Watch out for Pirates

 Watch out - the pirates have arrived, rattling their cutlasses and flying the Jolly Roger Flag!  These pirates were a RSC start in January this year.  I had a piece of pirate fabric and cut it into squares to make Happy Blocks.  All the colours of the rainbow were not represented in this fabric, so I made blocks bordered with green, red, yellow and light and  dark blue.

Pirate blocks bordered in green

As the  months rolled by the other blocks were made in the appropriate colours, and then I had fifteen.  It was time to assemble them this month, I decided.  I also had another piece of fabric featuring pirate ships, so used that as a border.  Both of the pirate fabrics were given to me from the stash of my elderly neighbour Dorothy, when she was moved to a rest home a couple of years ago.  It's good to put some more of her kiddies fabrics to good use.

Pirate top assembled and the binding made

I'm pleased with the progress, now have to get this layered up and quilted.  Hopefully in the next few weeks or so.

Spring has sprung here is New Zealand, and our clocks have moved onto Daylight Saving time.    Some people are opposed to this, but I think it's great, meaning even longer Spring and Summer twilight time.  Trees are in blossom, Spring bulbs are flowering, the birds are singing, what could be nicer.

My friend Dot and I checked out a newly opened and refurbished cafe on a rather wet morning this week.  The building was the old Court House from many years ago, and is surrounded with lovely rose gardens.

Courthouse Cafe

The cafe was certainly busy, full to overflowing, and I imagine many people were like us, checking it out to see what it was like.  Our morning tea was very nice, people kept coming and going, it was a  very busy place indeed.  The only downside was that there was no off street parking available, so we had to find a park on an adjacent street and walk over.  Not so  bad for us, but elderly people using walkers or sticks may find it a bit difficult.  Yes, we decided, we would go back again.