my festival of quilts entry

 Yep you heard it right,

I have entered, my first ever quilt show!

I feel quite insane now the Festival of Quilts is upon us.

I just wanted to give anyone visiting the heads up.

I havent entered for any sort of fame,

I've entered as a life goal,

and because I'd like to share this quilt with 

my friends and followers.

Please be kind....it is not one of those perfectly machined quilts

Its 100% handsewn and hand quilted.

The Exhibition runs from 11th to the 14th of August

at the Birmingham NEC UK

I will be attending on Sunday afternoon.

Thanks again for stopping by 

Clare x

The name game!!

 Way back in 2013 I was invited by Cindy from Liveacolorfullife

Many months and many quilts have past,

but today's the day....finally!!

Cindy was horrified to discover that although I'd dutifully responded

somehow I got lost along the way.

Now the Name Game has been resurrected  

I'm thrilled to play along.

Thank you Cindy...of course I'm still speaking to you! xxx

Pop over to Liveacolorfullife

for some new pictures and some old words!!

I've joined a quilting bee

 Thank you for all your lovely comments regarding my last post!

I'm touched that there are so many of you still reading.

I've been invited to join a small quilting bee.

We're called Bee Adventurous Quilts

mainly (or so I thought) because its a travelling bee,

but actually I think we are supposed to be 

adventurous with our quilting....so this is how I ended up epp my starter block

whoops!!!

I have never been part of any sewing bees

so I'm feeling adventurous already!

This is going to be a year long project for the six of us,

I shall keep you updated on our progress.

Like I said I English paper pieced this 'pine burr' block

mainly because it would be a hot mess if I attempted this on he machine!

I'm posting this and a little sketchbook 

which I've enjoyed doodling in

this week.

I cant wait to get started...bet you cant either xx

acceptance

 

Hello Happy New Year!

I've been pondering the meaning of my life....

deep, I know for a new year.

The decision is to accept what is and move on.

My word for 2016 then is acceptance

nothing grand.

Not a passive acceptance,

but an understanding of life.

Accepting that when I'm having a bad day

I will live through it 

as there will be better days ahead.

Accepting that we will never have children.

(that one was tough to write) 

Accepting change.

Accepting that whether I blog everyday or just sporadically

you are still there... I appreciate this beyond words.

And if you are not, I accept that also..

My first acceptance of 2016 is to understand your frustrations over Instagram.

I accept that I've not been sharing my work here so much.

Todays pictures are of my current wip

The basic pattern is more widely know as 'lapassacaglia'

Instead of sticking to the original pattern, I'm making it up as I go.

If you fancy a go there is a book

by Willyne Hammerstein called Millifiori quilts

available at SewandQuilt

Also available are the paper pieces,

as you know I generally make my own,

but I ACCEPT that sometimes a little help goes a long way!!