Some Stitching and Gardening

It is funny how a week with a Bank Holiday can seem longer than normal. I could not stop thinking about a solar candle lantern that I had seen in Aldi at Bodmin but left behind so I drove to another store in Plymouth to get one. I love how it flickers at dusk on my back doorstep. 

I had to deal with several cabbages and a pile of runner beans that I got in a veg box so I blanched and froze them. I just have to remember to eat them;)

Since I am renting my cottage, I don’t want to spend a fortune on garden plants. I drove around until I found some plastic troughs, some flimsy trellis to stop Nessie from destroying everything with her football and some compost. The only thing I need now is plants!

I stitched a couple of flowers on an embroidery kit that I have had for some time. It was an excuse to sit in the garden but I soon got bored and had to go and play with my fire pit beside the river.

I have actually started a quilt! It is going to be a very simple quilt with a 20” chequerboard in the centre then pairs of strips surrounding that. I am really missing my flat sewing table in my spacious workshop. The fabric selection is jolly so hopefully I will keep going with it. 

After several dry weeks it has been a rainy day so far which has allowed me to catch up, checking my slideshows in preparation for a talk for Exeter Quilters next week. I have also got an epic veg curry in the slow cooker which could probably feed 20 people!