New Series - Shadows

This Year of Jubilee..
Essex, September 2012, landing window of my hostesses' house after the talk and before the workshop..

Cat In Wisteria Hysteria

 All on an Autumn day..

..and more yet...

Note the roadly textures, too..
Off to Scotland to Beat The Big Drum for a few days.. Back soon

More roadkill

 Dribbles

Sandbag

Out and About

There's a mouse under here, I'm sure of it
Today's obligatory Blog Cat Image
I also have some delicious images from my Roadkill Series, but Naughty Blogger will not play

Later, later

At The Festival of Quilts..

..with Oakshott Fabrics again.. This will be our last Festival for at least two years, as we both need a break next year..
The stand looks lovely (H25, at the back of the main hall, if you're coming) and is all new projects - we decided that was a good idea at the start of the year, and the presentations are all either brand new, or have only been seen in Holland in May this year..
And we had a very busy day, with lots of old and new faces all round.. Unlike last year, we haven't got the big double stand with all the bolts of fabric round the back, so it's very peaceful..

Here until Monday, and more images tomorrow, but here's a glimpse of my Miniature Quilts entry "Fair Copse"  All silk, with improv trees and really leafy quilting

And my Pictorial entry "Beyond the Harbour Wall", which is mostly Oakshott fabrics, with a bit of screen-printed and hand-dyed of my own.. Not a good image,as it has black bindings and is hung against a black background, but this is in three parts
Sleep well, more tomorrow...

Spiral Moon Postcard

Postcard - Spiral Moon

Boots Not For Walking

Street Art

Hello, I'm back.. Been busy, and away and stuff..

Ducks Have Walked

And left the remains of thirteen eggshells and a neat round nest full of feathers.. I haven't seen the little ones yet, thay have wandered with mum..
And now we can mow the grass....

Catching up

 Saturday - Jubilee weekend starts with a world supply of nasty plastic bunting everywhere

So, this has been in progress for over a year. A canvas lid for a Garden Gazebo made from the most astounding Victorian pillars, big lumps of oak, and some astonishing precision digging and setting (all this not by me, of course).  There were all manner of problems, starting with the green fabric, which is MUCH heavier and MUCH narrower than the white, so hard to cut and harder to sew

 Then, I seriously underestimated the amount of strength needed to shovel this stuff around under the machine.  The 15 class Singer with leg-power will do it, but I'm getting older faster than I thought.. John did a lot of patient pushing and pulling, and I learned several new swear words
No more of these for me...


So, this evening, we went up to North Norfolk and put the thing on it's legs.  My prayers (that it not collapse, and be big enough) were answered.  John helped again, as did Rupert and Helen.  It was astoundingly peaceful and early-June-eveningish at the garden..

 All done












Looks like it has always been there...

 And here's a blue to rival the sky.  In Beccles the other day..

Off to Scotland soon, only about 12 days work to do this week...
Blessings to all, and sleep well...