Liberty london

I would love to work for Liberty .

Sunsets and sunrises.

Stunning! In Tyne and Wear

Hertford in the sun.

I'm going back down to stay with Mum and Dad soon. These were taken last summer.

Last week I made ...

I made this scotty dog sewing accessorie holder I designed her little coat to keep all the little bits I keep loosing in!, I took it along to show Hilary at High Street Quilting, she loved it and signed me up to run a workshop in April. i will add some photos when the workshop finished x

Belated valentines post

My Valentine window .

Crossed back apron with liberty print trimmed pockets

I decided to make my own pattern as I couldn't find one i liked in the department store,  I used a linen and cotton mix fabric for the apron that I had stashed away in my cupboard, I also had some liberty print that was prefect for adding a bit of something special to my design, the print features flowers which is perfect, as the apron is for me to wear at my allotment, I'll  be adding some photos of the allotment soon x.

Liberty haberdashery.

Great idea for a window display.

Liberty 2014 Summer visit

Mannequin group.

My garden in the sun.

This is my favorite place to create! I made the fire surround from scraps of wood, the kids thought I was going mad, but they love it, but, they still think im mad! all I need now is it to stop raining, so I can enjoy the garden, and a glass of Pimms of course.

What a room!

Our room at the Barcelo Hotel Malaga.

The usual means of decent to the Bar.

The Bar, at the Barcelo.

Take the slide to the bar !

This is the slide from the first floor to the bar in the Barcelo hotel, Malaga.

Carnaby Street,

Berwick street, London.

Cloth House, Berwick street, London.

I'd see reviews, and looked at the website, I was keen to visit, I was Not disappointed!! The staff were fine, polite, busy, I had read they could be a bit curt, but when you see how busy they are and how small the shop is well ... Number 47 was the first of the two shops I came across, it supplies fabrics for interiors and also has a selection of sewing notions, buttons, tapes and bindings, This is also a shop I would love to live nearer to!. This is the shop window of number 47, and i know it seems odd, but the place where you pay, was just so nice too i took a photo, it just looked like things had been placed, and that's where they stayed, like they were trinkets. In my next post I will show you what I bought, don't get too excited!, I'm a fan of neutrals and muted colours or "bland" as I've described them as, or "safe".

Liberty's Oragarmi Birds

They just catch your eye !

Love the wall art !

Cafe Liberty's wall art.

Cream Tea @ Liberty's .

My Birthday treat ! I was very nice but they were very tight with the cream !! It was my Birthday after all ! And we all know calories don't count on your birthday, lol x

Liberty's habadashery

I wish I lived nearer to London ! I love their fabric department. last year I bought a roll of Liberty fabric, and almost a year later I have actually used some, I've not wanted to use large pieces of it on one project, so I have combined the liberty prints with some others and I've started to make a lap/wall hanging, using an 8 pointed star, but me being me, decided that, I would try out my freemotion skills, and write some bits from the intro of Liberty s Book of Home Sewing. Well 4 hrs later!, and lots of up picking!  did I say I can't spell  ?  Well I can but when I look back at it again the letters are jumbled up !. My son is dyslexic, I think I am too. This is the first time I have done any freemotion sewing apart from having a practice on scrap fabric first, think it's quit effective, and fingers crossed spelt right.

New online shop :)

Hello, I'm now selling on Etsy, please take a look x

Http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HouseofShabbyUK

I love liberty's !

This time last week, I was celebrating my 46th birthday, with a trip to London, with my lovely mum. Our first port of call, as always was Liberty's for their beautifully habadashery department, it was quite at the time so I was able to take a few nice photos, this one is of a really cool mannequin grouping where they are standing in silver bubble wrap bags! Wearing pom pom type wigs, Oh what i wouldn't give to spend the day, working with their VM team! I've got more photos come.

Boston Terrier, Willow is now 6 months x

--- --- Sent by WhatsApp

This is my latest project, Vintage Nelly.

Tilda tea pots

I thought I would try out the Tilda tea pot pattern, I got good results I think.

The Tilda Quilt

Has been won !! The owner of the wining ticket, has kindly donated the Quilt to Maggie's cancer care center, to be re-raffled, I raised an amazing £400, Thank you to every one that bought tickets, and those who helped me to sell them too, and a special thanks to Hilary at High Street Quilting Birtley , for her help and kind donation x

Another amazing sky over springwell village.

December sky.