Week 3 INKLINGO SAMPLER

Here is my version of the 3rd week of the Inklingo Sampler.

Now I need some advice. Do I go with the bleached muslin, as in this picture, for the background OR choose to use a co-ordinating solid?? to go with these 30s fabrics? As I did with the 9 patch below??

Hugs

Elly

I still have week one to complete and the bonus blocks to do.

NEW INKLINGO SAMPLER

Take a look over on the Inklingo Sampler Blog where Tilde is making a new sampler using Inklingo. Here is my first block.

I am making mine using 30s fabrics. Here I've chosen to use a plain 30s yellow as my background for this block but I'm thinking maybe doing the others with a bleached muslin. Jury is still out. Meanwhile I will be making the next block with the muslin since it is already printed out. What do you think?? If I were to use a 30s solid for each block it would be a different solid for each block to go with the focus fabric being used.... decisions, decisions.

Holiday to Spain to visit Mum

Sorry folks it's been awhile since I last posted anything. Here is a picture of me and my mum sat on a wall adjacent to the beach at Fuengirola on the Costa Del Sol in Spain... (do I really look that big?? surely the camera lies!!)

My mum is 77 (78 in October) and is looking really well in this picture.

I saw these pretty houses in my mum's town that I just had to have a picture of with thoughts of making a quilt one day, LOL. Pity the wall, road sign and lamp post got in the way.. very inconsiderate of them. There's another pale blue house on the left out of this shot.

Here's a 'breakfastcumlunch' Neil was eating when we went out one midday for eats. Snails!! ickity ick!! I'm sorry but I know you shouldn't judge something without first trying them but I draw the line at this things!! Neil enjoyed them (least wise he enjoyed making me squirm) I had a rather large plate of potatoes and chorizo which was lovely but way to much. I got help from Neil and my mum to finish it. DOH! should of taken a picture of it... oh well I'll make it one day especially to take a picture :)




Here's a picture of a traditional Spanish breakfast. Churros and coffee... the pastries in the background were yummy too. Do you see the sugar

shaker? Well I bought it at a hypermarket thinking it was for pouring salad dressing.... DUH!! if only I'd read the label :)) anyhow it did well with sugar.

Well that's it for now... I will decide on some pictures to post later. Nothing much in the sewing line though I did work on something while I was away but never finished anything to post a picture of. I hope to soon :))

HAPPY MAIL!! GIFTIES FROM DONNA & FRUMMIE!!

The mail man brought a couple of wonderful gifts for me today. A Country Woman magazine, of which my dear friend Donna in Iowa took out a subscription for me... this months had arrived wonderfully on time to take away with me.

And my dear friend Frummie in Florida sent me a wee packet with some Perfect Circles in it and some fabric sheets with the 1/2" Inklingo hexagons printed on them. You can see in the picture that I have already started to cut them out and one is ready to sew!

THANK YOU SO MUCH LADIES!!!

There is going to be a big Give Away on the Inklingo Blog. (CLICK HERE ) Go take a look and read all about this wonderful product. There are some wonderful projects waiting for you to add you name to for a chance in the draw so you can try it out.

Cutest ever baby bunnies

I had a visit the other day from a neighbour who's girl bunny had babies. Only 2 out of 8 survived and here they are..... paying me a visit. I popped them in a handy basket with a FQ of fabric to take these pictures (DD took them on her camera since I couldn't find the card for mine >G<> They are just 2 weeks old.

And here's another one

Here is another quilt I made for mum... not quite sure when I made it but it was after the one below. Unfortunately, I didn't keep a record of it and I forgot to take a picture of the finished quilt. DUH!! This is a sampler that I did for my beginner ladies (their second one to teach various ways of doing curved piecing/applique. I have a second one in the 'parts' form which I used as my teaching blocks. One day I'll get to put it together for myself :)) It's done in 30s fabrics.