FOR SUSAN

Hello everyone viewing this blog today,

I would like you all to go to -

http://www.justgiving.com/SusanPoole

read what it is about, it is not a lot to read,

then it would be really great if you could buy a ticket or two from Susan,

such a worthy cause folks.

Many thanks.

Susan is my friend by the way.

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THEY'RE CHANGING GUARD AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Rebecca went with her mum not with Alice!!  Sorry, couldn't resist it. Yes Annette took Rebecca to London for the day as promised way way back, she - Rebecca - wanted to see Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. It is a Kate thing with Rebecca, she just loves her, well, who doesn't? The thing is though, what she DIDN'T know was that her mum had bought tickets to GO INSIDE Buckingham Palace and view THAT DRESS and all the other things on display. When Annette told her, she was outside BH gates and she rang me on her mobile and screamed and squealed VERY LOUDLY down it to me that she was GOING INSIDE. My ears are still ringing with that call, she was soooooo excited bless her. If you go over to Annette's Blog you will see the wonderful pictures of their day out, I have 'nicked' a few for here though too cos they are so good.

Rebecca with THOSE tickets...

 Yes, you are going to see THAT DRESS...

 Inside the Palace grounds...

 The rain didn't stop this girl from doing the Tour...

 I had a sudden mad idea to make Rebecca a bag for her trip to London,

I printed pictures of Kate onto fabric then appliqued them to a blue background - which I hoped

was similar to the dress she wore at her engagement, I do my best folks,

this was to be the front...

 a close up of one of the pictures, I really like this one, oh yes

and that tassell I have had for many years and it was just perfect for this bag...

 This is the back of the bag, a picture of the pretty shoes which we didn't get to

see on the day, and her bouquet -

not sure if you can see I quilted vermicelli style with little hearts

mixed in just for Rebecca...

 another close up, I bought the ribbon Union Jack Flags on our market

they worked just right on this, I put a zip on the top for safety for Rebecca in London!!!

 the very pretty bouquet...

Rebecca loved it. 

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Now for something completely different -

More of Rebecca's cross stitch pictures. She is zooming away on these now -

here's Winnie the Pooh...

 a sleepy cat...

 a Royal Carriage - maybe this should have gone on her bag!!!

 Well done Rebecca, great job of all of them.

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Changing tack yet again.

Someone and I cannot remember who, was asking for orphan blocks,

if it was you ??? please get in touch with me as these are what I have found for you.

That is if you would like them.

 Maybe someone out there can tell me who it was please, I would be grateful.

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Something else again..

Now this is a small Quilt I designed for Makower, this is a copy of the original,

I don't know what to do with it???

Any suggestions???

 close up of middle...

So there you have it, an assortment of things to look at today, hope they are of interest to you.

Enjoy...do leave a comment, I love to read what you think.

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BACK AGAIN

You are never going to believe this but I have been 'out of sorts' again!  I seem to have contracted a dodgy tum as I have got older and certain things are making me ill. Someone has suggested I keep a diary of everything I eat to try to eliminate the foods that are doing this to me. Good idea.  It makes me so cross as I lose quilting time as it quite knocks me out.

But it is all gone now and as you can see I am back. hee hee

I have put up a new header picture as I thought the shot of all of us grinning at you every time you came here may just be grating on you now!!!! This new one appears to be very large, I shall have to see if I can reduce the size I think. Not now, another day maybe.

PLAYING WITH ANGELINA AND ONE FROM LIZ

Liz and I decided to do a Postcard swap between just us,

Liz chose 'Food' for me to do for her and I chose 'Drink' for her to do one for me,

here is my Drink from Liz, fantastic, just what I could do with,

Many thanks Liz it is great - yours will be posted tomorrow..

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Here are some Postcards I have made after playing with some Angelina fibres,

some are a bit arty-farty I think! hee hee...

I like doing the Dragonflies...

Same card as above, just trying to show the iridescence of the Angelina...

These did not turn out well, sorry...

Me and my trees...

This is a similar picture to my Landscape Journal I did...

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Some stuff I have finished lately -

a scrappy Postcard made with bits left over from?????...Can't say, yet!

Mug Rugs made as above...

Yet ANOTHER bag,

I just like making them...

Other side of the one above...

close up of quilting...

More to follow another day, thank you for looking.

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SURPRISE AT THE FOQ

What a brilliant surprise I had when I went to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC on Saturday.

My elder daughter Suzanne had entered a Quilt and NOT told anyone bar Annette.

I wondered why Annette was taking me to the Quilts!

Well done Suzanne, your first Quilt in a Show, I am very proud of you as I know

you don't have a lot of time for sewing, it hangs beautifully too...

 I am pulling a very strange face cos I was talking at the time of the photo,

telling everyone around that my daughter had made this Quilt...

 I managed to meet a lot of WWW PP Forum friends at the show -

here is Irene B, moi and Marian [with my bolt of fabric]...

 Tessa, Marian, Kimmers, Kerstin, Ange, Cath, Maggi, moi and Annette in the front...

 Cath, Tessa, Marian with the bolt, Kerstin, Fiona, moi, Kimmers

Jane, Maggi and Annette at the PP stand - poor Jane...

 My lovely Susan from Liverpool and myself...

My purchases on Saturday...

 My Sunday purchases...

close ups...

 ooh yummy threads...

 I have a plan for these...

 and this...

 a piece of 30's fabric - I hope!!!...

 I can't find my stuff at home so bought more...

 I won this piece for £1...

 two pieces of SILK to play with, ooh...

and all this is what Suzanne bought when she went on Thursday,

I think she had beaten me hands down...

Fabulous day Saturday meeting up with everyone and then lovely day on Sunday, peaceful walking round in comfort. I didn't take any pictures of the Quilts as due to my neck problems I couldn't even look at them, it caused terrible pains in my neck so I gave up and went round the stalls again, but Annette has taken 500+ photo's. So no doubt I will be seeing those very soon. Yippee.

Rebecca was there as well of course, but she was at a class while all this jollity was going on!!!!

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