photo 1 by kristin perers from liberty book of home sewing
photos 3 and 4 by kristin perers from vintage crochet by susan cropper
photos 5 and 6 from bennison fabrics
really should involve some liberty and bennison fabric don’t you think? (the star quilt progresses ever so slowly …)
and tea with a magazine; in this case the March edition of UK Country living, featuring the adorable home of Kristin Perers, whose photos feature above …
please don’t tell Snowy but I just love her dog too!
wishing you all the happiest mother’s day
love, Barbara
softer light
very late roses
sorting out knitting (and taking great comfort from Katie’s podcast, because I suffer from “startitis” too)
planting sweet pea seeds (one is up!)
lining a green scarf with liberty (details and pattern ravelled here)
wondering where on earth I stored my other scarves (they were in the green suitcase)
spring in Europe with tennis on clay …
looking at gorgeous knitting patterns: grown-up version and baby version – oh my stars, Carrie Bostick Hoge and Quince, no surprise really …
unexpected champagne and spaghetti alla puttanesca at the end of the week …
making green tea and reading your wonderful blogs …
happy weekend, everyone …
love, Barbara
to you and your families …
much love, Barbara x
ps zinnias a gift from my neighbor’s allotment (along with some very fresh beans!)
I love that Beatles song, in fact all those early ones …
so little blogging at the moment because work is taking up eight six days a week, but … today there’s an extra hour as daylight saving ends – perfect!
hope your weekend is a very happy one
love from Barbara
ps there’s also a (tiny) shop update today: pink bibs and bunny bibs!
pattern: rosebud cardigan, largest size from erica knight’s simple knits for cherished babies
motif: from simple knits for little cherubs
wool: shepherd 4 ply merino, slate blue and rowan felted tweed for the motif
needles: 2.75mm and 3.25mm
ravelry: link is here
these two books are filled with enchanting patterns – there is scarcely anything here which I wouldn’t like to knit (and they seem to be timeless classics)
still could do better at picking up neck stitches (!) but I found duplicate stitch way better when it wasn’t on felted tweed, where the stitch definition is very blurred
hope you’re having a lovely weekend!
love, Barbara
may be the best words to describe this past week …
not every day has been a texas star day but whenever there’s a patch of time you’ll find me sewing … those stars just calm me down and add some sparkle!
my needle is a milliner’s 9, I began with bright white thread but have found that grey may often be better (pure cotton gutermann) and the stitches are just a bit smaller this week – it’s a miracle (“back-stitch every four stitches and at every corner just to make it strong”)
as this is definitely a scrap quilt I’ve begun to sew some stars together in long strips of 15 and the color scheme has changed from greens and pinks to include fresh blue because it looks good with the limey-green centres (to my eyes, anyway …)
thank you so much to Sandra and Ethel for passing on many precious pieces of liberty from their collections (and to Snowy, who’s always there in a chair right beside me (often asleep, but never mind) as the sewing happens …)
wishing you a happy week ahead and looking forward to seeing you again soon!
love, Barbara
hello everybody! yes we are here, everything is fine, oh my goodness where did those last however-many days go?
on our walk last night Snowy and I found the bright blue flower cutting peeking through a fence, I hope it grows!
and obviously there has been more sewing than floor cleaning of late … hmm … but for the first time in ages I’m going to quilt class (hand-piecing) and it’s just wonderful (the pattern is called texas star)
looking forward to seeing you again soon, love Barbara x
after the longest, most intense tennis final to be remembered always for the skill and heart and soul on display … everyone I’ve talked to today was watching last night (and this morning!), everyone was captivated and inspired …
I’ve been visiting a favorite and very calm Scandinavian blog, hope you like it too!
and finding ideas for wallpaper decorating …
photos 1,3 and 4 martha stewart via decor8, photo 2 rice catalogue
am now turning the tv firmly off (until Roland Garros!)
hoping the week ahead is a very happy one for you
love, Barbara x
so happy to announce the winners!
congratulations to Claire and to Kellie for winning the very first palebluedoor giveaway! and do visit their gorgeous blogs ….
Please email me asap Claire and Kellie with your postal details and also, very important, your favorite colors so that I can tuck some fabric in with the wallpaper for you …
to everyone, thank you for entering, and a special thank you to my son for helping with the draw … be reassured that I won’t wait nearly so long for the next giveaway!
I’m looking forward to seeing you again very soon, love Barbara x
