This weekend I celebrated my birthday with a lovely online zoom quilting workshop which was a lot of fun. Let me tell you a bit about it and show you a lovely birthday capture of our boy Jack.
I also know that Janet of Kitties Blue celebrated her birthday recently so Toulouse and I want to wish her Many Happy Returns for her own birthday.
As I celebrated my birthday on a Saturday we didn’t go for a meal in a busy and crowded restaurant. Instead I enjoyed a Zoom workshop with quilt shop Quilters Lane in Masterton, then Cat Dad Paul and I enjoyed some quiet time at home with the cats (and a glass of bubbles).
The quilt pattern is a really fun one and those who enjoy quilting can find the pattern, called Topsy, at Quilters Lane.
The pattern it looks so hard doesn’t it? But, if you look closely, you can see the parts it is made from and how the amazing block repeats and repeats. Once you understand that quilts are often made up of repeating motifs and then you learn the block, you just keep going and going until you have enough to make a quilt.

Sienna shows you what one small element of the quilt looks like. Each triangle is made up of four parts and these are join together to make the honeycomb shape. The shape is cut out using a Half Sixty ruler from Creative Grids (for those who know a bit about quilting).

As a novice quilter I admit that the little points ( see the orange tip?) are not as tidy as they might be and I will try hard to improve as I make more blocks! I had so much fun being in the class, I really felt part of the group with the ladies actually at the shop and I was able to ask questions and confirm things with the tutor before I cut or sewed fabric.
- To end the day I discovered Jack was awake on the bed, waiting for a treat. So, I lit my little cat lamp placed it nearby and, using just my smartphone, I snapped a lovely capture.(Of course he got his treat!)
Isn’t he just the perfect ginger end to a lovely day.
BONNE ANNIVERSAIRE, you amazing quilting lady!!! What a beautiful design. Mama LOVES quilts and has some old ones from the Hill country in Texas, and she even has her baby quilt from her mama (LONG ago, haha).
Thank you Loulou
Happy Birthday to YOU, Marjorie!
That looks like it’s going to be a pretty quilt. One of my good friends does a lot of quilting for a hobby, and she gave us one for our wedding…still in use even after 38 years!
Hi, Sienna! Were you a good helper??
Hi Jack, you are quite the handsome gingery boy!
Wow, you have looked after it well! Thank you it is such a fun pattern I am enjoying it a lot.
What a delightful way to spend a birthday! I wish you many happy returns of your day.
Thank you Mimi!
Such fun photos and a pretty quilt too. Happy belated Birthday from all of us!
Beautiful quilting.Jack is a cutie. Happy Birthday! XO
Happy 21st birthday to you Marjorie 🙂 hope you enjoyed the day
and here’s ta a great year ahead 🙂 !! ♥♥♥
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WOW that quilt iss furry kewl Miss Marjorie!
Toulouse an Jack look furry cat-tented inn their Selfiess. Wee wish efurryone there a happy an guud week.
~~~head rubss~~~BellaDharma~~~ an {{{hugss}}} BellaSita Mum
Thank you sweet friends.
Belated Happy Birthday 🎉 wishes! Beautiful quilt and gorgeous pictures of Sienna and Jack!
Belated birthday greetings. It sounds like an unusual and fun way to spend a birthday!
Love the picture of Jack!
Wow, that quilt looks like it is going to be amazing, Marjorie! It sounds like you had a birthday that was as wonderful as you are, topped off with a lovely capture of Jack. Hugs!