Nice new fabric...

Hello guys,

I've treated myself this week and bought some fabric.

Ok, I say fabric... I mean I bought two duvets at my favourite everything's £1 charity shop :)

The first is a simple brown and cream block reversible duvet.

I've been looking for a decent cream fabric for ages to use as a backing

for my quilt that I started forever and a day ago :)

The second is an adorable pink single quilt with 2 stripes of

a different pattern at the bottom.

You can see the stripe pattern here. Isn't it lovely?

Here is a close up. I have ideas for this fabric already.

A lovely surprise when I got home and opened it out, is that the front 

and back are different! So I could make two of whatever it is I make :)

A strange thing about this duvet cover is what had been hand stitched at the bottom. It's just a little rectangle of white cotton. I think it might have been like a bed pelmet/bed skirt?

Any ideas?

Professional yet pretty...

Hello again! 

I've slowed down on the posts as I've been focusing on my upcoming show at Grand Designs Live in Birmingham!

I'm going as part of Greenform Design Architects, so I need to look professional, but that doesn't necessarily mean boring. 

I painted my nails in a pale grey, then dotted them in white with my smallest dotting tool. I think the spotty nail designs are my favourite, I love a good polka dot :) 

How cute are those tiny dots!!

Funnily enough, the post came whilst I was painting my nails, and he delivered my other nail - type purchase! 

These are my new nail striper brushes I bought from Amazon for a matter of pence from China. Some people worry about the quality of these cheap items, but I've bought literally hundreds of items from China. Varying from watches to nail stuff, from kitchen bits to sewing equipment. I've never had a problem! 

What's your best bargains?