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Friday, 2 November 2012

A quilt finish





a finish!


I started this quilt in January and finally finished it yesterday! I fell in and out of love and then back in when finishing it. I added another round at the end and its officially the biggest quilt to date . Tough going on the old machine so I definitely think a new one is in order at some point.

 Its from a pattern in the Jane Brocket quilting book and mainly used 
Amy Butler fabrics.....its very very blue, but that blue that reminds you of the med and holidays. 

Not quite sure what will happen to it though...... happy corner somewhere maybe.


before the last row added




Sunday, 1 November 2009

Its been a while.........

...and I have done some lovely things....the knitting and stitching show at ally pally was wonderful, I would urge you to go next year if you can. Not only lots of lovely things to buy, but wonderful textile art and demonstrations. However I forgot my camera so have nothing to show except a couple of purchases. Wonderful Amy Butler prints for a bit of patchwork and gorgeous yarn for a bit of crochet.

but generally.....I have been in a major slump!

I'm not prone to moods except a little pmt and even that's on the wane.......nor generally to prolonged miserable periods, but this has been awful. I feel mithered, on edge, as if all my nerve endings are on the surface. Every thing is a major effort and nothing brings joy (except youngest child of course.) Herb and I have not got on, which is fairly unusual, I even cancelled good friends who were due to come for dinner last night only because I couldn't make the effort to cook. I have had a week off and hopefully with the return to work tomorrow, life will return to normal.





A good day was had on Thursday however, visiting the Tate Britain and Portrait Gallery, for the purpose of inspiring youngest for her ucas personal statement. Will write next time of what we saw, but would highly recommend the restaurant in Covent Garden we went to..... Wahaca....a fab Mexican, recently awarded best cheap eat by the guardian. It was really good.




despite 'slump' have been quite busy on the craft front, some more copying I'm afraid




a little try at some redwork embroidery



more bargello copying



and the crochet scarf all finished. Doesn't it look fab, hopefully it will be well received at Christmas.




Oh this was something else to add to my low period......a little accident in the rain........no one hurt thank goodness.