Happy Friday!
A new zipped pouch using patchwork
I love the vibrant colours of the different fabric.
Hello everyone. How has your week been? Claire and I gave a talk to the lovely ladies of the Llansamlet WI yesterday evening. They gave us a great welcome and it was fab to meet new crafters and quilters. This is what I love about what we do, meeting new people and sharing our love of all things fun and quirky. We have been making some new stock for Adelante using the patchwork that Claire has designed. The photo heading the blog is of a beautiful purple and gold jacket that I made for a customer. Diane wanted a birthday gift for her daughter whose favourite colour is purple. The purple is stunning and I think it looks great with the gold which looks like flames. I have started an advanced sewing course with the amazing Helen Rhiannon from All Sewn Up Wales today. I love vintage Christian Dior dresses so I am going to attempt to make my own version with a boat neck and box pleats. I will share some photos of my dress when it is finished. It is a year since Helen’s dressmaking book was first published. It has quickly become a must have dressmaking bible all over the world. Have a look at her website and her Facebook Page. Claire has been at Underhill Park Hub today doing a course run by Google. It is frightening how quickly technology is advancing especially with AI. Claire is our computer guru.
I always feel blessed to live where I do, close to lots of lovely beaches. Sunday Rod & I went for a walk to Oxwich. We had part of the beach to ourselves. Today we went for a walk on Langland Beach. It’s always good for the soul getting out in the fresh sea air and for my stomach (not my waistline though) as we finished both walks with coffee and cake. I also popped a photo in of a Hurricane waiting to take off from Swansea Airport to take part in the Swansea Airshow last Sunday.
The Forget Me Not Club went to the Gower Heritage Centre on Tuesday and sampled ‘A Taste of Times Past’. Thanks to Chendore Luan for feeding us tasty homemade food from a bygone era of Gower. It was really interesting learning something new about where you live. We all enjoyed having a walk around the centre and seeing the water wheel working. The Heritage Centre is a fascinating snapshot of times past. They also have a gift shop with lots of local produce. This weekend Swansea and the Gower is playing host to Ironman Swansea. Hope you all have a lovely weekend and a great week. See you next Friday x Suzanne