The end of March

April is here but here is a little of what we were up to at the end of March!

My class used Skype to talk to my lovely friend Shan in Montserrat to interview her about living with a live volcano.

 On a glorious sunny day we went for a walk around Bronte Country.

A spot of lunch on route

We were serenaded by frogs.

Lots and lots of frogs!

I love visiting Oakworth Station.

I found my old Holly Hobby doll in our loft so brought her down and washed her.

 My mother in law sent me this lovely felted cat brooch

 I've been buying pretty china for a special event coming up soon.

 Hubby and I went to Salts Mill in Saltaire to look at the new David Hockney prints

 I treated myself to some books

 Made chilli beans for a vegetarian friend

 And something special arrived for that special event!

I'll tell you later.........

A spot of Gentle-stitching

I was lucky enough to go to Hope and Elvis last weekend to do a Workshop with Christine from Gentlework.

My best workshop buddie Diane was also there. Read Diane's blog post about the day here.

Christine does the most amazing work using vintage fabrics and lots of lovely found objects.

It seems like every piece has a story....not always the story of it's making but a hidden story.

Christine started by telling us a little about what inspires her and some of her techniques.

Then were were allowed to choose goodies generously brought by Christine set out for us on the bench. 

And she very kindly gave us all a little gift, beautifully wrapped. I made Diane open hers so we could see what was inside!

So I collected together a little stash and a book of birds for inspiration.

and off I went......

regular readers of my blog will know I sometimes fail to finish a piece at Hope and Elvis....today was no different!

But I do know which way it is going.

So thank you Louise for hosting another wonderful workshop. Thank you Christine for the inspiration and sharing and thank you to my lovely friend Diane.

This was inside my own gift off Christine.