Cherry Blossom Cushion

The cushion is finished.

Not a great photo but I was dodging the torrential rain we have had on and off all day.

The reverse was a rather lovely pink shirt that matches the cherry blossom from our neighbour's tree.

 (I was hoping that it didn't fall off the fence into their garden at this point!).

Lucky that I got the potatoes in last weekend so they will be well watered.

(Old bed frame and sticks to keep the chickens from scrawping them up).

Broad beans in too and they are protected by the old chicken run.

We didn't like keeping the chickens in a confined space so decided the veg could go in instead!!

Pebble quilting

After seeing the quilting on this lovely quilt over at Crazy Mom Quilts, I decided that I would have a go.

Luckily I started on a smaller scale!

 

It took me ages and don't look too closely as the pebbles are definitely a bit organic.

I love the feel of it and the back (shirt as usual!) is almost as interesting as the front.

I think this little piece is destined to be a cushion, will show you later.

Mellow yellow.

I don't know what it is about yellow but I never wear it and I rarely sew with it.

I have painted a kitchen yellow in our previous house and loved it.

There is lots of yellow in the garden at the moment...

Cowslips are my favourite.

Sweet scented narcissi.



Tulips (ok there is a fair amount of red in there!).

Primroses (plus a few weeds).

I think these are epimedium but I'm not sure!

And this beautiful old rose that is not quite out yet but promises great things despite being harshly pruned off the path while in full bud!!!

(I wasn't cross really. After all, he is a pretty good hedge cutter and lawn mower. And diggger overer when my back plays up. And dog walker. And assistant cleaner, cook and bottle washer.)

So may be I should sew with some yellow sometimes.