I'm worried!!

I've finished this and it is in the post - hurray!!!!

But I've had a look on the blog of the lady that's going to receive this. She has a photo of the one she has sent to her swap partner and it's beautiful! including the back. The back of mine is not good. I made the mistake of quilting in the gutter round the inner boarder before I did the hand quilting so it has puckered, also the backing moved at some point so it isn't square now. I hope this lady will forgive me. I have learnt a lot from doing this.

I have been to pick up a needle as it has cooled down - hurray!!!!

I've done a bit more to the Spring Blooms mini quilt. I hope the lady that receives this doesn't look too closely at it. The back is totally out and the hand quilting could be better. I've learnt a lot by doing this so that is a positive. It is this week's challenge to get this done and into the post to the US.

This is the pin cushion, now finished, for my 200th post giveaway (I'm on post 210 now but don't let's count!) I can now announce a winner!!!!!

It is - Sara - My Sewing Room !!!!!!!

Sara, e-mail me your snail mail address and I'll get my little parcel in the post ASAP.

I am so pleased to get that wound up!

On Saturday I went up to Lady Hayes craft centre. There is a car hand wash place there and I wanted to get my car washed. Whilst it was being washed I had a look round some of the units I don't normally look round. There are 3 big units selling bric a brac and antiques. On my nosey round I found this - a linen tablecloth with a transfer design of pansies. It is a cut work design so the embroidary is done in buttonhole stitch and then certain bits of the linen are cut away. I know how to do this type of work but have never done it and I decided, for a fiver, I could have a go. The outer edge is complete but the inner ring needs to be done. I bought the threads from the LQS that is also on this site. I just had to have a little go on it on Saturday night but I can't pick it up again until the Spring Blooms quilt is completed.

Beavers boating!

This is me in a boat.

The weekend before last I was at a camp for Cubs and Scouts. The Beavers visited on the Saturday. They did lots of activities and one of them was Bell boating.

This is a bell boat. It's looks like 2 long canoes bolted together. It's very stable so is safe for the young Beavers who are 6-8. Everyone wears bouyancy aids, they are compulsory for any water activitiy in the Scout Association.

It's great fun, I love it and a I get to have another go next weekend as the Beavers have a fun day where bell boating is on the menu again.

I've not finished this yet as it has been too hot to do any hand sewing. I'm not working tomorrow but I don't know hot it's going to be. If it is hot I won't be able to do any hand sewing as my hand get too sweaty.

We are not used to hot weather in the UK, it's been 27-29c this week which I know isn't hot in other parts of the world but we tend not to deal with it well and we don't have air conditioning.

My walk with Beavers

I run Beavers Scouts on a Wednesday teatime. Last Wednesday we went for a walk around the village that we meet in.

This is the old Headmaster's house for the school we meet in, now in private hands

This is the front of the school. The original building would have been built in the late 1800's. It would have had a hall and 2 classroom. It now has a modern extension which gives the school a hall, kitchen and several classrooms. The school still isn't big enough as there are 2 mobile classrooms as well.

This is the village church, a very small church and just so cute inside. We walked around the grave yard and had a look at the head stones. The youngest person in the grave yard was 12 hours old and the oldest, 97yrs.

The village is quite an old village so there are some old properties, in Cheshire is is quite common to see thatched cottages.

We saw some animals too!

White wallabies!

Gardening!

This afternoon the Oh! Bearded One & I went to Arley Garden Festival. This is held every year and we've been before. it tends to be a lovely afternoon out. There are lots of plant suppliers selling their plants along with other garden related stalls and of course! food and drink. We had some lunch and bought some plants.

Here is Meg 'helping'

Here she is giving the Oh! Bearded One the benefit of her experience!

Here they both are - standing back and admiring their handiwork!

And here is Miss Molly, the head gardener!

Sorry!

Sorry I've forgotten all about drawing the name out for my 200th post giveaway. I promise I'll do it later in the week. I've also got to get together the other bits for the giveaway. I haven't finished my Mini Spring Blooms quilt swap yet either but that should get finished and into the post later in the week too.

We were at Scout camp over the weekend so I didn't have any time then. It was worth it though, the kids had a good time. One of my Beavers thought the Bell boating they did on Saturday was 'awesome'. That sums it up really!

I've been busy today. I've done something I've not done for absolutely ages and that is clean the oven. It isn't perfect but it is a lot better than it was. Don't you just hate cleaning the oven?

The other thing I've done is recover my headboard for my bed. I bought a remmant in John Lewis for £7.50. I've only used half of it so the new cover cost the princely sum of £3.50.

We've got a visitor this week as well. SofM's girlfriend is staying until Thursday. She comes from Edinburgh and they met at uni and they are doing the same course. I hope she has a nice stay.

Home

..........is the best place in the world. My home is untidy, under seige from 'stuff' but it is where I can close the door on the rest of the world, which especially important when work is stressful.

Our back garden............................

...................not very big but a great sun trap as it is south facing. The Oh! Bearded One is the gardener in our household. When finances allow he is going to alter the top bit of the garden slightly.

This is the view from the front of our house.

The front of the house. As you can see we live on a hill!

Sometime soon views coming of the inside but only when it tidy!

The Spring Blooms quilt is going to be a bit late into the post as my week didn't go as anticipated so not a needle picked up yet and not likely over the weekend as I'm at Scout camp.