Cartwheels on the beach

 

I started this quilt way back in January and as usual it has taken me forever to finish it.

I blogged about the nearly finished top here.

I couldn't work out what to edge it with but eventually opted for

Full Moon Lagoon (brilliant name!) by mo bedell

which I found in Soft Touch Needlecrafts in Tavistock.

 

So this weekend, while sitting on the beach, I was able to hand sew down the binding and finally finish it off.

 

The blocks were made using a lovely tutorial by Amanda Jean over at Crazy Mom Quilts.

I used a mixture of Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably fabrics as well as some plains for the cartwheels and recycled shirts for the background.

I used an old blanket for the batting and backed it with a recycled flannelette sheet because they are so soft to wrap around you.

It is machine quilted around the edge of the background recatangles, if that makes sense.

 

Off to enjoy this sunshine!

 

Pink Elderflower Cordial

We have a pink elderflower in the garden and I used the flowers mixed with some white ones to make a second batch of cordial.

I was hoping it would turn the cordial a pinkish colour 

 but had not expected them to work this well..

It is a beautiful colour and even diluted is a pretty shade of pink.

 

Here it is next to some strawberries from the garden.
I have never managed to get strawberries to work in our garden until this year.
I moved the plants to a raised bed and they seem to love it there and haven't been eaten by anything apart from us yet!

Geraniums are looking pretty too.

 

 

A pair of Pot Holders

 

I have made another pot holder using the string quilt block tutorial mentioned here.

This time I quilted it with a spiral pattern.

  

 

While I was outside getting some photos I picked the first of the broad beans, a few sweet peas and found an egg.

 

I love summer!