tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10668802599623078412024-03-09T00:53:38.099-08:00My Quilting LifeSharing my love of quilts and cross-stitch, and my life in our Cottage overlooking the River Tamar in DevonAngie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-53241815125634050592015-04-10T00:13:00.001-07:002015-04-10T02:21:54.270-07:00Springing into action<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This past week has been so lovely with longer sunny days and suddenly winter is over. At last.<br />
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I've been trying to put my sewing studio back in order - not easy! But the makeover is worth all the effort as you can see. </div>
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Still lots of fabric sorting to be done but slowly it's coming together. I am so thrilled. </div>
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I was up in Surrey just before Easter and delivered the birthday surprise quilt to my friend Helen. She was so delighted and the bright colours went well in her bedroom. Big Hit!</div>
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I went to London and saw Dot and Minnie. My little granddaughter is growing fast and is totally gorgeous.<br />
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Minnie has discovered the mirror and is so funny when sat in front of it!<br />
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All too soon time to go:<br />
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Robbie's been down for Easter which was great. He visited friends who have just had a little girl and delivered another quilt which was a success.<br />
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and this weekend my sister and brother in law are here so I'm having a mad clean up! Too many cobwebs!</div>
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Then back to work on a fun dinasaurs quilt for a little boy in Australia who is mad about them </div>
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My cross stitch has taken a back seat recently as my hand is still sore from the accident. I can only sew for about an hour before it begins to ache. So annoying. </div>
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One last picture of Minnie:</div>
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I hope everyone is keeping well and enjoying the spring sunshine. Thanks for popping by!</div>
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-46331164163904103202015-03-08T05:45:00.003-07:002015-03-08T05:45:58.813-07:00Back into Blogging Mode<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Since October last year I have had little time to sew and/or blog - life became rather stressful to say the least. But now Spring is just around the corner and I am hoping to get myself back sewing lots and blogging once again.<br />
I think it is easier to work backwards in this catch up Blog.<br />
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I sewed this quilt using Liberty prints and old shirts: <br />
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it was a 65th birthday gift to one of my old schoolfriends. It is so lovely that we are still in touch after all the years and I wanted to mark the occasion with something special - she was thrilled:<br />
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And I have managed to sew some baby quilts which seem to have hit the mark:<br />
This quilt went to Singapore for Christian, born on Boxing Day:<br />
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He seems to like it:<br />
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And this quilt went to Australia for Talo who was born in January.<br />
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This quilt is for my friend Helen's 60th birthday next month: bright:modern:fun was the aim, so I think it has hit the mark.<br />
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It is currently being long-arm quilted so I will show you again when it is back with me and I have sewn on the binding.<br />
And this is another baby quilt awaiting quilting, ready for an arrival next month:<br />
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So I guess I have managed a reasonable amount of patchwork, just not as much I would normally have done. I did also cross stitch Christmas stockings for Minnie, and several other 2014 arrivals!:<br />
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Dot and Minnie in Christmas mode!:<br />
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I was up and down to Nottingham/Mansfield a lot before Christmas visiting my dear old Mum: after her fall back at the end of September last year and nearly 6 weeks in hospital it became obvious to both my sister Helena and I that she definitely could no longer live alone. So she is now residing in a lovely Care Home about a mile from where Helena lives in Mansfield. The Home is taking good care of her. She is so very frail and spends most of her days asleep. It is very sad. Helena and I have emptied her flat so it can be sold, and many of her precious possessions are now down here in Devon with me, as she had instructed. I will cherish them. The flat sale should be completed next week. Mum seems totally unaware of all of this although we have told her. That is probably for the best. She was 95 last month. The pressure for me to keep going up North is far less and I do not worry about her falling and being alone now, although of course I love seeing her, even if she sleeps throughout my entire time with her! Dot came up to the Home before Christmas with darling Minnie: so we were able to get the 4 generation photograph which was fantastic. Mum was in good form that day:<br />
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Here is the family photograph to cherish: Myself and Helena along with Mum and Dot and Minnie:<br />
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It was a very special occasion: the day before and the day after Mum never got out of bed, so she made a tremendous effort which was wonderful.<br />
Christmas came, Santa visited us as normal: here he is with Robbie!:<br />
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And then Fran and Angelo came down to Ward Cottage for New Year, along with MiuMiu (Max) the cat and several friends: much food wine and laughter:<br />
Fran and Max with Rod:<br />
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10 of us round the table for New Year's Eve Dinner:</div>
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Fran testing the wine - just a small bottle!:<br />
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And looking gorgeous wearing Prada with her friend Ben:<br />
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Dot came down to Devon with Minnie for a few days in January which was fantastic: the weather was kind and we had some lovely walks along the River Tamar:<br />
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Here they are with the Calstock Viaduct behind them.<br />
Breakfast was such fun:<br />
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It was just a lovely few days, quality time together:<br />
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Last month I very unfortunately had a nasty car crash, less than a mile up the lane from our home. I was on my way to Truro to meet with Nicola (Scarlet Letter Years) for lunch - a beautiful sunny morning, blue skies - and I was so looking forward to my day out - when a man in a van came round a corner and although I stopped he hit me head on. My lovely Volvo was a right-off - a total loss. It takes a vehicle travelling too fast to wipe out a Volvo. Both airbags were activated - it was very frightening. Luckily I have no major injuries - bad whiplash of course and extensive bruising - and worst of all a broken bone in my right hand - not good for sewing! It has been, and still is, extremely painful and has left me with no strength in my right hand. I cannot even lift a kettle. Not good. Hopefully in time it will improve. I need to get going with the rotary cutter again!<br />
The insurance company were fantastic and it was possible for us to go and buy another Volvo within a week. I am somewhat nervous driving up the lane at the moment but my confidence will return.<br />
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Last week I went up to London - I stayed at Fran and Angelo's house and looked after Max whilst they were away: he is such a gorgeous cat: he loved getting into the fridge to see if there was anything tasty to eat!:<br />
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It was also fantastic spending time with Dot and Minnie: she is almost crawling, and is very animated:<br />
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Here we are in Greenwich outside the Royal Observatory on the Meridian Line:</div>
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I also went to Portobello Road in Notting Hill, and found this amazing shop which used old sewing machines to enhance their walls: quite mind blowing, and so effective:<br />
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There were "hundreds" of sewing machines - what a great idea!<br />
Spending time with Minnie is so rewarding, she is just gorgeous!<br />
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We are at the moment renovating my Sewing Studio: over the past couple of years the roof of the Conservatory has leaked more and more when the rain is heavy. Buckets everywhere! Not good. So we are having a "proper" tiled roof put on: this should make an enormous difference for me as it will no longer be freezing cold in there in winter and boiling hot in summer - no more faded fabric either! - I am so excited. The old glass roof came off, and tiles went on last week whilst I was in London, and the men will finish off inside this week with more insulation and plastering. Then Rod will wallpaper it for me (it took some persuasion!) and put up lots of shelving before the new carpet goes down. Then the enormous task of putting the room back as I want it - that will be fun! Photos will follow.<br />
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I am sorry it has been such a long time since I blogged, but now I hope I am back on track! I hope all my Followers are keeping well and busy and all is good. Thank you reading this catch up, see you all again soon!<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-66125748333630107312014-10-19T04:09:00.001-07:002014-10-19T04:09:26.409-07:00Busy times<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can hardly believe how quickly the last 6 weeks have passed. The days have been full - some good, some not so good. But mainly filled with family joy with some stress thrown in for good measure. The same for most of us I am sure. And somewhere in-between I have managed a bit of sewing!<br />
This is my latest quilt: Liberty fabrics and shirts!:<br />
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This will either be a wedding gift, or a 65th birthday gift: not sure yet!<br />
I had a fun-filled few days in the middle of September helping Jo from Cowslip at the Kirstie Allsopp Homemade Show:<br />
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Jo had a stand in the marquee - the weather was glorious (it reached over 90 degrees one afternoon!) - and the weekend was a huge success. We were tired but Jo was so pleased with how well Cowslip was received. <br />
I also managed some time in London visiting my grand-daughter Minnie:<br />
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So all was good - and then things changed: our beautiful 12 year old Golden retriever Ben had been going "down hill" for a few weeks, and then suddenly the cancer was really bad: the Vet was called and sadly he is now buried under the fir tree - along with our last cat Bosun whom we lost at the end of August. To loose two much loved pets in a month has been heartbreaking and it is just under a year since we lost Reg our other adored cat. The house feels very empty without any pets.<br />
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This was where Reg and Bosum loved to be - in my warm sewing studio helping me - bless them. I miss them so much.<br />
Then my dear old Mum had a really bad fall - and she has now been in hospital for over 3 weeks.<br />
She was very badly shaken and her faced so so bruised - she slipped on her front doorstep whilst reaching down for the milk bottle early one morning, and fell head first onto concrete. Not good at any age, but a disaster at 94.<br />
We are not sure what will happen next, but it is looking unlikely that she can ever go home. She hasn't walked since the fall and is constantly dizzy and very frail. It is so very very sad. So I have been up and down to Nottingham twice in 3 weeks too. Off again at the end of this week.<br />
This photo was taken back in the early summer - she was doing so well.<br />
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I have been staying in Mansfield with my sister Helena and b-in-law Dennis whilst visiting Mum in hospital: they have 2 dogs: here is Helena plus dogs having a Sunday afternoon snooze (on a patchwork quilt of course!)!:<br />
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I will finish off now with some more pictures of Minnie, with Dot too - and shall update with the latest pictures in my next post.<br />
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I am sorry it has been so long since I updated, but as you can probably tell life has been rather full on.<br />
I hope all of you are keeping well, and have enjoyed the glorious Autumn weather we have had over the past 6 weeks. Looks like change is on the way - but always a good excuse to light a log fire and sew - and sew some more! <br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-40094407504735317862014-08-26T02:05:00.001-07:002014-08-26T02:05:21.605-07:00Such a wonderful August<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well my last Blog update showed me having fun in London - and the fun and joy continued! Our first grandchild Minnie Hamilton May was born on Wednesday 13th August weighing 9lbs 1oz.<br />
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Isn't she gorgeous - I am totally besotted!<br />
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Dot and Maarten are just wonderful parents.<br />
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I had the most special fun 12 days in London as you can imagine. And the sightseeing continued: I visited the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace: amazing, I felt so proud of our Royal Family:<br />
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Standing in the Palace gardens and looking back at the building: so much history and significant events have taken place inside those walls.<br />
Rod came up from Devon and we walked miles through London - the best way to see our Capital City:<br />
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We kept coming across these benches: aren't they fun!:<br />
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We had fun staying at Fran and Angelo's house and looking after MiuMiu:<br />
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The Sunday flower market in Columbia Road was great: and this area is full of great places to eat and wonderful interesting unusual shops:<br />
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And round the corner I found my favourite London Street name!:<br />
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Fran still has the first quilt I ever made, back in 1981! I made this using Liberty prints - and although it has worn thin and has a few bald patches, I think it still looks pretty good for a first attempt!:<br />
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Now I am back in Devon, missing my London life! But we have just had a lovely relaxing holiday weekend with Robbie and Nisha here. We had another delicious Sunday lunch at the River Cottage Canteen in Plymouth, and although very wet and damp yesterday we enjoyed curling up by the fire and watching DVD's! Summer is definitely over down here, but we are hoping for a beautiful September in the Tamar Valley. I now need to get back into my Studio and find my rotary cutter and get back to being productive. I have missed my Bernina! I have quilts to make!<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-42971061566090278602014-08-09T13:34:00.001-07:002014-08-09T13:37:16.063-07:00Fun in LondonI am up in London enjoying being a tourist!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYa228Vn3tvbPNTh6hbiztd6ZTFackQD2WCQMxrVe10snVGq7hSdP-I5RjTe2uIMkd5fm5KAboxfkMMXwIhmT1OSGEB5gnXpishD2YXdgcFvlQDLcVj1ngisVxs_qbkW_UMMQt-EpE462/s640/blogger-image--1599739936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYa228Vn3tvbPNTh6hbiztd6ZTFackQD2WCQMxrVe10snVGq7hSdP-I5RjTe2uIMkd5fm5KAboxfkMMXwIhmT1OSGEB5gnXpishD2YXdgcFvlQDLcVj1ngisVxs_qbkW_UMMQt-EpE462/s640/blogger-image--1599739936.jpg"></a></div>Had a great time this morning, London was alive with hundreds if not thousands of people and children all riding bicycles! As always Borough Market is full of delicious smelling food:</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy4b2tapqahZ63fJhECdwnZKpCC1iWbyHKiVtOqkdakqiMkxbIpuT6WTWPc_v9UdOFBCMQXYmtsWZRbCz6rSSO1NhjGiM7pliQRv6BV162ZCVus5eXlxrrkJag9dlzkiWDhCLNHtwspeX/s640/blogger-image-953125651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy4b2tapqahZ63fJhECdwnZKpCC1iWbyHKiVtOqkdakqiMkxbIpuT6WTWPc_v9UdOFBCMQXYmtsWZRbCz6rSSO1NhjGiM7pliQRv6BV162ZCVus5eXlxrrkJag9dlzkiWDhCLNHtwspeX/s640/blogger-image-953125651.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLv_ihORpGXvCbR-sQXUKgMfEh9-d-USJXa01I8wv5iShspyU0UCZ0Vcxt2WD6lAFuUPCEooZ4RHDIeUfxMiWMcPGjJGinBrQpHbQsJvaf0W-cdbh8onPD0IHPfVS9RY75u8iTExJECtDQ/s640/blogger-image--1994467945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And then we had a family lunch out at a pub in Islington which serves only organic food: needless to say it was delicious. </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So all is good: just excited about the arrival of a new generation into the family. </span></div><div><br></div><div>I hope everyone is having a good summer, certainly the weather here in the UK has been beautiful. </div><div>Not much time for quilting at the moment whilst in London but will be cross stitching whilst cat sitting!</div><div>Thanks for visiting My Quilting Life. I will</div><div>Update baby news in due course !! </div><div><br></div>Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-66788056820044466122014-07-15T12:30:00.001-07:002014-07-15T13:08:10.732-07:00A finish and an eventful fun lunch!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have so enjoyed making this little quilt designed by Jo Colwill at Cowslip- it came together so well, but can you spot the "deliberate - I think not" mistake??!!<br />
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In fact in this photo you can hardly see - but I broke my golden rule - measure twice, cut once. I cut the middle piece of linen for the applique too small - just by an inch on the width - so, I sewed the piece needed back onto the right hand side, and to cover the seam I inserted some white lace. So in fact it looks absolutely lovely, but I was very mad with myself until I thought of the solution - a seam would not have looked good. And here is the quilt now on the chair on the stoop:<br />
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The garden at Ward Cottage is looking so lovely in the sunshine:<br />
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Today is my friend Lyn's birthday so off we went to Plymouth and I had booked us a table for lunch at my VERY favourite restaurant - the River Cottage Canteen. There we were sitting in the glorious sunshine eating the most delicious food (the crab main course and then the apricot pannacotta were out of this world!!) when this very smart Bentley parked up outside.<br />
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When we were having coffee we asked our waitress if she knew whose car it was: oh yes, it is for Prince Charles, he is here today at the Royal William Dockyard and will be coming through here soon! Well - how good was that! And sure enough he walked through the restaurant and then out to where we were sitting:<br />
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He turned to Lyn and asked if she was having lunch, and she told him it was a birthday treat - so he shook her hand and wished her a Very Happy Birthday! She was so thrilled. We met another lovely Swedish girl and he spoke with her too - and here they are in this picture as HRH passed by.<br />
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And then he got into the beautiful Bentley and was gone - but what a surprise and such a treat to see him up so close. It was all very relaxed, just a few tourists and onlookers but no heavy police presence, it was just great. I could not have planned it better for the Birthday Girl.<br />
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Dot had her Baby Shower last Sunday - Fran (eldest daughter) organised this wonderful tea-party and I want to share the photos with you all:<br />
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Here is Dot wearing her beautiful flower garland headdress:<br />
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and eating one of the best cakes ever, made by Hemsley & Hemsley: (their new cook book "The Art of Eating Well" is amazing - take a look!!):<br />
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And here is Dot with Maarten looking radiant and happy after her afternoon of fun: <br />
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So not long to go now - I will update with news - as and when!<br />
Next week I am driving up to Nottingham for a couple of days with my dear old Mum, before driving down to London for the weekend. Fran is doing a 10 mile charity run for Cancer Research on the 27th and I shall be there cheering her on. She has been training so hard - I am so proud of her. And I shall of course be seeing Dot and Maarten, along with my son Robbie and Nisha. A chance to catch up with my wonderful family, and maybe see some friends too if time allows. Then back to Devon - until "Little Miss" arrives!!<br />
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I am about to start a new quilting project, and am cross-stitching every evening. But tonight I must go and water the garden - my hanging baskets are looking thirsty. I do so love these warm light evenings.<br />
I trust all is good with everyone - thank you for popping into My Quilting Life. Have a good week.</div>
Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-31740331485425678242014-07-07T04:41:00.000-07:002014-07-07T04:41:21.269-07:00Quilted Saints in Truro<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last week I received my birthday gift from my dear friend Lyn: she has sewn me this gorgeous Family House, and it is now hung in our kitchen so we can see it constantly - I LOVE it:<br />
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On Friday Lyn and I drove over to Truro Cathedral in Cornwall where there was an exhibition of quilts which represented the Saints of Cornish Churches. What a wonderful setting for some beautiful pieces: here are just a few of the 35 quilts on show:<br />
St. Stephen made by Jo Colwill from Cowslip:<br />
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Saint Martyn made by Di Wells:<br />
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St. Cohan made by the Group Quilters Dreckly:<br />
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St. Budoc made by Falmouth Quilters:<br />
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and St. Piran made by Jane Hawkins:<br />
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All 35 quilts were amazing, this is just a random selection. Much research went into each quilt and the size of the quilt was strict but the design was open to many ideas coming from the individual information for each Saint. Truro Cathedral was a wonderful backdrop for these quilts:<br />
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The Exhibition runs until the 14th July, and I understand from one of the Stewards that it is possibly going "on tour" - so keep a look out as it is well worth viewing.<br />
I have been busy making 8 cushion covers for my God-daughter Ginny - here is the end result, and she loves them which is all that matters!<br />
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We have had friends from Australia visiting for a weekend - the young girls decided that playing with my fabric was such Big Fun, bless them!:<br />
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It was lovely to catch up and a good excuse to go back to the River Cottage Canteen in Plymouth - this time for Sunday lunch:<br />
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This is one of my favourite recipes from the River Cottage cook book "Fruit": Fridge Flapjack - highly recommended!: you can taste the goodness:<br />
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I ordered 3 new cross-stitch patterns from Niky's Creations, and they arrived this morning: I am so looking forward to sewing these:<br />
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And I have just started this lovely quilt which is one of Jo Colwill's designs:<br />
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It is available as a Kit from Cowslip if any of you are interested - just love the colours. I shall be sewing more of this later, and will probably get on really fast now the tennis from Wimbledon is over. What a wonderful Mens Final yesterday - couldn't take my eyes off the TV. I shall miss it.<br />
Well I wonder if when I next update my Blog I will be a Grandmother??!! Dot is keeping well and looking forward to finishing work in 2 weeks time. Fran moved house last week: here is her beautiful cat MiuMiu keeping guard of a shoe box! - packing up was obviously just too tiring:<br />
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So all in all another busy time and much more to come. Thank you for visiting My Quilting Life - I hope you all have a great week. </div>
Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-29142952755107588342014-06-24T23:20:00.000-07:002014-06-24T23:22:32.480-07:00It's that time of year again ......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Suddenly we are at Wimbledon - again: where did that year go to! I LOVE Wimbledon fortnight and will spend as much time as possible watching and enjoying the tennis. When I was at school - we are going back a very long time I might add, 50 years ago!! - we had an amazing Headmistress who insisted that we sat in her study every afternoon and watched the tennis. Those were the days of Maria Bueno etc. - that love of tennis has stayed with me ever since and I always think of the wonderful "Miss Hancock" when Wimbledon starts. I am not sure it would be allowed in this day and age!<br />
Anyway a good chance to cross-stitch whilst watching Nadal and Murray: I am making slow progress on the Prairies Schooler Alphabet, but I am really enjoying it.<br />
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It is fun and bright and makes a change from my usual traditional samplers. A B and C done and nearly finished F, so not too bad.<br />
I went up to Nottingham last week and spent some quality time with my dear old Mum - she is doing well and is looking good:<br />
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As I spent the week up with her I had the time and opportunity to go over to Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire and spend the the afternoon with a dear elderly family friend whom I had not seen for a while. We had a wonderful afternoon reminiscing and catching up on family news. She took me to Petwood Hotel for afternoon tea. This was used back in 1943 by the 617 Dambusters Squadron as their Mess, and the bar is just as it was then, and full of wonderful photographs and memorabilia.<br />
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In the small town of Woodhall Spa they have these wonderful memorials too.<br />
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It was all very moving but wonderful to see.<br />
After my time with mum I drove down to Cobham, and managed to see Dot: she is "blooming" and not long now until Little miss will be part of our family: here she is looking at the quilts I have made for her:<br />
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Last night when we chatted Dot told me she had "packed" her bag, so she's ready to go! I am so excited!<br />
Official due date is 7th August, but we all think she will arrive sooner than that!<br />
I have not started a new patchwork project since coming home, too busy cleaning the house and catching up on washing - and the tennis of course! We have friends visiting this weekend who are over here from Australia so big effort needed!<br />
Rod has been busy painting windows whilst I was not around - obviously all a bit too much on occasions!:<br />
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However my lovely friend Lyn has just finished a quilt, so to end this blog I will show you her admiring her beautiful piece:<br />
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Have a great week everyone, and once again thanks for popping into My Quilting Life,</div>
Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-32784979792821520312014-06-15T08:26:00.000-07:002014-06-15T08:29:52.234-07:00Much sewing, much sun, much fun.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What a glorious week of warm sunny summer weather - it makes such a difference. Everyone is smiling. And so much patchwork done too - I am feeling a great sense of achievement.<br />
I have just collected 3 baby quilts that have been long arm quilted for me by Carole at "Butterfly":<br />
Two of these are for my expected grand-daughter: The front was made at a weekly Monday class out at Cowslip:<br />
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and the backing has lots of dinasaurs - this is the theme for the nursery! Such fun - so hopefully the above quilt will be used "double sided"! The small quilt below is for the crib, pram/buggy/car seat - etc. etc.<br />
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And then this quilt is for a baby which is now a week overdue, ready and waiting to go!:<br />
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I have machined the bindings on the fronts, and now just have to hand sew around the backs. As I am off up to Nottingham tomorrow to spend the week with my dear old Mum I have saved this to do whilst sitting with her. I think she will love seeing what I have made for her great grand-daughter.<br />
I have been busy making more quilts which I took for long arm quilting when I collected these 3:<br />
This one is for a friend who will be 60 later this year:<br />
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I love this pattern, it is from Jo Colwill's book. It comes together so beautifully and looks different with every different choice of fabric colours. This one has lots of garden animals/creatures on it: when it comes back quilted I will show you in more detail.<br />
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I also had made another three baby quilts (lots of babies due this year!) plus a fun quilt for an 8 year old girl.<br />
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I will post them all when they have been quilted.<br />
As well as much patchwork I have being cross-stitching in the evenings: this is my latest finish:<br />
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I LOVE the words (so so true), and have used beautiful variegated threads from Tamar Embroideries. I am currently still working on Noah's Ark and the Prairie Schooler A-B-C - a very large project. I will take pictures for my next Blog.<br />
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For those of you who have been following our Blue Tits, they have now all fledged. We were so sad to see them go but happy that all 7 survived. This is the last photo of them in the nest (with mum on the right feeding them): they were gone the next morning:<br />
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It was quite remarkable watching their progress. It was 7 weeks from the first twigs and fluff in the nest to when 7 fully fledged blue tits flew away, 3 weeks after hatching. Their growth progress was so quick - the parents were kept very busy. I cannot emphasize how much fun it has been watching nature like this. Our own personal Springwatch!<br />
Last Thursday evening was so sunny and warm, we drove down into Plymouth (something we do not do very often!) and we discovered the Royal William Dockyard. What an amazing place, right by the sea of course with old Royal Navy buildings and many restaurants etc. We ate at the River Cottage Canteen - probably the best meal we have ever had!<br />
I wonder if you can read the menu? I hope so! Click on the photo to enlarge - Yummy ......<br />
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This huge ship - with a helicopter at the back -came into port as we sat there:<br />
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It was just a perfect evening - Mount Edgcumbe is the backdrop. Highly recommended if you are ever in Plymouth.<br />
My little vegetable garden is thriving, I am so thrilled. Everything is growing so well: the lettuces are nearly ready to eat, and the celery, sweetcorn, runner beans and red cabbage look bigger very day. I guess it is perfect growing weather - after much rain warm sunshine. And the 2 plum trees are laden with fruit - I can see jars of jam and chutney being made before too long - I cannot wait to taste my home grown produce!<br />
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Thank you for popping by and viewing my busy fun filled days at Ward Cottage, doing what I love the most - sewing patchwork, making heirlooms for family and special friends that I love, and enjoying our garden and the beautiful surroundings of Devon.<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-37350053266456982262014-05-19T02:25:00.003-07:002014-05-19T02:25:49.982-07:00Busy at home and fun at the Malvern Quilt Show<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have been busy with cross stitch and patchwork these past days along with lots of gardening as the weather has been so beautiful:<br />
Here is a Scarlet Letter pattern "Circling Alphabets" which I cross-stitched in a variegated thread as an eighteenth birthday present - I was really pleased with the effect of these threads:<br />
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I also finished a single quilt for a 9 year old, fun and girly - this now has to be quilted but again I was really happy with how this turned out:<br />
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Our Wisteria is fully out now and looks and smells amazing - it is just a pity the flowers don't last long:<br />
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On Friday morning I set off with my friend Lyn and off we drove to Malvern for the Spring Quilt Show. We had an easy drive - 182 miles in under 3 hours - we were parked up drinking coffee in the warm sunshine before 9 oclock! We had the best of days - lots of great stalls offering great temptation! - and much inspiration with the exhibited quilts.<br />
Here are just a small selection of my favourites: the talent on show was inspirational:<br />
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I could go on and on... and on....they were all so lovely!<br />
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On a totally different note, here are our baby Blue Tits: they are difficult to photograph well, but we know we have 7 babies out of the 9 eggs: they hatched last Wednesday so this is Day 6, they have quadrupled in size and wriggle about like little martians!<br />
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Mum and dad Blue Tit are in and out constantly feeding them, and Mum keeps turning them around in order to make sure they all get fed - it is just wonderful watching them.<br />
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Thank you for dropping by My Quilting Life - have a great week everyone and hopefully the sun will shine over the Bank Holiday weekend.<br />
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I have been busy this week making a quilt for my expected granddaughter - it is fun finding fabrics that are relevant to Dot and Maarten, I just hope that they will love this when it is finished. The backing will be pieced too, so double sided!<br />
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I have also been cross-stitching the Prairie Schooler ABC and I am really enjoying this huge sampler - I imagine it will take me about a year to complete!<br />
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I am sewing it 3 letters across by 9 letters down - as we are fast running out of wall space I believe (mistakenly??!!) that it will be easier to find a home for this if it is long (60 ins I believe when finished!), rather than wide! It is on 32 count Antique White Jobelin - so lovely to sew. I work from right to left hence the C is my first letter!<br />
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Our Blue Tit is now sitting on 9 eggs!:<br />
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We spend so much time watching her: there is nothing more fascinating than nature!<br />
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She fidgets around, turns the eggs - flies off for some food, returns - and then the male pops in and feeds her too. Absolutely addictive - the best gift idea ever!<br />
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Dot's friend Grace (originally from New Zealand) came over from Paris (where she is currently living) last week - last year I made a quilt for her but she hasn't been to London to collect until now: she was so thrilled so I thought I would just share a couple of photos of her unwrapping her quilt:<br />
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I think she likes it! So wherever Grace travels in the future she will never forget us!<br />
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I have planted up my pots this week - I just have the hanging baskets left to do. It is still quite cold at night so I am keeping a close eye on everything. I also bought lots of vegetables ready for planting today - leeks, sweetcorn, cauliflower, runner beans etc etc - home grown produce is the order of the day. Fingers crossed! I will keep you updated - the Wisteria is about to flower too - this year it is covered so when they are out I will take a photo and show you.<br />
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I hope everyone has a good weekend - a Bank Holiday here in the UK so please let the sun shine!<br />
Thank you for popping by and catching up with My Quilting Life.<br />
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I am behind with posting once again - life has just got in the way recently. However, I have been productive so I think it will be easier to work backwards and catch up:<br />
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Over Easter we had my beautiful Goddaughter Ginny and her 3 boys aged under 10 to stay, along with her parents: full on family fun. Little Freddie will be 7 next month so I had made him a fun "boys quilt" for his bunk bed: it was a Big Success: it had pirates, dinasaurs, outer space, musical instruments etc. etc:<br />
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Easter egg hunts, dens in the forest, fun in the garden: all good. <br />
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The previous weekend I was in London and managed to catch up with all three of my children. Dot is looking radiant: here she is with Maarten having just unwrapped the most beautiful shawl that my dearest friend Lise has knitted for their baby: a true heirloom: it is absolutely gorgeous.<br />
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We went pram/buggy/car seat shopping - all so exciting!<br />
I then went over to Borough Market:<br />
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I love this place, full of the freshest food: fruit vegetables and flowers and cheeses etc. etc. - with a wonderful view of The Shard:<br />
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Some years ago when The Shard was under construction I sat on a bench in Borough Market having a coffee, and a man came and sat beside me and told me all about The Shard, and how his business was a company which would clean all those windows - whenever I look at that amazing building I think of that conversation - and how overwhelming a task it must be! <br />
I then caught up with Fran and Angelo, and met their beautiful cat MiuMiu:<br />
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and then Robbie came over:<br />
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It is very rare for me to see everyone, so I was Happy Happy!<br />
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Towards the end of March my 94 year old Mother was taken ill and rushed into hospital with Gastroenteritus. I rushed up to Nottingham on a Saturday afternoon and arrived at the Queens Medical Centre after 5 hours of anxious driving. She was so so poorly. But they fixed her up on a drip and sent her home 3 days later - she arrived home at 7.45 pm, far too late for someone so frail and weak. Not good. But slowly slowly she has got a bit stronger and after my weekend in London I then drove to Nottingham again to spend a few days with her. She has good days and bad days - but we have more care coming in to help now - she is absolutely adamant that she wants to stay in her own home so that is where she is bless her. It is not easy getting old. <br />
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I am still busy sewing the "Noah's Ark" sampler and I have also just started the Prairie Schooler "Alphabet" - this is a BIG project but I know I will love it. I will post updated pictures of these next time. I have started a patchwork quilt for my granddaughter too - so little time for housework!!!<br />
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I had a super fun time at Cowslip recently: Mary Berry was visiting again - we had a dinner and talk on Wednesday evening, and then a wonderful food demonstration and delicious lunch eating what she had cooked! As always it was wonderful to catch up with her, she is such an amazing lady - I just LOVE her! <br />
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Here I am with Mary and my friend Nicola (Scarlet Letter Years) who drove up from Poldhu Cove.<br />
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Spring is here (most of the time) - and our great excitement is the fact that Blue Tits are nesting in our Camera Bird Box. It is such fun to watch the nest being built!: the TV is permanently on the nest!:<br />
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She should be laying her eggs anytime now.... so I keep on watching! I will try and take more pictures as things progress! They are a bit dark but I hope you get the idea.<br />
I trust everyone is keeping well and busy and had a lovely Easter break - thank you for reading all about My Quilting Life.<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-1566296083054986552014-03-14T10:22:00.000-07:002014-03-14T10:52:34.845-07:00Scarlet Letter Years in London <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As some of you will already know, the Scarlet Letter Year was the inspiration of Nicola Parkman in order to celebrate her 50th birthday, her love of cross stitch and to encourage us to sew as many SL samplers in a year as we all could find time to do: the year has come and gone with so many beautiful samplers completed. Then came the idea of a trip to the V&A Museum in London with an organised viewing of the originals of some of the SL pieces that had been sewn by the on-line group. Tuesday 11th March was the day:<br />
Here we all are getting to know one another over coffee in the V&A:<br />
From right to left: Jo, Elaine, Nicola, me, Elizabeth, Vittoria, Nicola's sister - then on the far left is Jennifer.<br />
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Then last year a wonderful idea came from Krista who is based in the USA, and with the help of Elaine and Jo those of us who were sewing away were asked to sew a motif from one of SL samplers about 4 ins square. Then all the submitted squares would be sewn together to make a Memory Quilt for Nicola! Elaine was the amazing lady who volunteered to put the quilt together - she did a wonderful job, it was quite exquisite, a future heirloom which I know Nicola will treasure always. This was a Big Secret, she had no idea until Tuesday!<br />
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Here is Nicola unwrapping and discovering this amazing gift:<br />
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Identifying the different samplers from which the squares came from!<br />
Then another surprise: Marsha who runs Scarlet Letter also wanted to contribute to this occasion, so she sewed one of her reproduction samplers as a gift for Nicola: WOW!: This sampler is Betsy Davis:<br />
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There was also a photo memory book showing how the quilt was put together with details of who had sewed each square and from which sampler it came from:<br />
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After much chat and a look around the V&A shop and lunch we went over to the Clothmakers Centre at Baron's Court which is where the textiles from the V&A are now kept. Although we were allowed to take photographs of the samplers these are only for our personal use so sadly I am unable to show these on the Blog: we were given an amazing magnifying glass with a light with which we could see every minute detail of these antiques: the stitching was exquisite. We were also shown the oldest sampler in their collection which is dated 1595.<br />
Here I am head down with magnifying glass studying a sampler:<br />
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Here are Jo and Nicola outside the Clothmakers Centre - a GradeII listed bulding:<span id="goog_470167567"></span><br />
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It was a truly memorable and eventful day. It was so good to meet with others who have been involved with |Nicola's Scarlet Letter Year - and of course the main reason for doing all of this was to thank Nicola for everything she has put into the project which has been such an amazing success, and I am sure it will carry on for many years to come. We all have so many more Scarlet Letter samplers that we wish to sew.<br />
Now I am back in Devon - my Country Life sampler awaits me - I hope you have enjoyed sharing our day.<br />
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I have just had such a fun few days - last Friday I went to Eastbourne with my two friends Lyn and Lise for a wonderful weekend of quilting. The sun shone, our workroom over looked the sea and I have started making a great quilt called American Beauty in reds black and creams:<br />
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I am really pleased with how this is looking - very dramatic.<br />
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Busy friends working away, and our view over the sea:<br />
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And here are some of the quilts brought along for a Show and Tell: plus some of Di Taylor's beautiful quilts from her classes held in Godalming:<br />
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Time to say goodbye, and a huge thank you to Di for all the planning and organisation that went in to making this such a successful fun weekend:<br />
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Altogether we had a Big Fun Weekend with some glorious weather: here are Lise and Lyn at Beachy Head before we went home:<br />
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It was just so good to get away and catch up with quilting friends, and meet new quilters, So many different ideas on colour schemes and different designs - all inspiration. Here's to the next time!</div>
Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-67927311091347834222014-02-28T09:17:00.000-08:002014-02-28T09:36:31.242-08:00A London Trip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Rod and I set off from Devon bright and early Wednesday morning in a Transit Van loaded with "stuff" that Dot and Maarten, and Robbie and Nisha wanted from home for their respective new flats. And we have had such a fun time.<br />
For a start in Dot's flat I had forgotten about two quilts which I made for her quite a few years ago:<br />
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and in Robbie's flat is was also lovely to see the quilt I had made for Nisha some years back too:<br />
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We hadn't seen Robbie and Nisha since they became engaged and it was lovely to see them in their flat looking so happy:<br />
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As Thursday morning was bright and sunny Dot suggested we walked to Greenwich which took only about 10 minutes from Dot and Maarten's new home. We passed a statue of Peter the Great:<br />
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We had such an interesting time and learned so much: the restoration after the fire back in 2007 is quite amazing.<br />
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We then went to National Maritime Museum for the Turner Paintings Exhibition: he painted so many masterpieces, and it was truly wonderful to see all these works of art.<br />
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Dot and Maarten have worked so hard getting their new home looking good, and on Thursday evening we met Maarten's parents and had a really fun evening:<br />
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We left London just before 8 am this morning and arrived back home in Devon at 1pm, so a really good easy drive. Returned the Van, picked up Ben from the kennels, lit the fire - home sweet home. It has been such an interesting trip and so good to catch up with them all. Sadly we didn't get to see Fran - but we will be up in London again before too long and will ensure a get together with her and Angelo next time.<br />
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Next weekend I will be on a quilting retreat in Eastbourne, and then into London again on the 11th to meet up with Nicola (Scarlet Letter Years) and some other fellow SL stitchers in order to visit the V&A and view the antique samplers they have hidden away. So another Blog soon ....!<br />
Have a great weekend everyone and thank you visiting My Quilting Life! <br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-6422955929538323672014-02-24T00:51:00.001-08:002014-02-24T02:40:51.466-08:00February Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
With the dreadful weather we have been experiencing in the UK I have not spent much time in my Studio - instead I have sat by the fire cross-stitching, especially whilst the Winter Olympic Games have been on TV. I have loved watching the skill and bravery of these sports - what a marvellous 2 weeks. I feel quite lost this morning now that they are over. I have also made 94 jars of Marmalade so the larder shelves are looking good!<br />
And during this time I have sewn this gorgeous Afghan Blanket:<br />
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and this is Extra Special as it is for my first Grandchild! My youngest daughter Dot and her partner Maarten are expecting a baby in August.<br />
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I am so very excited - after the very stressful past 3 years which we have had it is wonderful to have something so positive to look forward to.. They have just moved into their new flat this past week and luckily it has 2 bedrooms!<br />
And to add to this news, my son Robbie and lovely girlfriend Nisha got engaged last weekend:<br />
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I am so happy for them: and they too have moved in together this past week. So I feel that we have started 2014 on a very positive note.<br />
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I am going up to London this week and taking various bits of furniture etc. that Dot wants for her flat, and other bits like pictures for Robbie and Nisha too. So it will be fun to see them and their new homes. Hopefully I will be able to catch up with Fran too - she is in Milan for Fashion Week at the moment, but home for a couple of days before going to Paris for their Fashion Week. Hopefully we can get together, and I really want to meet her gorgeous cat MiuMiu!<br />
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I have also sewn the bindings on these two quilts which I finished towards the end of last year, but have only just had them long-arm quilted: I am thrilled with them both, lovely backings too.<br />
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My list of quilts to make this year has already grown: I now have 5 x baby quilts, 4 x toddler/under 10 years old quilts, 2 x 60th birthday quilts and 2 quilts for other young friends on my list: and we are only 2 months into the year. All good. Busy busy.<br />
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I have just come back from spending some time with my dear Mother, she was 94 last week and is really quite remarkable. <br />
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It was nice to be able to cook her some good wholesome food and be there as company for her, and to make her a cup of tea every time she woke up from a snooze - there were lots of cups of tea bless her, but at 94 who is counting!<br />
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I am off on a Quilting Retreat with my friends Lise and Lyn on the 7th/8th/9th March - this is down in Eastbourne so should be fun and will get me back into my patchwork. And then I am in London on the 11th March with Nicola (some of you will know her through her wonderful Blog Scarlet Letter Years) as we are viewing antique samplers at the V&A. All very exciting. There should be much to tell you in my next Blog.<br />
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And I can now get more done on my Noah's Ark sampler. And as the weather improves I shall be back in my Studio cutting up fabric and then can make a start on my "Quilts to make" list. No peace for the wicked!<br />
I hope everyone has managed to survive this difficult winter without too many problems - dreadful floods in the UK and huge amounts of snow in the USA - it is an ongoing challenge for so many. The snowdrops are out here at home and some daffodils so let us hope spring is on the way.<br />
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Thank you for popping by and catching up on "My Quilting Life".<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-31500758810214077592014-01-27T08:11:00.000-08:002014-01-27T08:13:14.170-08:00Better late than never.....!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I suddenly realised it has been 2 months since I updated my Blog - what is wrong with me??!! My intention is to update at least every 2 weeks, not every 2 months! Oh well - Christmas came and went and was fun and now January is nearly over!<br />
Here is just a quick resume to bring you up to date: this also helps me to remember what I have made, and when!<br />
I cross stitched these:<br />
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I made this Christmas quilt for Otto and his family:<br />
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And I made this little quilt for baby Sarah is Holland - my cousin Margi's grand-daughter. This was also a big hit.<br />
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I had a wonderful time at my God-daughter's wedding in December - here is a photo of Maggie and Finn cutting their layered cheese wedding cake!:<br />
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As always Father Christmas called in for a cuddle on Christmas Eve: here he is with Dot and Maarten:<br />
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Now I am up-to-date!<br />
I am planning all that I need to make this year: so far there are two 60th birthday quilts for close girlfriends, three baby quilts and samplers, and anything else I can sew in the meantime!<br />
I am enjoying cross-stitching this baby alphabet afghan throw: fun and bright: <br />
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and also this beautiful Danish pattern of Noah's Ark: <br />
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Those who follow my Blog will know of my love of Noah's Ark samplers -this one is going to be for an extra special young person - if I can bare to part with it!! <br />
And I continue sewing the wonderful Saxony - such a contrast - different is good!: I absolutely love it:<br />
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I was over at the inspirational Cowslip Workshops last week - the fabrics Jo has in stock at the moment are truly glorious and I just HAD to bring these home with me: some of these blue and cream fabrics will be going into one of the 60th birthday quilts:<br />
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Well, it continues to rain rain and rain some more - how lucky we are to be high above the River - The Tamar looks dark and ominous today:<br />
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Rodney has been busy indoors: he put up this wonderful solid oak mantle shelf above the wood-burner just before Christmas - it was so so heavy: but certainly worth all the effort. I have wanted one of these for 16 years - so not too long a wait!<br />
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I loved choosing which family photos to put on it, plus the beautiful Anniversaries of the Heart heirloom sampler from Blackbird Designs now has pride of place. The shelf looks as if it has always been there - which is good.<br />
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Well - I hereby state my intention of updating AT LEAST every two weeks! Thank you popping by and seeing how my life in the Tamar Valley has been progressing - here's to a wonderful fun filled 2014 for us all.<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-84437538158300351602013-11-21T03:57:00.001-08:002013-11-21T04:00:21.565-08:00Running behind - as usual........!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can hardly believe it is over a month since I last updated my Blog - the weeks are passing too quickly and there has been much going on within my life.... but I would like to share with you some of my finishes. What would I do without these wonderful hobbies - they keep me calm and sane and occupied, never lonely with a needle in my hand or with my Bernina in front of me purring away!<br />
Back in the beginning of November Nicola (Scarlet Letter Challenge) and I got together and had a wonderful day at Cowslip making Christmas sacks and stockings - it was such fun and very productive. Here is the stocking which I made - it is almost finished - just backing and binding to do:<br />
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I went to Cowslip again last weekend for their Christmas Craft Fair - it was full of wonderful treasures and I managed to tick a few presents off my list.<br />
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I have been busy patchworking with some of the fabric purchased at the FOQ:<br />
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Both of these have now gone to Carole at Butterfly for longarm quilting. I have also collected two from her: this one is now with little George on his bunk bed, and he loves it which is great:<br />
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And the one above is for..... yet to be decided! This is similar to the wedding quilt which I recently made, just slightly more colourful - I love the pattern which is out of Jo Colwill's new book called "Cushions and Quilts".<br />
I am now desperately trying to get on with Christmas quilts and cross-stitch: I pulled everything out of the cupboards and baskets in my sewing studio the other day looking for one particular piece of fabric - I did eventually find what I was looking for but not until I had caused complete Sewing Room chaos!! .... oh dear! Will it ever be tidy again - probably not until the New Year! - watch this space!!:<br />
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Oh well, at least I have reminded myself what fabric is tucked away in my Studio!<br />
I am making a small fun Christmas quilt for an almost 2 year old who is arriving from Australia shortly for Christmas: hopefully it will keep him warm:<br />
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and I am cross-stitching some little gifts, lovely pattern from Nikyscreations:<br />
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I have also been busy making chutney's and pickling onions: I love filling up all these jars and hopefully the taste will outweigh the smell of vinegar that lingered in the kitchen!:<br />
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I am really looking forward to Christmas as Robbie and Nisha will be with us in Devon along with Dot and Maarten:<br />
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so we should have a really fun few days just enjoying spending time together in front of a log fire, playing Scrabble with maybe the odd glass of wine!!<br />
Sadly we lost our dear old cat Reg at the end of October, he was nearly 16 years and was much loved, I do so miss him:<br />
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but we still have Bosun: here he is helping me load the dishwasher!:<br />
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And Fran and Angelo have a new addition: Miu Miu arrived in their London home last weekend!:<br />
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He is so so gorgeous! I cannot wait to have a cuddle!<br />
Well I must get back to my patchwork else that quilt will never be done in time. Now the days are so short I have limited hours in my Studio as once the light goes I have to stop: but at least we get to eat earlier every evening which makes Rodney happy!<br />
I hope all of my Blog Followers are well, and keeping busy - I so enjoy following your blogs, they are full of inspiration and ideas. Have a good week everyone... I will try and update more regularly.<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-24178194498107379882013-10-14T06:51:00.002-07:002013-10-14T06:51:33.765-07:00Busy days ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well as Autumn comes along fast and furious in the Tamar Valley I have been busy with my patchwork, making the most of sunny days in my Studio: I bought this lovely fabric at the FOQ in August, and have put this quilt together - fun and bright: a nine-patch plus a square, set on point:<br />
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I just need a bit more fabric for the border which I ordered from The Cotton Patch over the weekend, so once that comes I can finish it and then it will be off for long-arm quilting. The fabric is Secret Garden by Nel Whatmore. I met her at Birmingham and she is such a lovely lady:<br />
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I get a great feeling of satisfaction using the fabric I purchased recently - why is new fabric always more appealing than the yards and yards, and more yards purchased years ago! I loved it all once, so guess I will love most of it again - in time!<br />
I have been cross-stitching lots too and at last am back sewing the beautiful SL Country Life sampler:<br />
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I have also just started Saxony: this will be a year long project - it is a very long sampler - but I am loving it. I will post a photo next time.<br />
I now need to get out my patterns for Christmas stockings - only the children of those I know will appreciate the work involved will get one. There is nothing more soul destroying than putting in all those sewing hours and then barely an acknowledgement. Luckily it is rare, but I am very selective who I make for these days. My time is too precious.<br />
Talking of "thank-you's", my God-daughter Maggie just LOVES her wedding quilt - it obviously hit the mark and I have had such a lovely thank-you from her - it made my day!<br />
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I have re-discovered the perfect item of clothing for the winter months - dungarees!!! I just love them - easy to wear, comfy and practical. I managed to get 2 pairs from New Look (not a shop I usually go into but I saw them hanging up by the door as I passed by their shop in Tavistock last Tuesday). One pair in black denim, and another in blue denim. And they were less than half price in the Sale! I am set up for the cold winter months now - I don't need anything else!<br />
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Rod wears "bib and braces" all the time as he spends most of his time in his workshops, or cutting logs etc. - so I have decided that if I can't beat him I might as well join him!<br />
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I am off now to tidy my sewing studio - and take out the tomato plants which have been on the window cill all summer - they have produced well but just the green ones are left now, so chutney making later this week. Nothing better than home made chutney and pickle with the left over meats at Christmas!<br />
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Thank you for stepping into My Quilting Life - have a great week.<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-22960873922503998102013-10-02T04:41:00.001-07:002013-10-02T04:41:13.962-07:00Success follows disaster ...!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have no idea where September disappeared to - this year is flying past all too quickly and I realise that I now need to sort out my Christmas projects so as to be organised in good time.<br />
I have just finished two totally different but equally gorgeous quilts: Maggie and Finn's wedding quilt is from Jo Colwill's new book and I am so thrilled with how this has turned out:<br />
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Maggie wanted creams and pale colours: I am so happy with this and Carole at Butterfly Quilter's has long-arm quilted it for me with hearts: it looks so beautiful:<br />
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I have also sewn my favourite wedding sampler for them too:<br />
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I am off up to Surrey tomorrow and will be delivering this "little" package as I am am having coffee with Janet, the mother of the bride, on Friday morning. Much more fun to deliver this early rather than carry it to the reception in December!<br />
I love this quilt pattern so much that I am using up the left-over fabrics and making another one, similar but different: using slightly stronger colours - think I will keep this one!:<br />
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Then in complete contrast I have made a Big Fun bunk-bed quilt for 4 year old George:<br />
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The request was for bright and fun with pirates and dinasaurs, dogs etc. - this was such fun to make, I LOVED doing it!<br />
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My main objective was to use fabrics that George would not think were childish as he grows older - so I have added computers, and spacemen and planets and galaxies etc. - lots to look at and I hope he will enjoy this for several years.<br />
The backing is the same as his bedroom curtains, a fabulous fun world atlas for children, with a large square of this in the corners. This is now off to be quilted so should be able to deliver by the end of this month.<br />
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I have at last finished my Stacey Nash cross-stitch - I have struggled with this piece for some unknown reason. I wanted to omit the Merry Christmas in the design as it is far too nice to have out for just one month of the year. But I seemed to go wrong time and time again and ended up with much unpicking, which is very unlike me. Then, to add insult to injury, right at the very end I was sewing the last few stitches on the stag - and a spark flew out from the fire and burned a whole on the edge of the border, it looked just as if a cigarette had been stubbed out on the fabric. I cried .......! I was devastated. A total disaster ......<br />
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I then took it to the framers before anything else happened and they have close-framed it and overall I am pleased. I think unless you knew and were looking for the flaw you would probably not notice it. What do you think? It was the best I could do anyway!<br />
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We had some friends staying last weekend, and on the Saturday we drove down to Llanhydrock, the National Trust property in Cornwall. It is the most fabulous place and we spent a lovely afternoon there. The gardens were still in full bloom with begonias: so bright and colourful:<br />
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here our friends Nina and Derek look as if they have just stepped out of the country home to greet us!:<br />
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In the house there is a beautiful patchwork quilt on the Nanny's bed which I managed to photograph:<br />
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If ever you are in Cornwall and have the chance, do visit this magical place, it is my favourite National Trust property.<br />
We have been able to have lunch sitting outside a couple of times recently in the autumn sunshine:<br />
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The Tamar Valley is looking so beautiful.<br />
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Well, I am back sewing the SL "Country Life" and will update my progress on this in my next blog - plus I will be starting the long and beautiful Saxony sampler too. Then I have a couple of Christmas stockings to sew - the joys of our wonderful hobbies are always challenging, always enjoyable and there is always something else I want to sew or another patchwork quilt I want to put together. Little time for housework - the spiders can relax for another day! Just no more sparks from the fire please - I have been cross-stitching for over 30 years and this is the first - and hopefully will be the only time this has happened.<br />
I hope everyone is well and happy and life is good and creative for you all. Thank you for visiting My Quilting Life.<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-50139412971811712422013-09-01T02:55:00.000-07:002013-09-01T03:05:46.722-07:00Autumn Projects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well it is certainly Autumn down here in Devon this morning: sunny but there is a real nip in the air. And the trees have a slight golden tinge appearing, though the garden is still very green and my hanging baskets are surprisingly still looking great. I love this time of year. It is so good to curl by the fire in an evening with either a good book or my cross-stitch - and a Proms concert on the radio - and next week Strictly Come Dancing returns - I love that programme! <br />
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I have started a wedding quilt for my God-daughter Maggie - she is marrying Finn in December. She asked for pale creams/greys etc. - so have added some subtle colours to give it a lift and just hope she will like: the pattern is from Jo Colwill's book " Cushions and Qults". I am very pleased with it so far:<br />
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I am struggling with my Stacey Nash "Christmas at Hollyberry Farm" cross-stitch - as I wanted to change the pattern and not have "Merry Christmas" on it, I have found it difficult to work out the border: I now wished I had left well alone but hopefully it will turn out OK in the end. I have done a lot of unpicking - not good! Picture when finished! I also have my SL "Country Life" to keep me going, along with another new one to start - "Saxony Sampler". I am waiting for the threads to arrive and then sometime soon I will sew the first stitch - I always love that moment. A fresh piece of 36 count linen, a new pattern challenge and lots of threads asking to be made into an heirloom! Heaven!<br />
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Talking of curling up by the fire with a good book: I have just read a real treasure: "A Fine Romance" by Susan Branch. She is already well known in the USA but less known here in the UK. I first discovered her wonderfully illustrated cook books back in the late 1980's whilst on holiday in Cape Cod. I have been a huge fan ever since. Her calenders are part of my daily life and this new book is wonderful. A friend of mine - Nina - has recently been in America and amazingly was in Martha's Vineyard at the start of Susan's book tour. She so very thoughtfully got me a copy and had it personally signed to me by Susan. I am so thrilled, such a wonderful kind thought. I shall treasure this book!<br />
As Jane Austin said "There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart". <br />
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So onwards and upwards! A new season and lots of new projects. Once Maggie's wedding quilt is finished |I have a bunk-bed quilt to make for 4 year old George, and then daughter Dot wants an Amish quilt! I love it - the more sewing demands my time the less time I have for housework - that is my excuse and I am sticking with it! <br />
I hope everyone is good wherever you are in the world - and thank you for visiting my little heaven in Devon!<br />
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Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-57113246811698391092013-08-21T02:01:00.001-07:002013-08-21T02:05:03.723-07:00Italian Treat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We have just come back from 3 wonderful days in Specchia Gallone, a small village in Southern Italy: the sun shone, the sky was blue and the change of scenery and pace has recharged my batteries! I did very little sewing - it was too hot, and the pool was so tempting!<br />
My eldest daughter Fran and her partner Angelo have rented this house in Specchia Gallone for 3 weeks, and for our birthday gifts this year they decided to fly us down for this mini break, along with Angelo's parents whom we had not met before. We flew from London to Milan, then an internal flight down to Brindisi. It was just over an hour's drive to this amazing old Italian Villa.<br />
The house from the pool:<br />
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Looking down the garden from the balcony:<br />
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dinner in the garden after a relaxing day reading in the pool:<br />
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Fran and Angelo are fantastic hosts and barbequed some delicious local foods, here we ate Sea Bass and Bream:<br />
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One evening we went to an amazing botanical garden located nearby: it was all lit up in the dark, and had a fascinating cactus house:<br />
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And then we headed for their restaurant for a delicious dinner:<br />
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I love seafood and there was plenty of it on offer:<br />
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We visited Lecce one evening:<br />
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the buildings are made from soft creamy limestone:<br />
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and this is a Baroque masterpiece:<br />
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We visited Otranto on our last day:<br />
the Romanesque Cathedral here was built in 1088 and has a huge mosaic floor which was made by a lone Monk in the 12th century. He had a vivid imagination and his design includes a weird and wonderful Tree of Life along with mythical creatures and apocalyptic scenes.<br />
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The ceiling was stunning:<br />
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There are eerie walls decorated with the bones of the town's martyrs who were slaughtered in the caathedral in 1480.<br />
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Then more delicious seafood for lunch!<br />
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Thank you Fran and Angelo - we shall cherish the memories........<br />
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I have just spent two full-on wonderful days at the NEC and I eventually arrived home in Devon yesterday evening after a 5+ hour journey on the M5 - all 3 lanes were a slow trickle, both directions. Sheer volume of traffic said the lady on the radio, so nothing to do except think about the beautiful work I had seen and the glorious stalls full of temptation!<br />
First of all I want to congratulate Jo from Cowslip Workshops. Not only was her stall a delight to the eyes:<br />
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but her quilt was placed 3rd in the Group Quilt category:<br />
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I am just so thrilled for her - she puts so much effort and enthusiasm into Cowslip and her work, so this result - in my opinion - was well deserved.<br />
The stalls were as always full of beautiful fabrics and so much temptation:<br />
Here is Lynnette Anderson's stall: (thanks for letting me take a photo Lynette!):<br />
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and of course Kaffe Fassett's quilts looked amazing on The Cotton Patch stand:<br />
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here he is signing his latest book for an unknown quilter, and of course I just had to have a copy also for the sheer delight of colour and ideas on every page!<br />
Also one of the loveliest designers is Nel Whatmore: I bought one of her kits last year and was back again this year for some of her latest fabrics, she is such a sweetie:<br />
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This year there seemed to be far more quilts in the Art, Contemporary and Pictorial categories: not the sort of work I would ever attempt, but I can appreciate the hundreds of hours that has gone into each and every design.<br />
This is so clever, a different picture each way you look::<br />
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These miniatures are breath-taking:</div>
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And I loved some of the clothes:<br />
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This cuckoo clock is great:<br />
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And here is just a random selection of the more traditional patchwork quilts which caught my eye, always my favourites:<br />
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And those of you who are regular readers of my blog will know of my love of Noah's Ark, so I have to finish off with this gorgeous quilt:<br />
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Another great Festival and it is just wonderful to see so many beautiful quilts exhibited under one roof.<br />
I hope the above photos have given you just a small idea of what was on show: there are so many amazingly talented quilters out there. Congratulations to each and every one of you and thank you for sharing your work. You are pure inspiration.<br />
Have a great weekend everyone.<br />
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I found it difficult to sew patchwork or to cross-stitch whilst it was so hot - but now it is cooler again I have been slowly sewing the binding onto this blue and white quilt - 90 ins square - so I did one side per evening: <br />
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This is for Grace, she is from New Zealand but is currently living in Paris - so this may travel many miles!<br />
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I am currently cross-stiching a beautiful Stacey Nash design: this is so lovely and though it says "Merry Christmas" I decided not to add that, so have slightly downsized it so that I can enjoy it 12 months of the year. I have substituted with variegated threads where I can as I love that soft look and have personalised it with my name and our house name:<br />
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Two weeks ago I went up to London and spent time with a special girlfriend, and my family. I had such a great time, as you can see:<br />
On Saturday Nina took me to Kensington Palace: the gardens were so beautiful:<br />
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and then on to my favourite London store "Liberty's" for tea and cake:<br />
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here is my dear friend Nina admiring the beautiful flowers at the store entrance:</div>
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their displays are so colourful - this shows the Scarf Department:<br />
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In the evening we had a Thai dinner and then as yet another surprise we went to see the Noel Coward play "Private Lives" - I had such a wonderful day. Everything was such a treat! I made Nina this wee cushion as a reminder of our lifetime friendship:<br />
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Then the next morning I met up with my three children and their partners so that we could celebrate youngest daughter's 30th birthday: here is Dot peeping over the top of a picture I cross-stitched for her:</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">and here I am with "my girls":</span></div>
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.....here are my precious three: Dot, Robbie and Fran:<br />
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.......and with their partners:<br />
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Nisha and Robbie: Fran and Angelo: Maarten and Dot. We had such a happy day.<br />
On Monday I went to Cobham: and here is Lise with her birthday gift:<br />
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About 33 years ago Lise introduced me to patchwork - and then cross-stitch. And I never looked back! So this quilt made a great gift for her as I used sampler fabrics: a celebration of all she has taught me. She is just such a dear and amazing friend.<br />
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And next week it is the Festival of Quilts! I am very excited....!<br />
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I am off up to Nottingham first to spend some time with my Mother, and then 2 days at the NEC before returning to Devon. The FOQ is always an amazing showcase of talent and inspiration which I hope to be able to share with you on my return.<br />
As always I hope all is good with all my Followers - and thank you for sparing the time to read my ramblings! Have a great weekend.</div>
Angie Burretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959452738410188957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066880259962307841.post-27572624429729375752013-07-24T09:31:00.002-07:002013-07-24T09:31:42.340-07:00Kaffe's Colourful Quilts in Cornwall<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today I went over to the wonderful Cowslip near Launceston: and the workshop is full of beautiful Kaffe Fassett quilts, such a lovely exhibition. I think these pictures speak for themselves:<br />
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Just love this lampshade!</div>
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So much colour and all the quilts have the WOW factor! I understand they are from Kaffe's new book "Quilt Grandeur".<br />
This exhibition at Cowslip runs until 28th July - so if any of you are in Cornwall over the next few days it is certainly worth a visit. Visiting Cowslip is always such a treat. Jo Colwill and her staff are superb and the food in their organic cafe is delicious.<br />
And of course there is the opportunity of buying Jo's new book "Cushions and Quilts"!<br />
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The roses are out in abundance:<br />
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everything is peaceful and calm and full of inspiration at Cowslip,<br />
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I have just come back from 4 days in Surrey and London: I spent time with my kids and we had such fun.<br />
I will blog all about that next time.<br />
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