Two Rosettes for Spencer!

Yes!! Our Spencer won two rosettes on Saturday!

Chris' daughter, Hannah, and her boyfriend, Tom, were visiting us so we all took a trip down the road to the Stroud Country Show.

The weather was perfect. Sunny but with a few clouds to give a bit of relief from the heat every now and then.

There was lots to see and do for everyone.

Vintage vehicles...

Fun for the kids....

Sheep judging.....

Cattle....

I loved this bull....

Lots of stalls selling plants, jams and crafts....

Spencer's first rosette was for completing the jumps.....

The brass band played making for a wonderful atmosphere....

whilst we waited for Spencer's class in the Dog Show to begin...

We entered him for Most Handsome Dog....here's Chris chatting to the judge...

We were so proud when he won Third Place!

Spencer was also entered for the 'Dog the Judge would most like to take home' but he got very excited and jumped up at the judge so no rosettes for Spencer for this class!

All in all, a lovely day out!

Maggie xx

Pretty Cotton Zakka Ribbons

Well my laptop is fixed at last and the horrible 'trojan' has gone!

To change the mood, today I want to show you these lovely cotton ribbons I have recently started selling. 

They have a simple natural Zakka feel...

Life is Beautiful with Tiny Birds......

Cute Red & Green Bunting.....

French Eiffel Tower 'Bon Voyage'......

Cute Little Houses in a Row.....

 

Little Red Riding Hood.....

They're lovely aren't they?

They can all be found on my ebay shop here.

And my Etsy shop here.

Or just email me at maggiemoore@aol.com.

Maggie xx

Little Houses Holiday Quilt Block

This is just a quick post before I get packed up to go to Cornbury Music Festival!

 

I wanted to show you this block I made for my holiday quilt. I made it whilst I was in France last month. 

I found the pattern in the book 'Two Hour Mini Quilt Projects'....the same book that I found the pattern for my Red Apple Mini Quilt.

 

 

It reminds me of a patchwork cushion I made a couple of years ago....using the 'House on the Hill' block.....

I didn't have any Bondaweb with me in France so I used a dab of PVA glue to secure the pieces.....

...before hand sewing them in place....

Ok so some of the houses are a little crooked! It was all part of my design......honest!! ;)

 

Originally I was planning on making a bigger completed block with nine little houses.....

But I did find the process a bit fiddly so I stopped at four!

I added the little buttons to complete the cuteness!

I then pieced the small blocks together on my machine when I got home :)

A nice little addition to my holiday quilt!

 

Maggie xx