So to begin this month is my first time at being a Bee Mama! I mentioned a bit in my last post so I've given out instructions on the blocks I would like other lovely, generous ladies in our Sibling Together Bee to make and they then make their version of my blocks and send them to me. I've already started to receive some and they are gorgeous. Can't wait to receive them all and get the quilt all made up.
Another thing which needed to be organised is some cushions for the kids rooms. When they are lying in bed getting their bedtime stories, me and hubby end up sitting on the floor next and after a couple of minutes it tends to get really uncomfortable. We aren't getting any younger so the cushions are mainly for us to sit/lean on, but also to look good in their rooms.
The big mega cushion top is for the Dude's room
and this smaller one, which involved some pretty cool paper piecing is for Little Miss's room. Next is some hand quilting I think for both them. Another first for me! (so getting organised in the way of extending my skills)
The other thing we have been up to this week or so is trying to remove an ugly decking/planter which took up a large corner of our back garden, inherited from the previous owners. When we first moved, we had ideas of planting potatoes and stuff (there was nothing in it, just a load of soil) but then over the winter and trying to negotiate past the tiny space between the decking and the grass (which was sodden all winter and still is!) we decided it had to go.
So the mountain of wood has been removed (how many screw/nails are needed to hold decking together?) and now we are gradually removing the mountain of soil. Which is a slow process. We thought we'd hit jackpot and there was going to a slabbed area underneath all of this but no, optimistic hopes dashed when we started actually lifting the wood and just more bloody soil. So the jury is still out on the final use for this corner but lots of options being thrown about. I'm just pleased to have some more useable space.
So slowly things are becoming more organised in some areas, not all but hey I can't manage everything at once!
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