Contented

Rufus

Rufus has been with us for almost 2 and a half months now, and has quickly found his place in our family.  I am now a mother of 3, he is my fur baby, and the boys refer to him as their little brother!  He is absolutely, utterly adorable, a little introverted but incredibly affectionate, and I can't imagine life without him now.  J adores having him around, although he can be a little over enthusiastic with him, so we have to keep an eye, but Rufus is so tolerant, and will just give a little rumble if J is overstepping the boundaries!  Every morning, J and I take him for a little walk, which has become a lovely addition to our routine (although J does tend to moan about it a little, and will no doubt moan a lot more when it is wet and cold!), but it has been great for getting sir out of the house and a little more active.  This morning we went for a long walk over at our nearby country park, we are trying to do this at least once a week, and we are thoroughly enjoying the fresh air and meeting all the other doggies and their owners (who are all so friendly!)

We've been doing a little bit of gentle training at home, and next week have a lady coming out to see us to help us with a bit more.  We still can't trust to let him off the lead, and he can be a little bit vocal if he meets a dog that isn't so friendly (luckily, 95% of the time he is absolutely fine, but with that last 5% he does go a little bit mental!!)  Hopefully, we will soon be able to join some classes, so that Rufus can have some fun and make some more friends! 

R x

Happy fabric

After my last post, the lovely Gertie of Quilting for England got in touch with me. She had spotted a piece of Dolce fabric in my little stack, and wondered if I would like some more?  Well, obviously I couldn't turn down such a generous offer!  So yesterday, this wonderful pile of fabric arrived.

Some real lovelies there, and Gertie couldn't have timed the delivery better, as yesterday also happened to be my birthday.  Thank you Gertie! 

I also received another little present of fabric yesterday, albeit one that I had paid for myself!

The top one is from the Outfoxed line by Lizzie House, and is a print I've had before but loved so much I really had to get some more of.  And the bottom is from Posy by Aneela Hoey.  It's much greener than it looked on the monitor, but still very pretty.  I don't think that one will go with the other colours for the new quilt, but will just be a lovely addition to my stash!   

So, my pile of fabrics for the new quilt is growing nicely, and I've naughtily placed a little order for some more today, so hopefully I will be able to carve out a little bit of sewing time soon and make a start on it!

R x

Gathering...

Gathering together a little selection of fabrics for my next quilt.

I may also have inadvertently ordered a couple more half yards from the States yesterday.  Oops!  I will certainly need more though.  These are destined to become a quilt for our bed - a handmade quilt is the perfect weight for the hot weather we had this year, and we only have one quilt big enough for the both of us so I think another is necessary.  Although, as we are now into Autumn there is no big rush (just as well, really, as I haven't managed any sewing at all since finishing the last quilt at the start of the summer!)

R x