Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck Quilt

Beatrix Potter created such delightful, beautiful little characters. I just love them, I particularly love the way they are dressed. So much so, that I decided to make a baby quilt using Peter Rabbit material.  Below are my two favourite Beatrix Potter figurines, standing proudly on my dresser for Spring.

Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck with ducklings, so sweet.

Quilt top finished and ready for quilting and binding.

Peter Rabbit Baby Quilt

My granddaughter was born prematurely (4 weeks early) on 11 January. We are all overjoyed. She is so petite and beautiful. The first grandchild on both sides. My daughter and her husband are over the moon and the other grandparents, like ourselves, are finding it hard to stay away from her. I feel that I have "fallen in love" again, as I have that loving feeling since she was born, and every time I see her, it gets stronger. It's wonderful.

I decided to try to make a quilt for our beautiful little girl. Following my surgery, I am doing very well, but had a set back when I over exerted myself.  I ache very easily, and am a bit frightened of over doing it at anything, in case I bring on or bring back the awful pain.  

However, this is one quilt I have to make.

So I started slowly to make a pretty little bunny rabbit quilt. I used Peter Rabbit squares, a four patch made out of delicate pink, kind of toile pattern peter rabbit material and a lovely Susan Branch material, I picked up both (in anticipation of having a future grandchild), at the 2012 Knitting and Stitching Show in Dublin.

The cutting and bending puts the most strain, so I have to take a lot of breaks. I am doing it, a little at a time, and in the words of Andrew Carnegie "all's well and all grows better". Here's how I am getting on :

Blocks of squares and 4 patch made for Peter Rabbit Baby Quilt.

Assembling the best design

Sewn together and ready for a border.

January

"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom".  Marcel Proust 


January is the time of year when I go shopping for a new winter coat.  I think a coat is one of the most valuable pieces of clothing to have in your wardrobe. With the right winter coat and mine is and always has been either black or an elegant camel classic wool coat, one looks groomed and dressed for any occasion.

Camel is one of my favourite colours to wear at any time of the year, but particularly in Autumn/Winter.

Below are some lovely photos of my favourite camel clothing which I found on Pinterest and other sites.

The Classic Camel Coat

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in The VIP's
The Chemistry between Taylor and Burton in the film was magic.

1950's stylish Camel suit

Another lovely 1950's camel suit, very stylish with leather gloves and matching handbag.

Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, the Good Wife wearing a lovely camel power suit.

Count Your Blessings

When I'm worried and I can't sleep

I count my blessings instead of sheep

I fall asleep counting my blessings.

Bhliain Nua Sásta 2014

Happy New Year - A year filled with endless possibilities.  Wishing you all the very best this coming year.

Image via Internet.

Auld Lang Syne - Mairi Campbell

God's promise.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.                                                                       Jeremiah 29.11

Life is too short to wake up with regrets
So love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the one's who don't.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If it changes your life, let it.
Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.  

Harvey Mackey

Artist's Wife sewing - Hans Heysen, 1877-1968

My New Year Resolutions are :

• Take one step at a time and relax.
• Eat more foods that grow
• Resume my sewing and crafting
• Make the time every day for a walk
• Radiate more Love and Kindness out to the world for the collective good of all.