Well, what a week we have had; it was certainly the week of
the big storm! We heeded the warnings, anchored stuff down outside and braced
ourselves for what was to come. It was fast and furious up here on the hill
over-looking Mold! Glass flew out of the greenhouse; a newish swing seat was
ripped from its moorings and lifted over the garden wall to be deposited in its
component parts into our field and a long fence panel blew over. But the worst
thing was being without power. The outage was very much us and our immediate
neighbours because, frustratingly, we could see everyone else’s lights
twinkling around us. We showered at friends, cadge cuppas, filled flasks, ate
out, lit candles (the mainly scented varieties made the house smell like a
tart’s boudoir!) and sat on top of the log burner. We read by torch light and verbally
reminisced our way through our many splendid holidays; it was quite an
exercise! But our experience was but an inconvenience and it was all relative; at
least we didn’t get flooded.
One trip away from home, during our powerless period, took
us to Llangollen to enjoy the Quiltfest exhibitions in the Royal Pavilion and
museum. Here are a couple of my favourite Barbara Howell pieces.
Barbara Howell 2
And here are the details of two of my favourite the Dutch
connection quilt.
Powerless has meant that sewing has had to take a back seat
but I can show you where I am going with my next string quilt. This will be made
out of my collection of patterned Batiks and at the moment it is called ‘Stringing
the Stars’; there will be more on the method for this quilt next week.
I have been working spasmodically on the flowers for my
calendar quilt. Here are another two.
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