Wednesday 13 July 2011

WOYWW.....

Another busy week for me and the sun has been shining too.  This means there has been time spent outside at the weekend.

Monday was another fun day and the table had 4 of us round this week.  My Tuesday afternoon coffee friend has been off work following having her tonsils out [ouch] so she brought her knitting round and joined in the fun and laughter [and chocolates of course...thanks T].  Twiglet sat on her sewing machine creating another amazing work of art in her Montgomery featured range of buildings [I'm sure she will be doing a show and tell of it soon].  T sat the other side of the table on her machine making a beautiful appliqued owl cushion [I hope to show you that when she has finished it] and our friend E and I sat knitting [E is knitting a beautiful fluffy scarf and I'm knitting the next little hoodie for one of the grandbabies].  What an industrial lot we looked.


During our funday Monday I had a lot of customers with a lot of items of clothing so it was a catch up Tuesday...that is in between a hair cut, a house viewing at our neighbours house [ yes folks, we are now able to sell out elderly neighbours house for her :-) ] and of course Tuesday afternoon's coffee time with E.  :-) so this is what is on my 'to do' rail today.



I have now finished the beautiful baby blanket.



This is just a close up of the border....I love it cos it has really brought the right colours out in the blanket.






Of course it wouldn't be a Wednesday show and tell without just a few snaps of our garden for you.

A newly trimmed front hedge.  This took all of Sunday afternoon to trim and we still have the other side to do for our neighbour!










A much treasured old milk churn of my fathers that sits by my sewing room door and looks lovely with the begonias in the top.



I couldn't resist a quick snap of this beautiful clematis....I really love this colour and shall prob use this picture as inspiration for one of my fabric pictures.


Look at this amazing flower head on this dahlia.  Isn't it just gorgeous?  Thanks M [this was one you gave us].

Now folks I would like to thank you for dropping in.  Please leave me a comment if only to say hello and then pop over to Julia's to join in the WOYWW fun and to find out more if you have no idea what I am talking about.

42 comments:

Sue Pinner said...

Morning...garden looking fabulous
Love the Baby Blanket...one of 2 or is it three lol?
Love those Dahlias.....bit of garden tidying for us this week in between swings hehe
Hugs X

Twiglet said...

Gorgeous colours in your garden this week and a bit less hedge and fewer weeds I think!! Hope you are not aching too much today.

Kate said...

Garden and blanket both looking beautiful.

** Kate **

KC'sCourt! said...

Love the blanket
Julie xxxxxxxx

donnalouiserodgers said...

So glad you referred to the hedge not the bush, it looks lovely, your sister has indeed shown and telled, and needs to recognise her ability,

and I do Love the baby blanket - so beautiful,

ooh I wanna be back in your neck of the woods and commune with your group on mondays...

soooo envious,

off to work now!!!

Dx

Helen said...

Stunning blanket, the blue edge is perfect as you say. Your garden looks great - worth all the hard work.

jude said...

Your garden is absolutely beautiful hun!just love the old milk churn my friend has been looking for one for years they are very few and far between!
All i can say that blanket is absolutely adorable and the blue tones juist make it!Im sure that mum will use it alot !
Have fab wednesday and creative week hugs Judex 11

Neil said...

Thanks for sharing your space, have a good week! I love3 the peek into your garden.

Lunch Lady Jan said...

I'm a convert to dahlias, they last for ages and put out lots of flowers - that's a particularly pretty one though. Your garden looks beautiful, I'm redesigning mine soon - it's all part of my Big Birthday. I don't want presents, just stuff for the garden :P Thanks for you kind words about the doorstop - it's filled with polyester wadding and dried split peas!! xx

Neet said...

What an industrious lot you are - thanks for the chit chat and the lovely photos. Hugs, Neret x

karen said...

What a lovely and lush garden you have! Those flowers certainly are inspiring and I look forward to see what you will make from the inspiration!
Your baby blanket turned out so beautiful! Multi-talented woman you that you are!
Happy WOYWW!
xoxo Karen #53

Minxy said...

The baby blanket is indeed beautiful, well done on finishing it, and what a fab garden no wonder you've been out enjoying it with the nice weather
Happy wednesday
hugs Minxy x

Angela Toucan said...

you have such a pretty garden. the baby blanket looks wonderful, welldone.

Lulabelle said...

Lovely baby blanket!
Beautiful garden! Dalihas remind me of my grandad, his garden was full of them!
Happy WOYWW!

Di said...

That baby blanket is just perfect, the border is 100% right for sure! Lovely piccies of your garden too, you should open it for charity as there's so much going on. Happy WOYWW!! Di xx

JoZart Designs said...

Fab post... the blanket looks so perfect with the edging round it. Love the garden pics too,
Love JoZarty x

Joey said...

Hiya,

oooh that milk churn is something I would love to have in my garden its beautiful, the flowers are stunning. Hope you have caught up.

Joey x

Sarah Anderson said...

Your garden is so summery, and I just LoVe your milk churn! Great baby blanket too :)

angelfish said...

Lovely colours in your garden and your baby blanket:)Your crafty get together sounds like fun as well as being very productive.

Angie said...

What a great time you had on Monday. That blanket is so gorgeous ...it will be used, loved, treasured and kept no doubt, so all the work was worth it. Beautiful flower shots.xx

Kirsty.A said...

Lovely baby blanket. Lovely garden. What a busy week. TFS
Kirsty

Spyder said...

I love clematis too really pretty colour. well you look very busty this week soI won't keep you!!! Have a great Crafting week ! HaPpY WoYwW
((Lyn))

Pam said...

I dont know where you fnd the time to do everything! Hugs Pam

Mrs A. said...

Garden is looking gorgeous and yes HOW do you manage to fit everything you do all in to one days work!! Hugs Monkey & Mrs A.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful garden, and, as usual, your productivity put me to shame. That dahlia is spectacular!

Mary Anne

C said...

I am absolutely drooling over your glorious flowers! It's too hot here to grow much in the summer.

famfa said...

Lovely blanket. Great garden photos. Love that milk churn

Anne said...

Beautiful garden,flowers and baby blanket - you certainly seem to get a lot done. Loved the begonias on the milk churn. Anne x

Lavinia said...

Hello!!! Just about getting abck in to blogging again after my abscence & life troubles, your gardens looking really beautiful & yes the Dahlia is very nice a good value blousey flower indeed, love them! Pretty blanket :)
Lavinia
x

Julia Dunnit said...

Well dear friend, I think it's as well that it's a table that you sit around on a monday....think guillotine!!! Beeeyoootiful baby blanket, perfect colours.

Dragon said...

Fabulous garden shots and great baby blanket... hope you get all those things done on your rail...
Frankie
xx

Rika said...

Wonderful blanket!

Anonymous said...

It's just all go with you this week isn't it? love the finished blanket and your garden is looking so beautiful, is that the church entrance across the street? What a lovely view you have.

Hugs
Brenda

Susanne said...

It's always a treat to see what you are working on - and those lovely purple blooms are a bonus! Thanks for sharing.

okienurse said...

Awesome pics of your garden today! Love the new baby blanket and I really love the new hoody you made. Those grandbabies are going to be well outfitted thats for sure. Thanks for sharing. Vickie

April said...

What a lovely baby blanket, and the hoody in your next post is fantastic too!! looks like your "to do" rail will be keeping you busy! Gorgeous flowers in your garden, such lovely colours. Thanks for sharing.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

You have a fantastic garden. I'm super impressed. And it looks like you have been really, really busy with the baby blanket, the new hoodie (next post) and getting your neighbor's house ready to sell. You sure have a lot on your plate! Happy belated WOYWW.

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Hi there Wipso running bit late but better late than never... love the baby blanket and awesome shots of the garden and am with you on the shade of that clematis, love Shaz in oz.x

Sue from Oregon said...

such pretty baby things you have been making! And such a lovely garden as well! TFS!

mckinkle said...

Your garden is looking truly beautiful Annie, its always such a wonderful walk around your highlights as Ive only got a courtyard!

That stunning Clematis is so vibrant and healthy looking - it is so unlike what our potted versions look like :(

Your milk churn is so retro and fabulous, it really does evoke all sorts of memories when I see it so I can imagine how you must feel about it!


Keryn x

Sylvia/LittleTreasures said...

Catching up..so peeped about a bit
(and very handsome too)..sounds like a fun concert. and lots of great visual effects (and very handsome too). Here I love your finished items and the lovely flowers. Have 3 grandchildren visiting, so fun busy...but 117 heat index so miserable outside. Enjoy the week

Elizabeth said...

Lovely post - thoroughly enjoyed reading about your crafting afternoon - reminds me of the sewing bees women went to in the past. Your garden photos are gorgeous, especially that clematis. Of course, I've noseyed on and seen the sweet little jacket, it's looks really cosy. As for the 'very handsome' young men - methinks you are perhaps just a tad smitten :) Elizabeth x #99