This lot recently arrived in the mail from my friend Megs in Texas.
Aren’t those batiks yummy?
Now for the woo hoo.
I’ve been a bit busy over the last few weeks. Hence my silence and lack of quilty content (soon to be put right).
Take a look at this.
Lots of envelopes arriving again. Some for Quilts 4 Leukaemia and some for me!
Mum found a bagful of paper pieced hexagons at a jumble sale recently and thought I’d like them. I know it’s not really my sort of thing, but their original owner obviously put a lot of work into them so I thought I’d have a go at finishing them off! Don’t know if I can put up with all that hand sewing – these are beautifully done – but, hey, worth a try I think.
Nicolette and I did a private swap recently. I sent her lots of flowery fabric (forgot to take a photo before I posted it off) and she sent me a metre of gorgeous orange batik.
The flowery and yellow FQ’s were sent to me by non-blogger, Irene, who lives in the UK and has contributed lots of gorgeous red and white blocks.
Thanks Nicolette and Irene.
The weather is horribly hot. I mean horribly horribly hot. Feels like 100% humidity. Too hot for sewing or doing anything quilty, but I have managed to do another couple of stars. I rejected the 2 smaller ones (orphan bin 
) and made another couple of big ones!
I like the spikey look.
On Wednesday DH had another check up with his heart surgeon. I took the opportunity to go in with him on our own, have a wander round Périgueux marche (some stunning colours, but alas no photos – too many people) and see if we could catch some of Mimos.
Mimos is an international mime festival held every year. It is now in its 26th year and this year’s theme is the “corps animés”.
Mimos Off is the best bit – street theatre at it’s best.
We only managed to catch one act as it was getting far too hot and we needed to get home.
Right, must get going – gite to clean and house to sort out – only a week to go and 25 people descending for the day !
Went shopping yesterday and look what I found!
Oh joy of joys – a chalk wheel.
I’m “collecting” fabric for my next project and found this FQ in the same shop. They only sell patchwork “coupons” and with 20% off at the moment I think I’ll have to go back and get the other 4!
This is what I’ve been up to over the last week.
Just 4 corner stones and the top and bottom borders to do and then it’s on its way to its new owner in New Zealand.
Is it me, or are my photos looking pixellated?
It’s been an arrrrrgggghhhh week so far. Despite the optimism of last week and the get up and go feel to the New Year, things have gone steadily down hill.
Dearest ISP has decided I don’t exist and won’t let me connect and Google Reader has been mucking about and I haven’t been able to read my blogs – when I can connect that is! Customer Service/Technical man is useless. I’m sure he’s in India or some far flung country. He sounded as if he was in a tunnel!
Last Friday was my [mimble, mimble] birthday and DH was persuaded to go to one of the quilt shops in Périgueux after the weekly grocery shop. I decided it’s time to branch into brights – lovely bright brights – lovely hit you in the eye and wham! brights.
Here is the first foray.
I pounced on the blue in the remnant basket and looked up and down the long table in the shop that is jammed packed with fabric. Right at the top of the table I saw a 20% off sign – woo hooo – not a lot, but enough for a mini splurge! Half a metre of each and 20 Euros later. Not bad!
Whilst trundling up and down the aisles at the local huge Auchan hypermarché I spotted the first Tulips of the year. Sooooooo, thinking of Finn’s recent post about the long winter days and how much we need colour during these drab, dark days, these found their way into the trolley. Specially for Finn to cheer her up.
Yesterday was a drum roll day – da dar!
One design wall – up and in use!
Guess whose heart is whose? I think you’ll be able to guess Anne’s and possibly Jen’s. There are hearts here from Australia, UK, Italy, the US and, of course, Finland. What would I do without Jen. Every single quilt has had a Hedgehog block or 2 in it.
Off into Perigueux again – this week we seem to be going in every day and this time it’s not because of DH’s nose! Shop until you drop week!
A+
Just bear in mind that this is a rough draft. I know it’s looking a bit of a mish mash, but I’ll think we’ll get there in the end.
I did another boo hoo though. Look at the words along the top. Can you see the different backgrounds. Doh! How can a person mistake dark blue for black! By the time I realised what I had done it was too late.
These are the other fabrics that Amy sent.
The book I’ve got to review arrived yesterday so I’m off to look through that and Ma Petite Fille That Was has got to be taxied to the hairdresser this afternoon so she can look smart for the cross country on Friday afternoon (snort!).
Thanks to everyone for the supportive comments and lovely messages.
I’ve managed to get 2 relatively good night’s by forcing myself to go back to sleep and not to walk about the house, quilt or read.
Feeling a bit better cos I managed to persuade DH to go into Périgueux yesterday to the QS AND THE FABRIC WAS STILL THERE! Woo hoo – back to Tamzin’s quilt. the fabric is Ocean Paradise by Fabri-Quilt Pattern 8093. I’ve done a search for it and, surprisingly, from what I can see all the other Ocean Paradise patterns are available, but not this particular one. The QS also had a gorgeous black/silver/grey one.
Now wonder if I can persuade DH to let me have a mini spend up on E Bay ……………………………………………
