Autumn Colours

I joined the Fast Friday Fabric Challenge online through the QuiltArt list. Today the first challenge went up. The theme is Fall. I have been watching the leaves of this creeping ivy turn over the past few weeks. I couldn't resist taking pictures this afternoon. I think they will be ideal for the challenge. I only have a week to do it but they are monthly.
Luckily the quilts are Journal size. Since I have completed my Journal Quilts for the JQ challenge I will just continue making them for the FFAC challenge. I already have an idea in my mind's eye. I was hoping to make a start today but we had a new kitchen fitter in to fix the mess the previous fitter made. If I tell you the kitchen was delivered on 11 May and we only today got it finished to our satisfaction you will have some idea of what kind of summer we have had! Anyway I won't go there it's done now - oh! except for the redecoration of the dining room where he put his hammer through the wall! Enough said. So I won't get started until tomorrow. I really wanted to go to Glasgow to the Burrell collection as they have a quilt sampler exhibition on at the moment. Saturdays are not good for going into Glasgow so I will leave that until next week. Sunday I hope to go to the quilt show at Ingliston. I need Bubble Jet Set and I also need some Warm and Natural wadding. This is a rather lovely wrought iron plant stand I just had to photograph. Amongst all those lovely small flowers is a SUNFLOWER! Right at the very top. You can just see it near the chimney in the photograph.
Here's a closeup. A miniature sunflower can you believe it.

I didn't get into the studio today. Well I went in to paint some wood and add some embossing powder to it. It's drying and will be ready for me tomorrow. I am about finished my little project. I think I am going to make another one.

Class was good yesterday. I have two new students. Not new to quilting but new to my class. We have been moved to what was the creche! It's a nice self-contained space. We will have access to a few sewing machines, ironing board etc which will be great and means I don't have to carry a sewing machine. I take lots of stuff to class and it's quite a handfull if I have to take a sewing machine as well. Having one available if I need it will be just great. Actually there are 6 machines so we can share them.

Well I had better go make dinner. I just checked in with my Quilt University students Lesson One goes live tomorrow.