Hi Everyone

I just had to go out yesterday and visit my favourite shop (Magpies) for a pick-me-up after our soggy Scottish holiday.

And look what I found, 6 more pretty tablecloths to add to my collection. One of them is printed with bright flowers and another is a woven, pastel-coloured cloth that reminds me of one from my childhood, possibly belonging to Nanny.  The lady in Magpies apologised that there were one or two small stains but I don't care as it proves they have been used.  I don't think, however, I shall be using her suggested method for removal which was bleach.  Far too harsh.

Now who's for tea and a slice of cake?

Philippa x

PS  I forgot to mention that Number 3 Son did excellently in his GCSEs and has secured his place at college.  Well done Alexander. xxx

Hi

We got back from Scotland 2 days ago.  We were meant to be away for a fortnight but it rained so much and so often that we gave in and came home.  There is only so much damp-dogs-and-grumpy-teenager that you can put up with.  And what has it done since we got back?  Rained, which is a nightmare when you are trying to get all the washing dried.  Hey ho.

I did however have a lovely time visiting all the charity shops in Dumfries and when I say all the charity shops I mean all of them and there are a lot. Such fun.

 
As you can see I found the sweetest tin with spaniels on it and the little sauce boat and saucer.  I'm not sure I will be able to part with anything you can see in the photo EVER.

Philippa x

PS  I've just noticed that my posting of the Nunney Street Fayre earlier this month has duplicated itself in July and replaced a posting then.  I do apologise for this as I have no idea how that happened.  Still I don't suppose anyone would have noticed if I hadn't said anything!

Hi Everyone

Last night I had a ripping time!  I dug out a quilt that I started making a long, long time ago when I first learned quilting.  Everything is wrong with it:  the materials used, the piecing (I can hear Lee's voice telling me off that those points don't match), the border strips and the wadding.  I really don't know what made me think 6oz wadding would be easy to hand quilt.  So the quilting was pulled out, the wadding removed and the borders ripped off.  I stopped at unpicking all the blocks simply because it is a first quilt and I need to have that bench mark to know how much I have improved (ha, ha).

The hope is that tomorrow I can get the borders remade and the quilt sandwiched so I can quilt it while I am on holibobs.  In the tradition of many a quilter I had intended to give it to No 2 Son while he was at university but as so frequently seems to happen he has graduated before the quilt is finished.  It's only a single size too and the only single bed in the house is No 3 Son's and I have already made him a quilt.

What a quandry!

Philippa x

Hi Everyone

Wow we were so lucky with the weather on Saturday.  Short showers in the morning when we were  setting up at the Nunney Street Fayre but then sunshine for most of the day.  It would have been a different story had the Fayre been on Sunday.

Here I am all set up and ready to go.

The theme of the day was World War 2.  You can't see it clearly here but I hired a 1940s dress and hat (obviously I haven't got that on here) and joined in the fun.  Just after I did put my hat on a total stranger took my photo.  I was completely taken by surprise so I can only imagine what I looked like.

Thank you to everyone who visited my stall.  I hope to see you again soon.

Happy crafting

Philippa xx

Hi Everyone

I just have to show you my wonderful purchase of today.  I went to a charity shop to look for clothes to upcycle and came out with this...........

How funky is that?  No more struggling with heavy crates, or at least less struggling, at the fairs.  Does this make it official that I am an old lady now?  The actual old lady in the shop was very envious because she had just bought one in Argos at nearly twice the price.

Now I have a quiz for you.  What do you think these are? 

Aren't they just lovely?  There is something so pleasing about wood.  I'm not sure what to do with them so they have been sitting on the window sill for a couple of months now.  Still need a clue?

Does this picture help?

Give up? 

They are the feet off an antique pine chest of drawers that we bought to put up in the loft conversion bedroom.  Because the angle of the roof now starts from about 3 feet up from the floor the chest was standing too tall.  The Best Beloved sawed the feet off and hey presto the chest is now a perfect height.........and I have four feet that I don't know what to do with but they are too nice to throw away.

Now if we were to buy another chest with similar feet we could play skittles!

Philippa x

Hi Everyone

Wow we were so lucky with the weather on Saturday.  Short showers in the morning when we were  setting up at the Nunney Street Fayre but then sunshine for most of the day.  It would have been a different story had the Fayre been on Sunday.

Here I am all set up and ready to go.

The theme of the day was World War 2.  You can't see it clearly here but I hired a 1940s dress and hat (obviously I haven't got that on here) and joined in the fun.  Just after I did put my hat on a total stranger took my photo.  I was completely taken by surprise so I can only imagine what I looked like.

Thank you to everyone who visited my stall.  I hope to see you again soon.

Happy crafting

Philippa xx

Hi Everyone

This week has been so frustrating.  I really wanted to take some photos so you all have something nice to look at rather than just read my waffle.  But work and family commitments have so far put paid to that.  Still it's Friday tomorrow - yay - so no official work to get in the way of fun times in the Wendy Room.  I promise I will do my utmost to take a few photos. I can feel my fingers itching already.

Philippa x