....YES ... I'm back from the wilderness from where I was screaming to you all .. but without the internet you couldn't hear me xx
Just about TWO whole weeks ago I went to plug in my laptop .. because I had the RED message saying your battery is tired and wants feeding .. only to find..
!!
Now there are no children or rodents in my house .. Sam got over the puppy chewing stage many years ago.. and poor old Gus has no teeth! SO .. I have no idea what happened.
When I went to the shop (same one I bought the laptop from .. remember that relevant piece if information!) I got the shake of the head/indrawn breath/pursed lips and deep sigh that "some" men use when confronted with a woman with a laptop problem! ..WELL .. I may not know a lot BUT I'm not an idiot .. that idiot soon learned and I got very nice young man serving me instead xx ah!
ANYWAY.. it turned out I had to order the part .. not stocked anywhere around here! EVEN the shop that sold and gave me glowing recommendations on my laptop and equipment ... and had to WAIT! and WAIT for it to be ordered and then delivered x
Hey-Ho x I cannot tell you how many times I thought.. I'll just send a message/write a Blog post/look that up ..... how did I get so hooked into all this? LOL X I'm glad to be back .. wont be giving it up ..and will be doing it all again xx
THANK YOU so much to all those who sent me "where are you/are you OK messages x It means a lot to know you missed me xx NOW get a cuppa because I have a lot to catch you up on x
SO.... what have I been up to ? Well..
....there was a fun D0-Your-Own-Thing day with no problems with the heating xx
.. a lovely meal out with friends.
... several meetings at Congleton Quilt group and the March meeting at Sandbach Quilt group ... always good fun x
I had a pattern test to do .. I made the blocks to make sure they worked ..THEN .. started to change up the colours to see how different it would look ..
I got all the way to the end .. having fun as I went .. took the last picture and then wondered for a while about just what was bothering me ..
....if you look at the top right you will see a block got changed around!! I NEVER NOTICED!! There is no way I am going to undo it ...it is for a baby .. and .. you know what.... I had fun making it and that's what counts xx
I had the fabric to make the block for my Brit Bee and decided in view of the above I should have a practice block ..
then I made the "real" block..
...of course I then had a spare block and this IS the year of USE-IT-UP,, so I made some more blocks and now I have ..
another baby quilt x I also used up some fleece that has been "lingering" in the corner for the back..
SO.. with 2 quilts done .. WHY can I not find where the fabrics went from ? NOT EVEN a dimple in the fabric mountain!! OH well! .. onwards we go ..
....I finished the shawl with ALL my favourite Autumn colours ...
and ..yes .. made another xx I must be craving some sun I think! lol ...
Just shows what you can do when you have time because you cannot get onto the internet!! lol x
On a different note my dad has been poorly ...you may remember he had a stroke 12 months ago... unfortunately he had to have a short stay in hospital and since coming home has been quite frail. We have had follow-up appointments and some investigations that are ongoing .. will let you know the outcome of those when we know x For the time being we celebrate the good days and get out for a bit and tolerate the not so good days xx At least he is still here with us and we get to see his smiley face .. although the wit has slipped a bit x
AH! It feels good to be back. I hope you are all well and happy .. I am going to attempt to catch up on reading Blogs .. no promises!! I am off to The Quilters Guild Regional day in Frodsham tomorrow ....always a good day x AND having missed 2 weeks I hope to get back to the 2016 Photo Challenge .. I must go and check out the word for this week x
Keep safe and hope you enjoyed your cuppa (I did lol )
Diane xx
... was Quilt group in Congleton, there was an ...on the night make .. which I have done before (at Sandbach) and didn't want to do again...SO I took along the quilt for the oldest grandson.. and got 3 sides of the border sewn down.. a good night x
This morning I finished sewing it down..
.. he can have it when I pick him up from school on Friday.. and the one for the youngest grandson..
is ready to get parceled up and go on its journey to Australia
ALSO last night I purchased my FIRST fabric in 2016...
we HAVE to support our local fabric shop now don't we?!! I have another test pattern to do .. and these will be used in that ... so Im not really adding to the stash xx .. works for me!
I have been sewing the last couple of days.. with some of these fabrics...
which are for a swap..
NO peeking until my partner gets the parcel .. she is in New Zealand so you will have to be patient!! lol x
I finished the purple shawl...
and was not going to make the same pattern AGAIN!!.. but I have this beautiful DK wool that has all my favourite colours and... 2016 is my year to use up all the stuff .. and....
...ah well!!!!!
Hope you find something to make you smile to-day xx
Diane x
... in Alsha's (www.alshasspace.blogspot.com ) WORD PHOTO CHALLENGE 2016... is .... YOGA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my Goodness ! I have never done this .. have no desire to do it .. and feel sure I would do my self damage if I tried!!
So how to show this in a photo? mm Well the first think I felt was HORROR... and this was followed by the thought .. they would have to kidnap me to make me do that!
SO ... I came up with ..
... seriously.. I would have to be kidnapped by the Yoga Pirates and made to do it ... LOL X
Anyone can join in this ..so for a bit of fun why not have a go?.. or maybe next week?
Diane x
.. I have been "wrangling" the quilt for my oldest grandson x
I found the blanket I wanted to use for the back .. just long enough .. phew ..I got it all layered and then began "just simple" quilting .. lol x
WELL it is a lovely soft blanket that slips and slides and moves and jiggles... !!!!!!!!!!! Being the stubborn individual I am I was NOT going to give up!!
It is DONE.... well almost .. I have to finish sewing the binding..
...there were some "WORDS" said .. and shouted.. there was some unpicking .. and eventually there was .. its done and not getting changed again ! lol x At the end of the day it is for a 13 year old to put round his shoulders when playing video games.. and I am sure he wont care if the middle is a bit "lumpy" x
The word for this week in the Photo Challenge ..is YOGA!!!!!! OH MY x I have to think about this .. will get back to you later!
Diane x
... the appliqué for the youngest grandsons quilt .. should be .. BUGS.. so off I went in search of patterns..
.. I used a little fleece blanket (from the pond shop x) for the back..
I had a choice .. work around all those fiddly bits .. or just go for the quilting and catch it down with that ... mm can you guess which I went with ?....
NOW .. I can go and "stash dive".. I DO like that term xx .. because in the Big Clean-up I found a bigger fleece blanket that I am sure will fit the back of the quilt for the oldest grandson x
After I finished the Nurmalintu shawl I went looking for another one with a simple pattern. I found one by the same designer (Heidi Alander)... which ... you know me.. is a free download xx lol x This one has a slightly bigger pattern /chart repeat .. AND it is in DK (the others have been 4ply) .. with bigger needles!! OH MY.. it flew off my needles ....
.. so I made another one..
... yes that is sunshine by the way x LOL xxx AND .. yes.. I now have another one on the needles xx
Think this is becoming a bit of an obsession? I can do it without the pattern now xx I MUST find another of her designs I feel ... with maybe a little bit bigger chart xx
Hope you have had a happy day
Diane xx
