Day in Grasmere

Noticed this roadside guardian

Made the most of last weeks' sunny weather,
and drove up to Grasmere, in the Lake District.
Got there early morning, went for a delicious coffee
and toasted teacake; then headed out a quarter of a mile
down the main road before following the path down into the
woods.  

Grasmere

Last of the bluebells

blending into the background !

There were lots of places to dip your feet in the water

church door in the village

Here is a quilt I made recently, the colours remind me of stained glass

The walk took about two hours, or so, whilst we stopped to admire the views, then back into Grasmere where we  had a late lunch sat outside one of the hotels. Great food, and blue skies, a delicious combination!

Where do you sew ?

my trusty sewing machine

enjoying being outside ! 

I thought I would show a few pictures where I sew and create my quilts. The weather here in the North of England has been glorious this week, so I have been able to sew in the conservatory, and also in the garden.

I like to listen to the radio, usually woman's hour in the mornings, and world radio later on in the day.
We just have to make the most of the sunshine !

woods at the edge of the garden

I spent the day up at Grasmere in The Lakes, and took lots of pictures, which I will post over the next few days . Hope you too are having beautiful weather....

It's been a while !

Hello , it's been rather a while since I last posted !

Trying to make more of an effort with my on line presence, the Autumn has come and gone, and now we're nearly into Summer ,  Well better late than never and  what better place to start than with the holiday in Cornwall last month, down in the Southwest near Pendeen.
We stayed in this lovely miners' cottage located close to the Geevor tin mine, beautiful sea views and rugged coastline.

Here is a picture of the beach at Porthcurno

And another sea view from St. Agnes, Trevanaunce beach  where there is a cosy pub to take shelter.

Lots of walks, pub food, and exhibitions and galleries filled with inspirational works.The old fishing harbour at Newlyn also has the innovative Newlyn Harbour Design Centre filled with lots of beautiful gifts for the home in seaside stripes.I bought some cards by Johanna Roberts including a picture of Mousehole and stargazy pie.

took some pics of the hedgerows for Spring colours with thoughts of  possible quilt colours.

Also bought some materials from a fabrics shop in St.Just to make another quilt. Some of the fabrics were used to make this Spring/Summer quilt which is for sale at my shop at AliceAndFlorence.etsy.com
and AliceAndFlorence.folksy.co.uk


So I will do my best to be a "better blogger " to keep you updated !

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craft fair renovation

hello, 

I found this sweet patchwork quilt at a local vintage and craft fair in Preston and thought it would make up into a traditional baby quilt with a modern twist.

I added fresh new blooms, here and there, then hand stitched around the hexagon shapes and machine appliqued the smaller flowers. A sky blue cotton print completes the backing.

The craft fair is run by Not just vintage UK and The Continental, a pub in Preston holds them on a regular basis.  You never know what goodies are out there !

I visired a gallery in Clitheroe this week.  The artwork was outstanding and beautiful to look at. More about that next time.

Wendy x

Folksy Blog

Folksy Blog


Hello,

Just listed this cosy apple green baby blanket. Please take a look, would appreciate some feedback about my shop.

Thanks

Wendy X http:// AliceAndFlorence.folksy.com/

Welcome to Alice And Florence - A place for handmade quilts-blankets-crafty things-inspiration- and travels

Hello and welcome to Alice And Florence !

All of my life I have loved to make things by hand, including sewing, needlecrafts, painting and drawing. I have been interested and passionate about quilts, and patchwork since I joined a quilting group in California where I lived for several years.

I love going to quilt and textile exhibitions in particular, and find it hard to walk past a fabric shop, or charity shop, (great places to find possible works in progress or an excuse to begin one).  If  I do walk past I usually retrace my steps !  The same applies to bookshops, especially the craft section are hard to ignore,  as are vintage and craft fairs. I recently went to one and came away with a large quilt that had sadly been cut in half, but amin the process of  making a crib quilt from one piece, and hope to use fabric from the other bits to put towards a recycled quilt.

I live in the Northwest of England,  in Lancashire and welcome information on exhibitions, craft fairs etc.

• I have recently opened a shop on Etsy-http://www.AliceAndFlorence.etsy.com/

• I have recently opened a shop om Folksy-http://www.AliceAndFlorence.folksy.com/

These are places that value and promote  hand made crafts. This is a quilt based on a beach theme that I recently completed.  Please take a look and let me know what you think.

Thanks for stopping by,

Wendy