The Cottage Smallholder

At last I can reveal….project I've designed in July's edition of 'Popular Patchwork". I'm pretty thrilled about this!

It is in the shops right now, July edition. It isn't on the cover, but it is inside….been waiting months for it to be published as I finished writing the pattern and doing the 'how to' photos way beck in February! Had to keep quiet about it until now. Thought I would burst.

Thanks one and all.

Open Studio has been hit and miss Nadine- the weather has not been on my side! It was very noticeable that the one nice sunny afternoon brought more people out. What has rather got to me this year is the way people seem happy to come, spend nearly an hour asking me questions, being taken through everything, possibly having a coffee ( fresh filtred I might add….) , use my loo and then leave without even buying a card. Personally I consider that just plain rude- if I went into someone's home and studio and spent that amount of time there I would buy a card at the end- even if I disliked their work!- the coffee would cost  more in Starbucks than a card. Some of the people who came were a real pleasure to talk to, but I do wonder what people think we are opening our studios for- it is, simply, to sell stuff! But I've covered my costs again this year, so fair enough. Lot of work for not much return though. Last day today, raining, has been all night, doubt it will be busy.