Hexipuffing away!

My hexipuff quilt hasn't grown much since the last time I shared it's progress (you can see the start of it's story here) but I am making more of the hexipuffs themselves.

When we were away at Camperjam last weekend the girls really wanted to help so I gave them the task of stuffing the hexis. They thoroughly loved that and Anya even sewed one up on her own which she was mightily pleased with (hey, it might grow quicker if I have a helper!)

And here are a selection waiting to be sewn onto the quilt itself. That '10 years until it's done' prediction isn't looking as silly now!

Holibobs

As you may have guessed from the last post we have been away for part of the week in the campervan :) The week started off beautifully but then the rain came!! Here are some pics from the trip (we went to coastal Cumbria)

A being delightful in a local eatery!

Breakfast time!

Girl on a pig!

T loving the view out of the train window. The view on this stretch of the railway (Workington/Maryport/Whitehaven/Ravenglass) is gorgeous!

And then we went on a different kind of railway - a steam railway :) The Ravenglass and Eskdake railway to be precise!

The views are lovely and we thoroughly enjoyed it. A handy tip once you are at the top is to turn left out of the station and then left again towards the village of Boot (only about half a mile) Go all the way through the village (it's tiny so it's not far) and over the bridge and you will see Eskdale Mill on the right - it is well worth a look round and there are lots of things for the kids to look at and do. The girls were taken by a mangle (note to self - look for one at the auction so they can do the washing!) and loved being told how the mill worked by a very generous host. There are lots of funny touches for the adults too so keep an eye out for them!

So all in all we had a great holiday and Matt and I are looking forward to going away again in Taz when he is refitted :)

A tour of Taz

In case you don't know, Taz is our beloved VW campervan. At the moment the layout really doesn't work for us but he is going in to have all his inside ripped out next week and replaced with new fittings :) Here is a before video of what Taz looks like so we can remember. Guest appearance by Anya :)



If that doesn't work then you can access the video on You Tube here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ltQpDG7iMo

And of course there will be a new video once Taz is back from Toby's workshop!