Hello everyone. I am pleased to say I have finished my patchwork quilt that I have been working on for some time. Now this is not an expert job as I know some of you are quilters out there and this is not my usual thing but I am happy with how it turned out. In the end I went with straight lines for the quiltingand I ended up doing it by hand after starting it on the machine as it was very bulky. It reminded me of when I used to work in a factory sewing taupalins but then we had very large machines and very long benches. The border around the edge is just a polycotton with little daisies on, currentlyit is on my bed over the origianl duvet so in the winter it can be an extra layer but in the summer I thought perhaps just a sheet under it? Well here it is...
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Quilt Finished
Friday, 19 May 2023
A Little Absence, A Holiday and Some Sewing
Hello everyone I hope you are all well. We have a lot going on here at the moment and I am aware that I have not posted for some time. That is ok because we have to do what we can, when we can and it was never my intention to turn this blog into a chore. It is something I do for fun and to share with fellow dress makers. That said here is what has been going on.
I may have mentioned but one of my older dogs has a spinal disc problem now that means we are at the vets a lot or have been, it has just slowed down now and the appointments are further apart. She is doing well now and has steroid tablets. They seem to be doing the trick but she can't walk far, has to be carried in and out for a wee etc but is bright eyed and happy. We have a range of things to help her and have settled into a routine. My husband made her a dog wheel chair, she has a carrying bag, and a large dog trolley but we are going to try and list that as it is too cumbersome for us. It would be ideal for the back of a bike though and has the trailer bar for that. The other problem is she is sometimes wetting on her dog bed so lots of extra washing.
We have just been away on holiday finally after cancelling two mini breaks due to bad weather! We drove to Somerset in pouring rain towing the caravan. It rained Friday, Staurday then brightened for Sunday and we had a day in Bristol (a lovely place) Bonnie got loads of attention in her bag. Then it rained all night, then all of Monday, by the evening our pitch was flooded and we couldn't get to the toilet and back with out soaking wet feet and were drying the dogs off one at a time and pasing them in the caravan. On Tuesday we were ready to call it a day and come home early but the lovely freindly owners were saying let's move you to another pitch and the weather is set to improve. So with the help of some kind people we moved the whole set up quite quickly to another pitch and after lunch it did start to clear a little. The rest of the week was better, with the odd shower. After all that we stayed and extra night. The campsite is gorgeous and we have been before we just seem to be having really bad luck with the weather this year on all the breaks we have booked. Years ago you could book a weekend if the weather looked good, but with more people taking a holiday in the UK now you have to book a long time in advance.
So once home and we have all the caravan washing, plus pet beds, blankets, son at home so his weeks worth of stuff to wash. Then catch up on some work, visit mum and after all that I get in and Clyde (my other older dog) has a stroke! Fipping over, constantly very fast, got up disorientated and head swaying. So we have had him at the vets me fearing the worst again, but he said they often recover well. So he has had a steroid injection and we are back tomorrow, he has to be carried outside too now because he is falling to one side but apparently this will get better. The vet said he will get us a season ticket, somehow I'm not laughing.
Today I have had my car in for a diagnostic, it failed on emmisions acouple of months ago, they put it though a full service, ca-ching! Then coudn't find the fault, said to book in a dealer but that has taken ages as everything fully booked. Well they have found the problem so after the daignostic cost, then repair, another MOT, I am looking at a very large bill for that too. They are keeping it in to do next week.
Now if you have managed to stick with me through all that I will share some sewing with you.
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