Sunday 1st November

 November, another lock down which was inevitable!  Was it only me who noticed the spike when students went to or back to university in September.  Long distance teaching and now they are stuck when I'm sure they'd rather be at home..........  At least we may be able to visit family at Christmas but there could be another lockdown afterwards 

*(this is all my opinions and no one else's)*

What have to you been doing?  I sorted all my fabrics and have been making lap quilts as Christmas presents.  I can show you the ones I have made so far as the recipients are not on this platform.  I'm making ten in all.  Here are the first three.  The top part has already been made just needs wadding (batting) and backing and quilting.  (click on them to take a closer look)

Noticed toadstools in with my special rose, this is what happens when you use horse poo straight from the field and the recent cold very damp days!

Had lovely time with friends two weekends ago.  Oh but my poor legs feet!  I walked down from Lynton to Lynmouth, then we stopped at Tarr Steps on Exmoor, and walked all round the correct Coronavirus way, we could have snuck back the way we came but we didn't and was good!  I walked 5.3miles that day, not used to walking that distance!  Made chicken curry before they picked me up in the morning and warmed it up when we got back.  It went down really well after such a long busy day.

On Friday last a beautiful whole rainbow stayed in the sky for more than an hour

Since the update of blogger last time. anyone else had this problem?  I used to be able to line up all my photos, used the ones I wanted then go go to use the rest but only to go back and fined they have disappeared and I have to go and find them again from the file on the computer.

Sunday 30th August

 Things

Well they're saying things are trying to get back to normal, whatever "normal" is.... 

The schools are going back, people taking holidays even me!  Well hopefully staying with my son and Daughter-in-law soon, that is a holiday to me and I'm happy with that, and the job centre on my back!  Don't get me started on the job centre subject......... I'm like many other ladies didn't get my pension at sixty so now I'm sixty-four, a widow and no pension and hasn't worked since April 2012 I'm expected to go out and find a job...........  Probably like many others in my situation but I think it is totally unfair and think the youngsters who Need jobs I wouldn't want to take a job from them.

I found a charity shop that was taking stuff now, and the lady whom I contacted happily collected sixteen bags and a suitcase.

I'm hopefully seeing my son and daughter-in-law soon and I can give them their Christmas present from last Christmas.  

You can read about it here

In one of my many spare moments I trawled through the internet, Instagram in particular.  I spotted this quilt top.  I searched down the pattern and purchased it from here.  It can also be seen here

I am pleased the way it turned out, just working out how to quilt it now.  I haven't quilted the one I showed last week yet as again working out how to quilt it!

Sunday 23 August

Middle of August 

Are we all a bit confused as to what day it is?  I certainly am!  It didn't help when the guy who is painting my house turned up yesterday.  He couldn't paint Friday because of the weather.  

What has everyone been doing?  

I've been sorting fabrics.  I've found fabrics I knew I had but couldn't find and also found fabrics I forgot I had!  Not sure what I was thinking when I purchased the fabric but I must of liked it, liked it a lot at the the time!

I also found this.  I made it when I was doing fairs.  In fact I thought it was one of my unfinished project I could unpick........  I carefully unfolded it but found a complete top of the quilt to be backed and quilted

"Summer Holiday"
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It will be for sale very soon on my Instagram.

Sunday 6th August

This week............. 

Its been all go here at Julie's house.

I have scaffolding, a painter and a skip!  I'm having my gutters replaced and house painted, all very exciting!  More about that when it is finished

I've also had a wonderful couple of days with these wonderful people.  

I stayed at a Premier Inn for one night.

Weeks before I made the Lisa the Unicorn cushion  A lovely lady contacted me after seeing all my quilts on my instagram.  

She asked me if I would make a quilt for her future grandchild. She explained the family live in USA and gave me some clues of the family.

I emailed a few rough pencil sketches to her and between us came up with the final plan.  

The stars are machined and hand quilted in place, the rocket I created with a Christmas fabric and other fabrics also machined and hand quilted.   

I have to admit I was a bit out of my comfort zone but I thoroughly enjoyed making this quilt and it seems her son and daughter-in-law love it.

Sunday 24th May

Week Nine

Well another week has passed with this lockdown.  Monday I had lunch with my friend Sue.  She brought her lunch with her and we sat together in the garden.  She lives in a flat.  Tuesday afternoon had a cuppa with Janice and Thursday elevenses with Denise all in the front garden but now avoiding the Laburnum Tree as the petals are shedding and the tree is turning green............

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This week I have done other things as well as the usual gardening.  Decided the only way to keep the weeds at bay was to go out most days.  Yesterday morning I was out in the garden at 7am.  I even held a conversation to a friend who was going for a walk.  She wanted to see if her friend was OK.  When she got back we had coffee in the front garden.

On Tuesday was my friend Jane's birthday.  I made her a cake and made a shopping bag.  I forgot to photo the bag because of my eager to wrap the present.  The cake part is vegan.  

Recipe

I also gave another friend one of my Lap Quilts.

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I was inspired by Helen Philips' quilts.  

There are thirty six different coloured fabric in the quilt.

I made cheesy chips with some left-over fish and chip supper I had.   I was inspired by this recipe but I only used cheese and ground pepper but I made a small amount of the sauce mix.  The cheesy chips were quite delicious and lovely for a treat!

This picture was emailed to me by a friend.  

I thought is quite funny!

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Monday 16th March

Well if we are going to be confined to home life..........  I think I'll try use all my fabric I have and make more lap quilts

Last year I made lap quilts for everyone who was there for me.