Sunday 5 September 2010

Happy birthday to meeee!

Not long after Dot's birthday it was my turn - although I didn't get a trip round Hay for my birthday treat!


I DID get lots of gorgeous presents though - partly because Mr Locket let me choose what I wanted so I stocked up on some new sewing books (obviously)


and had a very excitable spending spree in the Cath Kidston outlet shop in Bicester near Oxford on the last day of our holiday.

Because it was an outlet shop the fabric was reduced to £12 a metre and I was able to buy half metre selections 

and I increased my choice by buying some tea towels and napkins as well as some odd scraps that they were selling off cheaply.

But to make things even more fabulous my lovely Mummy and Daddy gave me 3 metres of CK fabric that they had chosen for me in Edinburgh!  


So now I have enough to make all the lovely patchwork cushions and curtain borders that I had planned and also some bags!  Fab!

I also bought some lovely fabric in a gorgeous shop in Cirencester that I will tell you all about in a later post.


And then there were all the wonderful presents from my friends


as well as this gorgeous Janet Clare mini-quilt from the lovely Trashy!  :o)


And guess what?  I've still got some birthday money to spend!!!!

28 comments:

Ali said...

Happy Birthday Lucy! What glorious goodies you got! And Dottie's got the blogging bug for sure, hasn't she? Nice to know you're training them young.

Gina said...

Happy Birthday Lucy. Hope you had a super day. G x

Quinn said...

Happy Birthday, Lucy! You certainly have an abundance of lovely gifts there - enjoy :)

Quinn said...

p.s. I tried to post a comment on Dottie's new blog, but it seems to have vanished...perhaps she is vetting comments? I promise to mind my language :)

Little House By The Sea said...

Happy Birthday to you ! Havent heard from you in a while, hope that you are OK.

Love Dots blog.

Sarah x

{Leila}Where the Orchids Grow said...

Happy birthday Lucy!
Looks like you got proper spoiled!

trash said...

Ooo! Lots of lovely lusciousness Locket. Glad you had a good day and the bunnies helped to make it special.

Ally Jay said...

Happy birthday. Looks like you are going to be enjoying the fruits of your birthday all year long. Great fabrics.

Lina said...

Many happy returns Lucy! Now if I'd have known there was a Cath Kidston outlet shop in Bicester my credit card would have been in serious trouble when I was in the UK...

Great fabric choices!

dottycookie said...

Happy Birthday Lucy - looks like another fabby day Chez Locket!

Jodie said...

What a pretty (and large) amount of birthday goodness - now we shall see cushions and bags just flying out of the sewing room....
Hope your celebrations continue!
Happiest of birthdays to you Lucy.

Jan said...

Fabulous birthday presents, Lucy - you have your friends and family SO well-trained! Many happy returns for yesterday.

Mrs Moog said...

Happy Birthday Locket!!! I put you a little something in the post today......better late than never, eh?!

That fabric is yummy and the books look fab. You need to send me a book review on the Wee Wonderfuls one and I ordered the bag making one last night after spotting it on Amazon!

Can't wait to see what you make with all that wonderful CK fabric. Feel slightly sick now as we came through Bicester on the way back from Norfolk and I had no idea there was a CK outlet there.

Gorgeous quilt from Trashy too. A lovely addition to your quilt wall :o)

xxx

ladydi said...

Now THAT'S a birthday! Fabric all around - and how thoughtful of them to let you choose it yourself. :0)

loulee said...

Happy Birthday to you. XX

Valeriacrea said...

Happy birthday to you and to Dot, of course! She is so lovely and happy with her books, she looks like me when I was a teenager ^_^
Gorgeous fabrics for you, wow!!
Tommaso is still in my tummy, we are all waiting for his arrival... the due date is sept. 22nd but I hope he will arrive very very soon!!!!
Hugs, Valeria

Twiggy said...

Hope you had a super day, smashing pressies!!
twiggy x

Thimbleanna said...

Happy Belated Birthday Mrs. Locket! It looks like you were treated royally. Gorgeous fabrics!!!

Anonymous said...

Belated birthday wishes you lucky girl!!! I'm drooling all over my keybord, those fabrics are too gorgeous!

joanie said...

Happy, happy belated birthday Lucy. Wow, you had the most wonderful haul of goodies - fantastic! I can't wait to see what you make with all your great stash.
Best wishes! Jx

Heleen said...

Hartelijk gefeliciteerd!!!Happy birthday! Hiep hiep hoeraaaa! great gifts and fabric you got!

Annie said...

What FABULOUS birthday goodies - Happy Birthday to you Lucy - that will keep you very busy for a little while

Yummers! said...

WOW... that is a lot of presents!! Well-deserved! I love all things Cath Kidston... fabulous colors and prints. But I especially like your new RED sewing machine!!

ENJOY!

Michaela said...

So sorry I'm hideously late with this, but happy birthday! Great fabric choices there, can't wait to see all the goodies you've got planned.

Glenys said...

Thats a lot of gifts! Happy Birthday!

wonderwoman said...

a rather belated Happy Birthday Lucy, have been away all week! What lovely fabrics, you will be spoilt for choice. I love Trash's mini quilt, just gawjus!!

xx

julie said...

sorry to be so late to the party - I'm glad you had a lovely birthday. What a lucky girl you are - such superduper pressies - I hope you're enjoying planning lots of lovely new projects x

Keepapi Creative said...

Hi Lucy
Happy Birthday belatedly! Just wanted to thank you for your email encouraging me to start my blog. I have finally done it! Not got any allotment pics up yet other than my banner. I have so much to learn about the blog world!
Cheers
love Jacs