Well here we are at last, the long long long overdue City and Guilds course work. (teacher is still waiting for the artwork but thats another matter)

On the left is my wall hanging its very small yet perfectly formed. In desperation to get it done, I used a combination of a greetings card which was a reproduction of a silk painting of Ingleborough and a flyer which showed the 3 peaks Ingleborough, Whernside and Penyghent, which are near my house. I drafted the 3 peaks on the flyer into the style of the silk painting and diddled it up using Cathedral windows. I've got to admit I was pleasantly surprised by the result. I may even give it houseroom!!!

This beauty is making its second appearance on my blog tho probably looked better the first time with the freezer paper still on. Using reverse trapunto I have written 'for the journey' and 'serendipity' I also drew footprints on the bag. Stuff the picky the pockets inside are well good and just right for my extensive collection of rulers!

(all hand dyed fabric)

Proof of my commitment to seeing things through (don't know when I aquired that skill or where I've stored it since i got it) but get a load of the clam shells... yes all sewn by hand the cushion and the fish with it's loose flippy flappy fins. Oh and I forgot to mention it's all dyed by my own fair hand.

This is my box with its lovely plush red interior and below is the foundation pieced lid... impressed? I was very impressed, I designed, drafted and turned my lovely rounded picture into a foundation piecing pattern. Again all hand dyed fabric (all of it) It was going to become a stable for a nativity scene but I didn't have the time so now its a box for keeping something in. Whats the something? I have no idea.

Finally here is the famous kite quilt, all hand dyed, designed and created by me
and now being snuggled into everynight by the lovely Leon. The quilt is being displayed by the lovely Natalie who will no doubt have something very unpleasant to say about my flashing her preety mug on my bloggy

Oh what a busy blogger I am today. It's my friend you see, she's having a competition and part of the entry conditions are that I post a link to her blog on my site, so here goes http://cottoncocktails.blogspot.com/ I'm quite excited about it all, can't wait to see who wins. Nice 1 Hazel x

Anyone for pumpkin pie? this has got to be the cutest pumpkin I have ever seen.

I'm dedicating this blog to my mother-in-law Muriel who is hiding behind Leon. Its a good job she can't even switch a computer on or I might be in trouble for this one tee hee!

Hello, happy halloween! or is that a bit American for a British blog?
This week has been really frought, we have survived a dose of Chicken Pox, Leon got them and then just to really make sure we weren't slacking he got a secondary infection, bless him, he was in a right old pickle. Grandad and I were beginning to think we would never get a full nights sleep ever again :( anyway he slept for 11 hours last night and even though he had me up at 6.30 life is looking a little brighter today :)

What has kept me chipper this week is all the lovely cards I have received, starting with this one by Ruthie Bishop in Clarendon Texas, its from the 'fall' exchange I did.





Check this beauty out, its from Sally Burke in Illinois for the 'halloween' swap, isn't it spooky?












Then I got this lovely chocolate boxy one from Trudy Soura in New York (my first from the big apple) I don't know if she made the embroidered flowers herself but I bet the tucks took ages to do. What a super idea!








This card came from Sarah Ellis-Steinbomer from Sevenoaks in the UK. I wonder if they still have seven oaks... didn't one blow down in a gale? Anyway she's used bleach to discharge some of the colour. I liked it so much I asked her how she did it because I might use the idea for my City and Guilds theme which is outer space, it reminds me of space clouds.

Last but not least, Pam Crawford in Maine, USA sent this one, without a cover on and it got all the way here without being damaged, that is incredible.

Thank you ladies for the lovely cards.

I've been busy finishing my City and Guilds work from last year, I had the hard word from the teacher last lesson so am pulling my socks up a bit! I've finished 4 of my 5 projects now and as soon as I've done the last one I will post all the pictures for you to see.

Once I've done that I will be able to start working on this years stuff lol. I'm only 2 months behind!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk more next time bye bye x

As promised here is the new stuff that Rachel and I are doing at Oswaldtwistle (Ozzy) its for a random quilt. This one is a seminole design. That means fabric sewn in strips then chopped up and put back together to make a pattern

The next two are mariners compass designs

Today's blog is dedicated to my sewing al Davina because she always used to tell me to save all my scratty bits of fabric. So after I did the seminole I used all the spare bits to make these strips. I don't think you can tell but the small bits of colour are only 1/4 inch wide, really fiddly.

well I'm off up the wooden hill now, talk again soon.

Bye x

Hi Everyone! Today I am going to dedicate my blog to my husband Gary as it was our wedding anniversary this week. We went out for tea, it was a bit of a disater as my meal was burnt and had to go back to the kitchen and Gary who has allergies to practically everything you can shake a stick at must have had something he's allergic to in his and has been a bit under the weather ever since.

Anyway onto nice news now, this wonderful hedgehog arrived this week from Jeanette de Vries who lives in the Netherlands. Its ace, I love it and its so ingenious don't you think?

Breaking news I think Leon (16 month old grandson who is living with us) has got chicken pox!!!!!!

I also received this card from Jan Rice in Georgia Atlanta. It was from the halloween swap I did the other week. I would have never thought of doing this design and its ace, I love it. So simple but so good.

It's an Ozzy weekend this weekend, I have finished my homework (more than I can say for my City and Guilds stuff (oops) and I'm really looking forward to it. I will post pictures of my work so far when I get round to it. I think you'll like it as its quite good even if I do say so myself.

Well thats all for now I'm dripping in cold, in fact its so awful I even think it could be man flu tee hee, so me and my cold are going to have a glass of whiskey (for medicinal purposes only) and go to bed. Na night sleep tight xxx

Hi Everyone!Today's blog is dedicated to Rachel Mellor who has reached the big 4-0 today so

happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear Rachel
happy birthday to you.

she is a very lucky lady and has been given a weekend away in Paris with husband and NO kidz. Nice one!


Before I forget this card is one I got from Erma Johson in Chicago and is called Sophisticat, its very cute don't you think?






I did the next 3 cards for a halloween themed swap I am really pleased with them see what you think?

This one is callede 'bubble bubble, toil and trouble'










And this one is called 'Jeepers creepers'













last but not least 'Pendle hill' after a hill near me that is famous for its witches!

That's all for now folks, I'll be in touch again soon cos I've got some more stuff to share really soon.

Na night sleep tight x