Quiltingorchardist

   Betty B had chosen wonderful colours and quilted with variegated sparkly thread.  Sam's was cheerful and very bright. Every block was...

  Yesterday the weather was the opposite to last weekend. (Torrential rain ) It was prize giving after our show at our small club rooms. The...

 2 brilliant sunny days for our Exhibition.  Helpers and the viewing public could  take refreshments outside if they wished. This is the vie...

 

  Tomorrow I am having a big Birthday. You know one where both digits change.  I asked R  for paint and labour. Bright blue, the colour of l...

  Last week we had a rubbish skip delivered . We had it for a week. The main thing to go in it was an old slide from our garden playground. ...

  I finished another small item for the Sales Table.( all hand stitched out of felt.) Others are making Christmas decorations too.  They wil...

 After a family Birthday outing for D in L  on Sunday I went for a walk up the Canal. ( often used to do it but its a bit far away so haven...

  Thanks Janice, Loulee and Louise for replying and giving me suggestions.  Someone has already made bowl cosies.  The basket idea would nee...

 With our exhibition coming up in a few weeks time all the members of our P and Q Group are asked to make items for the Sales Table. Easy re...

   I have been watching this Nursery web spider for a couple of days. Dolomedes minor  ( pisauridae ) or in NZ where it is indigenous Nurser...

   As this (above )  is happening in June I am working to have something to enter.I have taken my Tall Flower wall hanging down off the wall...

  I made a cushoin cover to attach my felt mandala to.( it seemed to look best on plain grey ) and added big stitches in blue around the fla...

   I've been out picking blueberries. Such a labour intense job when they are this small variety. There are 3 plants in a cage ( bird pr...

   Luisa plums coming ready right after the Billington have finished.    The most perfect tomato picked so far ( after several buckets full....

   I have just finished this book. I  really enjoyed it . Fiona writes a great tale. Hard to put down.  fionamcintosh.com/books/     I have ...

  5 days into a new year already and not a great deal to show for it.  I did complete this new jigsaw in about a week after Christmas. A rec...