Taking time

My daughter will be leaving for uni the end of this week so it's been busy getting together everything she needs etc.   I haven't been hand quilting as much as I had hoped but she also understands I don't want want to rush it and the quilt will be ready when she comes home for Christmas.

I haven't been sleeping very well ( and I know lots of other parents feel the same).  You want amazing things for your children but at the same time to be safe .  You do your best but then have to let go and it's that worry that you aren't  keeping them safe anymore it's out of your control!  But as long as they know you are always there to support them its the very best you can do.   To anyone who reads this post I guess you can tell there is a little bit of therapy going on here for the loss of my little girl - but hopeful that the friendship and love for my daughter turning into an independent woman.

Taking time


I wrote the above post  before taking my daughter down - Bristol is a beautiful city and it is lovely where she is living and studying, plus she has great flat mates.  So it was emotional and it's a new phase for our family at hope as her sister misses her.  I cried all the way back (same as lots of other parents I know) but feel happy that she feels happy!  As we walked around Bristol I felt very excited so look forward to visiting again (but not too soon!)

Now I need to get on with some stitching..............

Quilting - Log Cabin

I had a lovely day on Saturday with my friend Fiona Wilson - I challenged her to teach me more about quilting! We spent time planning our "log cabin" design and ended up with a small sample by mid afternoon. It was very therapeutic and we were very pleased with the results.

We talked about how the Americans obviously are the queens of quilting and about how lovely it would be to grow up quilting in groups with family and friends. The sharing of stitching - taking time, creativity and friendship (and quilts sewn with love). How lucky you would be in that environment.

Fiona will post a photograph of both our samples shortly: http://fiona-wilson.blogspot.com

So now its time to start planning my miniature quilt entry for the Festival of Quilts this year and again say a big thank you to my dear friend Fiona.