… that I had not told you that the July Shawl Club is in!!
I finished it at the beginning of the month .. and am getting round to telling you about it ..NOW!! lol x Better late than forget all together!! lol x
This is only a small one .. so it knit up quickly. I found it an interesting knit .. with lace in the main body and then a feather and fan border.
I will just show you the pictures...
It is on my wall at the moment..
….and my granddaughter INSISTS it is a moth!! Well.. if the heat has brought us a moth THAT BIG... I'm off!!!
Diane x
… life being busy.. as usual!!… I have managed some sewing this week x …. AND IF FEELS GOOD ….to be able to say that x
Some of you may remember that last Christmas Congleton Quilt group had a block raffle and I was "unfortunate" enough to win some of them!! Well.. while trying to find something else I found the blocks in a bag!!
I was going to put them back .. BUT .. I thought if I did that I would most probably forget them again until the week/day before the meeting when they are to be returned having been required to make "something" with them !! …. and then I would be saying "why didn't I work on them at that time "!!
SO... YESTERDAY I spent some time layering and tacking..
…. then to-day I quilted and added a little inner border.. Ta-Da..
I now have "something" made with the blocks x It took a little "inventive" (ie. fudging ) piecing to get 3 blocks of different sizes to fit together, they were SUPPOSED to be 12.5 inches.. well that didn't happen!
I also spent time layering the single bed sized quilt that I am making as part of Sandbach Quilt groups "year of making a quilt" . It is destined for my granddaughter .. but I am not going to get time to quilt it just yet. Not to worry , the hard work of layering and tacking is DONE xx
I hope you all find time and a project that makes you happy x
Diane x
….. "crafting" this week has centred around my kitchen walls! I was having a clear-out and found 2 part tins of paint that I thought would work well together .. one a milky chocolate brown and the other a cream. I mixed them together and made a lovely creamy colour that made me happy ... and began to paint!
NOW my poor arthritic shoulders know what I have been doing …. even though I went slowly and took the whole week for the project.... I am happy its DONE x ….AND the kitchen has had a good clean as I went along!!
I knew there would not be enough for the whole kitchen (remember I live in a Victorian terrace and ..its BIG!!) … but I also had some white that I knew would work with it … I got a bit creative with the wall I started but couldn't finish...
.. its above a cupboard ..and I can live with it SO that is all that counts xx
My black current bushes are LOVING the hot weather and EVERY morning this is what I am getting ..
SO tasty .. and I am sure my vitamin C levels are well up x
I will leave you with some colour from the garden as I go and find the gloss paint and … THINK about starting to paint the woodwork xx …. has cost me NO money ..just energy so far .. it is a bit like using up the stash!!
Have a good week x
Diane x
.. the bees are loving the poppy's and foxgloves..
..they LOVE them xx Their back legs get loaded down with pollen and it looks like a strain to fly! However they keep doing it so I can only imagine its good stuff x
We had MORE cake last week...
it was my sons birthday..
..and of course there was LOTS of sharing of cake..
… that is a word we are "encouraging" at the moment ..SHARING not CAKE!! lol x
I finished a scarf that I started while mum was having treatment..
..it was ideal in plain stocking stitch with the occasional garter bump that took NO thinking about!! lol x AND I used up some left-overs from my cardigan to make a jumper for the youngest grandson ..
..they are going into winter in Australia (as I am sure ALL of you already know!!) and it will come in useful I am sure x AND less to go to the stash!!
At Congleton Quilt group we had a session about positive and negative.. I came home and found some time to play.. (OF COURSE I made a bag with the bits!!)..
.. got to keep the granddaughters obsession ( 2year olds get SO obsessed!! lol x) with bags going xx
I notice that BLOGGER has STILL not fixed whatever is going on with notifications.. I think I have kept up with replying to comments .. if not I do apologise .. will try to do better x
Diane x
.. you get the chance to watch THE (Royal) Wedding?
I did .. and it was so much fun to get the chance to see Happy news rather than the usual Doom Gloom and Despondency that has become the norm. I know it is not every-ones idea of a "fun" watch .. but it was for me x
We have had a birthday...
.. mum is now 87 x She had a lovely day with family .. and ate a good portion of the cake (shh! we will just forget the diabetes for one day!! lol x) Someone was a bit fed-up of waiting for the singing of Happy Birthday to end and the cake cutting to begin...
Mum has now finished the latest round of treatment .. I swear if she has much more radiation in her system we will be able to use her to power the lights!! lol x
The garden has been doing its own thing with out me doing much other than sitting out there ..
..can you see the bees?..
The next week is going to be "quiet" with NO appointments ! Can you believe it?!! I may just be able to get into the sewing room x
I sewed the buttons onto my cardigan..
...so now I can wear it closed! lol x
We have had some wonderful sunshine and warm temperatures this last week (or 2 even!!).. however yesterday was cooler and wetter … NOW when you want to water the plants but it is raining … JUST GO OUT IN YOUR COAT...
….and if Grandmas watering can is just too heavy .. an empty milk bottle works just as well x .. lol x There is always a solution !
Hope you have had some crafting time x
Diane x
