Exhibition

Hello all,

Just wanted to let you know about a great exhibition I went to see earlier this week. I saw some work by Stephanie Redfern on the Bramble Patch website as she's taking a class there. So I saw she was exhibiting in Birmingham at RBSA - so I popped along. It's really a lovely place to see work - very light and airey. It was great to be able to get so close and see the work in detail.

There was also an exhibition on the top floor of some great printed work - a really high standard and affordable too.

If you get the chance please do go along to visit.

Selling work

Hello all. Hope you're well.

Well if you want to look at the other page on my blog you'll see I've started to sell quilts via Etsy. I'f love to know what you think of the site and my quilt for sale.

Hello all,

Apologies for not posting last week - I was really busy and I just don't know where the time went. I'll explain about the photos of rusty things later...

I've had a bit of a eureka moment too. I'm sure the rest of world has had it quite some time ago. I wonder if some of you have had this moment too.

Do you seem to spend all your time doing things but don't seem top get the things you want done (did that even make sense!). I spend lots of time ticking things of my 'to do list' but I still seem to have loads of UFOs, lots of sketchbooks with half developed ideas and still have a pile of ironing left to do. I think I might know where I've been going wrong (my eureka moment). And it's all to do with goals - I know allot of you hate the idea of setting goals - but I think this may be the key to where I'm going wrong. I think if I set some big goals like - set up a virtual shop to sell your work, develop your ideas around colour or set out a structured study plan I can then draw down a list of 'to do lists' I'll actually do things off the list and I'll be working towards these bigger goals. I know - you're probably all there... but at least I'm there now. So how do you work towards those 'big' things? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Now the rusty things. In the last class with Bren I should have rusted some fabric - but I just couldn't find anything rusty. I know that's hard to believe but DH does keep a tidy garage. So when I was out with my mum yesterday we found a little place that had lots of lovely rusty things - so I'm off to rust. I promise to show you the results next time.

Take care of yourselves and I hope to hear from you all soon. It's been lovely to hear from you all with comments about my site and how it looks - please keep those comments coming.

So

thank you for all your comments. It's lovely to hear from you all.

Your comments have been very helpful and the general feeling I got was that the background was distracting - so I've changed it. I think it's rather nice and bright. What do you think?

So

what do you think to the new look?

I'd appreciate any feedback you have...

Open University Digital Photography course

Hello - I thought you might like to see the results of my OU Digital Photography course. There are a selection I'm submitting for my final assessment. SO let me know what you think.

Rusty beach view

Rock pool reflections

Moody canal view

Woodland walk

Light shining through leaves

Cones

Poppy

Scrap Metal

Market Bosworth Water Tower doorway

Ghostly ducks

Oh - and people keep telling me I remind them of Miranda... I'm never sure how to take that!

Market Bosworth Festival

Hello all. Hope you've all had a good week. I've just about recovered from the festival - it was very busy and we made lots of money for our charity this year - Breast Cancer - just over £1000.

So here's what it looked like.

And just look at those cakes....

So - this weekend I'm going to be taking it easy...

Hope you all have a good weekend too.

Busy Saturday

Saturdays are usually about either sewing all day or going into the village for a paper and having a coffee in the pub. 

So yesterday started with sewing at the Bramble Patch with Bren. Lots of Lutrador painting and FMQ. Lots more work for this one - but I'll keep you posted.

But it finished with me, DH and some friends sitting in a field watching Alvin Stardust and then Dr and the Medics. It's true - honest.

It was a fun eveing and they both did rally good sets. Lots of dancing an d a little drinking.

What have you all been up to?

Busy busy busy

So here is the finished item I was teasing you wit on one of my previous posts. It was a cushion I made for a friend for her birthday. She was really please with it.

I've also spent the last 2 days at the Bramble Patch with Sheena Norquay - and here are the results from the end of day one:

We started by using an array of items to print with on my dyed fabric. We used lids, corks, screws, cotton reels and cotton buds. I promise to post the results when I've finished it. I've also managed to  master the use of metallic thread - I had a bit of an issue with it and have been rather nervous about using it.  But I can only say I can free motion quilt with metallic thread. Yay.

And I'll be off to Bramble Patch again on Saturday for another lovely day with Bren.

Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine.

I did it

Yep - I managed the 5k in 37:10 which is considerably faster than my last 5k effort.

And here's the proof. 

I'm now going to relax.

Lots of sewing...

I've been a busy girl - honest.
So here is a cushion I've made for the Market Bosworth festival where we have the quilt exhibition. This cushion for the cushion raffle.

I've also made a present for someone special - but I can't show you it all until I've handed it over...

And I've got something else on the go too....

So....

There you go - I've been busy honest.

Tomorrow I'm off to run the Race for Life - there's a link to my sponsorship page on the top right-hand side of my blog page if you'd like to make a contribution.

And I'm on holiday this week and I've got a class at Bramble Patch with Sheena Norquay.

And I was really pleased to see my quilt for the Margaret Every challenge on the Bramble Patch site. When I collect it later in the week I'll post a photo so you can see which on it is.

I hope you're all enjoying this lovely weather we having - after all the rain.

Have a good weekend and I'll post lots of photos of my class very soon.