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Well it's been a while, a while for me anyway. I do enjoy my little space here and doing this 365 project.  I am finding it a little challenging at times, motivation waining, lack of inspiration at times too but I really want to keep doing it.  My hope is that my photography grows and my photos get better but most of all I am hoping it will also be healing too. Tomorrow would have been my Dad's 63rd birthday.  I wish he could be here to celebrate with us but he can't so we are going to celebrate it in his memory at his favourite restaurant.  I think we might even make it a ritual, to keep it a happy, special day always.  So what have I been up this last week.....

 I got out in the garden and planted some new seedlings.

We were invited to lunch on Sunday so I got Miss 14 to work and she made this delicious chocolate tart and this pastry recipe. No really she loves to bake and she especially enjoys all the tasting as she goes too.
Our neighbour got married on Saturday.  What a surprise to find a cute wedding car in the street.

I got the knitting needles clicking and made a new dishcloth for the kitchen, just a simple moss stitch pattern.

I have been doing some more sewing and I have finished the top of Miss 10's quilt top.
More pretty mail in my letterbox.  I will be making one of these blankets with the yarn for a little baby girl.
Baking day yesterday.  I made these yummy biscuits if you are looking for inspiration for lunch boxes.
And there was also a bit of card making done today.  This one is for a boy who just turned 11 years old.

Have you had a good week?

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And so the motivation continues with my unfinished craft projects so I'm going with it, getting things done, it feels good like I'm getting back to myself again with crafting.  I have almost sewn the rows together now for my Miss 10's quilt I bought the fabric for way back here. I think for me the reason why I don't get things done is mostly motivation.  Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the size of my projects but I really like to challenge myself too. Then when things are just that little bit different I freeze because I don't want to make a mistake.  I know it doesn't matter if I do make a mistake it means I'm learning so I'm pushing past those invisible barriers and getting things achieved.

The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.

Edward Phelps

A Finished Lap Quilt

 After many hours I have finished the vintage fabric lap quilt for my friend.  It's a little wonky, not quite as even as it was meant to be. I'm still not sure why one side is 3cm shorter than the other mmm but it's full of character and oh so soft and squashy. It measures 102cm by 105 cm a good size to snuggle under while sitting on the lounge. This is my first larger size quilt I have made a little doll picnic blanket before and a patchwork pillow but nothing on this scale. So I'm please with how it turned out and that I didn't take too long to make, I think it may have something to do with the fact that today I'll be catching up with my friend and I don't know if I'll see her again before she leaves on the rest of her travels. To help me along with the quilt I referred to a few helpful tutorials here, here and here.

We've been having a bit of rain here the last few days and last night I could here the croaking of a frog. It was quite loud and I thought it may have been in a pipe but this morning I discovered it sitting happily in my watering can.

Have a great Sunday♥