An Orphan

I know there has been great talk over the last few months about Orphan Blocks, their origins and where they will end up, be it at Finn’s Riding the Orphan Train, in a quilt like Patti’s or as a gift for someone.

Now I have a problem. I haven’t got that many orphan blocks. Ok, well a few letters, but not really as much as all of you who have been quilting for years and years.

So I got to thinking about the ones I do own and remembered this.

It is only tiny and I was wondering what to do with it. I love it too much to give it away as it was the first proper house I made. I have still got some of the background fabric left and thought about making up a few more houses in different fabrics with the theme being the background. Perhaps it would be too much, I don’t know.

I’m still quilting Little Acorns and thinking about putting more blocks together for a Leukaemia Quilt.

Summer has finally arrived – it’s taken its time, but its arrived. Rumour has it we are going to have an Indian Summer.

Isn’t it awful about the Foot and Mouth outbreak in the UK? We used to live near Guildford. Thankfully the other side to where the outbreak is, but still …………………….

 

Home Again, Home Again Jiggity Jig

Got back at midnight last night after a lovely lovely week in the UK. The bride look stunning, the groom gorgeous and the wedding was the wedding of the year, fireworks et al.

Pictures as and when. Piles of washing to do and must start organizing “The Bash”.

Aunt loves her quilt. I nearly got strangled by the hug!

Its Arrived

And its brilliant. I love it to bits already. Its an HP Photosmart R727 with docking station.

Spent most of yesterday mucking about taking panoramic shots and fiddling. Now I’ve just got to work out various other bits and pieces and we are off.

Watch out, watch out, photos galore!

Oh and does anyone know how to use the new widget for the header on Blogger? I’ve tried and all I get is a blank. What am I doing wrong?

No Surprise There Then

I ordered a new camera. A very smart new camera and was getting all excited about its arrival yesterday or today.

The web site is one of those “follow your order” ones.

I checked about 10 minutes ago. It left the warehouse at 11.21 am today. Arrival date? Your guess is as good as mine.

On to the quilting. My Family (Aunt’s quilt) is going well. I started on the top row last night and have still got “Diana” and “Martin” do to, plus a bit of infilling. Then onto the fans.

I need some words for Tamzin’s wedding quilt. Anyone any ideas?

I thought of Marriages are Made in Heaven. Love at First Sight. That sort of thing, but it seems a bit tame.

Whoops – since writing that bit I’ve found, lurking in the depths of my Inbox, an old mail from Tonya which contained some ideas. How about

May Tom and
Tamzin always
be happy

7 July 2007

All Bank Holiday’ed Out

Oh my goodness. What a long month May has been this year. It seems to have dragged on forever.

We started on 1st May with Labour Day. That was fine. As it was a Tuesday it broke the week up. The following Tuesday was Victoire 8 Mai 1945 day which again was fine. We then had a week of no bank holiday’s at all.

Then came the Pont d’Ascension on the 17th and 18th. Most of France took advantage of this and went away for the weekend to open up the maison secondaire, or visit friends and family. The traffic was awful and Brantome was heaving – a seething mass.

Right, got over that weekend with Alex at home 4 days running and whinging about being bored. Then along came Pentecote. Funnily enough this has always been a bank holiday, just as it is in England too. A few years ago the Government took it upon themselves to say that we had enough time off in May as it is and they were going to “cancel” the Pentecote break. France went on strike!

This year we assumed it was a bank holiday as Alex was off school. Driving back yesterday morning from staying with friends on Sunday night (A was at a sleepover), we noticed that some of the factories were open, but most of the shops were firmly shut.

It seems that the French have decided, like me, that you can have too much of a good thing.

The camera is in its last throes so I took these the other day before it died completely.

And I may, just may, have a surprise for you tomorrow or Thursday. Nothing quilty, but a surprise nonetheless.

Woo hoo – it’s Geranium time!

Can you see where the dratted slugs and snails have been munching the Hosta’s?

Vide Grenier/Brocante Purchases (and a quilty photo)

The brocante/vide grenier (empty attic or car boot) season has started again and we have been busy little bees scurrying around the countryside picking up bargains.

The big purchase was at the Villars brocante. I spotted it in the back of a lorry belonging to one of the traders. We have been after a tv cabinet for a long time, but trying to find one that fits in with the rest of the furniture has been difficult. This one fits!

At the same brocante I spotted a piece of fabric which was definitely a must have. I know I am on Kim’s Fabric Diet, but this was unbeatable at 1 Euro.

A bit heavy, probably not 100% cotton, but brilliant for a border don’t you think. The 4 curtain rings still attached to it can be used for a wall hanging. They alone are worth 1 Euro each!

This last purchase was on Saturday.

Remember Fi’s hat in 4 Weddings and a Funeral? Does this look similar? I simply could not resist it. It can be pulled into any shape and squishes into a bag without loosing its shape.

And to return to what this blog is supposed to be about.

A cat in repose, but a bit cross that her beauty sleep has been disturbed (don’t look too closely at the quilting please ).