Summer wall hanging and more

The weather is strange here at the moment. For a few days now it is raining mud from the Sahara! The plants in the garden look very dirty; the snow on the mountain tops looks yellow/beige and the sky looks also yellowish. The temperature is supposed to reach 35 degrees C today. I had planned to work in the garden, but slept until 9, which is very unusual for me. I must have been really tired!! So, I decided not do any gardening now, maybe in the afternoon!

                                     Instead I am going to sew. I just finished this wall hanging.

I designed this to use for a class, but decided it was too difficult for a beginners class, because it took me quite a while to finish it. The little boat is appliqued and the other one is patchwork. 

Last Wednesday I invited the groups I taught some time ago for a get-to-gather in my garden. We had a lovely time but, unfortunately, I didn't have time to make any pictures. Too busy serving, talking, admiring the work they made. A lot of my students wanted to learn how to make bags, so we decided to do some lessons. That will be fun again!

Quite some time ago I found some vintage flanel with a very old-fashioned children's design. I bought a lot of it, but don't know very well what to do with it. I will probably use it for a baby quilt. I made this pyama bag for a try-out. 

And last, but not least, I want to show you my beautiful bougainville. It took about 15 years !!! for it to start blooming, but it was well worth the time. I am glad I didn't pull it out, because lots of times I was tempted to do so. 

I get a lot of spam on my blog, so I decided to use word verification for some time. At least, I hope, that I did! I always get a bit mixed up with those Settings issues!