VERY tired

and nearly fell asleep in her pasta!

Giveaway closed.
Nik was right it's
the second row from the bottom,
the last one :)
African Fabrics on their way shortly!

To London, To London To Buy...

... Lego!

Well that wasn't the plan,

but it certainly made 2 little boys

VERY happy!

 Create your own LEGO people!

 (Some people took rather a long time

to build their people!!:)

 The best pick-a-mix

in a little boy's world!!!

Basically you fill a tub
with LEGO of all shapes and sizes,

just like sweets.

(Sweets for Lego-fans!LOL)

 'Better than Christmas'

apparently!

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No room for us to get in to the Olympic Park,

which was the disorganised plan,

but all was forgiven by the LEGO shop!

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The next day we had a trip to Camden Market,

which provided much needed

Eye-candy for Mummy!!!!:

 Gorgeous!

 The whole shop window was

FULL of these old beauties!

 A little wander around the market...

 Very tiring for some...

Lovely to see old friends and treat the boys!

But I am so glad to be home again!!!

And to Summarise...

It's time for an update!!

The last few posts have been somewhat cryptic...

My rose hexagon quilt has been quilted

and is now awaiting scalloped edges and binding.

I love the panto that Chris at Fathers-Heart suggested.

I think it's called Rosie (although I can't remember for sure.)

I am having second thoughts about scalloping the edges

as there is not much border to scallop,

but we'll see...

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The studio is great, but in dire need of storage

hence no shots of it in all it's glory.

It is an amazing space to be in with the sky lights

providing lots of natural light even on the darkest days.

DH has done a fantastic job on the studio -

I feel very lucky indeed -

and it does make me feel very creative.

I think the long term goal with the studio

will be to offer workshops for bag-making,

simple quilting, crafting etc etc... the workshops will

include home-made and delicious lunch,

tea, coffee and freshly baked cake

and a finished project to take home.

(Well that's the plan anyway!)

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The hand-crank Singer was a rescue job.

It was being sold for a few pounds and

was just so beautiful that I just had to have it

for the studio in case we have a power cut! :)

Unfortunately, I do already have a few sewing machines,

though only one (my treadle) is as beautiful as this one....

so that's why it had to be very hush hush LOL.

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A friend very kindly gave me a mountain of scraps.

Thank you C! I have been enjoying them very much.

Why do other people's scraps seem so much better than your own??

I'm not sure, but they do!!

I was so bored of my own scraps,

but now I am seriously scrap happy!!

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The family continue to delight me...

and the boys have been absolute stars

helping Mummy around the house

and looking after their little sister.

I am still on crutches which means that if I want to walk,

I have no use of my hands at the same time.

Really difficult for carrying things

(like babies!!) :(

 Little Miss-Kalico is now forwards crawling

so she's a lot more stable and together

we have conquered the stairs.

I was having to call the neighbours to ask them

to get us down the stairs, every time I was left alone in the house,

but now I can get down the stairs

on my behind while holding her on my lap

and letting my crutches slide down the stairs

in front of us. It's hard work,

but it's one more step towards independence

and I need that right now.

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I normally like to be a blogger of few words,

but obviously not this time :)

Pssst... Can You Keep A Secret?

Not sure what we say in this country...,

but I reserve the right to remain silent

for fear of incriminating myself ;)