Saturday, December 16, 2017

Solway Quilters' Christmas Tea and Mini Quilt Reveal

Friend, Margaret, and I attended the Solway Quilters' Christmas Tea on Thursday evening at Islesteps Village Hall near Dumfries.

The event was well-attended, and was catered for by Café Hubbub from The Gracefield Arts Centre. I was one of several attendees requiring specialist diet options and they had catered very well for everyone with delicious, filled rolls for me with mozzarella and salad in one and roasted vegetables and spicy hummus in the other. There was even a plate of cakes for afterwards, but I didn't quite manage to eat them: I took a coconut macaroon home for Rob. With plenty of hot tea and coffee available, it was a pleasant meal in good company.


A quiz featuring anagrams of different blocks was passed around - our little team of three managed a measly 7 points, however Margaret's team got 12 points and the winning team, 13. After the meal, there was a show and tell of items made by members of the group, and the mini quilt challenge was displayed on the wall. Each participating member had made two 9-patch blocks: one to act as the 'before' example, and one to be randomly assigned to another group member, who would transform it into a mini quilt using any method and materials they chose. Here they are (apologies for the poor lighting and images from my mobile!).










Lots of different styles and approaches, and some stunning results! It was very hard to pick a favourite as there were so many that I liked. I may have missed a couple out, as there was quite a crowd gathered round admiring them.

A game of "pass the parcel" with a difference was played at the end, with the four parcels going one step right, one step left or being thrown to the opposite side of the circle depending on a story being read out, which included the words 'left', 'right' or 'across'. The winner received a pack of Christmas-themed fabrics, and three runners-up took home a bag of chocolate coins each.

If anyone out there is thinking of joining The Solway Quilters, (Dumfries and Galloway area), please take a look at their website for contact details.

Friday, December 15, 2017

Folksy Friday - Party Season Ideas!

Some ideas from my Pinterest Board for Christmas and New Year's parties... Please click on the link below the picture to go to the listing for sale.

Invitations (other styles available)


10 x Police Party Invitations from Diggle Diggle, £4

'Partay' card from my own shop, Fire Horse Textiles, £2 each in green or violet.


Sparkly Clothing, Jewellery and Accessories


Black Lace Masquerade Mask from Talulahblue, £15

Brass and Resin Glitter Stud Earrings in Sherbet from myBearHands, £18

Robin 60s Style Dress from Diva Bara, £116

Gold Faux Leather Clutch Bag With Flowers and Bee from Made in the Temple, £27

Food and Drink Preparation and Serving



Grilla Apron from Bird Brain London, £27.99

Spiced Rum Botanicals Kit from Gin Wizard, £6.49

Chip & Dip Server Set from Caractacus Pots, £33.99

Ceramic Leaf Serving Platter from Charlotte Hupfield Ceramics, £25

Ambience



Three Foxes At The Disco Lino Cut Print from Melanie Wickham Lino Prints, £20

15cm Scandinavian Eco Torch from Ruby UK, £9.70

Party Decorations from Bookity, £14.95


Fun & Games


Alice In Wonderland Bingo Cards x10 from Cush-n-Craft, £4.99


"Camden Quilles" Skittles Set from Camdenshed, £65

Heart Pinata from Tata Pinata, £35

Stocking Fillers and Party Favours


Owl Felt Key Ring/Bag Charm from The Big Forest, £8 each

5 x Miniature Unicorn Notebooks from Paper, Chains & Beads, £13.75

10 x Pick & Mix Kawaii Badges from Asking For Trouble, £7

To see the rest of the Board with 74 pins, please click here.

Monday, December 04, 2017

A Short Visit to Keswick

We had a couple of hours in Keswick today: walking down to the lake and through the town; stopping off for lunch in Abraham's Cafe in George Fisher (jacket potatoes with salad and cheese with excellent Americano coffees, and now dog-friendly like the rest of the shop, so Brock was pleased); a quick browse in the Oxfam, where I bought some embroidery threads; and food shopping in Booths.

Here are some of the photos that I took on my mobile (I forgot my camera :o/). The light was very atmospheric, with low cloud, but bright sun.





Lots of wildfowl, as usual, attracted by the people feeding them.

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