Busy in a good way

Yes I've been busy in a good way!

 

Doing one of the things I love!

 

Making baby quilts....

 

Lots of custom orders...

 

In the meantime though....

 

My roses are still blooming.....

I have made some more patchwork boxes....

 

A red one for Claire...........

A green one for Jean......

And for a customer in Greece, a larger sized box with soft sides, for baby's room.......

Spencer has been having some adventures over the last couple of weeks....

 

He's made friends with our neighbours' donkey...

Decided he loves paddling in the canal.......

And has discovered digging!

 

Now that's a guilty look!

It wasn't me....

I was sad to see the Wade Minikins go but they have a lovely new home with Brenda...

Well I better get back to my quilt binding!

 

Have a lovely weekend!

 

Maggie xx

Blues Patchwork Baby Quilt

Thought I'd show you my latest custom baby quilt.........

Made from a gorgeous selection of blue fabrics chosen by my lovely customer...

It goes nicely with that blue sky!

 



Maggie xx

Cute Little Wade Minikins

As you may have gathered, I love collecting things....but I especially love collecting vintage things!

 

This post is to show you part of my collection of Wade Minikins.

Minikins are very cute little porcelain figurines produced in Staffordshire England by Wade in the 1950s.

They're only about 1"/2 .5cm high so don't take up much room but sadly I'm letting go of my collection as I really need to make room for other (small) things.

 

Wade made three series of Minikins with various sweet little animals including rabbits, cats, mice, dogs, donkeys and cows.

 

Most of them have pretty hand painted decoration including flowers, musical notes, hearts....and some are glazed blue or brown.

 

What I love most about Minikins is the different expressions on their little faces....they all have different eyes, mouths, noses.....

Before they go, I thought I'd show you some of my favourites.....

 

Look at this cutesy little mouse with a red flower....

Cheeky cat with green starburst....

Contented bunny with winky eyes.....

 

This little bunny is love.....

 

and this one wants to dance to the music....

Look at those lashes!

 

 

Sooo sweet little brown mouse.....

 

Smiley blue bunny winking at you!

And my very favourite - she's a bit worn but sooo lovable........my musical cow......I'm keeping her!

 

 Hope you've enjoyed this little peek at my Minikin collection :)

 

Maggie xx