Coming Along!

Today was frustrating.

I have several projects on the go at the moment that require 'a good run' at them.  You know what I mean?  A chunk of time to really progress them to the next stages.

I soooooo wanted today to be like that!  Alas not!

I tootled about on this and that all morning, until I had to don my Taxi driver uniform and start the to-ing and fro-ing with kids (& husband) all over the place!  To make matters worse, road works at every turn and the worst rain we've had in weeks made the journeys twice as long!  Aargghh!

But I was determined to get some proper sewing done today.  When I got back I sewed like fury and got this commission quilt top finished:

The colours are much nicer in real life!

And I also got a bit done on one of my (3) vintage sheets quilts, so fingers crossed I'll have a few more quilt tops done soon. 

I've also decided to give my church pew a makeover!  Here's what it looked liked before my daughter and I attacked it with cream paint!

I need to buy more paint to get it finished, hopefully before our visitors arrive next week!

I hope you've had a non-frustrating day!

Coming Out!

It's time I let you all into a secret!

I LIKE BROWN!

Now some of you will be gasping aloud and frantically reaching for the number of your therapist or psycho-analyst at the very mention of the 'B' word!

Well I'm secure enough in my skin to admit that I like brown.  It seems to sit v.well with my inner Granny, right along side my inner flower lovin' Hippy!  (I might be needing the number of a good therapist if I identify any more multiple personalities though!).

I was recently commissioned to make my Value Charm Quilt for a friend, and the remit was browns, teals and cream.

I found this cute charm pack online, called Late Bloomers and teamed it up with some Kona Cream.

I've managed to get the half square triangles made, but not yet trimmed.  Oh the trimming!

I might be needing porridge for breakfast in the morning before tackling this lot!

I've also cut up a 3rd vintage sheets quilt today, a birthday pressie for a friend, and got another bee block done.  But more on that another day.

For those of you not blowing hard into a brown paper bag in the corner of the room, I hope you've had a great day!