This is why I need no spend week, two Cath Kidston boxes, full of fabric bought about six months ago!!!!!

Goodies and temptations.

Well the first day of no spend week started fine, went food shopping I know exciting but we have to eat one of my favourite lines is "we'd be rich if we didn't have to eat", and I'd be slim !!!

Anyway I'd hardly put said shopping away when I get a call from my mum saying the doctors have told her she needs to go straight to the hospital, she has heart problems and had a heart attack nearly two years ago without knowing it I might add she was out christmas shopping at the time and still managed to finish her shopping!!!! tough as old boots springs to mind.

So round I went to pick her up, my dad could have taken her but to say he is useless in that sort of situation is an understatement, so we arrive at the hospital at 12.50 and I just knew this was going to be a long afternoon things were not happening quickly especially when you have to wait for results to come back , doctors to sign letters etc etc so nearly seven yes seven hours later we were on our merry way having been given the all clear well nearly we're back again Saturday, I tell you what with her and the boys I wouldn't have time to work hehehehe which suits me fine.

So basically day one was fine because I was stuck at the bloody hospital. Day two was the temptation day not one but two catalogues dropped through the door the first being Hancocks of Paducah a book of sheer heaven all the new fabrics, as I always spend an absolute fortune I will have to hide this one.

The second one was from Joules, oh well bloody hell there are so many lovely things in this one as you can see from the photo I want to be that model surrounded by vintage cups and saucers

and in the other photo they've even got the pug I want, so ugly but so cute, I don't quite understand the tea pot on the head but hey she may have been cold.

On to the goodies my swap parcel arrived from the friendship swap I joined, it came from the lovely Alice in Utah, it was a lovely little quilted bag filled with four fat quarters, ric rac, pins a huge pin cushion, two chocolate bars but my absolute favourite has to be the crocheted flower tape measure which is gorgeous so thank you Alice it's all lovely.

All in all not a bad start to the week.

Speak soon

Kate

xxx

NO SPEND WEEK!!!!





This week I'm going to really really try not to spend any money (ok Claire you can stop laughing) people who know me will know how easy I find it, but I have decided I do not NEED anything, no fabric no ribbon no flowery plates and I certainly don't need another button for as long as I live.



I will obviously still need to go food shopping but apart from that nothing else, I might be able to focus on the stuff I actually own rather than looking for new goodies.



At the moment I have so much fabric I think I could quilt most of England so I really can't buy anymore!!!! I might post a photo this week of all my fabric just to shame myself, then again maybe not you might just think I'm a greedy cow, yes Claire I know you already think that but you are steadily catching up.



So let's see how I get on shall we, I might even post every day OMG that will be strange won't it feel free to join me if you wish.



Speak soon

Kate xxx



p.s if you're wondering who Claire is she's my big sister.

THE BIG RE-LAUNCH.

I can't believe it has been so so long since I first started this blog, I had such high hopes

for it but sadly it didn't happen.

But that was then and this is now and I'm back with a new enthusiasm for all things crafty.

I have a list as long and my arm of different things I want to make, starting with quilts for all

my boys I'll only do squares nothing to intricate (no point as they will only end up on the floor)

Has anyone seen the patchwork chair in the new Cath Kidston catalouge I would love to do that

with my sofas, I don't think my husband would appreciate it though and it does look like a lot of

work. I have just got to start using up some of my fabric I seem to have so much at the moment

I think thats why I can't concentrate on one thing because I'm always looking for my next project.

I've been sorting through all my craft books, to many craft books according to hubby (I hope he never looks at my wish list on Amazon) and I keep being drawn back to the Tilda ones everything is so pretty in them, some things are a little silly like a cow with angel wings on, I don't think I'll be making one of those, but never say never tastes change you know.

I've started making the quilt in the sew pretty homestyle which has quite a lot of applique which I'm enjoying because I can do that in the evenings while watching tv.

Hopefully this time I can keep posting.

See you soon

Kate xx

How can it be Friday already?

I can't understand it I'm sure I have less days in the week than everybody else, I must have how come everyone else seems to rearrange their houses landscape their gardens cook fab meals bake cakes and still have time to sew all in a week!!!
Maybe I just need to organize myself better I wonder where I've heard that before oh yes it's what I say to myself at the start of every week.
I start the week with all these good intentions that I will have everything done by lunchtime and have the afternoons crafting but somehow this just doesn't happen.
Maybe I should get off the computer and go and put some washing on........

Right I'm back now having cleaned as much as I'm going to today I've just been to the garden centre and they had my favourite frilly pansies I just love frilly pansies they are so pretty and best of all they were buy one get one free so I had to buy 6 I did didn't I please tell me I did.
When I got home the postman had been and left me a parcel on the doorstep I love parcels it was from the good fairy swap on swap bot and my partner was Raesha and she sent me 2 of the swaps I didn't receive anything from the first was a fabric swap yah I love love love fabric and it was a lovely selection and a pink swap which is another thing a absolutly adore pink and she sent me a cute pink notebook, buttons, lovely ric rac and a cute pack of pink snaps I love presents thank you Raesha.

At last I'm about to embark on a whole new adventure, I've been wanting to start this blog for months now but you know how it is theres always something else that comes up or is the truth I just kept putting it off week after week content just reading other talented girls blogs and wondering how the hell they keep their floors so clean and still manage to create such wonderful things, maybe they just write about the good bits and don't photograph the ironing pile in the corner that is threatening to take over the entire house or is that just mine?
I thought it would be nice to have somewhere I could show my charity/thrift shop finds to people who don't look at me with that pitying look that says OK mum as long as you like it thats fine but don't you dare put it anywhere near my room, why can't boys see the beauty in things your granny would have had on her dresser.
Anyway I think thats enough for now I may be back later to add some photos of what I call treasure and what my husband and boys call complete and utter crap..... theres no accounting for taste I suppose.
Tut tah for now
Kate.