April furtle

  Well where the flipping heck do I begin with April!!!!! I only went and did my first trip abroad in 3 years!!!!!

The above was not in my first trip abroad 🤣 but rather at my regular fortnightly sewing group, they have lovely biscuits there

I'm slowly picking away at my Blossom Jane, sometimes I want to speed it up, others I'm quite happy with progress.

Below are two of our visits this month, Drumlanrig Castle, then Loch Katrine. It's nice with the better weather now getting out and about.

I'm also out on my bike more! Loving getting back on that again 

Fun at green volunteering at the Kelpies! I helped to make a teepee 😊

Right back to sewing! I decided I needed a crossbody bag for my travels, this fab pattern by minki Kim was great, some lovely rose gold hardware from sew hot added some extra bling to this incredible fabric from Melody Miller, another tick off the fettling list 😊

I managed some more ticks! This was the Sewcialites quilt top, a great free sew along, really enjoyed this one

Sooooo let's get to the Nantes visit!! Look at a very nawty stowaway!

Tuts! 

I wanted to take some hand sewing but luggage space was at a premium so I used up some long hoarded Charley Harper fabric and made this fold over pouch by Aneela Hooey. Great fun to make and very practical too.

Oh this is put of order but here is the finished Sewcialites quilt top, Scoobs doing his stuff 😊

Sooooooo Nantes and pour lamour du fil 2023. What can I say? I think the quilt below was in my top 3

Also so many basket quilts!!!! I loved this one

I've written fuller posts on the trip so please pop over there if you want to see more!

Above is the haul from day one. Below is a close up of two of the uber cute embroidery kits I bought. 

My favourite dedi ger Odille Bailloeul designed the bag for the show, love it so much

Below is another of my top 3 from the show, I now want to do a round medallion!

I went a bit crazy at the Odille Bailloeul  fabric stand!

And the Petra Prins stand!

All that applique!

My little stowaway was very happy!

I did manage some hotel room sewing 🤣

I'll finish with my catching up with the Riley Blake 2023 sewalong,  only 3 more blocks to go after this!

Linking up as ever with the lovely Archie the wonder dog