Update and work in progress..

So its September & there is definitely an autumn feel in the air!

 Still no news on the house which is hugely frustrating!! 

We are now up for sale with Andrew Grant at a reduced price: 

http://www.andrew-grant.co.uk/content/Search/Search_Results/#liveListf0e4d3158b0b8d0f4beeda3c6c7a354d

I am trying to remain positive but this limbo feeling is not easy to live with!! Maple Barn plans are steamrolling ahead with services applied for and quotations for kitchens etc - Im filling a huge scrapbook with ideas!!

in the meantime.....

I have been trying to keep as busy and as creative as possible

I am busy making cushions and bags and im even making my very first patchwork quilt!!

Ive posted a few pics here

 These 2 bags are the same pattern; the first is a lovely Ikea graphic print & the second is fabric I have dyed and printed myself..

 Linen Cushions are printed using a thermofax screen, then hand embroidered.. 

 This was a piece of silk I had marbled at a previous class & never used! I turned it into a cushion and added some Free Machine Embroidery to it...

 A piece of indigo dyed fabric made into a cushion 

The first computer rendering of our house from the plans, we are choosing this colour combination with a slightly lighter charcoal colour cladding..

 These next two are showing slate roof and blue brick skirt - the cladding colour is good but over all it has to fit into a nice country lane and we don't want to stand out like a sore thumb!..

We don't have this much land either ( the computer programme was very generous!) there is approximately 1.5 - 2 metres either side which will be enclosed with fencing..

Welcome..

Hello I am in the process of setting up this blog for The Maple Barn company.

I will be introducing you to our house build - Maple Barn, to textile projects etc etc....

So keep looking x