What's Happening....

I am an addict.......

Addicted to hooky...

Addicted to quilting...

Addicted to blogging..... no need for a picture I think you get it!!

And most definitely addicted to starting new craft projects.... but not so addictive that I finish them!!

The next few weeks are going to be mega busy..... I start evening classes, on Tuesday next week, and have committed to attending a quilting 'class' on a Thursday - just once a month for this one.  I will continue to meet with my quilting/hooky friend on a Wednesday.  I'm off to Yandale, in Skipton this weekend  - and then Spain the following weekend - I really should learn to spread my happiness out!!

But to be fair the last few weeks have been busy - my office at work was redecorated - so I worked on Sunday afternoon - and a little bit of Saturday.  It seems like ages since I've said what been happening in my life, so.....

I've been digging at the BH.....

I've been trimming at WR....

I've been pickling.....

I've been souping..... (and cooking up meals that will fill my freezer as I'm out and about for the next few weeks)....

I've finished my Project Linus blanket......

I've started two more charity blankets.....

I spent Saturday with the QQ girls working a bit more on my 'Ferret' Quilt.......and ran out of cotton!

I spent Saturday evening trying to draw my next quilting pattern for the above quilt....

And starting to feel the season change over the last week or so, I have tried to enjoy the last of the colours in the garden....

And I have also very much enjoyed the colour on these flowers, given to me last week as a 'Thank You'.  Just loving these colours...

So head down,  here comes the fun!!

Restless

I have been very restless this week, I so want to get many of my ongoing projects finished and move onto new things ..... This include ongoing quilting projects and of course house hold projects ... mainly that pesky crack.  I so need the weather to cheer up - I am in desperate need of some proper long term sunshine and warmth. 

The building projects I have no control over and am in the hands of the builders. I just have to be as patient as I can be until things get underway.

Quilting projects I do actually have some control over. I have two quilts on the go at the mo. - one hand and one machine. And as the BH is being used by friends this weekend, I am determine to try and progress my whole cloth quilt by sorting the edging. I WILL NOT start something new or different until this has been pined and tacked (repeat in chalk on a black board 100 times), please, of course, feel free to slap my legs should you see any other quilt appear on here.

So edging... Having cut a small section of the whole cloth quilt last weekend . I had a small melt down mid week, that maybe I had cut it wrong, but luckily a quick chat with HW on Wednesday night put my mind at rest and what I was trying to complete was a 'proper' technique.

So with my heart in my mouth I set about cutting the rest of the quilt....

Then cutting the wadding.....



Pinning and then of course tacking



I have managed to achieve exactly what I needed to achieve this weekend - and the quilt is ready to pick up go when I need it.  I do find that I set myself (sometime huge) goals to achieve, and sometime fail to achieve with great disappointment to myself but this weekend I do feel I have achieved a great deal,  I have set myself a deadline of July 4th to finish this whole cloth quilt - this will be three years to the day that I started the project.  (Note to myself: Yes, three years is a long time, but I have done many other quilts in between and I do actually have quilts that I started more than three years ago still to finish - but I won't say anymore about that little bundle!!!)

Other things done this weekend - using the slow cooker to make a home made curry - won't give you the recipe as I would not make again!!



 Irish stew for D -  one of his favourites - for the freezer!

Car boot sale at St Philomena's - never been before but would definitely go again!  Amazing building and grounds.  One bargain purchased at £2 - body board for the coast - I will of course be testing at some point this summer (NOT) - will leave testing to some little poeple!!!



My Name is Carole and I'm a Quiltaholic.....

A fab weekend.  Quilting all day Saturday - and quilting birthdays to celebrate - always such a joy!  And rain AGAIN today (Sunday) - meaning quilting all day today too!!!!! (Yes OK ..... I should consider cleaning something at some point!).  Can there be such a thing as to too much quilting?  NEVER!!!  Can there be such a thing as not enough time to quilt - ALWAYS!!!

A late, Friday night baking session started my weekend.  I should have been attending HW husband's gig in Kingston (Tinyfish)  but two customers arriving at 5.50pm Friday evening meant a late finish for me and an even later finish for D - that's the downside to owning your own business - sometimes you cannot walk away - even when you have plans. 

However, on the plus side, it gave me the chance to make the base of my trifle for Saturday quilt meeting.  Madeira cake.  Of course I had to test a small slice on the removal from the oven to just make sure it was suitable for the QQ!

An early start Saturday to pull together the trifles ....I hope they taste as good as they look! 

We have three birthdays in April, within the QQ group.  In total I have about ten birthdays during April - my busiest month for present buying (other than Christmas!).  I had fully intended to make their gifts again this year but as usual time went too quickly for me so I hit the internet and came up with this little lot.  I was once told you should never give a present that you wouldn't like to receive yourself.  I would be sooooo happy to receive these!!!  I hope the girls like!!

Saturday's meeting also had the extra excitement of being held at a new venue.  We all met at HW and made our way over to Fulham to visit EL.  I was surprise at how short the journey was, the only delay was really the traffic.  EL has an amazing house - a light and airy living room looking out into their small but perfectly formed garden - it was just made for quilting.  Glad we were indoors mind as it did not stop raining all day - full details on our day at QQ.

Sunday morning was nearly a non starter.  I lay in bed listening to the rain and wind lashing against the bedroom window. I gave up entirely at that point on getting into the garden.  I complied a small list of chores that had to be done with the intention of then quilting for the rest of the day.  D then kindly suggested that instead of quilting I should really tidy my sewing room.....

in fact if I was going to tidy it why not take the opportunity to spring clean that room ......

and while I was at it, did we want to move the furniture around!! 

In one quick conversation I saw my quilting time disappear!!!!  But it needed to be done - and sometimes there is no time like the present.  So everything was moved out.... is there ever such a thing as too much stuff.....yep there really is no need to answer that!

Furniture moved - dusted - hoovered.  Furniture moved to another part of the room, moved again and again and then finally moved back to were it was to begin with!!!  Don't you just love that!

And everything put back, put away and sorted.

And would you believe....I found my wonderful turquoise scissor.....lost/misplaced about six months ago.  I hunted high and low looking for my faithful friends but I thought I had lost them forever.  I did actually squeeeal with delight when I opened the tin and saw what was inside. 

And a final note: My weekend flowers - brings a smile to my face every time I look at them!

A little bit more....

Saturday is always chore day (of some kind) and this morning is no different!  Bathroom, kitchen, sheets, washing etc etc.

Also today ...

Veg Soup for the freezer...

A home made cake - more on that tomorrow.... Lemon Drizzle

A quick tidy of the sewing room...



And then a quick hour of Scrappy Zappy project started last week, finished the boarders and started folding the triangles over.  My hour was slotted in around the chores....please don't tell as I should have been cleaning the dust in our bedroom!!!

Finished the chores, load the car (including my homemade cake) and now off to the BH for the rest of the weekend!  I'm a little bit giddy as we have guests tomorrow!!