My summer location...

...is far more north and western than Catalonia, of amazing beauty and full of fine people.
Rough and sweet, colourful in harmony, that's Connemara.

here I get inspirations for my handcraft, relax from last years rat race,  put on a few
pounds-what seems to be especially appreciated by my love-
and try to let our guests in the Old Monastery Hostel experience an unique stay..

Summertime in Connemara

...and living is easy!!!
The Whitestrand in Renvyle spreads its fine sand blanket
out for us, to enjoy todays incredible 25degrees.

Busy, busy

designing and sewing for a new shop, which opened its doors
1th of July in Calella, Barcelona, Spain

I will give Patchwork and creative sewing workshops from next September on
in this great space, where Elisenda and Carmen, the two owners, will offer a wide
range of creative classes..

All excited with the arrival of the first fabrics from the "Ring a Roses" collection by Guetermann,
I got started....

bird houses

...we made them last Saturday in one of my weekend workshops
and had great fun.
except for the little bird, there was no sewing, but
sticky fingers from the clue.

scrap cushion

....made from the scraps of the "Far from Africa" Quilt

ready for my kids to jump on it!

Work in progress

..so, the top of my "Far from Africa" peace is ready,

just in time when temperatures here in Spain are picking up

and quilting gets a sweaty job.

I thought about a kind of all over wood grain texture,

you know like the lines in the wood, where branches a growing out.

But if there is anybody out there with an other suggestion????

flower power

..much of my day I spend driving around
picking up my kids from school, getting them to their
training, games, doctors etc..
and like I hate to be late,
I am always min. 10 minutes too early!!!
Usually this lost time freaked me out as much as being late,
than I discovered crochet again - after more than 25 years
I still know to do it, wow!!
Now 10 minutes hanging around for my
kids, gets me a crochet flower done
for rings, brooches, scrunchies and other stuff
to be pimped up.

...and I JUST LOVE THEM!!!