A Day Out

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This last week has flown by and although I've been floating round the blogs I haven't managed to post myself. Like quite a lot of other people in blogland blogging seems to be taking a bit of a back seat at the moment especially since the weather has warmed up and the evenings are lighter.


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I have been working on my Quilt Swap fabrics and getting samples ready for a little expo I am doing at my next quilter's group meeting but I don't have any photos to show yet.


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Although we should have been doing a million other things like hoovering, dusting, cleaning the windows blah de blah today I pursuaded my husband that it would be a good idea if we went to our local National Trust property, Belton House, for a few photos and for me to have a go at taking some rubbings of bark on fabric. I didn't get too many funny looks and came away with some reasonable rubbings which I have yet to iron-set and photograph. When we got to Belton we found that the basement and original servant rooms were open to the public so we diverted for a look round. There were some wonderful textures in the floor and wall surfaces in these old rooms and the collage at the top of this post is a collection of some of the images of the day.


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My blogging is likely to be even sparser over the coming month as I have several projects to complete and my Mum is coming to stay so I hope you'll excuse me if I'm not around so much. Maybe a blogging break would be a good idea to revitalise my slightly flagging enthusiasm. Mind you, I will definitely be blogging after Tuesday as I am taking a workshop with the famous and lovely Gina Ferrari and I will be bursting to tell you all about it! Maybe I should be practising my free machining before then? By the way, Gina, I found the safe place where my requirements list was hiding! In a pouch I thought would be a good holder for my fabric for Tuesday! Doh!


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Hope you're all having a good weekend. See you soon!