Thank you Pomona

I was the lucky recipient of this wonderful book in Pomona's recent giveaway. Bunting and Pennants from Search Press.



I especially love the bunting with pom-pom edging!


Well, here's my first attempt!! The colours looked great inside but outside in the sunshine they look a bit pasty. I like the blue and white spotty one in the middle, so that's what I shall be using next time.

Thank you Pomona for such a lovely book!

If you rush on over to see Pomona she has another brilliant Giveaway.
Ros x

Day for Life 2011

Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.

Romans 12:12

DFL is a day celebrated yearly by the Church dedicated to raising awareness about the meaning and value of human life at every stage and in every condition. This year we are celebrating the Day on Sunday 31st July.


Sadly, we are living in a culture which defines happiness in a very personal way: pleasure, success and money are seen as what brings meaning and quality of life. However, many of us are starting to see we are missing something here.

Pope Benedict said during his recent visit to the UK, "Happiness is something we all want, but one of the great tragedies in this world is that so many people never find it, because they look for it in the wrong places. The key to it is very simple - true happiness is to be found in God. We need to have the courage to place our deepest hopes in God alone, not in money, in a career, in worldly success, or in our relationships with others, but in God. Only He can satisfy the deepest needs of our hearts."

If you would like to read more about DFL you can visit here.

I will leave you with a beautiful reflection from Blessed John Henry Newman:

"God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good; I shall do His work. I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments. Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. Still, He knows what He is about."

God bless you,
Ros x

We thank you Lord for the gift of life.
Help us to appreciate the unique dignity of every
person and the individual contribution they make to
the world, in fulfilment of the task you give them.
Enable us by your grace to promote their well-being,
serving you in one another in a spirit of generosity,
through Christ Jesus Our Lord. Amen.

Kandi Pandi's Fabric Swap

Heather (Patchwork Heart) and I were paired for Kandi Pandi's Fabric Swap. I met Heather last summer when we were swap partners for Khris's FRIENDS Swap, so I knew this was going to be a good one!


The scrummy tissue revealed some glorious pink and green fabric squares - with my favourite flowers (pink roses!), a very pretty needlecase (great for my hexie projects), an embroidered heart, handmade card and some chocolates.



Heather is a great fan of Cath Kidston, so my parcel to her included fat quarters with a CK colour scheme, some fabric scraps and an inchie hexie (as we're both part of that swap too!), and


a pink felt pin cushion (I love making these).

Thanks Heather for being such a great swap partner, I shall enjoy my gifts!

And thank you Kandi Pandi for organising such a lovely swap!

Ros x

Heather, I forgot to say the vintage pink striped ribbon on the fabric roll brought back some memories. I had some of this ribbon to tie back my blonde plaits when I was little!

A carry case for my laptop

Using furnishing fabrics from my scrap bin I sewed this little bag to keep my precious laptop safe and sound.

And very cosy it is too!

I covered an old button with wadding (batting) and gathered up a circle of fabric to finish.



And the lining was a piece of left-over silk from one of Sophie's ball gowns she made last year. So my laptop is feeling very snug now!

Have a lovely day,
Ros

The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt

Have you noticed how many Farmer's Wife quilts are being stitched just lately?


Hubby gave me the book for Christmas and full of enthusiasm I stitched my first nine blocks, but I ground to a halt once the holiday was over. Having time to print off all the little templates was certainly a factor!

I was delighted to see a link this morning in Linda's blog enabling me to print off ALL the templates on just 15 pages! She suggests laminating the pages for some really quick templates. How helpful is that!


Thanks Linda, I'm already to go again now.


Its Sunday morning here in the UK and the sun is just coming up on a glorious summer day. I'll just leave you with a few photos of blooms from my garden to thank you for visiting.

Ros