2012 Welsh Road Trip

Mery and I set off last Thursday on our little road trip to Wales. First port of call was the Minerva Art Centre to see Pippa Moss'scollection of quilts. A very nice collection of quilts they were too. After a three hour drive through hills and valleys we came to Llanidiloes where the art centre is and this a taster of what I saw.

Gorgeous scenery

This is just a few of Pippa's wonderful collection. So many people were enjoying them the day I was there. Thank you Pippa for exhibiting them.

Sue

Raffle Quilt

Partner in crime and I got together yesterday to start putting our Shipton Charity Quilt together.
Members of the group put together two blocks each. It's a Lori Smith pattern which she gave us permission to copy and reproduce. It's called Honouring our Quilting Heritage.
Sue bought donuts to help us through the day and I'm thankful that my sewing machine is in it's cabinet upstairs as I had to keep running up and down sewing my pieces together therefore justifying eating two of them. She had probably run about three miles that morning to justify her's. She's younger than me and looks better in lycra than I do!




It's going together nicely with a bit of easing here and there.
Setting triangles and border have yet to be decided on but we wanted to get the basics of it together before the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham next week so we can look for suitable fabric.
This will be our raffle quilt for our 2014 exhibition which I know is a long way off but as we all know time flys.
Sue

Vanessa Abuthnott

What is it about fabric. Quilting or furnishing I just can't help myself when I see any type of it.
Last weekend Vanessa Abuthnott had her lovely fabric sale and I adore her fabrics. She only buys certified organic cotton which is combined with eco-friendly flax to create her unique linen union.
Vanessa Abuthnott
I'm still working at making my house a home and have used her fabric in my sitting room for curtains and cushions.

I bought some lovely remnants from her last weekend and in due course be making more cushions and soft furnishing for the house.

It's a year this weekend that I moved here and you would think by now I would be nearly there but some areas I'm not completely happy with and have now changed my mind on my bedroom.
I found myself buying some of Vanessa new Swedish range to make blinds, headboard and fabric to cover a stool and chair.
Am I glad I hadn't started a new quilt for my bed as the colours have now changed.




Once again this isn't a quilty post but I know how you all love fabric.



So this is what I have chosen for my bedroom and as Shirley at http://stitcherydo.blogspot.co.uk/ said a girls allowed to change her mind.
Sue

More from New England

Have been home for a week now and my feet don't seem to have touched the ground.
I'm sitting here babysitting my little Abi. She's tucked up in bed while mummy and daddy have a night at the cinema and I'm looking through iPad at my photo's of my trip to New England and realize their is so much I didn't show or tell you I really did cram in an awful lot.
I drove across from Burlington to Maine via the white mountains of New Hampshire. Stunningly beautiful.








I have happy memories of here -Crawford Notch where DH and I hiked in 2000.




Another covered bridge near North Conway NH




I visited the shaker village at Sabbathday Lake




No visit to Maine is complete with out visiting L.L.Bean




A fantastic day at the Maine Botanical Gardens




I meet this bullfrog I did think of kissing him with the vain hope he might turn into a prince.




Had to go to Pickity Place in Mason New Hampshire where this house was used in the illustrations of Little Red Riding Hood.




I had meet up with my friend Suzanne for this overnight part of my trip. We had a super lunch here and wandered round the herb garden.








Oh grandma what big eyes you have and a nice quilt too.




Then their was a day at Old Sturbridge Village












Some nice quilts to be seen here. Thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Sturbridge and seeing how they lived back in the 1830's.
And lots lots more. How I love New England, pretty sure I might have been a New Englander in a previous life.
Sue

Home

After my overnight flight home I arrived to find a text from my son to say he would be waiting outside for me. Their I was expecting to wait two hours for a bus then another two on it to finish the last leg of my journey . What a nice surprise that was. I guess he was as pleased to see me as I was him.
I was wondering what to expect when I opened my case because when I picked it off the conveyor belt I noticed the coloured strap I had secured it with had disappeared. Who's been in my case ? I found the strap cut right through tucked in the front zip compartment with a little note from American Security Administration to say they had inspected my luggage. Hope they had a nice surprise!!!!!
So I know your all dying to see what I bought well the pictures tell all.
Enjoy












All the dealer could tell me was that he bought it in Florida.
I don't think it would have been originally made there but imagine it was made further north.








The dealer told me this one was from Ohio but no real provenience with it.
Hope you enjoy the eye candy.
I should add that I know TSA are only doing their job to protect us all.
Sue