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...

Wednesday is Water

Tuesday is Leaves

Screen-print, scrim, dye, hand-stitch, silk, linen, cotton, Lutradur
Postcard £11 including postage anywhere

Summer, cold

and I have a summer cold.. I feel utterly dreadful.
and we had an Antiques Market at the Centre today, which was populated largely by the sort of people who say "Oh, you have a sewing machine, you can turn up my trousers"  (Not "can you", you note)
Also pretty dreadful, and we had about 200 people walk through and not a one spent money in the shop..
I could have done without the ones who were too rude to say hello, while short-cutting past me, but hey..
So here's the latest in my Roadkill Series

Oil Spill..
Not all bad, though, John is making curry, Abi is back, and I made some ordered kites... I've been excused evening work, and the fire is laid..
Rant over

Yes! Duck's Back!

She's there.. Ten eggs..

Best-laid plans

..of travel, attacked by Engineering Works on Monday, so the return trip was horrendous..
..and of postcards..
Here's another

Pink and Shiny 1
and the next

Pink and Shiny 2
and the latest

Please Give A Damn
All made tonight, from a Class sample piece for my Sheer Delight class which I found while tidying up..
All £6 each including postage anywhere.
Don't forget the link on the right for exchanges..

So, here we are in The Netherlands

And here's the card I made last night in my hotel room, from the Trash In My Pockets.
Oakshott fabric, leather, wire, nail and screw, plastic widget, tie-wrap scraps, odd plastic eyeball thing, thread, hand-stitch
Not for sale

Indigo Card

Indigo 2. Thread bunnies, scraps, stitch
£9 inc postage anywhere

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

I did make cards, but I've put them down somewhere, and can't find them.. I have been working hard on this quilt (Tiger In The Morning) for me trip to Holland with Oakshott Fabrics for the OEQC
Pattern soon..
And a finished image.
And the next one, which is a Trees Quilt with Oakshott White Marble fabrics
And lots of other stuff
And more cards..
Sleep tight