My Baytree again...............!

I have never in the ten years it has been planted in my garden seen flowers on my culinary Bay

LOOK........................

................the first coat of blue paint has gone on!

It's called "Royal Regatta"

Polly, Poppy and the Snails!

I am feeding my friend's pets this week-end.

Only tiny pieces of material left..............

I needed to make another square for my quilt, but I only had tiny pieces left.

Then I discovered "Stitch and Tear, and used it as foundation material.

This can be bought in most haberdashery shops/departments

or from http://www.strawberryfayre.co.uk/

I drew a template as accurate as possible,

making sure I included the 1/4" seam allowance.

Then I numbered the places in order for attaching the material

Attach the material, making sure the right sides face each other

and carefully machine along the drawn lines.

A quilt should be made with love in each stitch,

be careful that the small piece of material fits properly

by folding it across the machine line so it covers the square properly

otherwise there will be a few swear words added to the love !

When all the machining has been completed carefully tear the paper away

One 12" patchwork square completed awaiting sashing and quilting

Sky

The skyline from my back garden at 12.15pm

What is this shrub really called.............

..................my mum always used to call it "Billy's Button" or "Clowns Buttons"!

I don't know how..........

..............but, these Grape Hyacinths appear every year from a crack in my front door step