OK people, question time.

Now I like a Lollybox quilt and I like a Crazy Picnic Rug quilt but one which is better?

There's only one way to find out - FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!

OK so not fight but y'all are going to have to tussle in your mind as to which one you prefer because I am asking for your input. Leave me a comment by clicking on the 'Post a comment' box below and write a message.

Please help me out, the decision is overwhelming.

I got more fabric!

This was from Mrs Jane, jujjer extraordinaire. Sweet puppytooth cotton with embroidered daisies.

Smiley Carol brought a parcel from Missus Stash, this glorious technicolour swirl of fabric was included. I did note when ironing it where it came from but forgot to write it down and now ALL the fabric is living 'oop north' at Missus Monkey's house.

When I did the ballet run last Tuesday Miss Rose handed me a beautifully wrapped parcel. Inside were these two floral/organic beauties. As above the Royal Mail delivered these 'oop north' this morning and so the selvedge is being cut and rearranged into new and exciting shapes with which to make a quilt.

We are edging towards the final details of the quilt pattern. Details to follow.

Hmmm .. do you think there maybe some kind of colour theme going on here?

Two weeks into being 40 and I have to admit so far it has been a mixed response.

Loving the fact that just about every day for the last two weeks I have been given a present plus for the last week I have received something from Smiley Carol the post lady EVERY DAY! Really am loving this birthday thing. However ....

... 10 days ago I got a cold. Not just any cold but really hideous, mean and nasty cold. The first time in over 12 months I have been sick. Three sleeps before my party! Bah! However thanks to Mr. Medication and his assistant, the glamorous and edgy Miss Adrenaline I had a fabulous time being the dashing hostess at the party and didn't fall asleep once!

And what was even more lovelier still was that (much to CK's surprise) people bought fabric instead of gifts of a more traditional nature.

The spots and the floral are from Amy Butler's new line - 'Love' and are a gift from Karen while the army camo is 100% British Army Standard issue and was the flash of green worn by Stewart to the party. True officer and a gentleman that he is he gifted it to me as they departed into the foggy evening. Her Majesty should be proud of her forces ;-)

The Australian contingent is represented next with Baby Starburst from Rainbow Garden, Fresh by Deb Strain for Moda and Bubblegum basics by Barbara Jones for Henry Glass on the left hand side and Toadstool from the Alexander Henry Collection on the right.

The pears (Kyles Marketplace III by RJR Fabrics) are from Jane and Will. The spotty dots are on a better colour green background than shown but the lighting was abysmal for photos.
The fabric is a heavy furnishing weight cotton.

See all those gorgeous paper cutout people? These arrived from chez Moog and currently being coveted by several crafty mamas up here on the hill. As I type this piece of fabric is hiding from me but when I put my hands to it full details will be disclosed. And in the final quadrant it is just possible to make out THREE different fabrics but none have the selvedge. I think they are Kaffe Fassett (the pink ones)and Henry Alexander but I wouldn't swear to it.

The top L quadrant is some repro florals from Bella and Francie's mob. I think the depth of these will set off the other colours. And the other pictures are the collection of Georgina Von Etzdorf silks and fine linens from the Thriftley-Boos.

Hooray! It is all official today.

The chess table has been covered in presents for a now I was finally allowed to open presents!

As of today the count is up to 11 pieces of fabric for the quilt. Wanna see what I got?

Sylv sent me these two pieces of 'Just Dreamy' from the Riley Blake collection.

Maria gave me three really different green pieces. The pictures are weeny but if you look closely you can see in the windows of the naive houses are lit candles. So sweet! It is 'spirit of winter' by Whimisicals for Four Corner. Don't know who made the Japanese looking trees but I love it. Plus a piece of my beloved Amy Butler.

The very sweet JennyFlower sent these delights. The cakes are Robert Kaufman "Sweet Tooth" and the fabulous flowers 'Waltzing Matilda' by Phillip Jacobs for Rowan. How apt is the name of the flowers?

Despite having already given me the Fortnumesque stripes shown in the previous post my sister had hidden these two prints inside my birthday presents. There is no selvedge on the apples (oh apples how I love thee!) but the chickens are from Wilmington prints.

And finally from Amanda en famille these two pieces. Oh poor 'Manda. I have caused her no end of saga asking her track down a fat quarter, I apologise but all of your mental stress was well worth it because these are beautiful.

The hearts remind me of strawberries and cream and the other piece? I think that may just be a quilter's dream.

Seeing how different the fabrics are that people identified as being something I would like is fascinating. This is gonna be fun!

Uhoh! It is sneaking up on me now.

There are only four sleeps left of my thirties and do you know? I really am fine with that. More importantly I had another package arrive this week. Again all the way from Australia, again loaded with intiguingly shaped and shinily wrapped parcels. It is sitting next to the others on the chess table in the living room.



Of course when it actually is my the happy day nothing will be opened until after lunchtime as my boy is off for a birthday sleepover at a mate's house the night before. I am hoping my reward for such delayed gratification will be a guided tour (or at least a sticky) as the house is actually a rather enormous renovation/conversion of an old Vicarage at the top of the hill. And gorgeous presents obviously.



I have been asked a few times what a fat quarter is and I put my hand up, I should have included more details. CK did say not everyone would know what I meant but I just did not include the information anywhere. (Curses! I hate it when he is right.) It is (approximately) 55x50 cm or 'half a half a metre'. Just a big enough piece of fabric that my clever and talented friend can chop up into sharp-edged shapes and then turn the lot into a delicious quilt. Maybe that is what I should call it - the Delicious Quilt. Yes for now the working title will be 'The Delicious Quilt.

Fabric from my sister :-)

Woohoo!

I got my first quilt fabric today!! And so now the journey begins in earnest.


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