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Friday, 18 July 2014

The Thrill Of Coming Home

"The thrill of coming home has never changed."
Guy Pearce


For just over two weeks I've been in England and it has been wonderful to wake to this view from my hotel room window every morning.

As I pack to fly back to the States this evening, here's a handful of pics.

English Paper Piecing on the plane.

Knitting on the plane.

My hotel room view by night.

Two fat quarter bundles from John Lewis.

 Four lots of three metre lengths of Liberty fabric from Shaukat on Old Brompton Road (the best place to buy Liberty!).

Some more small pieces of Liberty from Shaukat.

Oh and I squeezed in a visit to this wonderful city too - doesn't everyone love Paris?




 
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12 comments:

  1. Blue Moth18 July 2014 at 10:33

    I agree Shaukat is the best - so much choice. And that hotel looks wonderful! Great view of Tower Bridge and the Shard.

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  2. Mina18 July 2014 at 14:00

    Oh, what a fantastic hotel view!

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  3. Nita19 July 2014 at 11:33

    Oh, you're like me! I travel with at least two handwork projects...something to knit and something small to sew or embroider on. I carry small hexi projects around in an antique butter dish

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    1. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD13 August 2014 at 09:48

      I can't sit still Nita, I always have a sewing project, a knit/crochet project and my sketching materials with me - my bag always weighs me down!!! :D

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  4. Vicki19 July 2014 at 20:24

    Did you take an extra suitcase? Be safe traveling home!

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    1. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD13 August 2014 at 09:51

      Lol Vicki, actually we did, we took two roll ons - empty on the way there and very, very full on the way back with fabric and new clothes :D

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  5. Catherine20 July 2014 at 02:03

    I hope you had a great time visiting London and your family up north.

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  6. Kati from Kati's Quilting20 July 2014 at 06:04

    OMG London Bridge looks fantastic! How nice to have a gorgeous view like that! I was literally drooling while looking at your new purchases... the fabrics are beautiful, Chrissie! Glad you had a great time!

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  7. Michele20 July 2014 at 07:42

    Gorgeous views but I'm sure you are happy to be back home.

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  8. Ali20 July 2014 at 15:11

    I hope you had a lovely time back in the UK. I can't believe you managed to squeeze in a trip to Paris too. It made me smile to see you had some crafting for the plane.
    Ali xx

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    1. Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD13 August 2014 at 09:58

      We had the best time Ali, with family and friends in the north and south, the Paris trip with my middle son and his partner was the icing on the cake and I even took a couple of little projects on the plane with me there too! :D

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  9. Vickie24 July 2014 at 11:33

    Beautiful views and beautiful fabrics !

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