I’m back from a long weekend in Warwickshire where we hired a narrowboat from here and pottered around the canals of Rugby. We passed some really pretty places, such as the lit up Newbold Tunnel, Stretton Stop and even tried our hand at Hillmorton Locks. Of course we didn’t take any pictures of the really interesting places but we did photograph bridges, steps, more bridges and the pubs we stopped off at!
I made the mistake of looking through the flickr pool of the coaster swap I joined and I really wish I hadn’t! My carefully chosen fabrics suddenly seemed uninspired and dull. So I spent the last few days making these:
I had never tried making a log cabin patchwork before and enjoyed choosing the fabrics and sewing them together. I was feeling proud of my effort until I washed them and they fell apart… I’m not sure what happened but I’m glad I did wash them before sending them off to my swap partner. I’ll be taking them to my mum’s in a few weeks for a post mortem.
Handmade Valentine cards I made but never had time to send:
Handmade robin I made and did have time to send:
Happy Valentines Day!
I finished my coasters for the coaster swap hosted by Amy over the weekend.
They are made from my favourite Cath Kidston fabrics naturally. They’ve also been through the wash as I forgot to pre-wash the fabric.
I have used Cowboy Cream for the front and each coaster has a different fabric on the back. I hope my partner likes them.
We spent the weekend working on the garden and planning what to do next. The weather was so beautiful and sunny, even warm. I hope it stays like this as we’ve booked a weekend on a narrow boat at the end of the month!
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