The Mailman's Been!

Check out my ebay bargains!

A bunch of FQ's for only 99p each :o)
And also...

Denyse Schmidt Picnic Fairgrounds!!!! From Shanley on Etsy :o) happy happy happy...

WIP Wednesday

Not alot of sewing/quilting relating stuff going on this past week, I've been out in the garden planting the veggie patch.

However, I had a rethink on the Laurie Wisbrun Urban Circus Rag Quilt.... saga!!! I steamed ahead, realised I needed more fabric, tried to order not once but twice from two different suppliers only to be let down twice, not happy. So I have been ripping out stiches for a couple of evenings and have proceeded with a new plan of using all the patterned fabrics on the front and Kona Chartreuse and Corn Yellow on the back (as pictured on the bottom line of the blocks so far).

In Progress
Lily's Quiltalong Dresden Circle - awaiting outer templates to square off.
LynneBobSquarePants block - should I quilt it into a table centre or order more Central Park fabrics in other colourways, make more blocks and turn it into a quilt?
Laurie Wisbrun Urban Circus Rag Quilt
Union Jack Mugrug - binding needs finishing off
Weighted Pin Cushion Organiser - attach button and handsew bottom closed.

Awaiting Quilting
Black and White King Size Bed Quilt

I'm linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced today :o)

Running the Race For Life

Mum has signed me up to run the 5k Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research. We're running in Guilford, Surrey on Sunday 19 June.

Also running are some other mum's from our local toddler group, so we're forming a team!

I'm not a sporty person in the slightest, so running this race for me is truly a marathon! My mum is loads fitter than me and she runs it every year.

I have set up an online sponsorship page, if anyone would like to sponsor me (us) you can click here; http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/karenwells-heard2107?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=newsfeed&utm_campaign=editpage

Thank you so much.

Thrilling on Thursday

Oops, I missed WIP Wednesday... where was I, what was I doing? So here's my WIP a day late

It's the LynneBobSquarePants block from Lily's Quilts. I've added an extra row to the outer edge to make the extra diamonds, now I just need to remove that bottom row and try to line it up a bit better and decide whether to make it into a table centre or a cushion cover? Although the pinks don't quite go with anything in my house!

I'm linking up with Paisley Passion's Thrilling Thursday Linky Party today, why not head on over there and see what crafty things everyone else has been up to



And Thank You to Karen of Quilted Seasons for sending me this lovely package which includes 2 x 12" squares of Birdie fabric and 3 strips of honeybun from Moda's Nostalgia line which I won on her blog.

Car Boot Catch Up

Here is the stack of Ikea bedding, pillow cases and a cracking vintage sheet that I got from the Car Boot Sale back on Easter Weekend.

The grey stripe Ikea double size duvet cover came with 4 pillow cases too. The pink gingham is a single duvet cover which I thought would make a great quilt backing.

There's a really pretty pink pillow case with bows on, made by Brentfords - By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen no less!!!

This vintage sheet is at least double size and this is the pattern in the centre.

Then as you move closer to the edges it gets busier...

And then it has these lovely dots at the edge, so it's almost 3 patterns in one!

And then fresh from the antique shop in Honiton this weekend we have a Cornishware Saucer (don't tell mum - it's for her!), a Dr Nelson's Inhaler Bottle, an enamel lidded roasting pan and 2 pieces of pretty purple gingham fabric.

So now in true decluttering style I will have to find several items to get rid of if I'm going to try and stay true to the 'one in, one out' philosophy!