January 2020 Photo Hunt

Gosh, it's time again for another Photo Hunt.  It took a while to get my brain to come up with interesting (I hope) ideas but I think I've managed it.

1   Lost/Found

It's strange that you don't know you've lost something until you stumble across it!  Like the kit for the above quilted bowl; I'll be making the red bowl, soon I hope!

PS  since I wrote this post I did make my bowl; I'm pleased with it.

2   Print/s

When it snows you get an idea of who is wandering about.

These are pheasant tracks from our fields in March 2013.

3  Lunch

Top is my usual lunch; below is my choice when 

I have lunch with some ex-work Colleagues.

It's only once a month .....

4  Starts with M

Mickey the Moggy; he adopted us briefly.  He liked to relax on Beloved's

outstretched legs ...  so Beloved was unable to get up and make a brew.....

5  Ends with T

FronT door.....

The door had been difficult to lock; one Sunday it decided it had 

had enough.  Beloved looked at it and realised he had to take

the lock mechanism out because he realised he could 

probably shut the door but then not be able to open it....

Rather than sleep on the floor overnight, he built a fine barricade!

I used my craft masking tape to cover up the holes in the door.

Luckily it was fixed the next day.

6  Own Choice

I'm still making quilts for Project Linus.  Here is the latest one.  I saw a picture of it on Pinterest and liked it to much.  I just happened to have purple and white-on-white fabrics in my stash; of course I've got lots of other bits!  There was no pattern as such but I recognised the 3 main blocks.  So after a bit of simple maths and experimental sewing, I could start on my actual fabrics.

What I saw on Pinterest.

What I made; there are 68 half-square triangles, 83 9-patch blocks and 14 triangular (Star Leg) blocks just in case you are interested!

It took a month to make but it was such an enjoyable project.

Follow-up information!  I created my first Facebook post about this quilt on the UK Quilters United group; I had a lot of positive comments but best of all one lady was able to tell me that the quilt is called Patches of Life by the Quilt in a Day lady Eleanor Burns.  Click here to see more about this quilt. The power of social media!

Don;t forget to visit Hawthorn's blog to look at the other photo hunt collections.  Click here to see them.

Five on Friday - Gratitude 17 January 2020

Once again I've reflected upon how grateful/lucky I've been during the past 7 days.

1   Own Space

I'm lucky to have my own space in our house, where I can be on my own and work quietly away or just sit and read.

2   IT Friends

An IT friend from where we both worked is always at the end of an email if I have a query; he helped me decide to buy a new iPad recently.  Another friend is in the process of upgrading my PC; it's turning out to be a longer job than he first thought.  But he is battling on and I help where I can!  It appears that my old hard drive was getting damaged so I'm lucky it had not failed.  I do have a backup but ....

3   Daffodils

Oh how my heart soared when I saw bunches of daffodils in a local supermarket about 10 days ago.  A friend introduced them to me a few years ago and I look forward to having some.

I'm also smiling a lot as I can see daffodil leaves appearing in the garden!

Spring is on its way.....

4   Dumbbells

Why you ask?  I'm not a keep-fit fan as such but the same IT friend spotted some in a charity shop and bought them for me.

I use them as extra weights when I'm cutting quilting fabrics.  Wish I'd known about

them years ago!

5   Internet Shopping

Glad I can manage to do this!  Say no more.

Well, I'll keep a list going of things to be grateful for until the next time!

Five on Friday - Gratitude 10 Jan 2010

Once more I'm joining in with Hawthorn and it has been good to reflect upon the good things in life.  Too often I seem to concentrate on the bad things!

1   Problem-solving skills 

I like a challenge!  I'm generally not beaten with a problem, be it quilting, crochet or diverting water in our fields.  I am thankful I can do this.

2   FitBit

About 4 years ago I bought one and it has motivated me to walk.  I do keep a daily record of the number of steps and miles done.  It all helps me keep active as I can't run or jog and there is no way I'll go swimming or attend a gym!  So thankful I am still active and I plan to stay this way for as long as possible.

3   IT Skills

I recently bought another iPad to replace my existing one that is 7 years old.  Thankfully I still possess some IT skills and have got it going.  It is super fast.  I can still remember what to do and if not, I know how to find out.

4   Organisational Skills

So grateful that I'm the organised one in our household, say no more!

5   Compromise

I can compromise!  At least by doing this I can achieve what I want.