As Autumn progresses, last weekend in the UK the clocks went back an hour from British Summer time to GMT. On Wednesday, my day off I went out photograph the autumn trees at a nearby lake, Hatch Pond. Where we live is just a few minutes walk from there and on the edge of an industrial estate. Two sides of the pond are inaccessible as it is a nature reserve but the other two sides have roads running alongside and on my way to work I've seen the lovely colours.
The family of swans seem to think that I may have some food for them (I didn't though). I moved away quick
Just a hint of the industrial estate with the building in the centre background. To the right is a group of silver birch trees
This is what I wanted to get the autumn colours of the trees. The water is very still here.
I have not neglected my sewing (or knitting - I've been doing some of that in the evenings). The Bourne Quilters have decided to do a block of the month, a Dresden Plate sampler from an article in Popular Patchwork by Nikki Tinkler from a few years back. Last Sunday was grim so I set to.
These "blades" look almost like little coffins (it was the day before Hallowe'en!)
But I soon got them stitched up, now it looks more like Dresden Plate
And here is the block tacked onto the backing ready to be hand sewn.
There are a total of six varieties of blocks which will carry on into next year.
I've also got a postcard to show from the birthday swap which I sent to Jacquie, which I made ages ago, but could show until now as her birthday was week before last. Jacquie requested Cats for her birthday postcards and here are some really cheery ones.
Lovely Dresden plate - it never occurred o me that they were then appliqued, I thought you had to build up using inset seams etc. Is that freezer paper you are using?
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