Harvey's Christening

We had a lovely 'family and friends' day last Sunday, it was Harvey's Christening - and first birthday celebrations.
I didn't seem to be able to take a decent photo all day - never mind, here are some of them anyway.

He wore a really cute little Sailor Boy outfit.

Dancing down the aisle

Someone is getting a bit tired
Not just Harvey, Grandma was tired too, it was the day we changed the clocks, and I had been up for hours sorting out the food etc. Alice helped, so did Tom's parents - a real joint effort.

Harvey with his godparents.

Lynda Monk vessel - at last

At last - a picture of my Lynda Monk vessel. Have to confess I did finish it a couple of weeks ago, just forgot to take a pic!

Have also finished my rockpool, now waiting for 'him down the shed' to finish the frame...

More from Patricia's Patchers

Patricia (for whom our group is named, she started it) came to see us last week, and she is still quilting. This is her latest.

Ena had been to a ribbon embroidery workshop

Catherine has made a quilt for 'Help for Heroes'. It is being raffled at a special fund raising evening at Tattersalls. Some of the green fabric was dyed at a workshop many years ago, she was glad to use it at last!

We have made a small start on a 'group quilt', all blue squares, for the victims of the Chernobyl  fiasco - 25 years on and they are still suffering and in need of our help.

Gina Ferrari Workshop

Attended a really good Gina Ferrari workshop today with the 4S ladies, entitled Shimmering Sheers. We made, and mostly, finished a dinky little gift bag. The technique can also be used to make a cushion, book cover, panel for larger bag etc



We also made the flowers to go on the bags, plus some other samples, and I made a small start on a bracelet. I now have the horrible task of putting away all the bits and pieces, I ALWAYS take far more than I need...

I will need to type my notes up pretty soon too, or else I shall forget what we did!

Here is a slightly better picture

Christmas 2010

Harvey's first christmas, and he loved it.

Here's one of him looking like a mini Santa

The next few are the sack I made for him



The pressies are only a few of the dozens Harvey had to open, Alice was far more excited than he was! LOL Note there are not many baubles on the bottom of the tree...

Now I can get back into my sewing area (the empty Christmas decoration boxes were in there) I must get it tidied up, and then start some serious designing and stitching.

I treated myself to a lovely new colour laser printer just after Christmas, well I had to beat the VAT increase, didn't I. I have already printed off my Workshop of the Web workshops, can't wait to get started on some of them also. I have lots of ideas for printing on fabric. Also ordered a new graphics programme, which should help me.

Lynda Monk workshop +

Here are some finished postcards from the Lynda Monk workshop. What a lovely, generous lady she is! It was by far and away the best workshop I had ever been on, even surpassing the brilliant day we had with Yvonne Brown (can't wait to finish the stuff we made that day either).

This one is my favourite

These next two are sample pieces that Lynda had made up just for us to practise our painting on, all 15 of us! We also had a vessel gessoed and made up for us to complete (pic to follow, when varnished) two sheets of tyvek, plus several bits already zapped, a sheet of writing on dressmaking paper, two pieces of watercolour paper (for the postcard backs), another larger 'quiltlet' ready for painting (picture to follow when finished), a cd of the complete workshop. Plus other bits and bobs - all for £6!!! The cost of the workshop was taken from our subs. As I say, the bestest workshop ever!

 The next picture is a dear little box we made the other week at 4S, under Shirley's instruction. This was really fun to do, took forever, and used loads of thread, but really sweet. Think I will keep this for myself!

More from Patricia's Patchers

The ladies at the Thursday group have been busy again
Here is a picture of some of the Japanese bags, we tried getting all of them on one photo, but it wasn't to be, couldn't get everybody to show up, on the same day, with their bags...
so there will be another picture sometime...

This is a picture of Marion's plain fabric scrap quilt, made just to use it all up, now she will have to buy some more

Here is Margaret's Christmas banner, made for the church in Luton, which she attended when she lived that way

I have also been working on the projects I started at a fantastic workshop last Saturday, with Lynda Monk, pics to follow

Fireworks parties

We have had two fireworks parties this weekend. The first one yesterday, Saturday, was hosted by ourselves, and included Stephen, who loves being able to light the fireworks, supervised, and Harvey, whose first time it was for fireworks. He didn't seem to mind them too much, jumped a bit when the noisy rockets went up, but never cried once.

Then tonight we went to Jan and John's, a lovely time was had by all. Especially Harvey, being centre of attention, shared with Harley, their new dog, who DID NOT like the fireworks.
It was good to see Ollie and Carolyn, and Kate and Robert, their children again.

Charlotte was very pleased to be asked to be Harvey's godmother.