What happens when you take your husband to a quilt show

Graham expressed a willingness to accompany me to the Berkhamsted Quilters Show on Saturday 7th September. He likes looking at the colours and patterns. In fact he is invaluable for getting me out of some of my geometrical confusions. But if truth were told it was the lure of homemade cake that sold the deal. Before we left home I seem to remember a comment about not buying yet more fabric.

Good little show - lots of interesting things to look at and ponder on. I am always fascinated with other people's use of colours and patterns.

Graham is a wargamer - little metal men in their miniature terrain settings - so he was immediately taken with the Miniature Patchwork Shop, which was the subject of a silent auction. It was lovely!

We then fell into conversation with the very talented Mary Gamester www.mary-gamester.co.uk having noticed a little Celtic panel on her stand. Now I love Celtic design but have thought it far too complicated to undertake at this stage in my patchwork/craft journey. Say's Graham, 'Think we should buy a set of these transfer printing inks. I like the idea of experimenting with them and you can do the sewing afterwards.' So we did. I, on the other hand, only bought a box of curved safety pins, honest!

Graham was very happy with the cake selection and he also took a set of pictures of items that he particularly liked. So here they are.......