I have rather a lot of works in progress (wips) at the moment, many of which are patchworks in progress (pips), and i must say i like it that way :).......i can decide what i feel like working on today....apart from actual work projects which are decided more sensibly by deadlines of course.......
.........i am loving making stars for my charmed stars quilt..........each star will be made from a different fabric, like charm quilts are made, and i do love choosing the next one to be sewn....
............as you can see they are joined together with a large white hexagon which i made specially to use for joining the six point stars (they are the same english paper pieced ones i used for my starry patchwork cushions before christmas, the papers can be re used many times)............
.............i am working my way through my stash, picking out old favourites and new ones too.....
.............while i was having a big hunt for my crochet flowers i found my little houses from my pretty patchwork gifts book and decided to take a few photos of them................
.................they could be pixie houses or they could be beach huts.................
............i think i might make a few more in some of the exciting new fabrics ive recently been given.......i quite like the idea of a long window sill with a long row of them, or maybe a small set of wall shelves filled with several rows of sweet little homes made from gorgeous fabrics.....
.............a surprise parcel arrived here last week from my publishers......it contained copies of the new german translation of my pretty patchwork gifts book......
..............and copies of the italian translation too.............
.............i have always loved books and it is still a real pleasure to me to write them too.....
.............despite finding lots of things on my hunt for the crochet flowers i still havent found the double flowers i wanted (where can they be?) and now i have lost a little cross stitch motif that i made for a work project, so more hunting is required today before i start sewing......i am glad to hear from your lovely comments that i am not the only one that this happens to......
............the beautiful anemones in my sewing room have opened up into huge flowers........
................i love seeeing the shapes they form from different angles and the soft green texture of the frilly foliage.................i have cross stitched some anemones too..............
..............this is part of my project in this months spring inspired crafts beautiful magazine......
...................now i am going to make a cup of tea, have a little look around for my lost cross stitch design, and get to work again.............thank you for visiting me here in my little blog space, lovely readers, it is such a pleasure to see you and reading your sweet comments is the icing on the cake :).....wishing you a happy week and to those in the uk.....keep cosy...........back soon xxxxxxxx
