guest post by summerfete

So here I am!

Thank you Lynne for allowing me 

to guest post here on Lily's Quilts

My name is Clare a 30something
I live in England and have been

mumbling web-logging

for 3 years under the guise of summerfete.

To tell you the truth 

I began blogging to prove to

myself and others that I'm more

than just a girl struggling to conceive.

 *

My discovery of patchwork began on a trip to

New York early September 2001.

We never made it to NY, we diverted to Cape Cod,

where we found our sanctuary

and I found patchwork quilts!

The children haven't materialised

but the quilts have.

I like to think that my blog is an honest reflection

of who I am as a person...

...genuine, a little bit silly,

but with good intentions!

Mainly I like to hand sew,

you know what they say about

a mechanics car?

Well its a similar story with a 

dressmakers daughter.

I muddle along!

I was that girl at school

who could thread a sewing machine .

I do love to paper piece
mainly for the flexibility,

and the fact I like to make my own templates,

more for frugal reasons

rather than any super intelligence.

Recently I have been trying out 

a simpler colour palette,

as I like that patchwork can be just as stunning,

without costing a fortune.

I've also been getting to grips with the machine!

Now for the juicy bits!

I REALLY love gardening

I'm not keen on meat.

I don't drive..loser right?

I watch the biggest loser.

I don't wear make-up.

I've been around the world.

I'd love to be an artist.

I got married in lavender.

I like different.

If you like different

do pop on over to

summerfete

where I shall be turning the  above patchwork

summer of love

into a quilt!

Thank you Lynne

to you and your readers

for taking the time to peruse my

witterings.

Clare xx

ps. don't press the undo button too many times or you will delete your whole post!

Oh happy day!