always check the spelling !!!!!!

Totally forced my Darling Hubby to carve a Pumpkin for us this year as he does so well and an excellent job
he was  occcupied for about 2hours,  but should have checked his spellings
he is gutted    Bless .........................

the twins sleep over

My lovely Josie and Jessie slept over on Friday Night , and as usual we had the jumping on the bed , pillow fights and the normal  bedtime  Larks, I said in the morning  I hope you are going to make the bed , never for one moment thinking they would , I was amazed when I looked in later to see the bed perfectly made,  a 1st class job  and there  was Peter and Jemima  laying on the pillows, all together now arhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh .

what a great quilting week and a bit

firstly  I have finished the top of the shaded turns and twists quilt   by Janet Goddard  and I am delighted with it, Carol at "Just between friends" thought it looked like a Willow Pattern so I have called it " WILLOW"
 so hopefully I shall get it totally finished   by then end of the week.

Then Yesterday Yippee I was at Just Between Friends again this time being taught the " Lone Star" by Fiona Shepherd ,

the photos are not doing this great quilt  any justice at all, , it is a great Quilt  and Fiona  a very excellent teacher  thanks Fiona.

I got home after the class with the idea of getting the top finished  as I managed 1 quarter in the class then my machine went on the blink, and my luck was in , as when I tried my sewing machine  again it was fine, so perhaps a car journey did the trick.  I was just getting going on the next pieces, when my daughter Jemma her husband and 2 boys  called  by , and did I fancy a kebab  at the wood oven  and so off we went  it was cheap and yummy, and local,. on the way home some how I ended up having  Mitchel ( 3) for a sleep over . so forget the sewing for that night, However I managed to get up early and it was finished by 11 and Mitchel slept in until 9.30  so all was happy in our house,  as Ben my excellent husband  did breakfast of eggy soldiers  for M , and bless him he has just cooked us a steak dinner . , I am so lucky

great news

Today I heard lovely news  that a friend of my is expecting a baby , will not say  who it is yet. so happy days.
I am almost finished making the top of the twists and turns quilt, I made 2 blocks up wrong and needed to unpick them DAM.
I also got a call  from Carol; at Just between Friends Quilt shop that some one had  dropped out of the " Lone Star"  Quilt Class tomorrow and would I like it  YES PLEASE  I said , so another whole quilting day to look forward too. cannot wait.
We got to rush teaching a quilt class myself this morning 

Goodbye to My doll Making Years

 half lady dolls
poured from moulds using liquid porcelain slip.

 all painted by hand

 then fired in a my kiln

and made into a little sewing caddy

this photo is of my friend Emma with one of the Modern dolls I made

 My doll teaching/ making days are soon to be over after 15 years   time for new things

Clearing out the wardrobes

Well a day off from sewing today , so I did some clothes. Shopping for the forthcoming holiday and after dinner decided to clear out 4 wardrobes and 5 wicker baskets , managed to throw out 2 sacks of clothes I have not worn for ages .
Bet the regret it when they go down the Charity shop

Another Class another Quilt

Saturday  when Max had just left with his Dad I was just about to sit and rest with a good coffee and a newspaper, when I needed to phone my fave Quilt Shop , and HORROR of HORROR  was told I was meant to be in a Quilt Class  which I'd booked weeks ago,
 Well I have never rushed so much in my life  grabbed  a sewing machine and the very basics  rulers  cottons and I was 1  1/2 hour late  so no talking for me . The Tutor today was Janet Goddard I have been top a few classes of hers and I am always very happy , " All the Blues" was hers also  which is shown somewhere on this blog.

this was is called shaded twists and turns, It is a lot of cutting , but decided to make 1 block and then cut out the rest . I have had to chose these fabric ( from my fave shop Just Between Friends in Buckhurst Hill) as these are the colors my sister in Law Patsy and my brother Darrell's  bedroom is,  I am making this for them as a Christmas Present I am not always so generous  but Darrell is with me so what goes around and all that .
I managed to do  all the cutting on Sunday Morning,  and I have sewn 6 blocks together today only 14  more to go .

todays events and the "PINK CUPCAKE QUILT "

very tired today  as its 3 nights with Max sleeping over  and although he is a great sleeper I worry all night long as to if he is OK , silly Me
tonight I was having a dinner party but that was cancelled  so I made  Meat and Potaoe Pies for Jessica and her family (of 5) 1 pie for my best friends and neighbour and her husband , and another for my other neighbour Molly  as she is on her own , then made 2 for us  for the freezer , I had diet chilli for dinner and I feel so cheated  after making all those yummy pies.
also had to take my grandaughter Jessie (8) to have a tooth out   as she had an abcess poor thing when I got her home I gave her the PINK CUPCAKE  quilt  which was for her birthday on 15th November , but what the heck  I shall get something else, anyway she wrapped herself in it on the sofa  and went fast asleep  I wished I'd taken a photos now .
 its 9 o/c pm and I am so ready for bed  but it is just too early

Tomorrow

 shall be walking the dog and our grand son Max  around this Lake which is Higham Park and is 2 m ins from our home
lets hope it does not rain

where has the last 4 weeks gone

met up at the Roding quilt group tonight  I cannot believe that 4 weeks has gone past  so quickly,  no serious sewing for me for the next 4 days as I have Max  whilst his Mum is on a course and dad is working , so he is staying with us, he is a cute little lad ,  he is not walking yet so he will be filling my every waking hour, , this Friday I am having a dinner party for 6 plus have Max and also I have the wonderful task of taking my granddaughter Jessie to have a tooth out she  is 8 , and my daughter Jessica ( her MUM) is to scared  to take her , I am not looking forward to it either so  it busy busy busy .

AND Finally last last CUP CAKE phew !!!!

AND FINALLY the last Cup Cake Quilt I shall be making for a VERY VERY  Long Time Hopefully

Autumn has arrived   , my 3 granddaughters  and I have been out picking conkers  and we all cannot play for toffees, and all have bruised wrists and thumbs where we have missed our shot.
mind you looks quite nice on the Autumn  Door Wreath which  I brought the other day .
I am looking after Max who is  1 year 2 months , my twin granddaughters  Josie & Jessie almost  8 and Olivia  almost  12 year. Josie & Max had a sleep over last night and  Max and Olivia are staying over tonight.
 Tomorrow I have my 2 brothers and family coming for a a Leg of lamb dinner, and in the evening I need to rush  as I am going to see  " An Audience  with Kevin Spacey " this was a surprise and I only found out yesterday .