Tuesday 3 February 2015

Snow, binding and a give away

This morning wasn't so cold here in London UK but we did have snow, yipee!  I know that some of you get a lot of snow and are probably heartily sick of it by now but we get very little in London so it's a bit of a novelty. There wasn't very much of it but youngest daughter and her boyfriend had a snowball fight as they walked to work and I took Scamp for a quick walk in it before I went to my quilt class. Scamp liked it but complained it made his paws cold.

I decided to walk to the class. I didn't have chance for much exercise last week and it doesn't take that long so it was a good chance to catch up and add a round trip of five miles to my weeks walking total. Walking on my own is always good as it gives me chance to think. I have signed up to do a mini quilt swap hosted by Kate North at Kate's Quilting (and other arty stuff) so I needed to come up with a design.

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I took part in this swap a while back when it was round 7 and for that I created a mini quilt from a drawing I had done several years earlier of a clematis. I originally used the drawing to create a block print that I used as greeting cards.



That drawing turned into this mini


All the applique was done with hand stitching and I had fun adding beads and textured embroidery stitches.


I also hand quilted but my stitches were not very even. However I liked it and almost decided not to take part in the swap.  I'm pleased I did.

The swap has to be ready for April so it was a good point to decide on my design. I have a rough idea in my head and once I've fully decided I will tell you more.

One of the ladies who had the flu was well enough to come to the class this week so I had two participants. We did some cutting and sewing and a lot of chatting and having fun. It certainly doesn't seem much like work.

When I got home I cut the binding for the baby quilt. I chose spotty fabric.


I stitched the binding to the front of the quilt but still have to stitch it down. I will do that later this evening. Unfortunately I am supposed to be doing some marking. Most of our marking is now done on-line and it is just too easy to get sidetracked into reading blogs or writing a post. I must finish up and get back to work.

Picasso and Scamp aren't enamoured of me working in an evening. Picasso gave up his favoured spot along the back of my chair to register his protest against work.


Much to Scamp's annoyance he chose to protest from Scamp's basket. Picasso's basket is upstairs so Scamp made himself as small as he could  and refused to move.



At least it means I can sit in comfort with my computer on my lap.

I mentioned a give away in my title. I have a fat quarter to give away for Valentine's day.


I saw this fabric this morning and knew it was purrfect to show some quilty kitty love. I will add two more FQ's to it. To enter just leave me a comment telling me how you will be celebrating Valentine's Day this year. This give away is open to everyone (I will post internationally). If you are a follower you can have a second chance just leave another comment. The give away will remain open until 12 midnight (GMT) on the 14th February. 

Hey Ho, Hey Ho it's back to work I go ...... but not for long as it's nearly bed time.

Lyndsey

30 comments:

  1. We will go out for supper on Valentine's day....hubby and myself.

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  2. I am a follower..thwnk yiu for this chance at a cute FQ

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  3. Husband and I will have dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant.

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  4. I have been following a long time with GFC.

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  5. We will be celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. Thank you for the giveaway.

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  6. I am a follower via GFC/Bloglovin.

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  7. I usually don't celebrate Valentine's Day as I'm single but will be enjoying a big box of chocolates while I sew. Am I the only one who pokes a hole in the bottom of each piece until I find my favorite one?

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  8. I follow via Bloglovin and Blogger.

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  9. I have treated my son and DiL to a night in an hotel, my treat is to have the grands all to myself.

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  10. I am a follower via email.

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  11. I am hoping that my husband will be cooking a meal for us on Valentine's Day, I have certainly hinted enough to him :)

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  12. Lovely quilt, your hand stitching looks great :-)

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  13. We will have a nice tea together, it will be a double celebration, as it is mypartner's birthday on the 10th. So before I go to nightshift, not sure if I will cook or we will go out.

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  14. Hubby and I will go to dinner at the restaurant of my choice, I haven't decided yet hmmm better put my thinking cap on. Love the little mini quilt!!!

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  15. What a cute FQ thanks for the opportunity to win. I am a follower on Bloglovin and GFC.

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  16. Hey Lyndsey! Your small quilt is beautiful! I really like all the hand quilting and I think the stiching around the flowers looks great! The V-day fabric is cute but I have loads of valentine fab. I just wanted to say how much I liked your quilt! cheers!

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  17. Won't be celebrating Valentine's Day but will be helping at the Alpine Garden Society Show in Caerleon valerie(dot)boudier(at)ntlworld(dot)com

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  18. I follow your blog by email valerie(dot)boudier(at)ntlworld.com

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  19. Great fabric!
    We're going out for lunch on Valentine's day!

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  20. Love your Clematis mini quilt, Lyndsey! The beads and textured embroidery stitches just add so much to it! Your fat quarter with kitties and hearts is adorable! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  21. I love that fat quarter, so pretty! We are going to Springfield, an hour away, and going out to eat. We have not decided where yet. I'll also make my husband an angel food cake - his favorite!
    missysaprons@gmail.com

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  22. I follow you!
    I love your mini quilt, it turned out great and I'm sure your swap partner loved it!
    missysaprons@gmail.com

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  23. Valentine's Day is my birthday, so I have free range to decide what to do. However, because I'm quickly nearing my due date, I'm not sure if I'll feel like going out that night, so we're keeping our options open. We may just order in from our favorite Thai restaurant and have a quiet night at home.

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  24. I also follow your blog on Bloglovin'.

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  25. Valentine's Day is pretty much a non event in our household. Its not a big deal in Australia, although the card companies and the florists try to make out it is. So as it is a Saturday, I guess I will be down in my workroom doing a bit of sewing :-)

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  26. Love you clematis mini!
    Is it okay to say we don't celebrate Valentine's Day? Many years ago, when we had to be very careful with our money, we decided to ignore it as it is only a commercial ' holiday'. We still ignore it!

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  27. I work on Valentine's Day so had my fancy dinner during the week!

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