Yum yum and the V&A

Hello all. I hope you're all having a good Bank Holiday weekend - the weather is rather good too.

I had a great day out yesterday in London at the Quilt exhibition at the V&A. What a fantastic exhibition it was too - always helped by being with great company. If you haven't been yet do try to make the time and do get the audio guide as you'll get so much more from the exhibition. It really was very well displayed and not too crowded.

I already knew the cafe would be busy - and I wasn't disappointed. So after the exhibition we decided to go to  the Hummingbird Cafe on theOld Brompton Road. here's the table before:

And what we had....

But I did feel rather sick afterwards. But it was a nice treat.

Anyway - have a great weekend.

What I've been up to...

Hello all - yes I'm still here.

Wow what wonderful weather we're having at the mo. 

Well - I've been busy - as you can tell from the lack of posts.

Well - I've been to Malvern - where one of our group won 1st prize in the cot quilt section

I entered a quilt - but was very disappointed with how it looked when it was hung - very very creased with a scunched up patch too. I think i was aprtly to blame as I didn't hang it before I sent it. So, I've washed it again, and this time its stored on a roll with bubble wrap layered. I hope this will improve it's next showing.

The weather has also brought everything out in the garden - here's one of my jumbo poppies.

I just love them.

And finally - just to prove I am working my way though my OU Digital Photography course - even if I'm a little behind schedule - here's one of my edited photos.

I'll show you original next time.

Have a great weekend.

You may have wondered where I've been - well we've had a week away in Lyme Regis at a very cute cottage - 'Wren Cottage'.

It was on the little side (2 up and 2 down) - but what else do you need really. It was very near to the sea front and the centre of Lyme Regis.

I fell in love with this shop Susie Cole. It was beautiful inside - organised by colour theme. It was a great shabby chic shop. I loved it - so many beautiful things.

And Ginger Beer was full of great things for living outside; bug houses, weather stations, plant signs, bags and lots and lots of other lovely things.
There were also some great galleries - Blue Lias was one I really loved. A great variety of items and all a good range of prices so anyone could buy something.
And you can't go to Lyme Regis without going fossil hunting.... DH did have to be rather patient as I'm a but of a wuss on slippy surfaces - but we did get across the beach (even with one very wet foot). So here are some photos of our little session fossil hunting:

There had been a recent landslide so you couldn't get all the way across - but we did manage to find some ammonites. 
Lyme Regis is a lovely place to visit and I'd certainly recommend a visit.
On the way home we thought we'd go the scenic way and managed to squeeze in a visit to the American Museum - to look at the quilts of course.
They've got some great quilts.
So now I'm back and looking forward to a lovely Bank Holiday weekend - hope you have fun too.

Screen printing

Hello all. 

Hope you're well and have enjoyed the lovely weather we've had this weekend. 

I thought you might like to see the results of my screen printing at Bramble Patch yesterday. 

As you see I've used some of the fabrics I dyed at the last class. Some of the results are a little too subtle but I do have some ideas how to use them - and they will be used. I can see I've veered towards more subdued colours and not the bright ones I was aiming for - but luckily I can screen print at the next class too so I can put that right. But I'm pleased with the technique and am looking forward to the next class.

Hope you're all well and hope to hear from you.

Dyed fabrics

Hello all.

 I thought you might like to see the fabrics I've dyed before I screen print them on Saturday at my class with Bren. You'll have to wait and see what they look like then.

Trentham (well Uttoxeter really) 2010

Well, I've just had a great day out at the Trentham Quilt Show (although it was held at Uttoxeter Racecourse as the marque at Trentham collapsed under the weight of snow in February).

So I've taken lots of photos and posted them below for you all to have a look at. It's a great show - not too big - with lots of traders (yes I bought lots) - well worth the effort of visiting if you're local. 

So here are the photos. 

What do you think?

I've been busy - honest.

So - just to prove I do sew, here's the quilt I'm entering at Trentham - that's not at Trentham now. Unfortunately the snow fall earlier in the year resulted in the roof collapsing on the building used - so Margaret has been an absolute star and has managed to find a new location - very near to the original. Please look at her website for full details.

And here is my entry for Malvern - like the previous quilt I've got to sort out a sleeve and a label.

And to prove what a great day I had on Saturday at the Bramble Patch dyeing fabric with Bren - here's whet I ended up with. I'm rather pleased and have a cunning plan to do some more.

And I can't tell you how excited I've been with this edition of The Quilter ( you get this when you're a member of the Quilter Guild). It's got soooo many great artists in it and articles too. So we've got Edwina Mackinnon, Ineke Berlyn, Laura Kemshall and Sheena Norquay.

And I'm hoping this edition of Selvedge will be just as exciting.

Run for Life

Hello all,

Hope you're all well and enjoying the beautiful sunshine today. It's so nice to see it at last.

Just wanted to let you all know that on 13th June I'll be doing the Race for Life and wondered if some of you might like to sponsor me or perhaps you'd like to give it a go yourself.  

Promise I'll have some photos for you next week.

Take care