My Secret Obsession is...

I am kicking this off with my current obsessions and then it is down to you to linky your blog obsession post to share with the rest of us!

I have a red theme running through mine, starting with...

I am not keen on creamy dairy desserts or even ordinarily Jelly but this is soft set, no gelatine but vegetable based setting agents and intensely raspberry flavours.  Very refreshing.  And now some more berry flavours with Jelly Belly Beans.

I just found a shop in town where they sell them by the scoop and have a wide range of flavours.   I chose raspberry, cherry, cherry cola, pomegranate, cinnamon and maybe a few others here.  Nice!

And one more red obsession, loosely speaking, red haired musical/comic genius Tim Minchin.  This obsession has been running for some time.  I am a bit of a sucker for red hair,  my daughter is a softly toned ginger and I do like a red haired man.  My dad ( a difficult individual at the best of times) is a red head so lets not dwell on that Freudian connection too much.   His music reminds me of Ben Folds and  Tom Lehrer but has its own distinctive style.  He likes to challenge taboos and approaches subjects from a rational perspective, I should mention he is pleasing on the eyes too.  Best avoid if you are easily offended but it you are not, he is incredibly funny and at times appealingly sentimental.  Persevere with the clip below, the song has a long set up but it is so worth it.

Your turn... I don't want to be a billy-no-mates so please take part, you have a week  a couple of weeks to add a linky to a post on your blog about something that obsesses you and reveal something about yourself other than sewing, it will be an education for all x

Red Shoes

I know some women are crazy for shoes but I am relatively restrained.  My feet are wide and I like to walk a lot so a lot of footwear just annoys me, but when I saw these beauties yesterday I couldn't resist.

I distantly remember being told red shoes were the sign of a whore way back in my teenage days- red rag to a bull- I especially love red shoes, and specifically these red shoes.

Don't forget to join me for My Secret Obsession on Sunday 5th June- the button is in the side bar should you want to add it to your blog.  See you there!

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I can't wait to hear about your weird and wonderful obsessions.  It can be the obsession that you mentioned in the giveaway day comments or something completely different.

Looking forward to it!

Colour on a Grey Day

On a grey and rainy bank holiday in the UK I thought I'd show you a bit of colour and vintage style from some recent car boot sale finds.

This is little pot is the perfect size for a bit of jam for scones and tea- don't do that very often but next time it happen, this is coming out.

I don't know if I like the box more or the picture dominos inside, such great blocks of sunny colour. 

This is half a standard tile size and made in Japan.  It rests near the radio on the kitchen table because I like to look at it so much.  I love the shapes and the overlap of the lines.

I found a big length and extra bits of this vintage fabric.  How have I lived without a clock print!  Don't know what I am going to use this but the green turquoise teal mixed with the golden yellow is so appealing!

Do you want to know something odd?  The giveaway winner Woolynn- (Lynn) also won last years Sew Mama Sew giveaway- how odd is that!

And talking of odd, start thinking about your secret obsession.  I was so inspired by the weird and wonderful comments on this years giveaway that I thought a linky feature where I post my current obsession and any of you with a blog and something that is taking over your thoughts/life etc can share a blog post and your obsession- something other that fabric and sewing would be good- I like to know more about you all!  I'll put my post up next Sunday, get thinking x

Winner! And Pincushions

What an education it was reading your giveaway comments.  Little did I know about book darts, flower frogs,  Lalaloopsy dolls, Vibram fivefinger running shoes and a whole load of other things!  I enjoyed reading these so much that I think I will have to make 'My Secret Obsession' a regular feature and put a linky tool in so we can all share them!  I'll work on a button and set a date.  Thankyou all for sharing.

Random number generator picked number 49- WooLynn- I have sent you an email!  She mentioned in the previous comment that she was obsessed by making things in stained glass, hence the related cards on her parcel!  Both fabrics will be on the way to you soon!

Giveaway and Obsessions

Giveaway time!  Hi to anyone visiting from
Sewmamasew's giveaway day!

Very large FQ of Michael Miller's mending Madness and a FQ of Lakehouse Dry Goods texty garden print.   Nice! So what do you have to do to win these lovelies?  Read on.

I have a very busy brain always whirring and a tendency towards obsession that I like keep in check.  Currently I am obsessed by:

1...the origins of this fabric Elsie's Kitchen by Windham, (now out of print but can be found Etsy/Ebay from time to time)

which led me to buy this hankie from ebay

and this tea towel from etsy, 1970 is my year of birth.

I do have plans for the fabric and the tea towel, they were all bargains and hopefully this print is out of my system.

2...Adele's album 21-

 this song and others had tears running down my face last Saturday making tea even though I have heard it so many times before.

3...And this advert, the music, the roller boots, the clothes, the stretchy, breath taking moves.

To enter:

Leave a comment sharing your latest obsession with me however weird and wonderful!   Please don't just put quilting or sewing, I take that as a given, but it could be your favourite fabric line.
If you follow, thankyou!  Have an extra entry.

Make sure I can get in touch with you- if you are a no reply blogger and I cannot find your email you will not be able to win!  

I won't be replying to comments as I know I will not be able to keep up but if you have a question or want to email me, click on the link under 'About me' on right.

International entries welcome.

Giveaway finishes Midnight 25th May GMT

Good luck x

Spring Quilt Festival

Want to be inspired?   Take a visit to the Spring Bloggers Quilt Festival 2011 over at Amy's Creative side.  Everytime I find something that I haven't seen before.  

If this is your first time here, I should say hi and welcome.  I am Kerry and I share my vintage and sewing life here.  Small scrappy projects are what I enjoy the most so it is no surprise that my entry is a mini- I haven't made a big quilt in a while but a whole load of work goes into my little quilts.

I made the for the Doll Quilt 10 Swap on Flickr.  It was for Terrie Sandelin her work is normally teeny tiny, intricate and ordered with a traditional feel..  Her tastes are pretty flexible and she had a lot of circles on her inspiration mosaic so that was my starting point.  I love piecing curves and circles and I have wanted to try a radiating pattern for a while.  I used Flickr to find pictures of spirals and circles- dandelion heads, broken glass etc- they all helped with building the idea.  Then a song crept in, it all fitted together- search through for the lyric!

 I used an Ez Dresden cutter to help with the pattern pieces and a mix of ticker tape pieces onto neutral wedges and pieced strips.  The stamping is with Versacraft ink, perfect for fabric and heat sets with an iron.

I then added some hand quilting with chunky perle cottons and appliqued the centre circle in.  It was one of those quilts where you just keep working it until you feel it is done.  All those yellows and turquoises make me so happy and I still feel really happy looking at it!

Enjoy looking round x