More Gargoyles

Actually Grotesques, but let's not be picky
Gargoyles spout..

And tomorrow, Corbellisations

Gargoyles and Drawing Games

At Alston Hall in lancashire, for the Contemporary Quilt Summer School

Drawiing games most of the day, with Isobel Dibden-Wright, and fun had by all.. I cannot recommend this sort of weekend too highly - you get to play all day, no cooking, and the surroundings are totally delicious.. Alston Hall is a Victorian Gothick house of great charm and numerous jolly spirally gargoyles, corbels and finials

More later..

Shy Young Boy

He came strolling gently along as we were sitting in the summer-house drinking tea.. Shy, timid, not very clued-up about humans, perhaps.. The double-take when he came by the door and saw us was delightful, and of course, I didn't want to scare him by getting my camera out of its case.. Off he went into the front garden, mooched around for a few minutes, then came back, by which time I was ready to capture his gentle charm

This year has seen a lot of young hares, mostly, and sadly, flattened on the road.  This one is fine for now, and always welcome...

Quilters' Guild Region 9 banner

'bout time for a new look..

What Bees Do

Busily

Alphabet Floor

 Same bee, different flower

My scissors are conspiring..

A Slight Reduction in Volume

Long-legged Stars (Etoiles Pour Simeon) in low-volume fabrics
More soon, in Other Colours..
Free patterns for other stuff here
http://www.mqgb.org.uk/patterns.html

Edited to add - version 2 (the above is actually number 3..)

Ruby Oakshott and assorted cotton low-volume prints and plains

Remembering Simeon

..who would have been 57 yesterday..
Sadly missed, and a great waste..
Images from Florence, whom I thank

This morning's thunderstorm...

...was good for the gardens

This slightly soggy poppy exposing her stamens to the sky in the Quaker Hall garden was just delicious