Spring Inspiration

Ahhh the first signs of spring. This is my favorite season in my garden and I love to pick these flowers for displaying inside and to enjoy their perfume. I love all these spring flowers, especially the tiny green dots on the snowdrop petals. They are all so dainty and full of beautiful heady perfume. I can smell the daphne in my garden from about 10 feet away. If I were a fabric designer (in my dreams) these flowers would be my inspiration for a spring fabric collection.

Zigzag quilt top!

Drum roll please................ The top is complete and I'm pretty pleased with it . So is Caitlin ! I'm not sure whether to put a border around. I'm kinda liking it as it and I want to break out of doing borders for all my quilts. It's bright, sunny, cheery and fun. This quilt contains 3 vintage fabrics that I got from my Auntie. I would say they are from the early seventies or late sixties. Oh and at the top right hand corner you can see Caitlin's cats tail which is kind of appropriate.

Now I have two quilt tops to quilt which is a first for me as I usually don't start another quilt till I'm finished the quilt I'm working on completely.

Little Hearts!

Have been doing a little bit of hand sewing at night. These are little felt heart ornaments that a friend asked me to make and this is the third one I've made for her. I think I'll have to christen them the 'Jayne heart". Can you guess her favourite colour? I'm not good at doing nothing while watching TV so hand sewing keeps my hands busy and makes for a more productive evening. I have other ideas for these hearts but I'm not ready to reveal them yet plus I need more hours in the day to do all the ideas swimming in my head. I'm feeling a little frustrated with my lack of time lately.

Zigzags!

I've been able to find just small pockets of sewing time this week. The zigzag quilt is coming along nicely though. Three rows are done, five to go.

You naughty kittens, you lost your mittens!

A picture of innocence? Butter wouldn't melt in our mouths? Mmmmm...... Went downstairs last night to do some stuff and I could hear these two little tornado's running around the lounge chasing each other. I thought it sounded funny at the time but I'd forgotten about the half-square triangles I had laid out on the floor. I had left them there to take photo a later on.

This is what I found..... They must of had lots of fun slipping and sliding on these around the room! Did manage a bit of sewing today and have made a start on getting the zigzag quilt top together.

Sweet little bag giveaway

This cute little bag is being given away by Amy on her blog Parkcitygirl. Isn't it gorgeous! Go check out her blog for your chance to win.

Giveaway time

It must be giveaway time. Sheree's Alchemy is hosting another very generous giveaway. The above photo is just a snippet of what she is giving away . So go on over and check it out.