A Simple Life Is A Beautiful Life♡

A beautiful Good Morning to you, lovely lovelies ♡ 'Tis late Sunday morning here at my little place. Just sitting here in the Fernery enjoying a little hand quilting of Crazy Flowers and a cup of tea; of course. 

Lady Spring has settled in beautifully. The garden is bursting  with bluebells, rhododendrons and azaleas. Azure blue skies above, and carpets of forget-me-nots at my feet. A world of colour and delicious scents thrilling my soul. 

Ahh......a simple life♡ It is what I aspire to in these complex and troubling times. Days with moment after moment enjoying simple pleasures. Moments of contentment. Moments of simplicity. Moments of peace...stillness...reflecting upon my walk with God. Moments of chubby-arm hugs from my precious grandbaby...a chat with my girls....a crinkled smile from my Pete. Moments where tea is enjoyed in a pretty teacup. Treasured moments spent with a friend. Moment after moment relaxing with an unputdownable book journeying emotively through page after page in anticipation of the final reveal at book's end.  Many, many moments where playing with fabric and thread is enjoyed. Moments strolling in a garden, listening to birdsong, drinking in the colours, the textures, the scents; and picking many a flower for many a pretty vase, and capturing the beauty in a happy snap. Oh....I could go on and on and on about all the simple and beautiful things that sprinkle joy into my day. And, as I sit here in the quiet solitude of the Fernery, I'm savoring these beautiful moments....grabbing the simple moments with both hands before they pass me by.

Now.....to all things Slow Stitching. All the hand quilted stitches do-si-doing around and around the Crazy Flowers have been finished. Now to quilt the crazy patchwork border. I'm just quilting around the perimeter of each crazy shape. As the crazy flowers section is densely quilted I wanted a softer look for the border. Besides, it will be quicker to stitch, and I must admit with this pretty being my third hand quilted quilt in four months or so, I'm a little over hand quilting quilts.....just a tad.

A lovely, sunny Sunday to luxuriate in the joyous and simple things of life♡ A little hand stitching. A little stroll in the garden to see what flowers are beginning to unfurl. And of course another cup of tea. A simple life filled with simple joys truly equates a beautiful life♡ Have a lovely day, lovely lovelies♡ May you enjoy some simple pleasures this Sunday♡

Until the next time......

A Sunshiny Sunday Morning♡

Good Morning to you, lovely lovelies♡ 'Tis Sunday morning here at my little place and I do believe it's cup of tea time. But then, it's always a cup of tea time here at my humble home.

I've had a pleasant week just appreciating the simple things of life. With days of spring, sunshiny sunbeams casting warmth upon me, I have puttered about enjoying myself doing a little of this and a little of that; and sometimes, revelling in doing absolutely nothing at all.

A little gardening was 'enjoyed'. I use the word 'enjoyed' rather loosely as I don't really like getting down and dirty in the garden these days. Oh, dem old knees! Of course, I could cut bunch after bunch of flowers till the cows come home, but weeding, pruning and other labour intensive garden tasks, I'm just not a fan. My body is feeling a little old and creaky these days gardening for hours on end, and it seems to take so much longer. Thank goodness Pete loves to spend his days pottering about in the garden. I did a little pruning though. Our Waratah shrub was decimated in the storms a few weeks ago so it was in need of a good tidy-up. Such a pity, as Pete has for a couple of years now cajoled and teased it into the perfect shape. So we start again. As I gathered all the branches and flowers together I took these striking crimson blooms inside and captured the gorgeousness of these pretties in a happy snap or two.

Waratahs are gorgeous flowers consisting of many small flowers densely packed into a compact head or spike. The one in our garden is a vibrant crimson and the beauty is quite striking.

And the photos?? Just playing, really. I used a gorgeous fabric for the background.........Hollyhock Delight - Cottage Garden by Snow Leopard Des. Philip Jacobs. Love, love, love the blowsy flowers in those gorgeous colours. The Waratahs and fabric really do sing beautifully together. Of course books, teacups and a sweet machine sketched embroidery which I fashioned many moons ago were added.

I enjoyed a little hand quilting on my Crazy Flowers quilt, too. Hand quilting dizzingly round and round the scrappy flowers.  As it is Sunday I will quilt a little more for Slow Sunday Stitching.

I started another quilt. Oh dear! A little while ago I fashioned a charity quilt and as  I loved all the bright and happy squares of floral deliciousness, I decided I wanted one as well. So, I machine stitched many flowery blocks which are now waiting to be joined together in rows.

Oodles and oodles of floralicious delight sashaying in the spring sunshine.

I'm off to enjoy a little springtime sunshine and see what flowers there are in the garden to snippety snip. Sending you a little springtime, flowery love to you, lovely lovelies♡ Have a wonderful day♡

Until the next time.......

Into The Woods -A Quilty Finish♡

A lovely Sunday welcome to you, lovely lovelies♡  Though Old Man Sun is doing his darndest to cast happy sunbeams here at my little place, 'tis a wee bit chilly for my liking. =) I do wish Spring would get a hurry on and warm up a bit.

I have another finished quilt to showcase today. After finishing the quilting of Flower Meadow two weeks ago I picked up Into The Woods, a quilt which I began to imagine and fashion this time last year, when the blossom trees were just beginning to unfurl, cascading like waterfalls; and as it had been resting on the 'to  quilt' pile for a little too long I decided  to quilt it. A whimsical pretty using a vintage children's doona cover, where there are deer, porcupines, hedgehogs, wily foxes, wise old owls, squirrels, singing birds, rabbits and sweet mice resting beneath toadstools. Sweet,  sweet creatures who live and sleep, dance and play, engaging in all manner of adventures in the woods. These sweet animals are surrounded by scrappy EPP diamonds in a rainbow of glorious colour and pattern set in large triangles.

Such fun stitching hand quilted stitches skipping up and down the central panel; and so, so quick to do. For the border, straight quilting stitches marching one behind the other all the way around the green and white gingham. The backing is the fabric which was on the back of the doona; and I bound the quilt by making a self binding using the backing fabric.

A fun quilt which will stay here at my little home waiting for sweet Riley when she visits her Granny. Together we'll snuggle under this pretty as we read a storybook or two, journeying into the land of make believe. Or perhaps, we'll imagine delightful stories of sweet animals' escapades and hijinks in the woods, opening secret doors in gnarled, ancient trees; and disappearing in search of fun adventures. A quilt filled with whimsy, to cover my sweet Riley with her Granny's love as she drifts off to the land of dreams♡

Another quilt hand quilted♡ Another quilt to enjoy; to delight in♡ Have a lovely day, lovely lovelies♡ Thank you for your sweet visit ♡

Linking up to Frédérique's Quilting, Patchwork, Applique and Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching.