Thursday, March 31, 2022

2022 March

Gingers are usually cheerul and happy, but  that was totally inappropriate for the shocking events that have happened this month, so I made this sad Ginger holding a Ukraine sunflower.  I'm not making them for sale but I have made a donation to the Red Cross appeal


On a more cheerful nore, the very talented Janine blogged about keeping a Book of Days - projects that grab your attention.  They are entered in the book as a safe place to keep ideas, they may never be made but they have been recorded.  My art skills are not up to hers and I tend to use Pinterest for ideas I want to keep, but she did inspire me to make a log of everything I have started to make and really should finish one day!

Be kind about my drawings - they are rubbish, but they are enough to remind me of each project, and that's all I need.  As I type this I realised there are still more to go in the book, but this gives you an idea!


I really do need to finish something before I start something else!  My plan is to cut off the top right corner if each project as I finish it so I can have a visual pat on the back for actually finishing something!!!

Not in the book, because it's crochet not sewing, is the Fall Shawl V2.  By mid March I got back to the size when I'd had to frog it 


And now, it's 99% finished (about 6 ends to sew in).  It's about 2m wide on the longest side so very difficult to photograph



It's lovely to wear, and I'm loving the "picot triangles" on the edge: I totally failed to grasp the instructions but with long distance help from Jackie and Amo I bodged a wiggly edge and am more than happy!

I went and set up the village hall early for Stitch and Crafty Church this month so I could speed date these 'covered corner' blocks in peace and privacy.  My thought was that I could do it at Crafty Church but I needed 8 tables which is all we have, and it's Lisa's birthday pressie so it's better if she doesn't see it!

Talking of birthdays - this glass panel was Brian's birthday pressie from the girls and I, I love it!

I made this Ginger for a friend,


And lots of these for Mothering Sunday at Church

However life then changed based on one of these (well two actually as husband had a matching one!)


So - jobs that had been put off for years no longer had any excuse to be put off any longer!  New kitchen cupboard doors and worksurfaces are due in April to transform this

So cupboards came down and walls and ceilings were painted

Cupboards cleaned

Patio tidied

And the fabric matched and cut

And half way to being a Chemo Comforter requested by a colleague of Niki's

But an opps!  

Do not proceed if you have any affilliation with the Quilt Police!

I cant believe when planning this block  I never considered seam allowance

How stupid is this!!!  How many years have I been patchworking????

It's simply too late to do anything about this - I think've used ten packs of FQ!!! I can't start again -  All I can say is I hope Lisa loves it despite the gaps!  (Plum I need to re-write the instructions!!!!!)

PS - and blogger spell checks seems to have gone on holiday, so aplogies for any spelling mistakes!



Saturday, March 5, 2022

2022 Week 9

I somehow managed to put down the 8mm crochet hook and pick up a 5.5mm hook, and of course the shawl became much more dense and didn't have a nice drape: I had to unravel it all and I've started again: I think I'm about back where I got to last time!


I did manage to get to Ireland for a few days (although getting back was a mega saga!)

We made Jackie a crochet bag

And made me a craft apron (and then discovered it was reversible!)

I made a few of Aneela Hooey's pouches


and embroidered this for a customer so she could go to a works fancy dress party as the company mascot
 


I made two I-Spy Quilts for the lovely Tara: she contributed some fab fabrics that were very personal for her uncles, Maeve and Finn's grandads
  

Sorry for the awful photo of this one


At Richmond and Kew Quilters are are making jackets from patchworked fabric.  I mentioned that I fancied using denim and Cherill brought me these that she had patched but never done anything with - WOW!!!!
I need to get onto making the jacket to make the donation worthwhile!!!





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