Crumbs, but it’s been a long time since I last posted.  What can I say? I’m a scientist who studies influenza viruses and so these last few pandemic-twitchy months have been very, very busy.  Oh, and in my spare time I moved house.

I did manage to take three days off work last weekend though and I had a very crafty few days.  On the Friday I went to the Festival of Quilts, drooled over the fabulous quilts exhibited and spent far too much money feeding my stash (although everything I bought was very necessary, honest).  The on Saturday I went to the Bust sponsored Craftacular which was very busy but I picked up some great ideas and a few hand printed fat quarters. *cough, cough*  I’ll post some photos of my stash as soon as I can.

Then I Sunday I got down to business and set up my sewing machine in my new sewing room (it’s a one-bed flat but I was determined to get a box-room for sewing in).  The first thing I made was a bright, square bath mat to cheer me up in the morning.  Our new bathroom is tiny so I needed a small bath mat that we can squeeze the door over.

Most of the fabrics are either designed by Lizzy House (Red Letter Day collection) or Anna Maria Horner (Good Folks collection).  Usually I tend to stick with fabrics from just one collection in a project (it’s safest that way) but I just though that these fabrics work so well together.  I love how it has turned out and it really does make me smile in the morning.

The rest of my  long weekend was spent designing and starting a robot quilt for my nephew and making a half-needlepoint, half fabric cushion cover.  Pictures of both will be posted as soon as I take them.

Once we get an internet connection set up in the flat I will try to post more frequently.