Bringing some outdoors in

 

I couldn't resist bringing some of this into the house to look at.

 The shrub is a deutzia longifolia (just had to look that up!) and is one inherited with the garden.
 It is just beautiful but only for a week or two.
 Unfortunately it has no scent but it makes up for that in looks I think.
 It just happens to go perfectly with a peony that is also out at just the right time.

 

This is the first dahlia of the year with some astrantia.












 

 

I have been making some elderflower cordial this week.
 

Off to sew now!

I hope you have a good weekend.

Ta dah

 

The finished pot holder.

As described in my last post the string quilt block tutorial was found on the lovely

 Film in the Fridge.

 

Simple and very satisfying tutorial and the block comes together quickly and is a brilliant way to use up some scraps.

This one's mine, but I can feel some presents coming on.
After all, everyone needs a pot holder!

 

More summer colours

 

These are some blocks made using a tutorial on a brilliant blog that I have just found

 called Film in the Fridge.

The blog is full of ideas and I will be trying out other ideas I'm sure.

There is also a great section on handmade clothes which I think is really useful to see how different fabrics look when used for clothes, something I am struggling with at the moment.
She has used some really lovely fabrics and great patterns.

 I particularly like this dress here.

 

 

These four squares are destined to be a pot holder and I will show you the result hopefully soon. 

 

 

The granny squares are growing slowly.
 

 

And I have finished another shoulder bag.. 

 

 

 

This time made from recycled jeans, some Kaffe Fassett fabric and a plain pocket with flowers appliqued onto it.

The flower pattern is the one from Poppy Treffry's book that I have used before here.

And finally, a picture of some lupins which I grew from seed 3 years ago and are just flowering their socks off at the moment.