Easter Makes

A glimpse of what I have been enjoying this Easter

here at Patchwork House

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Mr Pwk Ht and I enjoyed a lovely spring walk in the woods

to collect the twigs for our Easter tree

Oh how I enjoyed last weekend

unwrapping all my treasures to hang and pretty up my window

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Sitting enjoying its prettiness

I decided to add some of the lovely crocheted flowers

that I have seen everywhere around in blogland

They were so quick and easy and used up tiny scraps or yarn

I used the pattern out of my

Nicki Tench book ~ cute and easy crochet

but you will also find a tutorial written by

Lucy at Attic24

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I have been enjoying

relaxing and snuggling

under the granny stripe blanket I am making

look what the postman brought me

Homespun Style

by

Selina Lake

my Easter treat!

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it is just gorgeous

lovely pictures on every page

and full of inspiration

I hope you are enjoying some pretty Spring makes too

Heather

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New Addiction

Happy Easter to you all!

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Well here I am AT LAST!

Sorry I’ve been a bad blogger ...

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school work is now done

1 week in and I am beginning to feel rested

so now I have the joy of 1 more week for sewing!

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so what’s happening here

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well I have discovered

INSTAGRAM

(its all Daisy Moons fault!)

and am loving using my phone camera

and creating pretty photos to share

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now I will never get any sewing done!

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any of you on there for me to follow?

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Hope you are having a lovely Easter break

(despite the grotty weather)

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Heather

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Country Pleasures

Fresh air

sunshine

walking with my lovely hubbie

Saturday found us at Erddig

enjoying the new sights of Spring

I hope you have managed to get out

and enjoy the lovely

new day light

shoots

blossoms

lambs

and feel that burst of new life

Heather

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Saturday pleasures

Saturday's are a wonderful gift from God!

I am enjoying

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flowers bought by my wonderful husband to help with a difficult weekend

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daylight

washing on the line

my home

the postman

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vintage cake stand arrived in the post as a swap

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making soup

family

flowers

crochet

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completed crocheted cushion in spring colours for swap

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in between school work sigh ..... !

Happy Saturday to you all!

Heather

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Pretty spring colours

This is what I'm enjoying at the moment

and thought you'd like to see too

A cushion cover in the making for a customer

who sent me a photo of her Laura Ashley wallpaper

so I could coordinate the colours

Its so pretty

fresh

girly

and full of hope!

Sorry I’ve not been here much lately friends .....

I am having a really tough time at the moment

sinking under mounds of school work

and struggling with health issues

Looking forward to Easter hols

when I can get back to blogland with you all

Heather

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If not you are missing a lovely blog!

Pop on over you are in for a treat

AND

there's a gorgeous giveaway

to sign up for!

Happy weekend friends :)

Sorry I've not been around much lately,

school is taking over my life at the moment.

4 weeks till Easter!

Heather

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Lazy Sunday afternoon

This is what

Sunday afternoons

are for

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tea & cake

magazine

crochet

peace and quiet

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what more could a girl want!

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday too

Heather

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Life at Patchwork House

Welcome to Patchwork House!

I am forever changing things around

and thought you might like a tour . . . . .

I love to make

cosy corners

colourful displays

comfy seats

My treat on a Friday

is to buy myself flowers for the weekend

because

I survived the week

I want to indulge myself for the weekend

and I'm worth it!

Time for me

is sitting cosy

amongst

patchwork quilts

and crocheted cushions

I love upcycling

and you will find many things in my home

made from recycled clothes

I collect jugs

and in summer fill them with

garden flowers

My love of all things Cath

is taking over lately!

I am blessed

to have a new husband and 3 children

I love to bake for them

and make a welcoming home

Happy weekend friends

enjoy your home making

Heather

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Happy weekend!

Happy weekend folks

enjoy your family and friends

relax in your home

and indulge in what makes you happy!

Heather

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Valentine's Treat

I usually try to blog each weekend,

so to explain my absence last weekend this is where I was!

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For a special Valentine's treat

Mr Pwk Ht and I went off to the Lake District for a weekend break.

I booked it several weeks ago and it has been so good to look forward to.

We are lucky to live only 1+1/2 hours away

so on Friday night after work we jumped in the car

and headed up to Windermere to stay with my friend Sam at

Briardene B&B.

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We have been many times before

and will continue to visit as we love the Lake District,

the B&B is cosy and beautifully furnished and the hospitality is top quality.

Sam is a crafter and when I first stayed there we immediately hit it off.

You can find her on facebook at Butterscotch Lane Crafts.

The B&B is beautifully furnished and decorated with lovely crafts

which will delight any crafters wanting a break!

We can highly recommend a stay at Briardene with Sam and David.

Do take a look at their website and if you go say that I sent you!

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To add to the delight of our weekend break we were treated to snow,

something we have not had on The Wirral!

It was VERY cold but we thoroughly enjoyed putting on our boots and hats

and having some fresh air.

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Our 1st walk was around the pretty village of Grasmere,

where Wordsworth is buried.

We love the little streets, the Gingerbread shop

and the beautiful church there.

Can you see the frozen fountain? It was amazing!

It was SO cold it wasn't long before we needed

hot chocolate to warm us up!

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Next we drove up to Keswick for a mooch round the market.

Mr Pwk Ht (from USA) hadnt been up here

so I drove to let him take in the views

and we were treated to beautiful sights over a frozen Thirlmere.

Again it was bitter so we had fun choosing an old real ale pub for lunch,

where curry and goulash were just what we needed to warm us!

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We had a wonderful time

time away from home

time together

time for us!!

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I hope you have all had some Valentine's love too

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Heather

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Half Term Madness - craft swap!!!

Hello my dears and happy half term to you all!

Oh that wonderful feeling of waking up and knowing I have

a whole week in the land of The Patchwork Heart!

I have just returned from a lovely weekend away with Mr Pwk Ht

and am feeling suitably refreshed and ready for a week of sewing!

To celebrate I am hoping to swap crafts with any of you lovely ladies.

If you like my makes and think I would like your makes ......

if you would be interested in swapping a make or two of the same value .....

please email me to discuss!

I have launched this over on my

facebook page

where you can see all my photo albums of the things I make.

Have a wonderful week especially if you are off work!

Heather

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Lazy Sunday afternoon

This is what I'm enjoying today as I sit stitching a bulk order of

Vintage Patchwork Hearts

thought you'd like to share my lovely roses and the beautiful peace and quiet! Oh its such a delight to be home relaxing in daylight!

Happy Sunday bloggy friends

Heather

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Gifts of love

Show someone you care this Valentine's Day!

gifts for the people you love

to say . . . . .

I love you

I care

special friend

thinking of you

miss you

you mean the world to me

God Bless

take care

Sale

NOW ON

visit my facebook page this weekend to buy some Patchwork goodness!

Heather

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TADAA!

So excited got to show you girls .....

Do tell me your thoughts on the new range of cards please.

I have designed this set with ladies in mind

and soon have a vintage range, childrens pack and general set available

in different colours and designs

A set of 4 quality cards to suit many occasions.

These cards are hand made with free motion machine embroidery applique in red, blue, pink and green country style fabrics. Designs of flower, cupcake, butterfly and teacup provide cards suitable for the ladies you love. Each card has a paper insert, a matching envelope and is blank for your own message. Cards measure approx 15cm square.

wow 3 blogs in 1 day

I am doing well!

Don't worry Ill be back to the classroom tomorrow

and you won't hear from me for another week sadly!

Have a good week friends

Heather

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Follow me on TWITTER!

Follow The Patchwork Heart on twitter!

I have just spent many hours of my relaxing Sunday joining twitter and finding out how it works! You can follow me

HERE

Now I really must get off the computer and start sewing!

Today I am working on my new ranges of greetings cards stitched with fabrics and decorated with buttons and ribbons. They will be for sale soon in packs of 4 in several different colour ways. I would love to know what you think!

Heather

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Happy Sunday friends!

This is what I'm enjoying today here at Patchwork House.

I am spending some quality time relaxing, sitting snuggling with my quilts and crocheted cushions, enjoying these pink tulips. My New Years resolution is to clean the kitchen floor EVERY Saturday and to buy myself fresh flowers each Friday! (I must admit I'm very good at the 2nd but not so keen on the 1st!!!)

As I sit and gaze

I am reminded of the wonder of God's creation and his beautiful gift to us.

Happy Sunday whatever you are up to!

Heather

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crochet help PLEEASSSSSE?

Calling all you clever crocheting girls, can you help me please?

This is my 2nd attempt at a circular cushion and it is going wrong again AGGHHH!

as you can see the circle is turning out more like a frilly octagon again!

I have been following the pattern by Lucy at Attic 24

I have written to Lucy for help but I know she is a busy lady and must have tons of mail to deal with, so I am asking is there anyone out there who can help me please?

The 1st time a month ago I followed Lucy's pattern exactly, stitched it up and had a sad looking cushion that had a wrinkly spiders web design. I lived with it for a few weeks but hated it so now its undone and I'm starting again. I began with 9 instead of 11 stitches in the 1st round and it is still too big. Shall I try 8 stitches, is it my tension, or does anyone have another pattern I can follow please? I am using Sirdar Country Style DK with a 4mm hook.

Please help

I know there are so many of you out there

who make lovely crochet all the time

I am looking forward to hearing from you,

either respond to this post or email me at

thepatchworkheartuk@gmail.com

Thanks girls

Heather

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Buttons and rags!

What a lovely relaxing few evenings I have had away from my sewing machine.

As I shared in my last post she has been poorly and is away at the repair man, having a well earned service and some adjustments done! She has done many 1000s of miles I am sure so is in need of a rest! But what is a girl to do without a machine for 5 days .....

Oh how I love to sew on buttons, and even better sewing on felt!

I have spent some lovely time rummaging through my HUGE button collections and came up with all these vintage buttons in shades of white, cream, pearl and crystal. Don't they look gorgeous? I think they would be just super for Valentine's Day or a wedding gift and will add lovely vintage charm to any home.

I have also been busy knotting strips of multi coloured fabrics to make a raggedy heart wreath. I will have plenty of these in stock for my Valentines sale at the beginning of Feb but think I might just have to keep this one as it looks so perfect on the dresser in my kitchen! I love colourand this just warms my heart.

Tomorrow is an exciting day as I get my machine back

and hopefully will be able to get on with my free motion work again :))

Heather

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