September furtle

Ah well I had hoped to post more finishes for September but they will have to wait for October, I couldnt post a picture of a quilt without Scoobs doing his usual!

so what has been happening in September? 

Well there was a trip to Ikea!

This is the Rashult, the smaller version of the Iconic Raskog, I really want to get the sewing room as efficient and streamlined (but still cosy!) as possible, it is now my office! so lets apply all the management techniques I have honed over the years to it 😊I have a small space beside the featherweight which is perfect for the raskog, so in it pops!

I also bought the lid to go on top so I can use it as a surface as well

 And this got done!!!! All ready to go off to the lecturer I used to work with who claimed it, with the start of a new academic year she will need it .......

And this is one of the quilts I wanted to be able to show finished but time ran away from me, it will wait for October! This is a quilt top for a very lovely doggy - Henry more on that story next month. I used the pappersaxten templates which I adore and had great fun with

Oh I did finish this! a very late birthday present for my niece. I love an Emmaline bag

this is finished too! the quiet play BOM, just out of the wash and waiting for Scoobs, so final show in October

And last but not least a lovely thank you from a quilty chum. We met up at FOQ and she mentioned she was looking for the latest line of Pips from Aneela Hooey. I saw the next day that one of the stalls had some charm packs, she had flown home by this time to I messaged and said did she want me to pick them up? So I duly did and posted off to her. Good job I did, I have no idea what was going on with Moda because the didnt do a second printing?? so the first printing was mainly used up in pre cuts, not idea what they were thinking about there?

A very nice thank you though, how lovely!

See you all next month!

Second glass of wine feeling

I can't stop looking at these pictures 😊 just the best day simply the best

Im so so grateful, so grateful to be still here, to have been able to retire and try all the things.  Im so grateful for chums who encourage and go WTF now Sheila 🤣🤣🤣

I'll never ever stop being grateful for scoobs, Mark who only ever encourages and supports me.

Been thinking a lot about first husband recently, I heard he has been struggling with mental health. That's sad and no matter what our history I don't want him to struggle but I think back to when he would tell me that I would not "survive without him" 🤔🤔🤔hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I seem to have done rather well. I always said I didnt want revenge or anything like that, my best answer to that marriage would be to become successful and happy. Big fat fecking ✔️✔️ for that!

Look at those lovely ladies above, two sisters who came on the course, we kept looking at each other and saying "this is bloody brilliant isnt it!!!!" 

yes it was bloody brilliant 😊 we were trying to sum up our feelings and I said "it's like the second glass of wine feeling but without the alcohol" we all agreed. 

I now have a new favourite thing 😊

Overwhelm

 Oh blogger 🤦‍♀️ you put the pictures in reverse order! This was my morning walk it's the longer walk takes about an hour and a half. The hydrangeas below are where I head back into Bonnybridge, lovely aren't they?

It's all been feeling a bit much recently and I realised that slowly I have just taken on too much. 

September has been a truly rotten month lots of lovely things cancelled I have never had a month like it!

But anyway here we are. I'm pulling back on things, sadly had to stop the volunteering at the job centre which I'm really sad about. But the ergonomics were not good and my shoulder started hurting again. 

I went a whole week without doing any yoga which is really really not good I'm at the stage I need to concentrate on myself. I've done enough now it's time to look after myself. 

So more walks more yoga, and less overwhelm 😊

Out of my comfort zone!

So .... a new adventure begins! 

Outdoor swimming! Omg I just adored this so much. More to come, waterfall next friday!

Emmaline bag

 

My niece has turned 40! 😳 I'm pretty useless with presents but will get something, I'm also useless at wrapping so I made an emmaline bag, also I love making Emmaline bags!

I do love these stripes but they mess with my eyes!

Great excuse to use this lovely zipper charm!

Pretty pleased with results 

September seasons

 So we are now at September! Hello September! you are most welcome but could you stop flipping raining!

So how's my tree doing?

Here it was in January

February 

March

April

May

June

July

August

September 

Blue sky!!!!! How lovely 😊 verges maybe not as full??