Although it had rained yesterday it was bright and dry this morning so Darren and I set off for the boot sale before 8 am. The strange snail was on the path, it looks like it has part of another shell on it's own shell. I put it is the garden after, I don't like the fact that they eat my plants but I like seeing them squashed even less!! Anyway, the slugs are the main culprit here.

We had our Cumberland sausage baps and a cup of tea when we got to the sale. Not quite as busy as last week, in fact not nearly as busy, but plenty to look at. I only managed a walk up and down one row as I could feel my knee beginning to twinge, but did get this sewing box which I am quite pleased with. 

I have a large cotton box which I keep under a cupboard, behind a chair, and it is a pain to get at really. so I plan to keep the bobbins and colours I use a lot in this one which I can keep in a more accessible place! After dinner I carried on with the quilt. Considering I am using a set of materials I won and have made the quilt up as I went along, I am really pleased with how it is turning out. This was when I had used most of the material, just leaving enough to make a matching border.

I hauled out all my stocks of material and found a couple of pieces that I thought made a good border. They weren't long enough to do the edges with more joining, but I think that so far so good.

I can't finish it yet, or even continue as I need to buy backing material. I do have enough wadding left over from other quilts. Then I can decide on the actual quilting pattern and finish it off. Maybe I will get to a material shop at some point tomorrow if I can still walk at all after seeing the doctor! A new series of Wallander starts tonight, so no cheerful viewing in store!