A weekend with Zen Chic

I am resurrecting this from pictures from Instagram!! I dont know what happened here! This was a weekend with the fabulous Brigette Heitland - Zen Chic. I will say it was not the best organised weekend (totally not her fault, more the local organisers) but they did pull it back at the actual weekend itself which was perfect.

A lot of folks from the Borders Modern Quilt Guild were there, such a lovely welcoming bunch, I got a local hotel thanks to Angela Stockton who sadly passed away recently, I knew Angela on and off through work and quilting, so sad. She was so nice and gave me her hotel room when she couldnt use it.

the weekend started off with a trunk show on the friday evening, Brigitte was so much fun, so warm and friendly. A complete contrast to another very well known designer who came across that year too, who was a total Diva and not a nice diva either ....

Brigitte was the complete opposite, warm friendly, helped out all the weekend, putting out food helping with set up etc, just a total star

We were all making her globe quilt, loved it

this was my version, seeing this again makes me want to do another!

Breathtaking

Can fabric make you stop in your tracks and hold your breath? Well this can. Its from Japam crafts, it just fills my soul with happiness.

Lunchtime pootle

One of the benefits of an occasional work at home day is getting out to the canals for a lunchtime walk. The path was very pretty today.

Random acts of kindness

I came home to this today lovely chum whom i have only ever met on social media sent me this to help celebrate my good news. People are just so kind.

Proposed finishes for FAL Q3

And we are out of the starters blocks and raring to got for Q3!!! Q3 eh? Blimey 2017 you are fair ramping on. This time I will remember to number my list! Make it easier ...  Number 1 Farmers wife, I am way further ahead than I thought, almost halfway! No excuse now, keep chipping away at it

Number 2

Bother its sideways ... Anyhow, I have the pattern for the Aneela Hoey zip up tray, I even made a special trip to get the right zips! I have this left over William and Kate wedding fabric and a Royal loving chum who would love a zip up tray, lets make it so.

Number 3

I have been meaning to turn these into an improv mosaic mini, will Q3 be its lucky quarter?

Number 4

These are left over from the Petra Prins quilt I made last quarter I think they would look fab in this charm square pattern and I think I have enough fabric for it too!

Number 5

I was charmed into buying a fabric marbling kit at the knitting and stitching show this year. This is the sample the man let me keep. I so want to make a flying geese lap quilt like the one he had on display, I have done most of the prep to marble the fabric, just need to find the time to get down to it!

Number 6

Again more left overs! From a lovely Japanese fabric quilt I made, these are destined for a sewtogether bag.

Number 7

I seem to have aquired a rather unhealthy amount of charm packs .... Some of these are over three years old! I will not buy any new ones till I clear out some old ones, this will make a nice little lap quilt.

Number 8

My local church is always looking for sale items so these next charm packs will become table runners for them

Number 9

Table runners for the church sale

Number 10

Table runners for the church sale.