SUMMER BREEZE MAKES ME FEEL FINE.....
I haven't been in my indoor craft room much this week - it's been too darn hot! Our large gazebo has shaded the patio nicely and I've been outdoors most of the time :-). We had a surprise visit from Shaz and Doug Silverwolf the morning after they'd been to the Stonehenge Solstice celebrations, so we all had bacon butties out here too!
So, my outdoors desk reveals a cuppa, crochet, basket of yarn and some mags. The spade shows that I have done some gardening as well, everything's growing so quickly!
The baby blanket is finished - I thought the blue border would be more funky than white...
Happy colours :-) I really enjoyed doing this project!
My oldest friend Helen (we've been best buds since we were 11!) has been knitting vintage tea cosies like there's no tomorrow and she presented me with this beauty when we last met up in Wales! You've got way more patience than me, Helen. there was so much carrying over of wool on the reverse side. Shows you've got good tension!
I had some happy mail too - a beautiful card from Twiglet, showcasing her AMAZING freemachining skills. Honestly, it is so clever. I have got to get my act together and learn how to do it! And the dressmaking book? Well, that may yet be a challenge too far but it was free as part of the Love Sewing Mag subscription I took out...and it may come in handy when I attempt to make myself a tunic! That's the theory anyway, snort!! The beautiful ATC was sent by Kelly, it's so pretty, I love it. But the thing that made me smile was the amount of stamps on the envelope!! I'm going to keep that just cos it tickled me :-)
Oh, hang on, I forgot....I DID do some sewing this week! I made this bag for my elder son's girlfriend about three years ago and the handle had frayed so I replaced it with a sturdier version. But it was too hot in the sewing room, so it was back out into the garden again :-)
This is a bit of a Terry Pratchett in-joke but Ron was so spark out, we had to prod him to check he was ok!
And finally, I was driving over the beautiful Marlborough downs this morning and this vision of loveliness presented itself..........
It was a field of PINK! I've no idea what the crop was, but the mahoosive field was filled with soft pink flowers. It was so pretty, much nicer than the acres of bright yellow oil seed rape we get now. But does anyone know what it is??
Have a great fortnight, I won't be around next week.....off to recharge me batteries :-)
So, my outdoors desk reveals a cuppa, crochet, basket of yarn and some mags. The spade shows that I have done some gardening as well, everything's growing so quickly!
The baby blanket is finished - I thought the blue border would be more funky than white...
Happy colours :-) I really enjoyed doing this project!
My oldest friend Helen (we've been best buds since we were 11!) has been knitting vintage tea cosies like there's no tomorrow and she presented me with this beauty when we last met up in Wales! You've got way more patience than me, Helen. there was so much carrying over of wool on the reverse side. Shows you've got good tension!
I had some happy mail too - a beautiful card from Twiglet, showcasing her AMAZING freemachining skills. Honestly, it is so clever. I have got to get my act together and learn how to do it! And the dressmaking book? Well, that may yet be a challenge too far but it was free as part of the Love Sewing Mag subscription I took out...and it may come in handy when I attempt to make myself a tunic! That's the theory anyway, snort!! The beautiful ATC was sent by Kelly, it's so pretty, I love it. But the thing that made me smile was the amount of stamps on the envelope!! I'm going to keep that just cos it tickled me :-)
Oh, hang on, I forgot....I DID do some sewing this week! I made this bag for my elder son's girlfriend about three years ago and the handle had frayed so I replaced it with a sturdier version. But it was too hot in the sewing room, so it was back out into the garden again :-)
This is a bit of a Terry Pratchett in-joke but Ron was so spark out, we had to prod him to check he was ok!
And finally, I was driving over the beautiful Marlborough downs this morning and this vision of loveliness presented itself..........
It was a field of PINK! I've no idea what the crop was, but the mahoosive field was filled with soft pink flowers. It was so pretty, much nicer than the acres of bright yellow oil seed rape we get now. But does anyone know what it is??
Have a great fortnight, I won't be around next week.....off to recharge me batteries :-)