Hello there, so I went home to Sussex at the weekend and didn’t look at a computer once, it was a nice change to the daily screen-staring of work. It does however mean that I neglected to write anything on the blog. The computer seems to eat hours of time if I’m not careful, so I am determined at weekends to try and make the most of the remaining summer-y days.
The village where I grew up, and which I still think of very much as home, is pretty small. There is no shop, no pub, no tourist hot spot. Everyone knows everyone and there is still a genuine sense of community. On Sunday we had a village ‘tree walk’ with a tree warden and a South Downs National Park Ranger. The aim of the walk was to get us villagers better acquainted with the signs of disease that affect trees in our area, particularly Dutch Elm disease, so that we can act to stop the spread of the disease and prevent trees from dying. Thankfully the sun came out for our very slow trail through the wood!
After the walk my family gaggle returned home for a delectable autumnal delight – damson crème brulee. Highly recommended – damsons have gone up in my estimations as a result. Then whilst the rest of the gang got on with making damson gin I set to some frenzied patchworking.
Last Christmas I was given a sewing machine by my parents and have since developed a habit for collecting fabric and daydreaming that I have a whole house of my own to fill with homemade cushions!
The enjoyment of sewing, making things and appreciating handmade textiles was long established before the arrival of this gift. My Gran made many quilts including a beautiful pink and blue one for me that is one of my most treasured possessions, despite it being a little threadbare nowadays.
Feeling a little bit unsure of where to start on my patchworking mission I went with my lovely cousin in law to a beginners quilt course in my local town, Lewes, run by Annabel Groom at the Patchwork Dog and Basket shop. Since then there have been a number of projects over the summer, and if you’ll indulge me here are a couple of snaps of some of them.
Patchwork star blocks:
A birthday present for a gardener:
Holiday stitching by the pool:
And lavender bags stuffed with lavender from the garden:
I must now go to sleep. But I will update later in the week when certain exciting arrivals will have taken place in my London flat room!
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