August rain

1st of August. though you would never know up here at the castle it is raining AGAIN Will we ever get any good weather this yr at all?  I . As we speak hubby is cleaning out the stove. Imagine hav ing to put the stove on in August and i havent had my shorts on this summer yet, Well we live in hope that August and september may be better months, I   really must try to keep my blog up to date I have been quiltuingas usual and crocheting a baby girl blanket.

here are he other quilting prjecs i spoke about in he last post

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Pinwheels and paches done in Batiks

A little quilting

Here I sit on my laptop on a very cold showery day here in Donegal . This week has been interesting Firstly we were informed hat we could have a FULL week off in May when Daniel can have restbite, needless to say we both were excited at the pospect of a week off,then it was decision time where to go after much debating we decided on touring Ireland. Not too exciting u may say but when you are looking after someone who is  fully dependent on you its hard to head away on a plane when hubby especially would worry that he couldnt get home quick enough in an emergency so at his sugestion we are touring ( good hotel, good food and of course a nice swimming pool. The other thing that happened was our son and grandaughter were in a car crash in Dubai, thankfully no one hurt but the wee lady was badly shaken and all anoyed that her daddys car is broke now. Oldest daughtet was  at the  Balle in Manhatten with her hubby and a few friends over from dublin . Romeo and Julet she said she would have prfered to see Swan Lake so theye off to see it next week.

Now for my quilting escapades this week. I was given a kit for a birthday pres about 3 yrs ago of African dancers by moonlight and finaly got it done last week. I also finished of a Bonnie Hunter scrap quilt called pinwheels and patches I made it in batiks and I am in love wih all the colours in it. I still had lots of batiks let so strted aanother one of her patterns called wild and goosey it is very fidly but am enjoying it. I have posted the pics  on this blog. For this weeks quilting I am using my Pfaff quilters creation which is a fab machine. Did I tell you that I ave a fetish for sewing machines. and have 8 in my collection he oldest being a treadle which is 1o5 yrs old and still works like a dream.

More news his week I have been asked by several people if I will do private sewing tuition so I will be doing that from next week.
 Think the pics are in the next post

Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli - Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partiro)

Celine Dion & Luciano Pavarotti - I hate you then I love you

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better - The Spy Who Loved Me

Double Pinwheel Quilt, part 1

                                                                                                         


Think Ms Elenor Burns does a better job of a tutoial than I would  Don't u just love this national treasure  Keep watching he video cause the tip for keeping your centre seams flat   ENJOY

details of above photo's

These pic's are from Chistmas 2014 I made a little quilted xmas tree for the wall and the other quilts are bonnie hunter scrap quilt's     I am just  finishing her pinwheels and patches one at the moment in Batik's this is my 1st time using Batiks for my quilts and like scrapy quilting  I AM HOOKED LOVE  THEM. oFF NOW TO DO SOME MORE PINWEELS  TO BORDER THE QUILT THEN i WILL BE QUILTING IT.

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A lo has been happening  in my life since my last post on here But now that I am fighting fit again I will be posting my work here.

quilting scraps and Progress on new turf shed

1. Some of the colours I am using in the scrappy quilt Carolina Christmas by Bonnie Hunter

 Hubby building his NEW Turf shed.

Another scrap quilt that I have started this weekend  This weekend I did a lot of crocheting and sewing and I am also knitteing a Baliclava for wee Daniel for the winter. I do a few rows of knitting  ton it every day so It will be ready for the winter. Son no.7 Joe Jr. arrived home from university in to help his dad with the shed and the turf. Weather been so bad this yr here that there may be no turf for the new shed ha ha

Yesterdays shopping for wool and fabrics. a picture of the fnew tv stand that hubby made. need him to make a new coffee table next (oh he is Handy) ha ha and a granny square in green red and white quite xmassy I think

HAPPY 4th JULY to  my daughter and son-in-law in NYC. Today I have 4 hrs off as Daniel is in daycare today so ther will be no sewing done today. I will do some crocheting in the car when hubby and I head out to Lunch. And I need to head to the wool shop also.

Quilts from the cupboard

Do u like the above pic of  geese section of carolina christmas. Not very xmassy is it? I dont like the fabrics at all but,set myself a challenge to use fabrics I dont like in this project and only use 1 fabric of christmas red. I am sure it will all turn out well in the end quilt

Hetre is some of my past quilts that I use on a regular basis

The panacotta with raspberry and mini doughnuts,  Am going to make the dinner now and then hopefully get bk to some sewing. with my favourite machine the huskavana mega quilter just love the speed of this machine 1600 sts per min.Did u notice my car sticker just love it dont think hubby does mind u when he is driving ha ha

Todays progress on the carolina Chrismas quilt an a pic of last nights desert pannacotta with rasberry  served with ice cream and mini doughnuts. We all loved it but it was extremely sweeeeet..

1st Irish Quilting festival Galway JUNE-2012


Watch this link and see some of the Irish quilt festival in june 2012

started the day with great intentions. Up at 7 am hovering and kitchen tidyed by 8.30 planning on a day of cutting scrap pieces for the Carolina Christmas Quilt. But afraid I got distracted. made a pot of homemade veg soup, then  a jar of red onion marmalade. then hubby decides he would like  vanilla panacotta with mini dougnuts for Sunday desert. Wher did my Sunday go?   Chating 0on skype with daughter no.1 Louise in Manhatten NYC.. Did not get any cutting done in the carolina christmas quilt today at all BUT I will get a few more rows of th christening shawl done this evening after all as  SCARLET O HARA says in Gone with the wind   (Tomoro is another day). Night all

Todays progress in cutting some of Carolina Christmas quilt. notice how I put all the cut pieces into foil dispoables. and i was cutting on top of my kitchen cooker.  putting it all away now to start the usual Sat night dinner steak.chips, peas, pepper sauce and french fried onions served of course with fresh salad and natural yougort and of course a glass of  Chilean Merlot  LOVELY

What i am working on today. Crocheting a Christening Shawl. reading a new book and starting to cut out my Carolina Christmas