...not had much time for blogging! So here are a few photos of what we've been getting up to over the last 7 days...
sending parcels (here's one just opened by Hazel)...
a magical woodland picnic in the heart of the city ...
kissing tigers...
cutting squares for a quilt (totally failing to fight the urge for rainbow order!)...
eating dinner outside...
receiving exciting Finnish birthday gifts...
baking cookies...
It's been a wonderful but busy week - I have also enjoyed our local open house arts trail (which deserves a post all of its own), danced and drank cocktails to celebrate a friend's 40th, spent time with friends, sat in the sun at the park, got the paddling pool out, sourced vintage loveliness for one friend's home and another's wedding...and of course that's just the good stuff, there was plenty if day-to-day tedium and tantrums to fill up any spare moments!
After all that I'm looking forward to relaxing this weekend. Hope you've had a lovely week and that you have a happy sunny weekend!
Rachel x
What do I love? I love the direction your quilt's heading. I love your Finnish gifts. I love your biscuits. I have that Ikea tray too! It's a cracker!
ReplyDeleteAh, thanks lovely! Will post more quilt photos as progress is made, and the cookie recipe is worth sharing one day too. I love that Ikea tray so much, I endured 3 hours there and back stuck in traffic on the bus when 8 months pregnant to buy it, because I was mad with hormones and it seemed very urgent at the time! x
DeleteLove love love that quilt- what a gorgeous cluster of fabrics. The bird tray is lovely too- is it really Ikea? We were heading there shortly for a paper roll, maybe I could treat myself! melx
ReplyDeleteIt really is Ikea! Got it quite a while ago, but I think they might still have them - it is lovely. Definitely treat yourself! x
DeleteYour quilt is going to be amazing all those wonderful fabrics - that's quite a collection you have there! And I'm a tad (to say the least) envious of those Finnish delights!
ReplyDeleteThanks Polly - while my kids have been small and very time consuming, my creative energies have been sidetracked into collecting vintage fabric - now they're getting a bit older I'm starting to play with it all! And the Marimekko has been on my wishlist for years, the time had come...I feel very lucky! x
DeleteI love that marimekko cup! I am putting it on my birthday list! Might see you later xxx
ReplyDeleteIt's great, it's a tumbler - I don't drink enough water, and I thought if I had something beautiful to drink out of I'd drink more - so far it's working! Hope to see you later. xxx
DeleteThanks again for my lovely parcel Rachel, they really are gorgeous. A magical woodland picnic sounds great, and that quilt is going to be amazing. What a lovely project. Was it your birthday this week? happy birthday, I hope you had a brilliant day. Have a fab weekend. xxx
ReplyDeleteYou're totally welcome Caroline, I really enjoyed sharing a few choice pieces of fabric yumminess! The picnic was at the allotments of our local City Farm, it's a properly beautiful little spot, you can hardly believe you're 100 yards from a main road and a massive supermarket! My birthday's actually this coming Tuesday, but when that box arrived from Skandium, there was no way I could wait till then! Have a great weekend lovely. xxx
DeleteHi Rachel ... this is a little random but I have been blog hopping around modflowers and came across from there ... I know now why we share the Peter Pan gene ... my birthday is on the 28th ... ever the Gemini ... always wanting to play ... Bee xx
DeleteSounds like a great week! I'm a bit in love your quilt, your tray and your birthday gifts :-) x
ReplyDeleteIt was a lovely week thanks Col, the sunshine seems to have made everything feel special and holidayish - that's what happens after a month of rain I guess! I'm a bit in love with it all too, having a very happy colourful time at the mo! xx
DeleteI love the idea of your city woodland picnic... trying to guess the location. City farm?
ReplyDeleteYou got it in one Lottie, the picnic area over by the allotments is really gorgeous now, especially in this fabulous weather. x
DeleteHappy birthday Rachel- love it all- especially the birthday gifts and the kiddos of course! Jxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo, yes it's been a lovely week, and the Marimekko treats topped it off very nicely! Feeling blessed. xx
DeleteAhh, your quilt is going to be spectacular! Such amazing fabrics and love the way you're putting them together.
ReplyDeleteThere is a little parcel from me on its way to you - I hope it reaches you in time for tomorrow. Have a fantastic birthday x
Thanks lovely! I'm having so much fun playing around with how to arrange all the fabrics, but I always come back to some kind of a rainbow order, no matter how much I try not to - so I'm just going to go with it and get it out of my system! Looking forward to my birthday treat, thanks! xx
DeleteHope you had a happy birthday Rachel, it all looks lovely xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Tanya, it has been a great week. Hope you're having a good one too! xx
DeleteI love the fabrics on your quilt, it's going to be stunning. Can't wait to see the finished result. (I have that Ikea bird tray - it makes me happy every time i use it!)
ReplyDeleteThanks Gillian, I must admit I'm having a lot of fun playing with my fabric stash! I love that tray so much, and now I've got a couple of Marimekko cups to go on it, tea time is totally happy time in my house. x
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