Christmas in Marrakesh

 What can i say about this holiday, absolutely magical, the picture below was from our trek up a hill with our guide Mohammed, I remember him putting my feet one after the other on the rocks. Terrifying but fantastical at the same time!

this was the sofa in our bedroom, I loved those cushions

This was the view from the balcony where we had breakfast each morning. Looking over orange trees, having breakfast outdoors in the morning! How wonderful.

More pictures of our bedroom

El fna the main center in Marrakesh

One of our perfect breakfasts prepared by Aziz, each morning we would get something slightly different and eat outside! We must do breakfast outside here when we can.

Amazing tiles everywhere!

this was at the start of our climb up the hill with Mohammed.

The waterfall we climbed too

The alley from our Riyad to the Main Street

the Main Street from our Riyad

Our Riyad

Our room

Waiting at the airport to fly home, what an amazing break

Scoobs put together a video of the holiday it's perfect 

Bento box for siblings

 

Oh this was a fun quilt to make, I was having  a phase of loving black and white fabrics, for my siblings bee block for this year I chose the bento box block, so simple and really effective too. 

First EMQG charity quilt

 Oh I remember this so well, the very first Edinburgh Modern Quilt guild charity quilt! I was doing their social media at the time. This was a challenging quilt to make but great fun with loads of great folks.

Panda ornaments

 oh i loved making these! such cute panda fabric, panda snowmen! I made lots as gifts, so sweet

Apple core cushion from stitch gathering!

 

I loved making this, I did a great applecore EPP class at the stitch gathering with Fiona poppy makes. Loved making this and it looks great in the Japanese fabrics.

Paris with my Scoobs!

Gosh this was an amazing trip, for our wedding anniversary in 2014. I cant believe these are the only pictures i took. I went to the Musee d'orsey, that was amazing, seeing Van Gogh up close and personal was incredible, also Monet. We had sushi on the banks of the Sienne, I flaked out going up the eiffel tower! Ditto Notre Dame "une femme anglaise!" non! ecossaise!" beautiful monmartre, trying to find coffee. Mark almost falling over in the coffee shop, just fabulous!

In laws quilt

 Now this is a lovely quilt, dont get me wrong but it just confirmed my aversion to solids. I made this version of a QAYG sampler quilt for my inlaws who picked the fabrics. All very pretty but too many solids for me. It did turn out well though!

The ribbon border is such a favourite.

Rural sewing

When the rural have a competition I always volunteer to make something, I can’t actually remember what the theme was !  But I used some of my favourite Astro boy fabric to make a sew together bag, I still have this, great for holding all my chargers.

 

Abseil!

 Wow! I dont think i will ever forget this day! I am terrified of heights but did a charity abseil, totally loved it, OMG the folks who helped us were climbers etc and they were so professional and lovely. I remember lining up on the forth rail bridge struts and seeing a young boy in front of me and an elderly lady behind me and thinking i cant chicken out if they are going to do it. Exhilarating I wanted to go back up and do it again!

Sew together bag

 These are the only photos i have of this bag! But look at the fabric how gorgeous is this! I think this was my second or third sew together bag for my chum Jacky, she loves pink, its a great but very involved bag to make!