tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64334109748833092422024-03-16T18:52:37.315+00:00SLIKstitchesblogI started this blog for me - it expanded to show BFF Jackie what I was doing - and a few others have invited themselves too - everybody welcome!
Mostly about patchwork, with random comments about embroidery, family and life in general, come on in, put your feet up, and I'll put the [virtual] kettle on.Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.comBlogger671125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-37127972333236868202024-03-05T20:05:00.000+00:002024-03-05T20:05:17.828+00:002024 February<p>Hi, here is this month's summary!</p><p>I finished my Christmas wool crochet blanket, I love the colours. I ended up deconstructing the variegated wool as I wanted 123454321 rather than 1234512345 (if that makes any sense at all!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dGZtnYISGbxbpUNZ5BLoDgu1bf5FwW7JAvgQJrvof-USHShdCMnZMsKnu588aTek43_N44_t2WwpapWKKTQW9sHjBb16TXFKVygTuuJfBusnZO25wDZdJNG5cgwZp9n1z6ONhyyJvXALGqmN4Rm6jykFuofRyRL2i3N_OtGmtMDnm-cj9FgL4sKhgaH3/s4080/PXL_20240209_230432784.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dGZtnYISGbxbpUNZ5BLoDgu1bf5FwW7JAvgQJrvof-USHShdCMnZMsKnu588aTek43_N44_t2WwpapWKKTQW9sHjBb16TXFKVygTuuJfBusnZO25wDZdJNG5cgwZp9n1z6ONhyyJvXALGqmN4Rm6jykFuofRyRL2i3N_OtGmtMDnm-cj9FgL4sKhgaH3/s320/PXL_20240209_230432784.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I started a new one, from an old unloved one that I frogged, but I have since fallen out of love with this version too, I think it just wasn't destined to be a success <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZ04mbeBQJ0h0Y_KGyugALROAI-3cEtScRPWLdrp8BSLP3tUyOlEITJHXkkMcVge8gYov66MvNGuI6x7lQ3VqUg_MQYrIPTcm4HpxTXS47S52KyvX4vedwudw8mIOFL3Hsq_LDYsXigCcYrOCd7BXKmgbQOSIqZOZKmuN5j7BYER82vemnzXGOml8dXAI/s4080/PXL_20240210_211638825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZ04mbeBQJ0h0Y_KGyugALROAI-3cEtScRPWLdrp8BSLP3tUyOlEITJHXkkMcVge8gYov66MvNGuI6x7lQ3VqUg_MQYrIPTcm4HpxTXS47S52KyvX4vedwudw8mIOFL3Hsq_LDYsXigCcYrOCd7BXKmgbQOSIqZOZKmuN5j7BYER82vemnzXGOml8dXAI/s320/PXL_20240210_211638825.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I bought some new cutlery, with wooden handles. The packaging said dishwasher safe but after I'd opened the packaging we realised the dishwasher proofing was 50 degrees or below, and ours doesn't go that cold. We mixed up some resin and dunked the cutlery in the resin then left it to drip dry<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2BhxO4v2BVDn0nrvhc5HLiWuAregHdvALRaIT95kpDwRrxcnslVOoA9vBpN3VYEoTnom-44alba_eAkXVZdbT3noPycrEutC4ad_vwkbis1eadTz0rzqEfBDwTtTYhSPGOTFCaKtPZlXbIiZfYzQ7OJwGHqaXOy3Ae_ics1vImqqRtkhE4Dp-3JFOzWF/s4080/PXL_20240211_140847830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2BhxO4v2BVDn0nrvhc5HLiWuAregHdvALRaIT95kpDwRrxcnslVOoA9vBpN3VYEoTnom-44alba_eAkXVZdbT3noPycrEutC4ad_vwkbis1eadTz0rzqEfBDwTtTYhSPGOTFCaKtPZlXbIiZfYzQ7OJwGHqaXOy3Ae_ics1vImqqRtkhE4Dp-3JFOzWF/s320/PXL_20240211_140847830.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was some resin left over, so I coated some clay "toadstools" and hopefully they'll survive for a while in the garden<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomjB3bwJZe0F27eNKv8i7iCvWOnutYWpHKgSf5deM1JYb6iunGpXos6Rhrg4cZV3q2tECFsIBlfO9CyCuh7kylMA9k16r4Noje-C-cC0ylqEqfr5J06aplLySbgNWTJgU414KMMnzUEuvXo8kovjLlJ2JtM75GmPkjXKZ5LYQjJKRaf0tyhb5985C4J7v/s4080/PXL_20240211_140920861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomjB3bwJZe0F27eNKv8i7iCvWOnutYWpHKgSf5deM1JYb6iunGpXos6Rhrg4cZV3q2tECFsIBlfO9CyCuh7kylMA9k16r4Noje-C-cC0ylqEqfr5J06aplLySbgNWTJgU414KMMnzUEuvXo8kovjLlJ2JtM75GmPkjXKZ5LYQjJKRaf0tyhb5985C4J7v/s320/PXL_20240211_140920861.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jackie and I made these bags when she was here: I was delighted when I saw the same style in a shop window in Regents Street! Fancy us being trendy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDmT7sggAPaKKKmi8fzHHCbvgMmdigLvNAJAGKZR6KZqEd9C4tMqHXoqVNqACi7gpwiJ2HHkXblQwFOzZTZANlsUBhgJdjX1crrTh7trKis1g2EsCVSoClZimttByi8Edgtes4Ic8E9jm6WzRrQ96AnWZjSLVCmGSJUpu38Sl7yhOsI4QBldC0pjw6a52/s4080/PXL_20240303_180607102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDmT7sggAPaKKKmi8fzHHCbvgMmdigLvNAJAGKZR6KZqEd9C4tMqHXoqVNqACi7gpwiJ2HHkXblQwFOzZTZANlsUBhgJdjX1crrTh7trKis1g2EsCVSoClZimttByi8Edgtes4Ic8E9jm6WzRrQ96AnWZjSLVCmGSJUpu38Sl7yhOsI4QBldC0pjw6a52/s320/PXL_20240303_180607102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduNDObVT0uReQKseKI4Y2ZF_GqM73etC4Flq0A4Lq0ksBu2jyjW9g6Ho0r-w6SY4cpGOdsEdttWiUcr9DbMLF9pxX5l2Ya1Leg6ISGcqc5waz3ad4n4wxU8fZrHAq_usrP9IqIm1l-vqWLrRn1MD4mTYiKI-rwwVkGFkOy5KYAw4U0BWEnRqCKpiDq3j5/s4080/PXL_20240215_155607265.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduNDObVT0uReQKseKI4Y2ZF_GqM73etC4Flq0A4Lq0ksBu2jyjW9g6Ho0r-w6SY4cpGOdsEdttWiUcr9DbMLF9pxX5l2Ya1Leg6ISGcqc5waz3ad4n4wxU8fZrHAq_usrP9IqIm1l-vqWLrRn1MD4mTYiKI-rwwVkGFkOy5KYAw4U0BWEnRqCKpiDq3j5/s320/PXL_20240215_155607265.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At Crafty Church I laid out my Paula Doyle blocks - I will get round to stitching them eventually!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibe9Whr6PbD5Qh0dY9AzkpmUUeYZSTJNl_GY2KOcKlXXlcZnD-kTYWRIKP2uk1ZWz-Yi6uoGBgoJwuN_P_4geJI5t0bTNK1h5S9C2ylbOGAE2ri82NvKK9ynj-7uscMpiStdOti5m3UjNg-nukA8say7L8znJZHecKUEGsUW3__3IpO63ihQcMKqL8Nw1g/s4080/PXL_20240224_141026239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibe9Whr6PbD5Qh0dY9AzkpmUUeYZSTJNl_GY2KOcKlXXlcZnD-kTYWRIKP2uk1ZWz-Yi6uoGBgoJwuN_P_4geJI5t0bTNK1h5S9C2ylbOGAE2ri82NvKK9ynj-7uscMpiStdOti5m3UjNg-nukA8say7L8znJZHecKUEGsUW3__3IpO63ihQcMKqL8Nw1g/s320/PXL_20240224_141026239.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At Stitch we had a fab production line packing kits - 53 packed and as soon as we can get them into big enough boxes we can send them off<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7ScGBNfhMJu1looRgxprdlUqXD5dcEi6g_QX8LHWJ34YH0W8-hHBmeOd8ySx-pXa_zcQ51EpmUVLdROUlqWzlMqzDSHCLVTRswuMfm0oGRU3XklSgzE6vNzNGCVCyPSIRPQh1PmB4BO-bk367yCHS8G5oi5SyK8p485KL65t-ekWTR6vjvVTfAx3FjdM/s4080/PXL_20240224_114346054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7ScGBNfhMJu1looRgxprdlUqXD5dcEi6g_QX8LHWJ34YH0W8-hHBmeOd8ySx-pXa_zcQ51EpmUVLdROUlqWzlMqzDSHCLVTRswuMfm0oGRU3XklSgzE6vNzNGCVCyPSIRPQh1PmB4BO-bk367yCHS8G5oi5SyK8p485KL65t-ekWTR6vjvVTfAx3FjdM/s320/PXL_20240224_114346054.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>These were made at February's Fun With Fabric - It was a bit of a challenge to attach the fabric to the plastic frame, but they persevered! 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I am *trying* to declutter so they were going to go but then I needed a bag for crochet, so I joined them and voila! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEN6QXaodxmY50z6K3RVCv1aiy37b_HLE-dh09g_e2zdhssyXpHxuDwVCsAarGwOq3uDw9VXTwEJxAv3vm65eV_VjlACmQoiEocy_upkNOev-RWTIjYzeqjMP3vfgwFqry9jvcqxJaJUu3MiCRU0tT6onuK91q7T6SXcJIFU6WcfeeCvoGRQ5ayJLQYLFO/s4080/PXL_20240103_131004772.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEN6QXaodxmY50z6K3RVCv1aiy37b_HLE-dh09g_e2zdhssyXpHxuDwVCsAarGwOq3uDw9VXTwEJxAv3vm65eV_VjlACmQoiEocy_upkNOev-RWTIjYzeqjMP3vfgwFqry9jvcqxJaJUu3MiCRU0tT6onuK91q7T6SXcJIFU6WcfeeCvoGRQ5ayJLQYLFO/s320/PXL_20240103_131004772.MP.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have finally done some work on our village hall:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The stage hasn't been used for years (decades?) so became a dumping ground<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBKFDP7v3aBg2MqBn_papxw_R6TPI0_1an9muyM_3cczYO2vs2SboUNxzBAkabNIjxL_rwublJK9nEl4UYN5pL5uQgDydJMw-ihAS3QzlW3nuuV-MURGYQBO0O58aYMcnaVXGBAH_ADe5bTr_jKed4UtFnIuXNCPz90867oeQN_8w7XW5cW9mK4IokU2Y/s1080/Screenshot_20230402-114114.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1080" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBKFDP7v3aBg2MqBn_papxw_R6TPI0_1an9muyM_3cczYO2vs2SboUNxzBAkabNIjxL_rwublJK9nEl4UYN5pL5uQgDydJMw-ihAS3QzlW3nuuV-MURGYQBO0O58aYMcnaVXGBAH_ADe5bTr_jKed4UtFnIuXNCPz90867oeQN_8w7XW5cW9mK4IokU2Y/s320/Screenshot_20230402-114114.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we removed the stage and put up curtains to turn it into storage</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVDoyK_tCVce7JCGBtMhlCZUAZlzNO52I4_nlM2fCIM9rTVW6Lit_AkHpXKMBQM3-5BheL2i-KUDt1X28r-QHJMi7h2OLDWOV-sIbSSRtffz4iAhZKN3uo0L8Rkg-45gUn-mOLH7r7fj7UPZLtQOxqj99Jkj-rcCb3inyZHsJzwF4dEcd73ujlg88UEZD/s4080/PXL_20240108_131751263.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVDoyK_tCVce7JCGBtMhlCZUAZlzNO52I4_nlM2fCIM9rTVW6Lit_AkHpXKMBQM3-5BheL2i-KUDt1X28r-QHJMi7h2OLDWOV-sIbSSRtffz4iAhZKN3uo0L8Rkg-45gUn-mOLH7r7fj7UPZLtQOxqj99Jkj-rcCb3inyZHsJzwF4dEcd73ujlg88UEZD/w320-h242/PXL_20240108_131751263.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and the library units and the (nice) chairs have moved to behind the curtain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmP4tfuvjFm2-sK_d9X8r1H85omH0qUwjUkVqqNG2yM_nJ_sHu_6UHaN71h1P9MfWjqs-kmraUXMhsGBGCI23YOI14gozC5wMnmKAMl4Y3wdgNdmKlf0XbbQnoBiIe3He42ROtInWZFo61uQeox1AzDuiYN61PYMOmV3OrN1c2-0IkXcYAMbW8wEB9ngal/s1080/Screenshot_20230402-114155.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1080" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmP4tfuvjFm2-sK_d9X8r1H85omH0qUwjUkVqqNG2yM_nJ_sHu_6UHaN71h1P9MfWjqs-kmraUXMhsGBGCI23YOI14gozC5wMnmKAMl4Y3wdgNdmKlf0XbbQnoBiIe3He42ROtInWZFo61uQeox1AzDuiYN61PYMOmV3OrN1c2-0IkXcYAMbW8wEB9ngal/s320/Screenshot_20230402-114155.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Leaving a huge hall for people to use</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhE1T2SVYz9S1DhjMyZCR5I_FqlMzS65r6w4VZVBZ9NxTCvzW512u-RiuZRgZ3rFj0wecS9o_OgbmHcsUuOvFMd4Fsp74GE7oYl6oJBJ98YgKc8gIumxJ-NQFJVV2h3-03wfCDlF3Y1FguP7DpYzLkkeKf5aRRip4ah4V_d0kBdAzSBjzyY8IaPNwBv7K/s4080/PXL_20240108_131742953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhE1T2SVYz9S1DhjMyZCR5I_FqlMzS65r6w4VZVBZ9NxTCvzW512u-RiuZRgZ3rFj0wecS9o_OgbmHcsUuOvFMd4Fsp74GE7oYl6oJBJ98YgKc8gIumxJ-NQFJVV2h3-03wfCDlF3Y1FguP7DpYzLkkeKf5aRRip4ah4V_d0kBdAzSBjzyY8IaPNwBv7K/w320-h242/PXL_20240108_131742953.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I'm really delighted with it!<div><br /></div><div>I've been bulk making I-spy quilts for a few months - too boring to have included in many blog posts. I finally added the binding so I had 8 ready, then checked my lust and found I needed 11😳.</div><div><br /></div><div>These have been named and mostly distributed and I'm back making the last 3!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDG_UyHU1OmeOS-Gw9TVkXFzDMCjE6WDOdmwUD4KnF8h8ogO1Swk20yvEPOxfFTCtTxsQm1Y1WosScQ3JW4p6SLCRIXvqChT__DQuGTH5IrOecG1p4MfI4R30J2fEBrmC_TE3mEWWfI9nXTviG6LrqxY4VVexn1MCs76XwHbF7xTcNxkJAeTZ0mzgvkXR/s4080/PXL_20240118_125009548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDG_UyHU1OmeOS-Gw9TVkXFzDMCjE6WDOdmwUD4KnF8h8ogO1Swk20yvEPOxfFTCtTxsQm1Y1WosScQ3JW4p6SLCRIXvqChT__DQuGTH5IrOecG1p4MfI4R30J2fEBrmC_TE3mEWWfI9nXTviG6LrqxY4VVexn1MCs76XwHbF7xTcNxkJAeTZ0mzgvkXR/s320/PXL_20240118_125009548.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then my body decided I needed a break from work and sewing, well at least my appendix did, it decided we weren't friends any more so I kind of lost a week or two! All better now!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq5X2FAyvxKu8QgKBYhgxwQst-d9tdKt2765nafWxINaV4syjHQR4WwAfYDsnajpoxRKhAwgHAsqWudP-YpSP2glRDJ1EzlO36UDRvKxxByexnge8k7b0NH1K3uuUUgGFunbKCczEXBRF9EW4kMiS6X1029BuS3qKFe76dxrcD-RXIYeu5kKtivjl8SBI/s4080/PXL_20240126_143027326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq5X2FAyvxKu8QgKBYhgxwQst-d9tdKt2765nafWxINaV4syjHQR4WwAfYDsnajpoxRKhAwgHAsqWudP-YpSP2glRDJ1EzlO36UDRvKxxByexnge8k7b0NH1K3uuUUgGFunbKCczEXBRF9EW4kMiS6X1029BuS3qKFe76dxrcD-RXIYeu5kKtivjl8SBI/s320/PXL_20240126_143027326.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhzIberj4aa8gijXO5cZhUH5QxN7vToNlymtPzlgRvjcsib0uLs2MoP-mD32djegBvRlcN-VV-tfoGEIJPlVXp0gG_yogvPfjLhILgNZs5z4dFUA1OUBn0xe-Zmxy0vzriUndw97IJ5NcWQun7HTbBqU8wk2zqxV4P25NKhuMpRYqeNiZUDFmsF2Q5682/s4080/PXL_20240126_124221691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhzIberj4aa8gijXO5cZhUH5QxN7vToNlymtPzlgRvjcsib0uLs2MoP-mD32djegBvRlcN-VV-tfoGEIJPlVXp0gG_yogvPfjLhILgNZs5z4dFUA1OUBn0xe-Zmxy0vzriUndw97IJ5NcWQun7HTbBqU8wk2zqxV4P25NKhuMpRYqeNiZUDFmsF2Q5682/s320/PXL_20240126_124221691.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was lovely to come home to mini daffs sprouting in the garden: I wasn't sure they were planted deep enough in these colourful pots but they obviously are<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbMBl-Npgf2wAP1pK3qT-sP9rM_OI4AHDvDDLjJWeOPE0B0pUt_ZGmIIiN0bG8tkot2hXJjbnSavK4BleNKuKsw537sgApO-flB_BCxKG0JBu0uVNiTX87Y6RTAtQLHxW9_JWZFktd1-DIDxJl9J3BGoWJoXe37bci8kaG_8W26mvKSlTulL3GKLQms7B/s4080/PXL_20240128_161600540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbMBl-Npgf2wAP1pK3qT-sP9rM_OI4AHDvDDLjJWeOPE0B0pUt_ZGmIIiN0bG8tkot2hXJjbnSavK4BleNKuKsw537sgApO-flB_BCxKG0JBu0uVNiTX87Y6RTAtQLHxW9_JWZFktd1-DIDxJl9J3BGoWJoXe37bci8kaG_8W26mvKSlTulL3GKLQms7B/s320/PXL_20240128_161600540.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have done some crochet - this is the wool Lisa got me for Christmas - the colours seem very Northern Lights: I love it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEh-ioJ97vf3E2fXEfihjOmlQaxLlNjxfGtqNEyV8f8-E_IREMOwe3hae6H6IplvDiTerRLJvwGP-2Amaj-nxpzdqSco6quvEu9_rltXVRnH3t9TGBwcqUoZ1spwyx1wie3Df2jDd82UedA36kVDYGjzzhPUtRjy690E1521SRo1rdksCeI3lFKJ51-wh/s4080/PXL_20240104_205634593.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEh-ioJ97vf3E2fXEfihjOmlQaxLlNjxfGtqNEyV8f8-E_IREMOwe3hae6H6IplvDiTerRLJvwGP-2Amaj-nxpzdqSco6quvEu9_rltXVRnH3t9TGBwcqUoZ1spwyx1wie3Df2jDd82UedA36kVDYGjzzhPUtRjy690E1521SRo1rdksCeI3lFKJ51-wh/s320/PXL_20240104_205634593.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Hope you are keeping well, and I can show a bit more crafting next month!</p></div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-43396701598314882492024-01-02T21:34:00.001+00:002024-01-02T21:34:09.429+00:002023 December<p>Happy New Year</p><p>I started December with some playing with clay with Jane and Hayley. We used air drying clay and made toadstools</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCdj628gmT1QGkjqrRIIiYXOt6Kfew0WNSBmiME2t2zAPwTwWSOdisVOAYmeFicWXDNfH_gnpML5cYoD0l5yyFjpgi6qrmmE73NFQikk95ArmXByQOO4pzT24sUEN0NaZi-C8z_IaoP1MExA5zpSJpmYI_sj1WVndnuGcUr_CSOoLKLCp4YtrxFa1Dnm_/s4080/PXL_20231201_124000599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCdj628gmT1QGkjqrRIIiYXOt6Kfew0WNSBmiME2t2zAPwTwWSOdisVOAYmeFicWXDNfH_gnpML5cYoD0l5yyFjpgi6qrmmE73NFQikk95ArmXByQOO4pzT24sUEN0NaZi-C8z_IaoP1MExA5zpSJpmYI_sj1WVndnuGcUr_CSOoLKLCp4YtrxFa1Dnm_/s320/PXL_20231201_124000599.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My finished toadstools drying<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPucFyJEIF5s-EgmnlFGPzm7TM5o2MV0XyG9P2Ezhyxo1E2sYrv_rz0trlBuywD1eZnSVTf2Nc6ef563U-zF92NCgznRi_tfr4LaKI9z2IcU-fFmxq_4qFhSoLVv2XjSTGp06wcJj21vx4H4U7_Dy_Edvj85Q5ttqfnIB0LuS8t6jN5XVl-hifh5cX8vn/s4080/PXL_20231201_223102809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQmMxQT_tCkPEf-2rUqrdAqWnV9Jaf1jurov6PDlIo1491R8T3SPpKPVvvXcKU5-knKwVunZLsOvd0k60hpEWdtbDzzVLB1mlR4X-6FIZJL0wvBInR6YT0mPvjZDHdKwAp2okqfzQ-bv4KQCzEhmcfR8UXYGZumBcbjPn59TsBWU2Cn6s81o8-gPGlajG/s320/PXL_20231201_150708780.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My Christmas tree decorations are almost exclusively hand made by me or friends, or bought on trips - I think I know where or who they all came from<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0uwDoi6Hiy4fkehzrMTH7Xq9zeyw0txHtl2V7YmIOvt-z4HK2EyKi9kvy5X5lE_VyGWx0rgESk54yNjKl9lzvC71gY-UHQcFVoeiYGEU5DYtUYDoSjQNFprrfZYj1fKs-_3nZ_HjysTY1fAgoHUJ44GeiD0WCL30mEw5WDeD1g0CUwtWOQe50CsNmvj3/s4080/PXL_20231202_144345321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0uwDoi6Hiy4fkehzrMTH7Xq9zeyw0txHtl2V7YmIOvt-z4HK2EyKi9kvy5X5lE_VyGWx0rgESk54yNjKl9lzvC71gY-UHQcFVoeiYGEU5DYtUYDoSjQNFprrfZYj1fKs-_3nZ_HjysTY1fAgoHUJ44GeiD0WCL30mEw5WDeD1g0CUwtWOQe50CsNmvj3/s320/PXL_20231202_144345321.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I managed to make a few Gingers with Christmas trees</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-8LQjErlOcT4nt-AN5DNSE2NKtyyiK8JUkJwBKlGjqnD582UwC12tI81veNUH6t51DcWN5T7010ppeH4uAqCVXPMkiravSkXWNtF7hPzGWf3phCbj9okdVBnLwS0l3bdiRQCpALi7oVemPCtjrOjz6GmtXXg-ONHJVKF1zCv90fazgVWoU-QEH4DUJMx/s4864/IMG_20231204_090240_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4864" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-8LQjErlOcT4nt-AN5DNSE2NKtyyiK8JUkJwBKlGjqnD582UwC12tI81veNUH6t51DcWN5T7010ppeH4uAqCVXPMkiravSkXWNtF7hPzGWf3phCbj9okdVBnLwS0l3bdiRQCpALi7oVemPCtjrOjz6GmtXXg-ONHJVKF1zCv90fazgVWoU-QEH4DUJMx/s320/IMG_20231204_090240_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I had a few requests for Gingers - for a stable where a friend's daughter rides (yes I know their zip is upside down - she wanted them anyway!), and the other daughter's trampoline </span><span style="text-align: left;">team</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGZ-1QIW9gDaggeuzhLxt11J-uqz9Y9s_ZSdsxrfTSK-AdhyphenhyphengEBb8w6M961etto7AiKGfsYJ6eoO4D3XHTdyjJUBA2Kz-A7-b5wMwUBbNMki6oE-T65VLFlm-9iobj8PLcfCoMD_RIytNDe02U2ZhV32baubuNkH9e045XXfnIFNdcE3PlVngwVarM3JI/s4864/IMG_20231204_090322_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGZ-1QIW9gDaggeuzhLxt11J-uqz9Y9s_ZSdsxrfTSK-AdhyphenhyphengEBb8w6M961etto7AiKGfsYJ6eoO4D3XHTdyjJUBA2Kz-A7-b5wMwUBbNMki6oE-T65VLFlm-9iobj8PLcfCoMD_RIytNDe02U2ZhV32baubuNkH9e045XXfnIFNdcE3PlVngwVarM3JI/s320/IMG_20231204_090322_3.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and the cheer-leading squad<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeNesKOQYETHq1-LRHFQEEFrSAXy13TsZitb9aUOOYuwj-Ita7UN2aSc4AQnXa5dnhReAPWrizLUNq4GWs-jN9YR-8NBmA0_R9L38_lrGwCfaZy4p8KQOn4mGg4W66Rx6ieUBfLsv4wLPh-n10OfeNuIe5bgzY3iWQEIIfg6ZeJbNA5l-ar0tKZuZkYQ-/s4080/PXL_20231214_164930837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeNesKOQYETHq1-LRHFQEEFrSAXy13TsZitb9aUOOYuwj-Ita7UN2aSc4AQnXa5dnhReAPWrizLUNq4GWs-jN9YR-8NBmA0_R9L38_lrGwCfaZy4p8KQOn4mGg4W66Rx6ieUBfLsv4wLPh-n10OfeNuIe5bgzY3iWQEIIfg6ZeJbNA5l-ar0tKZuZkYQ-/s320/PXL_20231214_164930837.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got some lovely crafty Christmas presents - this sewing machine was one of two decorations, plus some wool for crochet, an embroidery project kit, and some fabric as well as a hand made fabric bowl and other bits and pieces</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjHvqjPZBnrEr-TGgGjTzpDLW6O2ZP89NIG5n4OvEQakAQnVFaC0AT1ClEByRuEj_yDk_fZREortyHECObEU01qdXBVTLMYuTFG0ZdYuDzhEjaCnmumdnhp7ho_Tv8bKz7V9MBZaiD4y0wBmNGErYdvxWv5PInQmLnSv0xYJiCGMwxq9iWHuRdxcfvV6o/s4080/PXL_20231221_142634675.NIGHT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjHvqjPZBnrEr-TGgGjTzpDLW6O2ZP89NIG5n4OvEQakAQnVFaC0AT1ClEByRuEj_yDk_fZREortyHECObEU01qdXBVTLMYuTFG0ZdYuDzhEjaCnmumdnhp7ho_Tv8bKz7V9MBZaiD4y0wBmNGErYdvxWv5PInQmLnSv0xYJiCGMwxq9iWHuRdxcfvV6o/s320/PXL_20231221_142634675.NIGHT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>EPP balls were gifted to the very gorgeous Amelia and Freddie who seemed to like them <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithRP8ilYvH7d1HtqxkhkXiwM-wY_x8x2hENGCHWoYx49D5_k_Hgl0-1YxOgJj7I7e2QDbj3iolcenmxc_eLHEaast_fH5hkjZad_5bsWGw0gDwybbSGgm_5snryUynBZo8tmDNJR8f7vzGjGa2gOYmrEmckXasZelwmpRoUyOTFgx6HHBoUTz4-BUxZj6/s4000/IMG_20230804_225527_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithRP8ilYvH7d1HtqxkhkXiwM-wY_x8x2hENGCHWoYx49D5_k_Hgl0-1YxOgJj7I7e2QDbj3iolcenmxc_eLHEaast_fH5hkjZad_5bsWGw0gDwybbSGgm_5snryUynBZo8tmDNJR8f7vzGjGa2gOYmrEmckXasZelwmpRoUyOTFgx6HHBoUTz4-BUxZj6/s320/IMG_20230804_225527_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got started on a crochet blanket in this lovely Northern Lights wool</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AVDfqzQVbQi_KnMIkAEQb6P9lwo1ZSH__kVAQsjDBzaIpnEPTmUwTVRsaR7MC7a7JcsVju3WPReeMLIsmSMnrFDPY5j1VAhZq-zxaeLa5faoq44YVmgr0pFNXkqdicEZ-i828_vEy0iDobwtpV_lj3syUFsiZgH-JZkMykHpuCvzuF0_PcObCVU1HXQA/s4080/PXL_20231229_183958318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AVDfqzQVbQi_KnMIkAEQb6P9lwo1ZSH__kVAQsjDBzaIpnEPTmUwTVRsaR7MC7a7JcsVju3WPReeMLIsmSMnrFDPY5j1VAhZq-zxaeLa5faoq44YVmgr0pFNXkqdicEZ-i828_vEy0iDobwtpV_lj3syUFsiZgH-JZkMykHpuCvzuF0_PcObCVU1HXQA/s320/PXL_20231229_183958318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Niki had a clear out of stuff left at ours, and her karate belts from 20 years ago got the heave ho. I nearly let them go into textile recycling, but then started playing<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoc-VgBuGtzj5ez0iAI_80ZeCgS2GJ5u4t1rzM2gFdC3Znbaqnbh-yBm3buhAQ8YZ3roXqbEv5vP4feExFvZQ_qpNuRRuwyvlujGhGbVnQR_WHvKkV-WNxxNvEudSxR7Xsp7yueSmGC_k7pXAc-8XebHFWpr20me6T8VMCSwr3nK2kBky-H5llNEt9Wtm/s4080/PXL_20231231_151151788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoc-VgBuGtzj5ez0iAI_80ZeCgS2GJ5u4t1rzM2gFdC3Znbaqnbh-yBm3buhAQ8YZ3roXqbEv5vP4feExFvZQ_qpNuRRuwyvlujGhGbVnQR_WHvKkV-WNxxNvEudSxR7Xsp7yueSmGC_k7pXAc-8XebHFWpr20me6T8VMCSwr3nK2kBky-H5llNEt9Wtm/s320/PXL_20231231_151151788.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p>And then the year ended! I hope you had a good Christmas, and have a very happy and crafty new year</p></div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-36700815790972012832023-12-07T07:10:00.005+00:002023-12-07T07:10:44.669+00:002023 November<p> Hi all</p><p>I started November with some of Mum's crafty stuff. She likes doing long stitch embroidery, using wool, but isn't that bothered about putting the finished pieces on the wall so I changed these into zippy pouches - they came out well!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAJg_kfI1dEw3L3sSiyVWUPbHV7pa8lZQhkVyd_iUgBCvdg-zl2UwG76OfQ8X9rrfoQ2Nr2ZZ0qLNqOsYHKDm2545fFXqSzyimv5YOu1lKbq44rnO0mFb-LvMwQYXR-ZLXgmIU97xnRbxpj-lB4QALVNKr_B8pVv8V0tRJzYY3TStd8JXBd-ZzbvJSdtu/s4080/PXL_20231102_142931385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAJg_kfI1dEw3L3sSiyVWUPbHV7pa8lZQhkVyd_iUgBCvdg-zl2UwG76OfQ8X9rrfoQ2Nr2ZZ0qLNqOsYHKDm2545fFXqSzyimv5YOu1lKbq44rnO0mFb-LvMwQYXR-ZLXgmIU97xnRbxpj-lB4QALVNKr_B8pVv8V0tRJzYY3TStd8JXBd-ZzbvJSdtu/s320/PXL_20231102_142931385.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then I finally finished this quilt for a friend's S-i-L from her husband's shirts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAaEMpXFWtVQWd0woIFJIDvB-eX3iCGRJfmIHWNUYKVcVd0ylQynyTCLN4LRlmXbAoByA1NlUx3zKTOsZOtfWaoJklr1vj7YPWcPQlXoKS3iKhniIPLSBI5M5128BzW34Ac863G6s7ycXWFxuB2jn_ztWbaA530WNmJoM-qgN03lXSFqMFHbyE4_jKIk0/s4080/PXL_20231103_082957985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAaEMpXFWtVQWd0woIFJIDvB-eX3iCGRJfmIHWNUYKVcVd0ylQynyTCLN4LRlmXbAoByA1NlUx3zKTOsZOtfWaoJklr1vj7YPWcPQlXoKS3iKhniIPLSBI5M5128BzW34Ac863G6s7ycXWFxuB2jn_ztWbaA530WNmJoM-qgN03lXSFqMFHbyE4_jKIk0/s320/PXL_20231103_082957985.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I didn't have quite enough of the binding fabric so I thought I'd add 45 degree sections from left over squares<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwcxqnXuam7CwSEII4szCOe9edNgHvEGYrNZmoDa_bDKmWg_Eq6XNXHy-9GjWkULh2YsfQFs2aRXwjvBHj53UMkgobwB0zHX7hvBM9dZMZ5swRBg37L1XiL5z7rf0F4V9hLbtODEIKb6RITDHB3GI8bndyAEe4gh_HZEnevBJ0hyaCIUNiwawibzD9FhE/s4080/PXL_20231106_211253919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwcxqnXuam7CwSEII4szCOe9edNgHvEGYrNZmoDa_bDKmWg_Eq6XNXHy-9GjWkULh2YsfQFs2aRXwjvBHj53UMkgobwB0zHX7hvBM9dZMZ5swRBg37L1XiL5z7rf0F4V9hLbtODEIKb6RITDHB3GI8bndyAEe4gh_HZEnevBJ0hyaCIUNiwawibzD9FhE/s320/PXL_20231106_211253919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It didn't occur to me until I'd finished that by adding 5 inches I also lost 5 inches so I gained nothing! I added some more at 90 degrees and it was fine but what a waste of time!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIkyb58CTD76n-G9T0tvu0qcuxKdHQJ4Aw6f0Uk0WYnzMg2Z6Kb3JE0k0MM7LvnlGw7Kn6XMUnbOObpW9NKKQpTSx4b2W2csOfBY28Y2HqnpMnh6qbzunjel5kRZN3Xpi5cpfMN5GZASjj1x0sHR70LhNQBCaDlOrOD28QAMt-cUCjJLOs9O9y_wn4Ywl/s4080/PXL_20231106_211543699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIkyb58CTD76n-G9T0tvu0qcuxKdHQJ4Aw6f0Uk0WYnzMg2Z6Kb3JE0k0MM7LvnlGw7Kn6XMUnbOObpW9NKKQpTSx4b2W2csOfBY28Y2HqnpMnh6qbzunjel5kRZN3Xpi5cpfMN5GZASjj1x0sHR70LhNQBCaDlOrOD28QAMt-cUCjJLOs9O9y_wn4Ywl/s320/PXL_20231106_211543699.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We had started these at Richmond and Kew Quilters: the lovely Plum had made the tiny trees so we could decorate them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I used the willow obelisk I made in the autumn <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JHObPuF2z7Oh8kPEq4SfJDdhPmzvr7k25_xTloy4Djt8gmSpfMwyijHoLWxKUeaHWGdtrIGYcO3dC1AYT3peAFZ2lCxHquTgg5XnOXN1ATKtfLKFWzELfpLSHaVrknKiyF-ZgT6EoruWvadolGFOaRhHnnK49a2wlSHm2IjZ7Cstm3lSncYOK0T8eZCr/s4080/PXL_20231126_161421207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JHObPuF2z7Oh8kPEq4SfJDdhPmzvr7k25_xTloy4Djt8gmSpfMwyijHoLWxKUeaHWGdtrIGYcO3dC1AYT3peAFZ2lCxHquTgg5XnOXN1ATKtfLKFWzELfpLSHaVrknKiyF-ZgT6EoruWvadolGFOaRhHnnK49a2wlSHm2IjZ7Cstm3lSncYOK0T8eZCr/s320/PXL_20231126_161421207.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p>Not much else for November: now I'm panicking about the Christmas making I'd like to do, and where the time is going: I'll be back the other side of the seasonal chaos and in the meantime wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas</p>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-35838464729279834352023-11-05T21:10:00.000+00:002023-11-05T21:10:31.842+00:002023 October<p> So we now wave goodbye to October: I cant believe how quickly this year is going!</p><p>At the beginning of the month the Chertsey Museum group did some needle felting, but I only got a few photos</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was a lovely service, and we re-connected with family we haven't seen for ages - we also saw snow!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gf0ApfG_6r6d3GUqJG3lP6j-qhp6T63osVOyRhOtRHSnLQacQtuiq_LeKn7qUJWcNiW20XEdUVqZFPB8IYz8p0R_cLShYknYjplUu0QF-lGHErR30PxIhiSLWkLyNxnGpWHBG4elDpSo-jb_-RwfItyuEW9ub86dpXdWaYEv6r6NzudVHoaf4awtpSI3/s4080/PXL_20231101_105415724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gf0ApfG_6r6d3GUqJG3lP6j-qhp6T63osVOyRhOtRHSnLQacQtuiq_LeKn7qUJWcNiW20XEdUVqZFPB8IYz8p0R_cLShYknYjplUu0QF-lGHErR30PxIhiSLWkLyNxnGpWHBG4elDpSo-jb_-RwfItyuEW9ub86dpXdWaYEv6r6NzudVHoaf4awtpSI3/s320/PXL_20231101_105415724.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlAdHb8a9xbkbpM78t4MHPu3ePhdxvg-yuJnejlvpUoS1XbcLSJQv_mE7-bazjQiassZ8YnapV91kRo3247sKVCflYAZ649ok3DVsPkNkZR0k5W2_0oBltPvXHNxbjsJrEEJK1_y4-_UoRv-CLL18EvhyphenhyphenxX9hvAG8atZnWGpTgNH8WnFtXpb0an0M5bE9/s4080/PXL_20231031_195722653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlAdHb8a9xbkbpM78t4MHPu3ePhdxvg-yuJnejlvpUoS1XbcLSJQv_mE7-bazjQiassZ8YnapV91kRo3247sKVCflYAZ649ok3DVsPkNkZR0k5W2_0oBltPvXHNxbjsJrEEJK1_y4-_UoRv-CLL18EvhyphenhyphenxX9hvAG8atZnWGpTgNH8WnFtXpb0an0M5bE9/s320/PXL_20231031_195722653.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I managed a few finishes sewing in front of the TV: this EPP hug finally got a binding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWz96XJECiakDFf2M8oVGdXfEzODFHbAuPTi44wsRQ45LRTdXM4S989Z1Y6RIFvsXPV70J5n8DWpD2QMenrrL1AJrB6T7QgRfJ9mglkSgy2d6SgGZJcqVvm5mmkCvdZMaXpO7IFfrMmdI8QxbAseoU8YFyOsl8jR-pEBG1o62Y1_jO_v1EgFqzWZpRjmpV/s4080/PXL_20231018_193721532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWz96XJECiakDFf2M8oVGdXfEzODFHbAuPTi44wsRQ45LRTdXM4S989Z1Y6RIFvsXPV70J5n8DWpD2QMenrrL1AJrB6T7QgRfJ9mglkSgy2d6SgGZJcqVvm5mmkCvdZMaXpO7IFfrMmdI8QxbAseoU8YFyOsl8jR-pEBG1o62Y1_jO_v1EgFqzWZpRjmpV/s320/PXL_20231018_193721532.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>These tapestries (done by mum) got changed into zippy pouches<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwy7xynfPUX-tzeRRI6K_v2W2iu0WrfqyhS0OyPtfchk1XyCX_TeoinTwapLeSqVFHt68lxRuddYMyRCx53YPP1d3wnP6zQbclkFJB12tGO-Ciz-Y5tyDMNYEATw4dNQ-Obq1_GS4HdZzw21fbFnpdc9Zr9TnCQNauEXMqu8gIyGYIGuuA4eXpD0bFy73n/s4080/PXL_20231102_142931385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwy7xynfPUX-tzeRRI6K_v2W2iu0WrfqyhS0OyPtfchk1XyCX_TeoinTwapLeSqVFHt68lxRuddYMyRCx53YPP1d3wnP6zQbclkFJB12tGO-Ciz-Y5tyDMNYEATw4dNQ-Obq1_GS4HdZzw21fbFnpdc9Zr9TnCQNauEXMqu8gIyGYIGuuA4eXpD0bFy73n/s320/PXL_20231102_142931385.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and this shirt quilt got finished and delivered to a customer<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZQgPgWbO1uQk8CnCUFHRMAcecs_EZKzvuZnt_onnMLspwNrw8OlHK4Diy8fBgvq8YJDSI0MOepqQthGbhuNm5tPqoJraZ1LB1D35NUwFb1zYGF9KIIn29RrfpSeArOK_SVzUVp09laBEoZZVqfbgeugLcQDPVvXZl-3rifDissCxlTuTHEem_7ktjoI_/s4080/PXL_20231103_082957985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZQgPgWbO1uQk8CnCUFHRMAcecs_EZKzvuZnt_onnMLspwNrw8OlHK4Diy8fBgvq8YJDSI0MOepqQthGbhuNm5tPqoJraZ1LB1D35NUwFb1zYGF9KIIn29RrfpSeArOK_SVzUVp09laBEoZZVqfbgeugLcQDPVvXZl-3rifDissCxlTuTHEem_7ktjoI_/s320/PXL_20231103_082957985.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-69004721196574511282023-10-03T19:44:00.058+00:002023-10-03T20:17:40.162+00:002023 September<p><span style="text-align: center;">It's been a lovely month! It started with me *attending* the Chertsey Museum class, not teaching it! One of the regulars is a spinner, so she brought in a sleeping beauty spinning wheel, and had made us all drop spindles so we could do our own spinning. I really enjoyed the session, thanks Kate</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkBj3DvI8B4vjnmSga7E8Hac5BLmKSW2FvmRHhmDOBqQdUwXGAcDpcJ7JM2nmjYs_svWsYdWk6qURaLhqixW4FZnCpnNZquThxhnZdDggIrZW7A6J_TWl-UvUIESDqJmHGEgfJ3_uq5R9vqCXMQlLYHtC1GpWsKZ96ihaN6NWLXYgowf_KY9G-vYS_JoC/s4080/PXL_20230901_133542552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkBj3DvI8B4vjnmSga7E8Hac5BLmKSW2FvmRHhmDOBqQdUwXGAcDpcJ7JM2nmjYs_svWsYdWk6qURaLhqixW4FZnCpnNZquThxhnZdDggIrZW7A6J_TWl-UvUIESDqJmHGEgfJ3_uq5R9vqCXMQlLYHtC1GpWsKZ96ihaN6NWLXYgowf_KY9G-vYS_JoC/s320/PXL_20230901_133542552.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YyAPBf2L_aGQ0lK9npN9DoLaBj8BcG5kBhSeCMv7IboS7_hcUOdT8fC5fmuKgQI7T35G2mwjPGHsaCsyo6bNuItvWNxAvdENXnNT2J3y040Y2cKOLgs37Iscl8-H1Pc9t-THZ6LyRkKd3TkT464nMtC3IDW4N-BObod_m1reelzrdLplwZKB1v32SpoS/s4080/PXL_20230901_135714384.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YyAPBf2L_aGQ0lK9npN9DoLaBj8BcG5kBhSeCMv7IboS7_hcUOdT8fC5fmuKgQI7T35G2mwjPGHsaCsyo6bNuItvWNxAvdENXnNT2J3y040Y2cKOLgs37Iscl8-H1Pc9t-THZ6LyRkKd3TkT464nMtC3IDW4N-BObod_m1reelzrdLplwZKB1v32SpoS/s320/PXL_20230901_135714384.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The painted beads from last month were made into necklaces and paired with two dresses:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNe70Ae_9uMF876vXgSbnUZMzxVeY1gf6wMPFn0h2qmpStQiqP2izEP0Rctn6oWDQ3MpZ3l5BkBRwUoKXQ20ofxZY9C_d-rhSLA1VpfOsHkbKitrNwra243_2PPHhs2wKai-dzSOvblUmPM7rxVsIw-vPnNYiC-nU6m3c8YTsLkuLET9kz10aphRSW13Hm/s4080/PXL_20230903_215852463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNe70Ae_9uMF876vXgSbnUZMzxVeY1gf6wMPFn0h2qmpStQiqP2izEP0Rctn6oWDQ3MpZ3l5BkBRwUoKXQ20ofxZY9C_d-rhSLA1VpfOsHkbKitrNwra243_2PPHhs2wKai-dzSOvblUmPM7rxVsIw-vPnNYiC-nU6m3c8YTsLkuLET9kz10aphRSW13Hm/s320/PXL_20230903_215852463.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EaeWxZPMX2MqRpaxwGtz4w-3GBiwsP2l625Qw1QVh7W1ZlCfGd4a9A-QlqI8en26XD5hsCQOABH1AD6Gw3PArO-1vC85pWrNVMwpYon418vU1AaqtwNm4fA9EBUV-WzVNeW-12EtuVrX-cozUkZ2fSiQq7pD9lSRVEv__bTfod_pFKOgaOBie_JhE4ka/s4080/PXL_20230903_215915491.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EaeWxZPMX2MqRpaxwGtz4w-3GBiwsP2l625Qw1QVh7W1ZlCfGd4a9A-QlqI8en26XD5hsCQOABH1AD6Gw3PArO-1vC85pWrNVMwpYon418vU1AaqtwNm4fA9EBUV-WzVNeW-12EtuVrX-cozUkZ2fSiQq7pD9lSRVEv__bTfod_pFKOgaOBie_JhE4ka/s320/PXL_20230903_215915491.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I started adding 'grass' to my EPP flowers - they will tesselate when they lay flat<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXh70RywNoMMjlkO3ZBkYDgWiChrt2cGGZh6k3UarXZ4kHfkUQh_mxOdzzvFV-DVSsklzvUU1OAR3gzF5CklPM5EULPZ7JC4a2uz7l0oLT2XxetULK54R5_kFjIpX-JYzFM0bm1lW3116ylfwxaqVilZYW5ZY61-D3y3RU-PnnYgWSn1d-RA6TSesC1_9N/s4080/PXL_20230904_080850470.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXh70RywNoMMjlkO3ZBkYDgWiChrt2cGGZh6k3UarXZ4kHfkUQh_mxOdzzvFV-DVSsklzvUU1OAR3gzF5CklPM5EULPZ7JC4a2uz7l0oLT2XxetULK54R5_kFjIpX-JYzFM0bm1lW3116ylfwxaqVilZYW5ZY61-D3y3RU-PnnYgWSn1d-RA6TSesC1_9N/s320/PXL_20230904_080850470.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I finished one of many quilts on my to-do pile! In fact I finished two - both for baby girls called Freya!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIUdHZuAqIgacsPhGdu1VjHljtSzGPxrXS4_YdFzqgdVN2OHuy6THlfH2zbXTmk4k2esxLoMlz-NgIODE-0Wc1-dVZDppV8dJLX1_jDGpuN5mhb6iKcfBjyJzFe9jY6VbMl6gIZVUrdmK-DHYMKVjgippHCRTUiEqyhumm4dWUFF3XI_r3uvDVkSit3Wn/s4080/PXL_20230907_082946291.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIUdHZuAqIgacsPhGdu1VjHljtSzGPxrXS4_YdFzqgdVN2OHuy6THlfH2zbXTmk4k2esxLoMlz-NgIODE-0Wc1-dVZDppV8dJLX1_jDGpuN5mhb6iKcfBjyJzFe9jY6VbMl6gIZVUrdmK-DHYMKVjgippHCRTUiEqyhumm4dWUFF3XI_r3uvDVkSit3Wn/s320/PXL_20230907_082946291.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the Freyas with her cousin Amelia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdTzhYDVlnuAWnG8v1Hxk3S5hyHBVYYG5QZ9aPF70flM9kMtfyfNt3F720-N8jUy0_6feIICnN5TNR0LxsQMstPb1AacdM7BKKKBlD7fXSGqMDGR6BInGWmKx_eST4799qa8f_gbYJHi2Zvgs4-9zivtZ9881jroD62RKdYWCj8JzgBFw7-kQD55m9qhM/s2048/IMG-20230924-WA0009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="2048" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdTzhYDVlnuAWnG8v1Hxk3S5hyHBVYYG5QZ9aPF70flM9kMtfyfNt3F720-N8jUy0_6feIICnN5TNR0LxsQMstPb1AacdM7BKKKBlD7fXSGqMDGR6BInGWmKx_eST4799qa8f_gbYJHi2Zvgs4-9zivtZ9881jroD62RKdYWCj8JzgBFw7-kQD55m9qhM/w200-h190/IMG-20230924-WA0009.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I made by "blue whale" cousin a new zippy pouch: the old one had finally worn out!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtiGngO-pT_tgnLdy1Qoavp6-lKfoJHL1_49a8ycPMq45568RDE8i_YCmwEXlirXnRCQcI6A-FIZcOe9UUkXhXZ63_23ErBeaD40s4Dl3_lDSlwHwpJezBjTM7T91U7xEOyCxibc8xg1DuM0hUji72ypsGbTJDOd3DcBl371o2uDtq6a0atEZKLtMP3nD/s4080/PXL_20230909_150039654.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtiGngO-pT_tgnLdy1Qoavp6-lKfoJHL1_49a8ycPMq45568RDE8i_YCmwEXlirXnRCQcI6A-FIZcOe9UUkXhXZ63_23ErBeaD40s4Dl3_lDSlwHwpJezBjTM7T91U7xEOyCxibc8xg1DuM0hUji72ypsGbTJDOd3DcBl371o2uDtq6a0atEZKLtMP3nD/s320/PXL_20230909_150039654.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like me she's a bag lady 😂 </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-NmDIRCD2g4UTvOcjVmCnO3x1a12f2IRroKIRNw1MvD3j_wVYlP35kUjSpWBYZaiHOEtbm4We3WTbxnbi7xZORzPLzshlYPP_tQOFNd2q7W2d7YpmhpgtG4H62FERTz-y-8iOkPnAARimKof3-is3gCsT7GxWPjkHNPw_X0G9LDQB4xvHDPd-gCT1_s8/s4032/received_333481952464526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-NmDIRCD2g4UTvOcjVmCnO3x1a12f2IRroKIRNw1MvD3j_wVYlP35kUjSpWBYZaiHOEtbm4We3WTbxnbi7xZORzPLzshlYPP_tQOFNd2q7W2d7YpmhpgtG4H62FERTz-y-8iOkPnAARimKof3-is3gCsT7GxWPjkHNPw_X0G9LDQB4xvHDPd-gCT1_s8/s320/received_333481952464526.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had been trying to ignore that fact that time was galloping towards my 60th, but the lovely ladies at Coffee Morning were not going to let me ! I felt very spoiled!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqPTyTRV__iMQoPQFgqvycY9C6Qd80sIGUGQduRJVutK1ur85Niy_fROeKbOksfaa69TxJ8qKJ0U_n3PcYUOXrmwJFVRL0ztNdlvVQg4FBKoXdgw0MwR2QtmthEr2g6oFrVb0Mm6T1LxogdHQ2UU1pfE8Bivx8YhTt1FDTMwHEFMj1fcqSyfWp1KHNlKV/s4080/PXL_20230918_100507189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqPTyTRV__iMQoPQFgqvycY9C6Qd80sIGUGQduRJVutK1ur85Niy_fROeKbOksfaa69TxJ8qKJ0U_n3PcYUOXrmwJFVRL0ztNdlvVQg4FBKoXdgw0MwR2QtmthEr2g6oFrVb0Mm6T1LxogdHQ2UU1pfE8Bivx8YhTt1FDTMwHEFMj1fcqSyfWp1KHNlKV/w200-h151/PXL_20230918_100507189.jpg" width="200" /></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI0fVne4JW2wkzWrgPvqfGzSWQFtmiSSiHgw0260grsI-rKdoP3emV4GH7z4kTi9N3D_BAtS5aQPIEOjWxPIjJdhkk81y4IMLeO_YITUrAyB1orPFdjEeIIEjQ5ucq97uX1EiUB7k1NwG0Bmktk_vbyC-PLpWUsUE320erxNbMjDtlpPtze5LrRANTRlS/s2000/IMG-20230921-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="2000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI0fVne4JW2wkzWrgPvqfGzSWQFtmiSSiHgw0260grsI-rKdoP3emV4GH7z4kTi9N3D_BAtS5aQPIEOjWxPIjJdhkk81y4IMLeO_YITUrAyB1orPFdjEeIIEjQ5ucq97uX1EiUB7k1NwG0Bmktk_vbyC-PLpWUsUE320erxNbMjDtlpPtze5LrRANTRlS/s320/IMG-20230921-WA0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><p>It was also Plum's birthday, so there was a mixture of EPP, gingers, needle felting and zippy pouch that went in the post to her . . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eAAeTy8L7syO-3IQpfIkfiLe1G66F0lsdCRFGYNofAB6s8s8ypHTF2ozwsR5ZOS1N81bXpNtIRB9Mbfj814GOvibsdxLXV1SCYGcrdxRSR37LgstqurfsBJo-u8AKbg3z8HrYruk0H1riOWAsDI8_-pe34-znkEgqNehi-fMXpKHYUxhTwD0MO2BANUX/s4080/PXL_20230920_142834600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eAAeTy8L7syO-3IQpfIkfiLe1G66F0lsdCRFGYNofAB6s8s8ypHTF2ozwsR5ZOS1N81bXpNtIRB9Mbfj814GOvibsdxLXV1SCYGcrdxRSR37LgstqurfsBJo-u8AKbg3z8HrYruk0H1riOWAsDI8_-pe34-znkEgqNehi-fMXpKHYUxhTwD0MO2BANUX/s320/PXL_20230920_142834600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>and in the post FROM her was a lot of awesome Puffin themed stuff plus a lovely necklace and a pouch with a miniature house: she's so good at the tiny blocks!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszvAK4c0Jn3HJN_g_A43SaJ6b8OXj-wlxGf71ofUO8UBK5JYrTwq7fX5t6u35LMzIT7P8jF7OI1uDMC0IHaxj2hNIPbF1aLje4Me7Ln09JOcpE2TE3jv43TFReL4Cfr7dOCElv4qxcBIe4mPCyWu4aTFWF3PkN0xIvpCVMjrf6fzunUdUgMrtWrmQoBHP/s4080/PXL_20230923_153851197.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszvAK4c0Jn3HJN_g_A43SaJ6b8OXj-wlxGf71ofUO8UBK5JYrTwq7fX5t6u35LMzIT7P8jF7OI1uDMC0IHaxj2hNIPbF1aLje4Me7Ln09JOcpE2TE3jv43TFReL4Cfr7dOCElv4qxcBIe4mPCyWu4aTFWF3PkN0xIvpCVMjrf6fzunUdUgMrtWrmQoBHP/s320/PXL_20230923_153851197.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To be honest, I was spoiled by a lot of people! Jackie sent the most amazing set of sashiko inspirational instructions (watch this space).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hayley sent me a painted card of stacked stones, and also made a necklace of stacked pebbles - she and her husband actually drilled through these pebbles!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfS4RbnuV0CrPe8gzuB22_kMHVJsqaW0VQnQsTUbzVhggshSHAYnOegUW0s3hfOW55gg6qm700ID_-mmYpBEjdbks1pEwvXeph1q44-Qo1-ikUXHM0VSEDx_Yz5aMgA6U-Jd2xh3CElOw8biDO7G8OEoXFG4aSHJAA0cEtkje1rdIAYehyphenhyphenvhx7Fl0oP_ey/s4080/PXL_20230927_135858828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfS4RbnuV0CrPe8gzuB22_kMHVJsqaW0VQnQsTUbzVhggshSHAYnOegUW0s3hfOW55gg6qm700ID_-mmYpBEjdbks1pEwvXeph1q44-Qo1-ikUXHM0VSEDx_Yz5aMgA6U-Jd2xh3CElOw8biDO7G8OEoXFG4aSHJAA0cEtkje1rdIAYehyphenhyphenvhx7Fl0oP_ey/s320/PXL_20230927_135858828.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were also a lot of garden themed gifts! These and more from the girls and their boys</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9Je8tWmlKveek2vGTAl-Pi7tgfxrXJCGYhYB_OmLya36mo4-TfzCFc3rojwqk1T2dLBOnr-b30d1owSKKvth3oD-oZKwylJyilwNoSqqGn7IiNe-SAMyz_mQ8h3xkm46oQu4dCFNhyED1kBmsUZDWlKcAfEma6qUh-RaraTK6JQe2DJhj0m_tenuIrZY/s4080/PXL_20230923_153836282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9Je8tWmlKveek2vGTAl-Pi7tgfxrXJCGYhYB_OmLya36mo4-TfzCFc3rojwqk1T2dLBOnr-b30d1owSKKvth3oD-oZKwylJyilwNoSqqGn7IiNe-SAMyz_mQ8h3xkm46oQu4dCFNhyED1kBmsUZDWlKcAfEma6qUh-RaraTK6JQe2DJhj0m_tenuIrZY/s320/PXL_20230923_153836282.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Acer tree in the blue pot<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7R4IX2MCWo9pcA1Ww97ndtjnVlIR7jgZQY8-rBYt-ub8XVOhLDjtWC6n3UaXaYwezJtXYrLLDPTGlWrlZMC2pOnQqZ7Qxl-Q6HaLnTbCRlg9rRkFuVF3iCAOBrReV9MAMIIaQqry4IijKWKEIyYuYk0P-RdYvJP8Uro_XmmQKHAEXXFr_5xQeJT5vs-g/s4080/PXL_20230925_172136361.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hH5R_WnDcj_p6K2pGsnkpvWazuScm9Gi5xNAGWN_xb1NJsKsKNXrMLx6VfQCRqHcxmHL_e7UZWdR7UALY9jRAz8O9qCkUnHipCijGqlK0tj21D_0UfxqDsVF-90B4i4ub16Qvc_YQJaupPsoXQho4CtrHrg8c-dv6uKayBnal14o94ixakOII0Iuee60/s4000/IMG_20230806_200405_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hH5R_WnDcj_p6K2pGsnkpvWazuScm9Gi5xNAGWN_xb1NJsKsKNXrMLx6VfQCRqHcxmHL_e7UZWdR7UALY9jRAz8O9qCkUnHipCijGqlK0tj21D_0UfxqDsVF-90B4i4ub16Qvc_YQJaupPsoXQho4CtrHrg8c-dv6uKayBnal14o94ixakOII0Iuee60/s320/IMG_20230806_200405_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I then experimented with other alternatives: One central hexi surrounded by pantagons (x2) makes a flattened ball</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BGABpEsjkh0ESjEQWq4mRdCf8QZ17Xkm4kQ0gAQj42B5Y_OR0qsou-e8yBUEOrlZmfbjjfIV5Rm469gnyA-7I0roJIXMQLdXGoSPvHLvx6m5p8O5i1ed6azxsOujLqfTwaudYvldOjeK_bCYnm9zE0eLYlahh5Oellr4_Ctu8pOKQe-nb_XyB7ZR7Y9K/s4000/IMG_20230806_200450_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BGABpEsjkh0ESjEQWq4mRdCf8QZ17Xkm4kQ0gAQj42B5Y_OR0qsou-e8yBUEOrlZmfbjjfIV5Rm469gnyA-7I0roJIXMQLdXGoSPvHLvx6m5p8O5i1ed6azxsOujLqfTwaudYvldOjeK_bCYnm9zE0eLYlahh5Oellr4_Ctu8pOKQe-nb_XyB7ZR7Y9K/w150-h200/IMG_20230806_200450_1.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh-eUcamGECeHtvEaWjYBjYIUIz45VjeWEJijoNyq3LCIbb410U7uT40pn7Oe0lQ3uAeMrzOhvzKJGptCrfWG2uLUjfYyU_aXvoifJZtmSrvxCEmgVCx_loDv4tMLT5vIHK4ZXWR0pLr_XU7j6JWKvJ1RIq4sD170nCuOHhRnX2GgJewvsIeRjcWfheEP/s4080/PXL_20230817_083444875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh-eUcamGECeHtvEaWjYBjYIUIz45VjeWEJijoNyq3LCIbb410U7uT40pn7Oe0lQ3uAeMrzOhvzKJGptCrfWG2uLUjfYyU_aXvoifJZtmSrvxCEmgVCx_loDv4tMLT5vIHK4ZXWR0pLr_XU7j6JWKvJ1RIq4sD170nCuOHhRnX2GgJewvsIeRjcWfheEP/w200-h151/PXL_20230817_083444875.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><br /></div>but a pentagon surrounded by pentagons (x2) makes a very satisfying little ball (I think these were 1/2 inch sides)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fNFtYHI_3k3Rrn_pWp_QtsWEVPPVv8xBE6o7d_sQkYJOEw3O2DA6B7rG071ak0V3747eE5VXnYu-fpco4Nt6B6CHUJ2sOdB7PtsMuAOpU_ax2u6y2WpQpdTXLMEll8gGQH7sKcPBs_1wFVlWzhqg3YgPdooJZwvLTEjkZWkGXEfvRf9vqN6jMjEMcPyi/s4000/IMG_20230806_200425_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fNFtYHI_3k3Rrn_pWp_QtsWEVPPVv8xBE6o7d_sQkYJOEw3O2DA6B7rG071ak0V3747eE5VXnYu-fpco4Nt6B6CHUJ2sOdB7PtsMuAOpU_ax2u6y2WpQpdTXLMEll8gGQH7sKcPBs_1wFVlWzhqg3YgPdooJZwvLTEjkZWkGXEfvRf9vqN6jMjEMcPyi/w150-h200/IMG_20230806_200425_1.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDe2hEFKRDBqIKgRglVb8QSzXlLjsHIz-iq3XC-v0qW1aLVyoGC8hStV7tPSRGf-ncuyakwE3IHyD6F4OOyHrIbA0_xASL5IGWDxirNvZ15XoOXYdypBAMOnlh5APWehenTBWO43vrEPAxEp3s5O6lY6lSDZt_C_opApaeB0JSUpP9COVlFY7NeU3M6Yqf/s4000/IMG_20230807_203222_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDe2hEFKRDBqIKgRglVb8QSzXlLjsHIz-iq3XC-v0qW1aLVyoGC8hStV7tPSRGf-ncuyakwE3IHyD6F4OOyHrIbA0_xASL5IGWDxirNvZ15XoOXYdypBAMOnlh5APWehenTBWO43vrEPAxEp3s5O6lY6lSDZt_C_opApaeB0JSUpP9COVlFY7NeU3M6Yqf/w150-h200/IMG_20230807_203222_1.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div><br /></div>that with the help of a wooden base and a hot glue gun becomes a sweet little pin cushion<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRmMV0Vk0i2gKpL1FNNq0nIpaH6y7sz3Bu6t3mifX1MAU_q1RU3GKt2if2y_3L2TpwvwXIdRCV-8pC3fpg1pg0JebOLuLLnE07oeKEsWdlK9LZzqY43lutKHpDMJ6I7e2Jpf8dR9TTo11jH1x0opUUpIbqcZDqpObDxa0ex8rR8Q5NjHrGq8hQeH4jUFv/s4000/IMG_20230808_160352_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRmMV0Vk0i2gKpL1FNNq0nIpaH6y7sz3Bu6t3mifX1MAU_q1RU3GKt2if2y_3L2TpwvwXIdRCV-8pC3fpg1pg0JebOLuLLnE07oeKEsWdlK9LZzqY43lutKHpDMJ6I7e2Jpf8dR9TTo11jH1x0opUUpIbqcZDqpObDxa0ex8rR8Q5NjHrGq8hQeH4jUFv/s320/IMG_20230808_160352_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I managed to get to Jackie's for a few days. We had a go at making pouches with an internal pocket, <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjST1jGgfsrxBARPTn6MPggQUjTpDxPRhyQYj-_Cyp5j15DO0w7Dk8pvM2E7zlyO4c7jGHoHJ4BDGIIA2kzzra8ip-S0PLy-qJMzLhKTSdL93lqhEiqoO0BSDvFhzi7GTMq-lcrXSy2he8wsVPT8TIC4uVpZsxmdU7Mb34KtSj_OidZ9SK6mqkoXN2eF-l/s4000/IMG_20230810_171142_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjST1jGgfsrxBARPTn6MPggQUjTpDxPRhyQYj-_Cyp5j15DO0w7Dk8pvM2E7zlyO4c7jGHoHJ4BDGIIA2kzzra8ip-S0PLy-qJMzLhKTSdL93lqhEiqoO0BSDvFhzi7GTMq-lcrXSy2he8wsVPT8TIC4uVpZsxmdU7Mb34KtSj_OidZ9SK6mqkoXN2eF-l/w150-h200/IMG_20230810_171142_1.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div><br /></div>but I think I must have not been concentrating as I was handing her stuff to sew that had been assembled incorrectly so some handles were on the inside<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PfMv79c_KpAbm8BWLY3qOLFXNo7ASVfV2nRZRUzSxWHABU_jD_Q5VlOB_2rslr9mNRRn_E3PwpQfx1z40muw_9OchAjyYKqClyBa91Rct9tbwUdlhlMWdidMOuNVbKYr1eIbG3mQvz5w_Ulqimzx_o9I66QgqL5wHc4IM7PsEZ_zSezvag65cYgEYu88/s4000/IMG_20230810_161558_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PfMv79c_KpAbm8BWLY3qOLFXNo7ASVfV2nRZRUzSxWHABU_jD_Q5VlOB_2rslr9mNRRn_E3PwpQfx1z40muw_9OchAjyYKqClyBa91Rct9tbwUdlhlMWdidMOuNVbKYr1eIbG3mQvz5w_Ulqimzx_o9I66QgqL5wHc4IM7PsEZ_zSezvag65cYgEYu88/w200-h150/IMG_20230810_161558_1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We also mode some bags that would hold projects but I maganed to pin the zipwrong on one of them too😱<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqUOkKfpSwLUDdPN-pabSqHBeh5ODN1ERilKscdnCrGvSpygjQI9fWrZA1pTJScTR7jzkWo8vXeB77CODK7u_fBXF5V8gaEWx3B1I0sVhckOMP8jKbnqhwRxpQyNGS6IJaaJ1MolT_1aNgdyiNo64LpJ98wbt6704bQF4h5wYUIZuZUuqZn22bj0Gjckt/s4000/IMG_20230810_204858_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqUOkKfpSwLUDdPN-pabSqHBeh5ODN1ERilKscdnCrGvSpygjQI9fWrZA1pTJScTR7jzkWo8vXeB77CODK7u_fBXF5V8gaEWx3B1I0sVhckOMP8jKbnqhwRxpQyNGS6IJaaJ1MolT_1aNgdyiNo64LpJ98wbt6704bQF4h5wYUIZuZUuqZn22bj0Gjckt/s320/IMG_20230810_204858_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These two vinyl zippy pouches weren't too bad<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUaRTBe_mJBIyX-dtPDU2VW7YlwBYXhHpKaqxcwBc3LmJxjpaVHu21aacJDB10UU1xbQt_3KVjGfQHcJ0FqnRMvJnydRVBNpFLVgPF9O_oS8UiWSU-ayu7Tm8Gy_AR_rafICdEP4X-h1B-HQTk_JuKuWExGLwpmS_anm6uSuytYBx_9xfwwMFRroKHQoC/s4000/IMG_20230811_121225_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUaRTBe_mJBIyX-dtPDU2VW7YlwBYXhHpKaqxcwBc3LmJxjpaVHu21aacJDB10UU1xbQt_3KVjGfQHcJ0FqnRMvJnydRVBNpFLVgPF9O_oS8UiWSU-ayu7Tm8Gy_AR_rafICdEP4X-h1B-HQTk_JuKuWExGLwpmS_anm6uSuytYBx_9xfwwMFRroKHQoC/s320/IMG_20230811_121225_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm making a quilt for a friend from her B-i-L's shirts. I don't have space to spread the blocks out at home so take advantage for the village hall. All laid out<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOwb4BrwMIW_j2LZRceCPraDYCNaijNjFEamjMOIbmDiU2Dchcj48xTNl4Y6hi2KnA4xypa-KLHr6dns0hr7vZmchhjW_UCYowO7WkC-9unkqx76DCZoA4TgQCNVDw_KuWOfkJndnNm1EOscIgXCcoldKXxiU6Zwj463r_PSnTPiZnZJyWhxjUoPtSA4b/s4000/IMG_20230812_104848_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOwb4BrwMIW_j2LZRceCPraDYCNaijNjFEamjMOIbmDiU2Dchcj48xTNl4Y6hi2KnA4xypa-KLHr6dns0hr7vZmchhjW_UCYowO7WkC-9unkqx76DCZoA4TgQCNVDw_KuWOfkJndnNm1EOscIgXCcoldKXxiU6Zwj463r_PSnTPiZnZJyWhxjUoPtSA4b/s320/IMG_20230812_104848_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and the rows all stitched.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSx7EfZVavY6nKmOSg5EtUs_QX7UXsxP68zjhbLqBwvtQpz3jgBvgboSmJoRE1uXwzK2sBdtvoYjIiM9cxRgT_63KjJ5hXTYHfKsGw0OV3EVngXUqJ5THmW-8bDlQsN4TATaNr016EJb6y6LgOKcSrghQRD0PfyflJXa4WPQ-gW2H8NIrSXvpK18f7TEG/s4080/PXL_20230826_123959485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSx7EfZVavY6nKmOSg5EtUs_QX7UXsxP68zjhbLqBwvtQpz3jgBvgboSmJoRE1uXwzK2sBdtvoYjIiM9cxRgT_63KjJ5hXTYHfKsGw0OV3EVngXUqJ5THmW-8bDlQsN4TATaNr016EJb6y6LgOKcSrghQRD0PfyflJXa4WPQ-gW2H8NIrSXvpK18f7TEG/s320/PXL_20230826_123959485.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>My Tula Pink EPP just about fits on the sitting room floor, but not much longer! I've got some purple to go in the triangles<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1bYc5BHtoMlEq1y7bctkvDLMt8I3k6NRXau3mCUFNY11ByWrnTYfvdZgeRsyQSyez3BmLDflY_crZOrrJ2KVMx6tvOhhWigX9hhJhcqpiqEv8Nei9i0Fx1nmISNbYW5PixDRnKITx_P9YgcGzxqtSMHwNRrzKp0pRaZ-wuaxwh0H7J6Uiz6UW-EDRWR6/s4080/PXL_20230819_194616262.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1bYc5BHtoMlEq1y7bctkvDLMt8I3k6NRXau3mCUFNY11ByWrnTYfvdZgeRsyQSyez3BmLDflY_crZOrrJ2KVMx6tvOhhWigX9hhJhcqpiqEv8Nei9i0Fx1nmISNbYW5PixDRnKITx_P9YgcGzxqtSMHwNRrzKp0pRaZ-wuaxwh0H7J6Uiz6UW-EDRWR6/s320/PXL_20230819_194616262.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I have been working on a smaller EPP travel project. I've been making the flowers on and off this year and have now decided it's going to be a flower garden (my first). I found some 'grass' fabric and have started preparing grass hexies to be added to the flowers<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f6oTjemD__b66rJzbG8C9zsv8bu_2QkjIUhzGhfgj9lJk-A9LgcmYrS_brNZg6zzIHMQjLTYSR9FAWR6sj58Ot0kdTngYtVj0LgBMTKSrSzD52GzlVZs94ik5QugtFemJNA0Yr8k2dSbB6KhzCklkhy3GVefPNk5uRtYjHI_UrMaNXzDP3a-YhxEPsHu/s4080/PXL_20230823_202133694.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f6oTjemD__b66rJzbG8C9zsv8bu_2QkjIUhzGhfgj9lJk-A9LgcmYrS_brNZg6zzIHMQjLTYSR9FAWR6sj58Ot0kdTngYtVj0LgBMTKSrSzD52GzlVZs94ik5QugtFemJNA0Yr8k2dSbB6KhzCklkhy3GVefPNk5uRtYjHI_UrMaNXzDP3a-YhxEPsHu/s320/PXL_20230823_202133694.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once they all have the grass I can lay them out and speed date them<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIyuj_Yt-yD6PRDCnayGq2lvx0zMdlBC3UM33wMAnA62qCXF8988O4p0rgZCJuGB4PjkT_gAKlxqw0OrU7kVObQR7JY0tq8YwQA73Gy7UfAbT3802c0DblHw0oBAgaW0QvwItw122ZGX_lGeTFSn2paELJ_le5sHkkcbwkmYFRuL2J_eOl_l5gFoOqYOK/s4080/PXL_20230824_192625446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIyuj_Yt-yD6PRDCnayGq2lvx0zMdlBC3UM33wMAnA62qCXF8988O4p0rgZCJuGB4PjkT_gAKlxqw0OrU7kVObQR7JY0tq8YwQA73Gy7UfAbT3802c0DblHw0oBAgaW0QvwItw122ZGX_lGeTFSn2paELJ_le5sHkkcbwkmYFRuL2J_eOl_l5gFoOqYOK/s320/PXL_20230824_192625446.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Still on the subject of Hexies - I received the August swap flowers, and got mine posted just before the end of the month<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6H--F1iOCRSU8WviYaMBfPwaO3H6frsE068dGjzURHfVmDYYPgk1Oi7paar9OtBVt5ZDvqEIpskaEnYsq5uj5UdK2GgErdCDFI6D5RNvbLTdhWHp_G3J25GPC3tig2XEnTyTulvD2cptz8k68oVjYXuveQT-ucSGnkesTgAvZa_dhmSwnYvJwYy4bBXe/s4080/PXL_20230825_180259950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6H--F1iOCRSU8WviYaMBfPwaO3H6frsE068dGjzURHfVmDYYPgk1Oi7paar9OtBVt5ZDvqEIpskaEnYsq5uj5UdK2GgErdCDFI6D5RNvbLTdhWHp_G3J25GPC3tig2XEnTyTulvD2cptz8k68oVjYXuveQT-ucSGnkesTgAvZa_dhmSwnYvJwYy4bBXe/s320/PXL_20230825_180259950.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-64953836524973204012023-08-05T08:46:00.000+00:002023-08-05T08:46:04.991+00:002023 July<p> If you asked my I think I'd say I've hardly done any crafting in July, but when I look at the photo album and chose photos for the blog I'm clearly lying!</p><p>So here we go . . .</p><p>The needle felted puffins went from this . . . </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBpDcLVb-HlvsCO7RkjhXKcA19ZMmkiiawvNlya_9qIJp9aByuR6StDoEWyQepLUn3jSMbu7Khg3lejyFCavHRjzZUfR5DY8qpqUPv4ZTlv6v-Q4_d2CKyg-oooR97Rl5Zv9ZiE2sl4-b4W54jZc_sQLH-u4OHIOjPErL3tu3WW4fgic3fXVdPTUWbJP2/s4000/IMG_20230701_222755_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBpDcLVb-HlvsCO7RkjhXKcA19ZMmkiiawvNlya_9qIJp9aByuR6StDoEWyQepLUn3jSMbu7Khg3lejyFCavHRjzZUfR5DY8qpqUPv4ZTlv6v-Q4_d2CKyg-oooR97Rl5Zv9ZiE2sl4-b4W54jZc_sQLH-u4OHIOjPErL3tu3WW4fgic3fXVdPTUWbJP2/s320/IMG_20230701_222755_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>. . . to this<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkICYF8Ub18lQaFfNZCDz44S82SixrLo2bit0-vmYouyPu17hYKFpv8L3R_tttB-ikuaZvEgmwM-8Vr7BfCubz4WcyXiTtUqtFLkuGbQVCR_zCz7_c0H7y2lTflZ4G2qFC2dcDpqZ9ZOwI6Z17lopr0xY6fefZWX4nYtYKCFsPeBIJ9z-rkdtZwxQj1kKE/s4000/IMG_20230702_204457_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkICYF8Ub18lQaFfNZCDz44S82SixrLo2bit0-vmYouyPu17hYKFpv8L3R_tttB-ikuaZvEgmwM-8Vr7BfCubz4WcyXiTtUqtFLkuGbQVCR_zCz7_c0H7y2lTflZ4G2qFC2dcDpqZ9ZOwI6Z17lopr0xY6fefZWX4nYtYKCFsPeBIJ9z-rkdtZwxQj1kKE/s320/IMG_20230702_204457_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and there is <b>SO </b>much roving left, I might have to make some more!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYGlldnFfwR_PlQupH1uGtzOZ6I4qCVsopdGOPux38PEOSnWr8fDDzKfqyAvwwSlXaDlSjUS4fqRGZM8smSRrqR8bWvCM3U1E_5tmdKX078OVl00qbfBRavPIwpNw-AXn9O_vRFQxbQcEbCEwEnWuoTHIy5xmlxTSHruiAJsX1Qye-jUssCw4Mcdr4vD1/s3840/IMG-20230702-WA0004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYGlldnFfwR_PlQupH1uGtzOZ6I4qCVsopdGOPux38PEOSnWr8fDDzKfqyAvwwSlXaDlSjUS4fqRGZM8smSRrqR8bWvCM3U1E_5tmdKX078OVl00qbfBRavPIwpNw-AXn9O_vRFQxbQcEbCEwEnWuoTHIy5xmlxTSHruiAJsX1Qye-jUssCw4Mcdr4vD1/s320/IMG-20230702-WA0004.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jackie came over for a flying visit. We made a coupe of these<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJ4uogzj2IJK0qlsaDbEDDqVBJqXRGqGM1om1vtDAh3jvGACEyAjdeI9hz1uIf4WiMtV-DkiPe00P8-rYndkk6vus7KVbTJoTUEi5jtx_NPhMCPjStqbYlONCMO3HS5eUEuPR4djZfeqjDYC4K4Tv0THoXctGaDV6Sezs86TIYAsbg7P8vKVn4gnKQllw/s4000/IMG_20230708_214559_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJ4uogzj2IJK0qlsaDbEDDqVBJqXRGqGM1om1vtDAh3jvGACEyAjdeI9hz1uIf4WiMtV-DkiPe00P8-rYndkk6vus7KVbTJoTUEi5jtx_NPhMCPjStqbYlONCMO3HS5eUEuPR4djZfeqjDYC4K4Tv0THoXctGaDV6Sezs86TIYAsbg7P8vKVn4gnKQllw/s320/IMG_20230708_214559_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and some of these (two vinyl zipped pockets for projects)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxZDET761UZhtnn3GmU6LimR_PHNkVrCx2h4vt5vdmV_TOqiWW0aFaky9h8jJ4br6ZAQVFSvjz2soDc6GnbJjHiGS9ys5kEbMn-xZkTCV4-J8U7RI0b7DHPrdOasrF75UAV4NyvqtP5QtPbjZXA6Ro3Z4-g6Ev7yKeWvnYn4W61HRkQ3W2fXHGCjEsixh/s4000/IMG_20230708_214655_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxZDET761UZhtnn3GmU6LimR_PHNkVrCx2h4vt5vdmV_TOqiWW0aFaky9h8jJ4br6ZAQVFSvjz2soDc6GnbJjHiGS9ys5kEbMn-xZkTCV4-J8U7RI0b7DHPrdOasrF75UAV4NyvqtP5QtPbjZXA6Ro3Z4-g6Ev7yKeWvnYn4W61HRkQ3W2fXHGCjEsixh/s320/IMG_20230708_214655_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and some more retreat bags thanks to amazing Kathy who found us some frames<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEGfcy_2GNSZm6FeR5Pk_oNVM2l0sRm1vcQGw7ewkbRTtCGm57cW0O2R934ZXEC1FcqKEKorFCLJGd7oCnLQPxfKHy14RVDOCkFJudliX6Zs5gmeQeoR_AZUXl7AngobjrGrm5tHidQ7-s90XTXPTuCd5rPFjPf0frjxMXIpoN_j19b90zzfDYbo36MXw/s4000/IMG_20230709_163335_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEGfcy_2GNSZm6FeR5Pk_oNVM2l0sRm1vcQGw7ewkbRTtCGm57cW0O2R934ZXEC1FcqKEKorFCLJGd7oCnLQPxfKHy14RVDOCkFJudliX6Zs5gmeQeoR_AZUXl7AngobjrGrm5tHidQ7-s90XTXPTuCd5rPFjPf0frjxMXIpoN_j19b90zzfDYbo36MXw/s320/IMG_20230709_163335_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I found a patchwork book in a charity shop. 23 of the 24 projects seemed easy, but I really fancied making this hexi / pentagon ball. I bought the book, photographed the page, and the donated the book back to the charity shop!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCulGxsY2ZDcHoiCiYbF4jKgAQyMFVxaR5aJ8RPxHmptDmuNHxUnJcR_jZ-f8iu8vQZVLpd2XuBpmSRETlnMVi_NokRFoXJVINBMPu2CnuH5jlGsdQ479jlnSw2OvYCDVRlgsl_nW-tKxP7NoIdGp59ef3F0PuMqDkgheY6JX0s_srzK6aLvbMqr86Gaz/s4000/IMG_20230714_161309_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCulGxsY2ZDcHoiCiYbF4jKgAQyMFVxaR5aJ8RPxHmptDmuNHxUnJcR_jZ-f8iu8vQZVLpd2XuBpmSRETlnMVi_NokRFoXJVINBMPu2CnuH5jlGsdQ479jlnSw2OvYCDVRlgsl_nW-tKxP7NoIdGp59ef3F0PuMqDkgheY6JX0s_srzK6aLvbMqr86Gaz/s320/IMG_20230714_161309_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And made these!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QW6wG6RvXixJ3Fn6FHWIzWal40lwRxlSirxQYuKi4XwhII6E7g90nTco57PooMoRKFfa92SKcKSHW1W9HO_egRwaCQihGlVlCPVGswH8pdWmfx0O7qWaPaZwCJKV-1zy_ebKZRBl7_gGCz9ZJkcxqPZU_Q6EO3dSpxUmU0ZRKE3EyoE_dwNHqZCqWlJB/s4000/IMG_20230804_225527_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QW6wG6RvXixJ3Fn6FHWIzWal40lwRxlSirxQYuKi4XwhII6E7g90nTco57PooMoRKFfa92SKcKSHW1W9HO_egRwaCQihGlVlCPVGswH8pdWmfx0O7qWaPaZwCJKV-1zy_ebKZRBl7_gGCz9ZJkcxqPZU_Q6EO3dSpxUmU0ZRKE3EyoE_dwNHqZCqWlJB/s320/IMG_20230804_225527_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lizzie did some embroidery for a customer<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJlF3jfTYh22CrYaZ5xuaohf7ymf6HGnk9TB-pDU3Quz-BM2Zbs3fLrXfiUMfzzk1v8FT1MBFffbDqr9tyqEEbO_j1BbWWscXbp81vqSoJsItjBIz_sByYpsbb0FmEBThsoGTqypYY_WMuwbE1TJEeT2tLPiAxDxlFR2hze7SL5-uw3QQEFnuFV0pOdqc/s4000/IMG_20230716_230028_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJlF3jfTYh22CrYaZ5xuaohf7ymf6HGnk9TB-pDU3Quz-BM2Zbs3fLrXfiUMfzzk1v8FT1MBFffbDqr9tyqEEbO_j1BbWWscXbp81vqSoJsItjBIz_sByYpsbb0FmEBThsoGTqypYY_WMuwbE1TJEeT2tLPiAxDxlFR2hze7SL5-uw3QQEFnuFV0pOdqc/s320/IMG_20230716_230028_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some friends and I went to see another friend in Minehead. We had a great few days and I snapped a few pics: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mYHb5wmsJ6dR0NhHk3ocokLn4Y-G5MNmZYifRbeq5CYaCZsOsq59rU9jjUD4Mxj317-9JlctJnXPrZkbq0YRt4PsRBrp5C5vwNE8LCSvkJmxl8DutsMTh9Bm6smfFJh8IVrdD_9re4uO_EWABKrLdmtpgGxYWRKOe9vkiuNwbLLQmk0W3J18uyM8afTj/s4000/IMG_20230719_184829_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mYHb5wmsJ6dR0NhHk3ocokLn4Y-G5MNmZYifRbeq5CYaCZsOsq59rU9jjUD4Mxj317-9JlctJnXPrZkbq0YRt4PsRBrp5C5vwNE8LCSvkJmxl8DutsMTh9Bm6smfFJh8IVrdD_9re4uO_EWABKrLdmtpgGxYWRKOe9vkiuNwbLLQmk0W3J18uyM8afTj/s320/IMG_20230719_184829_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE85HZkdh-7LU5nulJPRCiLeuA9RnWt27ZXoZzBW-mMoa_v1XXO1gqV1lKTy-0GZwgLtt41jCFk3Mvov9OGFRkapCByxvwfo_xUw6-zj0ZNSpix2bInY6h2nfBdA0e52IZ7rQDB2O6lEcmBxyaWBzhujTth2CJoqAyxIAI_8GQ8WC8Alk5art-m74fIVN/s4000/IMG_20230720_134646_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE85HZkdh-7LU5nulJPRCiLeuA9RnWt27ZXoZzBW-mMoa_v1XXO1gqV1lKTy-0GZwgLtt41jCFk3Mvov9OGFRkapCByxvwfo_xUw6-zj0ZNSpix2bInY6h2nfBdA0e52IZ7rQDB2O6lEcmBxyaWBzhujTth2CJoqAyxIAI_8GQ8WC8Alk5art-m74fIVN/s320/IMG_20230720_134646_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We all had a great time<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrq3MHoPuadbE--OuJJOlgs4-Te6Xm1Ok40jxEdAJgrw66XC2OhUsDV-IbDQilalgM9W--nIP15Ne0nanlsKQuR4Xt7A6hkysHWhqmheLhfcEb4BgpHmBptde9V_jDcXuxJt6Ve7jTIAjYL6g4p0-m1CPBfCHObxqqM9MD0zfNiYMhlPMfhaJ4PVkR-fP/s4000/IMG_20230720_163128_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrq3MHoPuadbE--OuJJOlgs4-Te6Xm1Ok40jxEdAJgrw66XC2OhUsDV-IbDQilalgM9W--nIP15Ne0nanlsKQuR4Xt7A6hkysHWhqmheLhfcEb4BgpHmBptde9V_jDcXuxJt6Ve7jTIAjYL6g4p0-m1CPBfCHObxqqM9MD0zfNiYMhlPMfhaJ4PVkR-fP/s320/IMG_20230720_163128_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I found a stream flowing over stones - and couldn't resist!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtInYbuaBx9BjiClxfSL6RZyBnU_HzSmBXlM2iXfnu2lziV9FpnNdDcWdv3LEli1ym-oR30eVdLVZiNyIy8AA2wb1_xbqmXWXBoIrUdG0xKmtzmlfCoZ2FsQzSWQKBSHxk1Vp3f3QpOWEOfeZ3xB8kctjJ_WzbE7DzzKuNFyA1CgVvIfnYi4_8MbnYm_f/s1600/IMG-20230720-WA0036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="738" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtInYbuaBx9BjiClxfSL6RZyBnU_HzSmBXlM2iXfnu2lziV9FpnNdDcWdv3LEli1ym-oR30eVdLVZiNyIy8AA2wb1_xbqmXWXBoIrUdG0xKmtzmlfCoZ2FsQzSWQKBSHxk1Vp3f3QpOWEOfeZ3xB8kctjJ_WzbE7DzzKuNFyA1CgVvIfnYi4_8MbnYm_f/s320/IMG-20230720-WA0036.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sadly getting home wasn't a much fun but at least we were safe and together<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHq-_BwFjRYe_xtdEaNUNuRTgaPH9HcdaPETT7p_SyQAmJcUQWsThK6ZvUkxNclXtMT24CFNBXwOfx1YJ4fwGPTgNGa9oMy5dpzgfML4QzAVF23G32Ab7Kx7rclhRee4kT_pNlXJjjz4bcf2De7RLseikogqCAcwxXmDENc84Yv8egrlYGU4ngH39vwKgo/s4000/IMG_20230721_191515_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHq-_BwFjRYe_xtdEaNUNuRTgaPH9HcdaPETT7p_SyQAmJcUQWsThK6ZvUkxNclXtMT24CFNBXwOfx1YJ4fwGPTgNGa9oMy5dpzgfML4QzAVF23G32Ab7Kx7rclhRee4kT_pNlXJjjz4bcf2De7RLseikogqCAcwxXmDENc84Yv8egrlYGU4ngH39vwKgo/s320/IMG_20230721_191515_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We mums all worked together at the village primary school, but our girls have also been best friends since they were 5. I Love this pic of Niki and the 3 bonus daughters, and the lovely words!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4KPP4kq5kg7NvYWQd_VYj7Y3CTE_0Ne4l9JKn5OFmdEUOiiJclk0EPlixLOLh5n5XxlqifoB-qgsn9YxML7GXvOPgsLDZFPZq-Tmj5dTCjYObrg3B71ydyz0Y0Tch75-XwFA4e7r9QiHttFeJXv6PjWF1qnFeeKYdL1Pz7XdEqCDxo0ko7sSzlPUCN1LO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="686" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4KPP4kq5kg7NvYWQd_VYj7Y3CTE_0Ne4l9JKn5OFmdEUOiiJclk0EPlixLOLh5n5XxlqifoB-qgsn9YxML7GXvOPgsLDZFPZq-Tmj5dTCjYObrg3B71ydyz0Y0Tch75-XwFA4e7r9QiHttFeJXv6PjWF1qnFeeKYdL1Pz7XdEqCDxo0ko7sSzlPUCN1LO=w374-h400" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div>I skived off work for a few days and attended a "Summer School" I learned lino printing</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF6gqv_zyW7JMp_zppuBPzEM_VuyXs7SNMTYtBChbc_5R30kYgrLUvD5B4HKk0w201cO5YniLC-Vq48c3K90HVCY3bB8caz9pFA5tjlbmQThgWEd1FH_9B5GmrbQPLzEWvoSGVzhgQP6M86_6yre6HF5i3wwB3Aj3em03Vaw4Qt5MUBfS2Sj0AjhW0Tgs/s4000/IMG_20230726_133439_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF6gqv_zyW7JMp_zppuBPzEM_VuyXs7SNMTYtBChbc_5R30kYgrLUvD5B4HKk0w201cO5YniLC-Vq48c3K90HVCY3bB8caz9pFA5tjlbmQThgWEd1FH_9B5GmrbQPLzEWvoSGVzhgQP6M86_6yre6HF5i3wwB3Aj3em03Vaw4Qt5MUBfS2Sj0AjhW0Tgs/w200-h150/IMG_20230726_133439_1.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQSQWomLDDMgMdwntPHS1S4bREDhtKdKkd_owRJmZ5161kQK_hvY0cGUVsHfDKZo8YLK7a1SpS9K2ZJP0cfI-zm_K6uMxAeGKS9Jg_i2VlvJJLOw1eGMFgBxskzACWnKRxHKxAIhEuqn6Rup2nDyICP_FR34MthF_EL_bAdX37Nox6BNuUgrFbuF4H2FG/s4000/IMG_20230726_133451_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQSQWomLDDMgMdwntPHS1S4bREDhtKdKkd_owRJmZ5161kQK_hvY0cGUVsHfDKZo8YLK7a1SpS9K2ZJP0cfI-zm_K6uMxAeGKS9Jg_i2VlvJJLOw1eGMFgBxskzACWnKRxHKxAIhEuqn6Rup2nDyICP_FR34MthF_EL_bAdX37Nox6BNuUgrFbuF4H2FG/w200-h150/IMG_20230726_133451_1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe4NX8OBFVgnrbDVr6jWVy2v8PATQiGIXOMSLAqFTBf-NinBY13HFjAEXJRr12kEbM2jbvga7SMHbat1cab56r7lhd73DPfs4pJcfvz-1vvsA03rV9-TmLF0V_VMt89lHfm7b6hK2n1rzzIquPq7EeEISRgk_pJiJ7deLIw97KZVd3mpOM9jj411Hajf6/s4000/IMG_20230726_144132_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe4NX8OBFVgnrbDVr6jWVy2v8PATQiGIXOMSLAqFTBf-NinBY13HFjAEXJRr12kEbM2jbvga7SMHbat1cab56r7lhd73DPfs4pJcfvz-1vvsA03rV9-TmLF0V_VMt89lHfm7b6hK2n1rzzIquPq7EeEISRgk_pJiJ7deLIw97KZVd3mpOM9jj411Hajf6/s320/IMG_20230726_144132_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiclT3l7Z5mUOpjqoZGZSfQyo3Svv__9fqPFPuhoLAoXOFPbBPnYFl_kCBrSHtbB8dEvpN3yosuVqLFeEBzwO4dcNtjNk5JzuCAOfIRf28BDY8gg5CtlMIz39FFi1XAViQ--wgvzDU97alvHU_ApSzXfRC3fcjKfqm0uYUDUFpU40trslmDaOnNZfWRr8B/s4000/IMG_20230726_211447_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiclT3l7Z5mUOpjqoZGZSfQyo3Svv__9fqPFPuhoLAoXOFPbBPnYFl_kCBrSHtbB8dEvpN3yosuVqLFeEBzwO4dcNtjNk5JzuCAOfIRf28BDY8gg5CtlMIz39FFi1XAViQ--wgvzDU97alvHU_ApSzXfRC3fcjKfqm0uYUDUFpU40trslmDaOnNZfWRr8B/s320/IMG_20230726_211447_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the beginners MahJong! I loved it! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8n1Xs5wxPuLoDgZqIWyL-leLQHjRGlPBV1VSj8JMdur91wURBhFXwMkUlafq_hrc2v9lAH5S4ymAP21vZvq_34cDs0rMJq3OkyS4rNuShja5yXNdWAKCsqirLfEIQ7yfzMFEi2aZtpTJTrICTF_4a8S3pZFuZxsXf_EzxtTeWfckGwE_3_IVHCH7DNg_/s4000/IMG_20230727_112954_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8n1Xs5wxPuLoDgZqIWyL-leLQHjRGlPBV1VSj8JMdur91wURBhFXwMkUlafq_hrc2v9lAH5S4ymAP21vZvq_34cDs0rMJq3OkyS4rNuShja5yXNdWAKCsqirLfEIQ7yfzMFEi2aZtpTJTrICTF_4a8S3pZFuZxsXf_EzxtTeWfckGwE_3_IVHCH7DNg_/s320/IMG_20230727_112954_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUj87l9baV5_PSkIki4KhAFuieAyIYlGNXj0ag_7Fgggt63G1-stBCfnPdziQ6Pna3algTDlLeC4WL18SVWdRWBLwgg8ULCZi_f15aDZizCe88FLDYVEPzQSJ4dHYW8gpoZcfFMhQTGgTvCgUOHSNv9LeAc93wENG5nx9rofUwpzzqFD30yuEr3pI-tkjR/s4000/IMG_20230727_113017_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUj87l9baV5_PSkIki4KhAFuieAyIYlGNXj0ag_7Fgggt63G1-stBCfnPdziQ6Pna3algTDlLeC4WL18SVWdRWBLwgg8ULCZi_f15aDZizCe88FLDYVEPzQSJ4dHYW8gpoZcfFMhQTGgTvCgUOHSNv9LeAc93wENG5nx9rofUwpzzqFD30yuEr3pI-tkjR/s4000/IMG_20230727_113017_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUj87l9baV5_PSkIki4KhAFuieAyIYlGNXj0ag_7Fgggt63G1-stBCfnPdziQ6Pna3algTDlLeC4WL18SVWdRWBLwgg8ULCZi_f15aDZizCe88FLDYVEPzQSJ4dHYW8gpoZcfFMhQTGgTvCgUOHSNv9LeAc93wENG5nx9rofUwpzzqFD30yuEr3pI-tkjR/s320/IMG_20230727_113017_1.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-41086320325860263282023-07-05T13:22:00.000+00:002023-07-05T13:22:10.882+00:002023 June<p> Hello lovely people in Blogland, and future me who uses this as a reference library!</p><p>Here are a few photos of my June!</p><p>Basil came to me for repair while his 'mum' was on holiday: it was difficult to match the thread to his ears!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UiuWrjdC6VNvUsvsomorxDCZ00kl-hKvjrchJCnqBhnaHlaWv9JKfutl4UntxuLpmCxbsKYTvk9sdT_mlqkufu8g1dnU09LuiCxXvLPbSSt6_jRv-D_JVbYPzlYFrkiRXEc42yrJP4HTn7Iz4WTtiHPQTJLmzaRKe3hVMsxU-2Op-zUKLQwI_a0amrR0/s4000/IMG_20230602_084059_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UiuWrjdC6VNvUsvsomorxDCZ00kl-hKvjrchJCnqBhnaHlaWv9JKfutl4UntxuLpmCxbsKYTvk9sdT_mlqkufu8g1dnU09LuiCxXvLPbSSt6_jRv-D_JVbYPzlYFrkiRXEc42yrJP4HTn7Iz4WTtiHPQTJLmzaRKe3hVMsxU-2Op-zUKLQwI_a0amrR0/s320/IMG_20230602_084059_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then washed his onesie while he looked on! He's now home where he belongs<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLmv4fN9vaSQ4le0rZH00R2k6o_3l6wJWgRL0OdB04IEz5g8uICpMAnH9rwHAFOsl4XukP73mytBGm_neFIMrCG-XTBXUZX-ncggM0xLy2d7aOLSEu3ykHhuYLoqsP-FskqHMhZINTNYu6Q9Z3w4Tjo--9HOKBehBjJzz7dUWyBp1AuJWwQ2bGk_OsXe1/s4000/IMG_20230602_104132_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLmv4fN9vaSQ4le0rZH00R2k6o_3l6wJWgRL0OdB04IEz5g8uICpMAnH9rwHAFOsl4XukP73mytBGm_neFIMrCG-XTBXUZX-ncggM0xLy2d7aOLSEu3ykHhuYLoqsP-FskqHMhZINTNYu6Q9Z3w4Tjo--9HOKBehBjJzz7dUWyBp1AuJWwQ2bGk_OsXe1/s320/IMG_20230602_104132_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Chertsey groups made thread holders<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjFFHjCPqXuod4kI6di4JgW9klvq3TgkN4bnt3ezHO5NERR8Pbnas5O1kM0SV4XhVn_hq-M31XSyCUgQeDzly6dz6DT7FOImeJEqz4F-YQOaTlo_pNHnIG_jwv3I2UwLB2EvDh-7oqu7fB8WnDJ7KI4YDY5_iAyHPdh1riX5PjpOsBuXecfK5hpeaPsWZ/s4000/IMG_20230602_135313_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>I have a short trip to Jackie's: caught up on all the family which was great, and we made some soup bowl caddies<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI36utWupzFwBo3qliliTN0ANVahYPlry32PmSCRHQIPYExvQLfHC1asUHcIbtL8sVrknd0HlBUFY2GHUG1puFggVwMU-jLELg0auvJgCK9ncr_Br6PwW7hSyC84e5fafVashkwDlxiAQNkvwE4MbvEekK4beKXFEkiTMa_FI2eAvlvzC3XPeIPSH4YatB/s4000/IMG_20230616_212929_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI36utWupzFwBo3qliliTN0ANVahYPlry32PmSCRHQIPYExvQLfHC1asUHcIbtL8sVrknd0HlBUFY2GHUG1puFggVwMU-jLELg0auvJgCK9ncr_Br6PwW7hSyC84e5fafVashkwDlxiAQNkvwE4MbvEekK4beKXFEkiTMa_FI2eAvlvzC3XPeIPSH4YatB/s320/IMG_20230616_212929_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some retreat bags<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Coffee Morning knitters are working on a plan to do the same for our village next summer!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYn2FiKQVthi5BZp3fmxh6aeeZF69G8sptnBfe2aEptjgg2Xeff23L1X99Cb98woLiypvg4QNteBQR2p0GFFrd_6guJp2-6LAWFn3_3p4tVuggxJATDYaPjPpMyBR3Rpis1JY2QlLsZbgdIyXECDmgdTdrTEWHB6kSwfo55wwd7MMecT1TVJZQ6O79moJ/s4000/IMG_20230618_161720_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYn2FiKQVthi5BZp3fmxh6aeeZF69G8sptnBfe2aEptjgg2Xeff23L1X99Cb98woLiypvg4QNteBQR2p0GFFrd_6guJp2-6LAWFn3_3p4tVuggxJATDYaPjPpMyBR3Rpis1JY2QlLsZbgdIyXECDmgdTdrTEWHB6kSwfo55wwd7MMecT1TVJZQ6O79moJ/s320/IMG_20230618_161720_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDo3THO3oidjMa4WP-M4ojzaP1Xmll8s_vLoIyrIwBU2ZCsbg5NMKxHExssanCRzPeC9h56Mz4v_qNeDRkVJNFN1tQxn0ib578a2Y-mp0dww3j1vTYRJNi6A1TUJlk_VQAw9V1YSKsiXzcpvwPH3CXeeazDnRvYwUrRiqhBhxxCO40im0sCGAaqLZ5GLG/s4000/IMG_20230618_161714_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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("will we get enough to go across the church?" LOL, yes, and half way to the river Thames!!!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcziJ68TmPVASJzlQ29y-_rDsmCxXiwjvdcVKdZRM26JS1ATjcJJdSBNQuBNCHMCgZaHUR5tgloOBK2fSYQKFPP3mtAO8iOfRfc6CmzHoRJwd7l21e8MKVo5sn-Ctezrc42xxWUcElk-FsxWFwOcFXSH13-LGSk8c0HfeJpH_Xl67kf_VaFkRqpogIs7LL/s2000/IMG-20230625-WA0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcziJ68TmPVASJzlQ29y-_rDsmCxXiwjvdcVKdZRM26JS1ATjcJJdSBNQuBNCHMCgZaHUR5tgloOBK2fSYQKFPP3mtAO8iOfRfc6CmzHoRJwd7l21e8MKVo5sn-Ctezrc42xxWUcElk-FsxWFwOcFXSH13-LGSk8c0HfeJpH_Xl67kf_VaFkRqpogIs7LL/s320/IMG-20230625-WA0017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My Tula Pink EPP block collection is growing<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6ujfsXRce1Kg7atfCVy9e2zFLh8lT0QezkdGLBSNnFO_8CqtLpRIG51uBITzAMVVYtpTFqEocH_k1F8OWMv2qTCudb3FL0UaY7Usp1fg3RrQ0LPFwLeA1AmizB6OCm2ljVnwKjTVTrYN4G9wmApw-QYN77RB4_hUsOg6Q1_vsKwDRnSe2oq8_oRmnGAT/s4000/IMG_20230627_222942_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">And finally I've finished a felting kits project I got for Christmas - aren't they cute! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g9F4QjaUxDYq-KkDJ_eKVXwg-pwBGId7rvawetNodESYaEwD1_tXwRP1VSL1AsE5q5VlUexsBxro9xej3jNKuXipImn0DfHN-zBTKFu0CnBp_fIqo-HUyoXYDNnozpFLldPlx6GqEWhEDLHI_kHi904cTjNo0TstubLXgw3TPOKlzLmI2VlqaeCsuQiY/s4000/IMG_20230702_204535_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g9F4QjaUxDYq-KkDJ_eKVXwg-pwBGId7rvawetNodESYaEwD1_tXwRP1VSL1AsE5q5VlUexsBxro9xej3jNKuXipImn0DfHN-zBTKFu0CnBp_fIqo-HUyoXYDNnozpFLldPlx6GqEWhEDLHI_kHi904cTjNo0TstubLXgw3TPOKlzLmI2VlqaeCsuQiY/s320/IMG_20230702_204535_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The kit was SO generous in the wool that came with it: just look what's left!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje0m23GKtAtiUBiV12QL2kQi64rYF3XvCeQtiATGGCbDSWtEKP-g_qOUTdLJeqLHJSOWSoQ01N2FJ3hHQxbOCIqu7OUGoTsmWVuW0Q-utH991LNs-YHSxHFs_nvmQNesxnVzXMkqFBOVeIcvy7FccAMh2wuqyPPOOK_OjWeq9r9wrdUJvMii5hPA3Lw/s4000/IMG_20230508_150428_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje0m23GKtAtiUBiV12QL2kQi64rYF3XvCeQtiATGGCbDSWtEKP-g_qOUTdLJeqLHJSOWSoQ01N2FJ3hHQxbOCIqu7OUGoTsmWVuW0Q-utH991LNs-YHSxHFs_nvmQNesxnVzXMkqFBOVeIcvy7FccAMh2wuqyPPOOK_OjWeq9r9wrdUJvMii5hPA3Lw/s320/IMG_20230508_150428_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and two gingers from Sue's Memories in thread collection</div><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQId9egpaq4Efau889hFK4SOyF4LsyMk4RfuYe6fVd0qB-0ogI5I8CFsJVBHb-IZnUvL9qs3moRzoJLx8QNf4F70fmprzhHzDDDaS_xDYbQ52_BLVVyeP6xs6iKCaJHRt6ka3w3UB9nNnJOAe2Em77bKCmQmdHm73WmZJs2HLuh8kM6MbQbn5hO6r0qQ/s320/IMG_20230503_095406_1.jpg" width="320" /></div><div><br /></div>I finished an order of 100 dogs for a customer<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmSqeCsuIJagNT8_UO5PrIz7u2x8uYbvzdzZYM9pZ7PotcNSB6KX0OxOhe4-vCML6fz3RnSndYQB4wfgvIUtYBIJ_a6MELj6u7jZQ2u1lOyNPvl-TMDIcsDbapWpGpqUVE-eunuASJJojGLEymkk8i-re5G8HLzQbkO-jVU9py36d2hGbw3DWTTD9fA/s3840/IMG-20230527-WA0002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmSqeCsuIJagNT8_UO5PrIz7u2x8uYbvzdzZYM9pZ7PotcNSB6KX0OxOhe4-vCML6fz3RnSndYQB4wfgvIUtYBIJ_a6MELj6u7jZQ2u1lOyNPvl-TMDIcsDbapWpGpqUVE-eunuASJJojGLEymkk8i-re5G8HLzQbkO-jVU9py36d2hGbw3DWTTD9fA/s320/IMG-20230527-WA0002.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Jackie's son Paul captained a winning county team in the <a href="http://slikstitches.com/2013/07/hurling-for-foreigners.html">hurling</a> championships<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtxKxVQKFQo5dt_ggA2SlR89QZm_x2ri391tPAs_YL_Po8xk21tp5Xh_CmrHwD5FMiPhFQZlkxAAgE9a52NIP8FLTcH4yV5gmHkM5UqMnthcj9YG4x0VbQTWFZPKLJ-gfofH0uBWRMZti6dMqz5dlWTLs_ojhq2VmoxTeqpUBt1w4LoxqyLt77bN7rg/s1600/IMG-20230527-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtxKxVQKFQo5dt_ggA2SlR89QZm_x2ri391tPAs_YL_Po8xk21tp5Xh_CmrHwD5FMiPhFQZlkxAAgE9a52NIP8FLTcH4yV5gmHkM5UqMnthcj9YG4x0VbQTWFZPKLJ-gfofH0uBWRMZti6dMqz5dlWTLs_ojhq2VmoxTeqpUBt1w4LoxqyLt77bN7rg/s320/IMG-20230527-WA0006.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><div><br /></div>so a Ginger was necessary!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrhuG44x_XUS-MXy5nVOiAjEeJLos2YR2siIXc8-uenKacLzYG5eFKn9duxHz3lVUdMjgjAiX-mVa271PDQKCuLlca-Kd9V0FY4-O2aEdQsteLG4BTsuL_SX1H5u9zgjLmNYEeTGrf0M16osdCx_y-wwq7KnexKzg38_Y7gcjOj5stZDk4KsHKZC2dQ/s4000/IMG_20230601_105028_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrhuG44x_XUS-MXy5nVOiAjEeJLos2YR2siIXc8-uenKacLzYG5eFKn9duxHz3lVUdMjgjAiX-mVa271PDQKCuLlca-Kd9V0FY4-O2aEdQsteLG4BTsuL_SX1H5u9zgjLmNYEeTGrf0M16osdCx_y-wwq7KnexKzg38_Y7gcjOj5stZDk4KsHKZC2dQ/s320/IMG_20230601_105028_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And Lisa's lovely Boris (a Berber Skink) passed away, (he's under the shell, his favourite shell!)</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFexQgQiM8E8cIHixxh5ba_4SDtqhYNxNWxQVi0Fx43GM_gkpeayllMG1kYaWYXcvOiFFbWg1LeZXIwQJbPLzehOw6K2sHbWPicCTNHQUcGwq8qXRWR-cFh77LlhifiO2ypVOQ_rPpIwFVvhIBkiI_X29AGe-p75IPnSdlrxJ08XQaMTMmk4XL-6INeA/s2048/IMG-20230528-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="938" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFexQgQiM8E8cIHixxh5ba_4SDtqhYNxNWxQVi0Fx43GM_gkpeayllMG1kYaWYXcvOiFFbWg1LeZXIwQJbPLzehOw6K2sHbWPicCTNHQUcGwq8qXRWR-cFh77LlhifiO2ypVOQ_rPpIwFVvhIBkiI_X29AGe-p75IPnSdlrxJ08XQaMTMmk4XL-6INeA/s320/IMG-20230528-WA0001.jpg" width="147" /></a></div>so another Ginger . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBj3tOVldAqOvUIBt5yrVtou3rWu6QRYQelT_Khk-fWsVMJ6NoWyRbJoN3aFy8f_QsmKK15AqhksNrPYdWQg-FWvBGdFdNku96W9i0e8p52VwEBsXunvAD5zZHJu0r_ZVv3jorzBTkL8uZ_ijWqZtYOxPia6EniESQxx153EJIIq0kfewsoSdCLHW4Ww/s4864/IMG_20230601_104925_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBj3tOVldAqOvUIBt5yrVtou3rWu6QRYQelT_Khk-fWsVMJ6NoWyRbJoN3aFy8f_QsmKK15AqhksNrPYdWQg-FWvBGdFdNku96W9i0e8p52VwEBsXunvAD5zZHJu0r_ZVv3jorzBTkL8uZ_ijWqZtYOxPia6EniESQxx153EJIIq0kfewsoSdCLHW4Ww/s320/IMG_20230601_104925_3.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Our bed is quite high as there otherwise wouldn't be room for the chests of drawers in the bedroom. We needed a new mattress and ordered one without having measured the old one.😱 The new one is 10cm/4" *higher*!! There is no chance I can get in 😂<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyPjPIHRy2JY9dPUwS8rm5bcGgLmAPfZzlXTCusm53tR_AbZDxCakmddNCOUMaUDPANjgh5O2s6Cpc5B8sWQmHVT0kugX-lCLgncrNjQ9OjwX7KsfzZmt7Iyge1VeP_1eOy986Rv0vcrw-DmVGjBM-8ZfaScTXeyNXfDOF95NvFvx_DvgBDLRdrAfEw/s4000/IMG_20230530_230627_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyPjPIHRy2JY9dPUwS8rm5bcGgLmAPfZzlXTCusm53tR_AbZDxCakmddNCOUMaUDPANjgh5O2s6Cpc5B8sWQmHVT0kugX-lCLgncrNjQ9OjwX7KsfzZmt7Iyge1VeP_1eOy986Rv0vcrw-DmVGjBM-8ZfaScTXeyNXfDOF95NvFvx_DvgBDLRdrAfEw/s320/IMG_20230530_230627_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So off to Ikea to get new, lower, drawer units: guess what we'll be doing at the weekend!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_pDlWNQ8QunpPf9_uPoAiLZ6mLvKlGo7JDmMu82g10HARAOrTOkl7AtKrNr9YvPRvanubzSRlPUM37I6GkKprTXuDNQbcQTngPqVrO7VO9Vem-WaG6z48dK7PVZvKphGLAMytJOnKXCJICMSR9dt4OhujsPSxkq1x-LECQM895FSJyweRtbv5Kg_IQ/s4000/IMG_20230529_184722_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_pDlWNQ8QunpPf9_uPoAiLZ6mLvKlGo7JDmMu82g10HARAOrTOkl7AtKrNr9YvPRvanubzSRlPUM37I6GkKprTXuDNQbcQTngPqVrO7VO9Vem-WaG6z48dK7PVZvKphGLAMytJOnKXCJICMSR9dt4OhujsPSxkq1x-LECQM895FSJyweRtbv5Kg_IQ/s320/IMG_20230529_184722_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Do you remember Basil? A friend's very loved 40+ year old teddy. I mended him during lockdown and make him a onesie to protect him. He's come back to me while she goes on holiday for week - this time his earls are falling apart!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuUooZ_vheJLOStckOMjrxqO2viHpNKLKT2DcdByowjCzpeCuMZDM8zLHbnakjXScvDTe-dcBfIwLgoXGXPmssTANbxJXhb9F2bgAz1g0wwWSuw0WX0DviNtCty1r0mGbvkBYSu4ac6BqNAPOmAQowgGBxuzVAbXkdz8dZgJZ8fuYMJ-kYq1TmSLbdg/s4000/IMG_20230531_131223_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuUooZ_vheJLOStckOMjrxqO2viHpNKLKT2DcdByowjCzpeCuMZDM8zLHbnakjXScvDTe-dcBfIwLgoXGXPmssTANbxJXhb9F2bgAz1g0wwWSuw0WX0DviNtCty1r0mGbvkBYSu4ac6BqNAPOmAQowgGBxuzVAbXkdz8dZgJZ8fuYMJ-kYq1TmSLbdg/s320/IMG_20230531_131223_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lisa got me this kit for Christmas and I finally found what I was looking for as a stab board (not the right word, LOL)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYZesHq0zo1GCSXJFBagdYrZU-nJmpKxEiLaNB8JJOPoyYv0t8k_nxoScheVqBLnB3Mbf0RA9B_lcMfjXprvAmMujzdqf3o6lKJICY8fiWJF9zB_HlOr4j1ZlCA8W6pFbth8TU55nRkwFZrR4adtTWfJA8Jf2RkUvGFq9-scLrLdqeglbgU67w3Z1RQ/s4000/IMG_20230531_101310_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYZesHq0zo1GCSXJFBagdYrZU-nJmpKxEiLaNB8JJOPoyYv0t8k_nxoScheVqBLnB3Mbf0RA9B_lcMfjXprvAmMujzdqf3o6lKJICY8fiWJF9zB_HlOr4j1ZlCA8W6pFbth8TU55nRkwFZrR4adtTWfJA8Jf2RkUvGFq9-scLrLdqeglbgU67w3Z1RQ/s320/IMG_20230531_101310_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So I have started creating the sea and the sky and a few rocks. The kits is stuffed with different colours of wool - a really generous quantity! Lots of fun stabbing!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_78pjOrtizPvnSPUxuV0-5urUNUvAbi_6itI4FzjwMW7LC2hYwOSybn24S3LFIcv2OCiqokZwGfuL-pBSRgeU96JheKxNOTEJZp_T5QQBGGU7ThxzRMLKKenHJYRaTZVBar1hFVEVlAfuqMTGDxH0Erp9AcwMdK5Rw245Y60gRRy-rrSwF6_Vj0-3wA/s4000/IMG_20230531_101245_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_78pjOrtizPvnSPUxuV0-5urUNUvAbi_6itI4FzjwMW7LC2hYwOSybn24S3LFIcv2OCiqokZwGfuL-pBSRgeU96JheKxNOTEJZp_T5QQBGGU7ThxzRMLKKenHJYRaTZVBar1hFVEVlAfuqMTGDxH0Erp9AcwMdK5Rw245Y60gRRy-rrSwF6_Vj0-3wA/s320/IMG_20230531_101245_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And talking of generous . . . I "met" Kathy many years ago when blogging was a place to appreciate other crafters creations. She blogged at <a href="http://www.runningwithrocket.blogspot.com">www.runningwithrocket.blogspot.com</a>. She now runs an Etsy shop with pre-loved sewing stuff (Running with Needles) and posts some of her finds on facebook and instagram. I have made a few "Retreat" pouches using these fab frames, but the daughters seem to have appropriated the pouches, and I cant get the frames in the UK . . .just look what arrived in the post today! Thank you Kathy, I cant wait to get started!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdH88ykTLhfSL9aBJhu8WySQRRV0Yjd_KR2_1R2ZjW63R8VzokiIZ1UDZrk5NpPZ9i25lwFjWBj381gYTsLzXbGOm_XhZ1PLILr0Qk5WDpGM2gaiNiD3AE4UTCTsuy3ROb9_2Pi8lVS6XIS7BiILYaT9T0D3KLnpUl-4g_KizyAVyrx0xd54hy8lPDQ/s4000/IMG_20230531_162604_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdH88ykTLhfSL9aBJhu8WySQRRV0Yjd_KR2_1R2ZjW63R8VzokiIZ1UDZrk5NpPZ9i25lwFjWBj381gYTsLzXbGOm_XhZ1PLILr0Qk5WDpGM2gaiNiD3AE4UTCTsuy3ROb9_2Pi8lVS6XIS7BiILYaT9T0D3KLnpUl-4g_KizyAVyrx0xd54hy8lPDQ/s320/IMG_20230531_162604_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-75598669190075398032023-05-01T21:39:00.002+00:002023-05-01T21:39:47.563+00:002023 April<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello lovely people inside my phone: happy May</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a photo heavy roundup of my April!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Little hexie flowers sewn on holiday (half inch sides)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfzdz7mVqsLCDGfgYyHfSBzcRnECI1JvxSdV5-uGjC7beXWgHElrY1AimKyyHfY1exwXSjuOJs0idjQ9hqWt4JpZ6GjpxlCsYS00X_WK6R2-NKhU1WuW47dpTIFA9Tc9Amd5-WWi92m_rAad9Mi6vZGXQEmGJyTOhyna9PjKiROHFv_ySw9fr1LKBQA/s4000/IMG_20230401_210521_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfzdz7mVqsLCDGfgYyHfSBzcRnECI1JvxSdV5-uGjC7beXWgHElrY1AimKyyHfY1exwXSjuOJs0idjQ9hqWt4JpZ6GjpxlCsYS00X_WK6R2-NKhU1WuW47dpTIFA9Tc9Amd5-WWi92m_rAad9Mi6vZGXQEmGJyTOhyna9PjKiROHFv_ySw9fr1LKBQA/w150-h200/IMG_20230401_210521_1.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEllXv1d30sTpvv9F7ycvxJldT6y25yKfgnr7T6qdI8DZeXJ-UCYW_r6B5zxszi_N87LFfK_lOhkVkUbP8GF1M07S29Fd_iShpi3LbcrxJvRal_2aJ06hyKNNAmZsdobTqBB6sdS0gYilq-YVeyAmQbjNSrI07n9Yh_71TO2TFvg1SQYtqZpHkLtRz-w/s4000/IMG_20230401_210714_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEllXv1d30sTpvv9F7ycvxJldT6y25yKfgnr7T6qdI8DZeXJ-UCYW_r6B5zxszi_N87LFfK_lOhkVkUbP8GF1M07S29Fd_iShpi3LbcrxJvRal_2aJ06hyKNNAmZsdobTqBB6sdS0gYilq-YVeyAmQbjNSrI07n9Yh_71TO2TFvg1SQYtqZpHkLtRz-w/w150-h200/IMG_20230401_210714_1.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><p>Not many holiday photos! Dad and Eileen's keep bees, and I love that they have painted all the hives a different colour!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZifBVhuKqL6L6it9PtcNPAt-2-zMf3su2xSIBWSAoK-UhstiiD3n07hTymAJlVN2xP3QW0AxRYMH9gwz2amKz8cbKr3Ouavq5zLlEZ6m0cFG1C7Hm8dNBtMT18G_FadwHwKoqUrVGcNkkGtKX50gUzrbxYAKxU2va6w3wrQxPS408Mdo3KWliEUK2w/s4000/IMG_20230407_104848_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZifBVhuKqL6L6it9PtcNPAt-2-zMf3su2xSIBWSAoK-UhstiiD3n07hTymAJlVN2xP3QW0AxRYMH9gwz2amKz8cbKr3Ouavq5zLlEZ6m0cFG1C7Hm8dNBtMT18G_FadwHwKoqUrVGcNkkGtKX50gUzrbxYAKxU2va6w3wrQxPS408Mdo3KWliEUK2w/s320/IMG_20230407_104848_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I ran out of fabric for the mini hexies, but I had felt with me on holiday - this is prep for next month's Fun With Fabric class: the idea is that you can have several needles threaded onto the thead tail, and stored in the lid. Take the end one and it's already threaded ready for you to start sewing</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueqzSLRbbOgPcVDzm1NImZN68eKpvR_3UoRDl08VYui9Lcl3cbR6NkXbvGMD0Au3MfaRoac11Cs-PtE5gkoWkYzvhKwMp-KGgn-Mv3kfECpeloyj7NfxaFnEEpH5UJXqBB4J1RogBb_3cVbUu-rPt0TCQ5yhOWi-TzFWna9joY5HCiVAgFJphVcRo9w/s4000/IMG_20230408_123816_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueqzSLRbbOgPcVDzm1NImZN68eKpvR_3UoRDl08VYui9Lcl3cbR6NkXbvGMD0Au3MfaRoac11Cs-PtE5gkoWkYzvhKwMp-KGgn-Mv3kfECpeloyj7NfxaFnEEpH5UJXqBB4J1RogBb_3cVbUu-rPt0TCQ5yhOWi-TzFWna9joY5HCiVAgFJphVcRo9w/s320/IMG_20230408_123816_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8M4XhVRZvNZ-QgBsKUeCoVyr2e3xDg8-OptiCIEkXWs0BMZrd3HNqwm92nVqX4VbCcYDMKU-DiL-6XgoAfwSrrHYMZwY6-A111HU1gWgytdplXmpfCuj7dCAG_xIPP8En94Z7cFMNWLDLUXWaED8RGmCNxfUMkRjY85YwiWoFfWJgTUZfACj0HzW1A/s4000/IMG_20230408_123835_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lizzie has been busy since we got back - we've made King Charles, and a coronation ginger</div><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh8nYzOqC1pXG4Kh663mxx8PENDi6JvehLFLWe7iyBhRPjxsEN9D9msX56SQ1Bgd1Q1Ax3rdHASbNy9ryFfwViwjhQBTrSI9XYSacin9h9MV6sfxitW7-wSKgMyUV3YhJ3LrFgJBpbjxB8nFKsBaHyInCKUMbH4PRSq14dnlpFi4Aj9IkmK_tVGLb8A/s320/IMG_20230411_201217_1.jpg" width="240" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUDSAdn_64aWNLIU0OCsDTPeFFF6C1uAPeZbKMA5uxaIgnmx463Jr3Y_GhN2ndRHHW0kXK4ZX7W9wEcnYaFyTGWI_XTldh3i6y8behzgRI6K83lvsePpm7JE5G88HuS3DgjjhgCNVqY7-ouae94IOSTMyH3kMDqN_iqO9mTBdw37nZaozwBOGZeJfzA/s4000/IMG_20230411_201208_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUDSAdn_64aWNLIU0OCsDTPeFFF6C1uAPeZbKMA5uxaIgnmx463Jr3Y_GhN2ndRHHW0kXK4ZX7W9wEcnYaFyTGWI_XTldh3i6y8behzgRI6K83lvsePpm7JE5G88HuS3DgjjhgCNVqY7-ouae94IOSTMyH3kMDqN_iqO9mTBdw37nZaozwBOGZeJfzA/s320/IMG_20230411_201208_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />and I'm making 100 of these for a customer<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made a cushion for the Coronation picnic</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg759PGekGF7Z8fQuJUBBIwVUl_olQm2n3xEb0N65xZuey-ZVJ0Sf1f19Iv0vgC9yplKW4Zr8xtrW5qJ9Vz-ADhLjug687ySN63ayApDHCKwpmXgnFZSc4-Xe0_dZbS2ItsZPGJozWLzDrA3rRXOiGQWcvXFJORBqF1Wui6_1ngKSifTMyKIh9h8YVAFQ/s4000/IMG_20230421_224646_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg759PGekGF7Z8fQuJUBBIwVUl_olQm2n3xEb0N65xZuey-ZVJ0Sf1f19Iv0vgC9yplKW4Zr8xtrW5qJ9Vz-ADhLjug687ySN63ayApDHCKwpmXgnFZSc4-Xe0_dZbS2ItsZPGJozWLzDrA3rRXOiGQWcvXFJORBqF1Wui6_1ngKSifTMyKIh9h8YVAFQ/w150-h200/IMG_20230421_224646_1.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Nbpl5pM9v3mrVRD6RlMUNtFTgOuagRRWxMWcaGEjZe_DxqGS1-DcBxQlf-TAQlBwgxHmupTZHwmfmIAuW9vafPNAgnxnQxPTsLicp2stKbllEJp0imDVFe7miaYU6bJR1oFqLERYrJ26PQXqY4zbCnPDbWBC6ntXfxJELQgqE8Iu5EhaUX3CvDbk1A/s4000/IMG_20230421_223547_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqMq0O3p-JpLUK1fpKVRRwZbxjeURq6el4CZkR_Jewsc1V9YgN4j2BeFkgWkgZJt6e2_HzjtbJrw1_79xe50cv7G3HDK9ZnZ_ZNmwRBFLrdsMmJTMP-am0J_fFve-sItwuhFxyVslFnpyFNjhZdNirpATrLKg0lU-wADyW6cT_yl1XSm9vGsAWmlk9w/s320/IMG_20230427_123622_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and made a load of name badges for a friend and his friends to put on their boiler suits</div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB2jMf6h7C4P_uf8Yk1SPYiqeWYRJkLVzZ_ytfz14NeY98zCOVfJDd1hXZV8Og9cJify8hZYxFXKdY23cSCQ3AZlEA2wqEEATL_Aw5MnMzWeAafSBksxGGLNdn0h5nvXjA4Thi-exhfcydK8JSGNsalTpoc4yDj2awQM8kfL1_6O_ZiojBpe6hVAlWw/s4000/IMG_20230422_134919_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>I finished this lovely balloon nail art kit that the girls got me for Mothering Sunday<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ku4shh-IUJnSTjuJcSUx4JCHpTy1Ll7LR8pZdsLBdS_P-VqbP5uH_-mvdUL1monyXoj6EpNoHtqvfIfzBZribM9AQHnW7Tq72Er0_SAysmbf4EGZ8Lvc16XoPIRY1MpLZK6MBI0Vwhi5IuXb_MwwpTcvCHUURn99nJFPqt1HBJqYV_ANN9LGKBQpAA/s4000/IMG_20230423_192157_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ku4shh-IUJnSTjuJcSUx4JCHpTy1Ll7LR8pZdsLBdS_P-VqbP5uH_-mvdUL1monyXoj6EpNoHtqvfIfzBZribM9AQHnW7Tq72Er0_SAysmbf4EGZ8Lvc16XoPIRY1MpLZK6MBI0Vwhi5IuXb_MwwpTcvCHUURn99nJFPqt1HBJqYV_ANN9LGKBQpAA/s320/IMG_20230423_192157_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And finished two i-spy quilts for two bonus daughters who have just had babies<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCm5UWAlL50LjL-0dS0FSPjViINIWgcPK5a9T_rNMyX1wwaQqpBBZd2yzsvb63fuIhtoOvqbHF-PqbSu7rUEueHmJS5HneoM5Nrdk5N6w166r1ewVXIMr2A5WKmwtVuFp15afVx2a3Bqb0uK0hkormzMV0YrAaizLDYu0pdI2rvls8U4mbupP5XBtjpg/s4000/IMG_20230425_090002_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCm5UWAlL50LjL-0dS0FSPjViINIWgcPK5a9T_rNMyX1wwaQqpBBZd2yzsvb63fuIhtoOvqbHF-PqbSu7rUEueHmJS5HneoM5Nrdk5N6w166r1ewVXIMr2A5WKmwtVuFp15afVx2a3Bqb0uK0hkormzMV0YrAaizLDYu0pdI2rvls8U4mbupP5XBtjpg/w150-h200/IMG_20230425_090002_1.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bvKzEEqosUyLTS-kR5UTc7-oAVHDz72TkFBAtxK7WX-z6mPOOElJccwaSF5qqDE8ytmgUfJ2V1mIh1LdaamD_pv53pAAdX08BWUJ-ca5BnVLQb1Kw8CkQlUNU6lpZ_ItfEMYXGiejkIaGrEq5CQ6vuuEQ0jPopmiJrm9xDh4kDQ9qH1Wbbl7hNn9vA/s4000/IMG_20230414_172115_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGAeLCXNneX9bKCAKIQn1ARhJJMa6JwDaCKi1jbHVmdBa_n_WFSw6MtWwta_VlZYLj_GKHmlCvmcWYGFF3Ksch6nFGg1vI_dD-r2nU-dMAov2vV0qpqP8XRSl4_0YyJD4lDuBUh4o4EfZOhULvqyr0rmefxy0_MQZwL48jGgD5mqxbz1ye9Rc9XMCRA/s1024/IMG-20230421-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGAeLCXNneX9bKCAKIQn1ARhJJMa6JwDaCKi1jbHVmdBa_n_WFSw6MtWwta_VlZYLj_GKHmlCvmcWYGFF3Ksch6nFGg1vI_dD-r2nU-dMAov2vV0qpqP8XRSl4_0YyJD4lDuBUh4o4EfZOhULvqyr0rmefxy0_MQZwL48jGgD5mqxbz1ye9Rc9XMCRA/s320/IMG-20230421-WA0007.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />And I made bonus quilts for the Grandmas: I've embroidered "These grandparents belong to" and added the babies' names: as more babies come along they can bring the quilts back to me and get Lizzie to add more names (Jane is expecting the next one next month!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZ6OPbKXiB009b_PH5gwEzTn_QzRlquCymekGjCyiUKplEQTj22Z7GyiSAEqjDRh5ajnYFS8DWUumvx5fYlbWc2by97fbrlWkTys3G9RJ3B8-Zf004R2D3uiArDXF1JXQ6vH053UcCQrRaPwLuEs1oTIQuN4Jh8S116pQld0YdcnhJEkhp0nknnlapA/s4000/IMG_20230427_151938_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZ6OPbKXiB009b_PH5gwEzTn_QzRlquCymekGjCyiUKplEQTj22Z7GyiSAEqjDRh5ajnYFS8DWUumvx5fYlbWc2by97fbrlWkTys3G9RJ3B8-Zf004R2D3uiArDXF1JXQ6vH053UcCQrRaPwLuEs1oTIQuN4Jh8S116pQld0YdcnhJEkhp0nknnlapA/s320/IMG_20230427_151938_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Lisa helped me run a Crown making workshop in the village: not as many children as we'd hope for, but they all had a great time<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmrwGICCYaxw3d-HveNFYh_OoZFTFZHi4n9yGJlE8yS4Frd2gk3MEUISbevvskG8TC7xeGGh-hHg3ATwu4dt-MB9qRBXyHab0KAByvDjMHBxOT8Z5pf31e-2ZyBAElXfav6Bmm4n977v2gYkpl-gxidPvtKWOwejCGP1trJ7UwJ_cbRZPRxKfMJOvGg/s4000/IMG_20230429_162358_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVjZNQiLbGk1uPodPQxvlTmUk7916B6OzhsrQqYXikK24e-VbSQy5Z3pBzBs5zZdLg6LFPHJ8y6gpItmwa8U5jUOhWnCcfs_e17_M28olYbC4uMyNmrl7JGNFAZ4RzVK5h0QQ_CBJ5O2FSnms7i-2h9UTFKGqQ2eph8E_RUHziHWpEQgKo_4Tk6vPHw/s4000/IMG_20230429_170116_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVjZNQiLbGk1uPodPQxvlTmUk7916B6OzhsrQqYXikK24e-VbSQy5Z3pBzBs5zZdLg6LFPHJ8y6gpItmwa8U5jUOhWnCcfs_e17_M28olYbC4uMyNmrl7JGNFAZ4RzVK5h0QQ_CBJ5O2FSnms7i-2h9UTFKGqQ2eph8E_RUHziHWpEQgKo_4Tk6vPHw/s320/IMG_20230429_170116_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>In other news: Our lovely God Daughter got engaged last week . . . </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCaE26AHKpFRgTgdBh7HK7tr_7pawn4EIk3vCITLCA-f2ETLRIUq858ptJPdPXgYsntIB6mPusR1B67ahTqMxPANqN3KmsMVHjSyMnwr7W-or8I34Qhuk_e9frymgQR2zEiEwHIer2cOdIfHZE57p5KJKYX1EFS9Kr0NTmJOBleXqgrx_foog-4RQrQ/s1024/IMG-20230420-WA0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCaE26AHKpFRgTgdBh7HK7tr_7pawn4EIk3vCITLCA-f2ETLRIUq858ptJPdPXgYsntIB6mPusR1B67ahTqMxPANqN3KmsMVHjSyMnwr7W-or8I34Qhuk_e9frymgQR2zEiEwHIer2cOdIfHZE57p5KJKYX1EFS9Kr0NTmJOBleXqgrx_foog-4RQrQ/s320/IMG-20230420-WA0004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>and then . . . .Niki and George did too!!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrMBx-DqRUwmQJ0JSlxzc_2aJ7XXlDBZ1Sg8mdXDQa5X2MENofH3Em6R9RPTmiC-r5OQHAcUQVE3eg2waCXvjzNlWeZbo0OL7b2sXM8NxEf0lfslmdISxzFAYRPepPbqXrcSVsrA8dj8mUACyXUL0f0QyNyec1aRG9T1FQ01IWu5akr5OHQDpWF_sXg/s1600/IMG-20230428-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrMBx-DqRUwmQJ0JSlxzc_2aJ7XXlDBZ1Sg8mdXDQa5X2MENofH3Em6R9RPTmiC-r5OQHAcUQVE3eg2waCXvjzNlWeZbo0OL7b2sXM8NxEf0lfslmdISxzFAYRPepPbqXrcSVsrA8dj8mUACyXUL0f0QyNyec1aRG9T1FQ01IWu5akr5OHQDpWF_sXg/s320/IMG-20230428-WA0007.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Huge congratulations to both couples!!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Niki and George are planning on next year, not sure when Alice and Liam's will be, but very exciting!!!</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(of course there had to be a ginger to commemorate the occassion!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpxEPoRVHU81zaLK6MaBCU9VtDPDX19GxaKJnr0uSNBrONYL8TswpXj_RtQorem3yzQfALH1IXfWDMfF35aXoPvCoepx4UtQtCbr7blsAne4J8jYmdnXs797hNzqXAciLlIf7MAuTdm6_VsD3mEl4XKBWCBJxVIhQTzxDZlmmidicOw4kWrvXN_e8Cw/s4000/IMG_20230501_193045_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpxEPoRVHU81zaLK6MaBCU9VtDPDX19GxaKJnr0uSNBrONYL8TswpXj_RtQorem3yzQfALH1IXfWDMfF35aXoPvCoepx4UtQtCbr7blsAne4J8jYmdnXs797hNzqXAciLlIf7MAuTdm6_VsD3mEl4XKBWCBJxVIhQTzxDZlmmidicOw4kWrvXN_e8Cw/s320/IMG_20230501_193045_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>And finally, I managed to put my back out and couldn't drive or even walk when I was supposed to do the April Fun with Fabric so the lovely Rhona came over, collect the stuff, had a very quick lesson in what to do to make Japanese Rice Bags and then took the class for me: Well done all expecially Rhona, and thank you so much!!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghE5wU_aIqsoaQeAKsw4fogw7N_EcgOraDekWC1qcwD_HNusKyynSXvOzQ0wXl_lw9mb2wrJwqG9mmg9XhyPhQJjh4wB8vBIAbg5QgL8Btivhd1SnWcatXldKp6JiLHfCZsZLBiJjSKV7ZTsDBXD-SSgINX_LvGyvUuLroiMfOWq3fg420npiHecMKNg/s2048/IMG-20230414-WA0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS54dstebPe2d-wglXpaueaRnEaLP80k8G9xJU5wMtoWae3mheBDOEmNzSp0sr7hh70hQTUcPT4E26XumS-TiOA3_pji4YEm115CV2bRXGkAjGvgcrDIdyH8jAx4Egsk7ehs2jzv8FKunbE0DLZFngXMFw40fS4fRzBHKR23CPaNTO-Q2AHFppPOEMpw/s4000/IMG_20230303_152643_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS54dstebPe2d-wglXpaueaRnEaLP80k8G9xJU5wMtoWae3mheBDOEmNzSp0sr7hh70hQTUcPT4E26XumS-TiOA3_pji4YEm115CV2bRXGkAjGvgcrDIdyH8jAx4Egsk7ehs2jzv8FKunbE0DLZFngXMFw40fS4fRzBHKR23CPaNTO-Q2AHFppPOEMpw/s320/IMG_20230303_152643_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got a thank you card from a little munchkin who received this quilt<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJWCxoi7DZUMg4TuOJk3gKpkSuUXz4egZgmKXJRLXzfDak1-Tp6BoP6No9Q208MEQYs48c5nReYEOgkC0KH3MyOooJsPBtHOh99t4Tewk44QbJovSMbgj-21Q5VnRcu7yF1ahLHGR4UgIuPJaBmbBtiJwNa2Zph0O0WT7Kc7J1TMPfn8tAp9_me3YuA/s4000/IMG_20230316_102619_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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(yes that's my daughter cuddling her, but not it's not her baby :-(<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS5Cq_P5wNpi_lIHD_4l3W45miUSH7NVxQjpk9LDh9bDwdsUHv_TCdaCnGmm8Ih02Sqfc-5tVoqL6msknlhLp4F8QF-NWMsVaiE2XvaqitedcyQQ7rIRT317GEqbnq-AL5OsLbnOn8IGVZ8D41r2XPzH_QF4LgFV24pteElqZzq9RHpxmJsoXlJGS-w/s2048/IMG-20230323-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS5Cq_P5wNpi_lIHD_4l3W45miUSH7NVxQjpk9LDh9bDwdsUHv_TCdaCnGmm8Ih02Sqfc-5tVoqL6msknlhLp4F8QF-NWMsVaiE2XvaqitedcyQQ7rIRT317GEqbnq-AL5OsLbnOn8IGVZ8D41r2XPzH_QF4LgFV24pteElqZzq9RHpxmJsoXlJGS-w/s320/IMG-20230323-WA0003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">But this *is* part of her crochet: she is making two, one of for this baby and one is for another one due in April</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4eyE5-YbI4QA4VdTZ7EyBlVfJfR3bzDhj43_EuU2eARuSZPPOSuFs8kHrabnVEhjzFr0qx5FPnuw_H9PXe7lvmAzbczLpcNF8onu1h27pcqOXlQ53Vuv6LVWt0uOk2RQQNe3iKxKORobJpG11krtrSQJjDocqWZMFxjI2PiyB6BrhmWayv7Wjnbjsw/s4000/IMG_20230325_150003_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4eyE5-YbI4QA4VdTZ7EyBlVfJfR3bzDhj43_EuU2eARuSZPPOSuFs8kHrabnVEhjzFr0qx5FPnuw_H9PXe7lvmAzbczLpcNF8onu1h27pcqOXlQ53Vuv6LVWt0uOk2RQQNe3iKxKORobJpG11krtrSQJjDocqWZMFxjI2PiyB6BrhmWayv7Wjnbjsw/s320/IMG_20230325_150003_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I managed to get the Chertsey Meads wall hanging commission finished, and it is now up in the Museum (although this pic is from our Centre Parcs villa where I finally finished it!)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLab3PO3dPCGB40BkrC0FZXHzUWlHNX9lTXtx1MU8Pg4uDkueEgEWrLzhsYEpVocEaJWPhriHbTMPlgoaCDn0BhI1kndIDDv5Ex5eiDRlwoYPR9jv6Qh9Sj_HqLlqyMQj12UJGlNanmcOyXhu8bwDGoKPDwJ_F5kh8oIq54s8HtVc6SdXRUF-o-4Ysqw/s4000/IMG_20230319_213023_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLab3PO3dPCGB40BkrC0FZXHzUWlHNX9lTXtx1MU8Pg4uDkueEgEWrLzhsYEpVocEaJWPhriHbTMPlgoaCDn0BhI1kndIDDv5Ex5eiDRlwoYPR9jv6Qh9Sj_HqLlqyMQj12UJGlNanmcOyXhu8bwDGoKPDwJ_F5kh8oIq54s8HtVc6SdXRUF-o-4Ysqw/s320/IMG_20230319_213023_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My lovely S-i-L got me some Tula Pink Parisville fabric: I stroked and loved it for a while then went shopping for some suitable solids . . . watch this space: I have a cunning EPP plan that should showcase the fabrics, fingers crossed<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLx23wc7W-z3BVbRa_D0MET2lr1gG7uF76SUmeMnpHw0qR-seYVQiNQukJXt5KsVV7qN-_3Tkm8nwxIfe6Pxa7FNYLtS_bXRIPGlJTQtQmtjyo1ZPnePPoErNtfl1MqArrtztOxhvC-xVtOrHWnGW6598pJmVfKwNkvpAxWfrnQ_A_Mna_qTJl8nAIw/s320/IMG_20230326_134716_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>I have been commissioned by the Mayor of Runnymede to make a banner that she can gift to the towns Runnymede is twinned with around the world - this is the first draft and I have been given the approval to make a final version<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qpuz0tU--V7B4PKeMFhAsze5oedHZ2OL-h_cA0P8Yr3rauQgACuV03XcTdb1spJl_wV84VzxaliKIU27v1K1YwPKt2bW_alFfl8QPR57j1h7Pl7VDvbT6vfimVnnu_9RdISw8GclLQw9_XHJXHGeVFXtlPpVT7WX1hZP5j-Q1xCxFQp3pxO9Va8-Zg/s4000/IMG_20230322_103055_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qpuz0tU--V7B4PKeMFhAsze5oedHZ2OL-h_cA0P8Yr3rauQgACuV03XcTdb1spJl_wV84VzxaliKIU27v1K1YwPKt2bW_alFfl8QPR57j1h7Pl7VDvbT6vfimVnnu_9RdISw8GclLQw9_XHJXHGeVFXtlPpVT7WX1hZP5j-Q1xCxFQp3pxO9Va8-Zg/s320/IMG_20230322_103055_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />I was gifted a whole load of kite fabric and didn't really have a plan for it so took it to Crafty Church: we cut loads of red, orange and yellow into triangles and have been making bunting with it<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6r8fM4K8Z6tcueVMPosf0-x1ZBuf-ok9S_mh_j9YDb58EOzEAHQAn2HyF9KgyaNyyCkEvMMCwzbOhRQF8fvSnp-S9-VMD25l0IBXfqkGZ283OlY31q9pGddcp9xZWtrK3DU3EeIie8IZqj8D1vXtBqPS9LRNCbxiCaqipDiiTKLDakUB8_fZ5Dhp7Bg/s4000/IMG_20230325_145743_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6r8fM4K8Z6tcueVMPosf0-x1ZBuf-ok9S_mh_j9YDb58EOzEAHQAn2HyF9KgyaNyyCkEvMMCwzbOhRQF8fvSnp-S9-VMD25l0IBXfqkGZ283OlY31q9pGddcp9xZWtrK3DU3EeIie8IZqj8D1vXtBqPS9LRNCbxiCaqipDiiTKLDakUB8_fZ5Dhp7Bg/s320/IMG_20230325_145743_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />These are Twist and Go pots that I have created for Chertsey Museum for April's lesson - they are big enough to hold a project and thread and twist down to about 1.5" high<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHzbmXSVQ6YzrPYm1nGgZAuhEzuoPo6KPM8IOYIX4Kjm0uw4sDHRhLFYiE12m4aHXOmt272btK3E7QnVjIe1Tth69-twTDArX556GIzZarVVP5KUnmoz3e5y3NErcuWdXTE9teiYlB05ZvgXAkEIoinW2wbjHoJZg9RZT8bTrjqSkfckUiAV8e1J3tw/s1440/IMG_20230326_230501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHzbmXSVQ6YzrPYm1nGgZAuhEzuoPo6KPM8IOYIX4Kjm0uw4sDHRhLFYiE12m4aHXOmt272btK3E7QnVjIe1Tth69-twTDArX556GIzZarVVP5KUnmoz3e5y3NErcuWdXTE9teiYlB05ZvgXAkEIoinW2wbjHoJZg9RZT8bTrjqSkfckUiAV8e1J3tw/s320/IMG_20230326_230501.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then we went to Texas to see dad and Eileen. While we were there we went to Eileen's great grandson's 4th Birthday party: he's into bugs! I couldn't find anything suitable in WalMart but picked up a plain t-shirt and fabric pens. and was able to gift him this buggy t-shirt<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgXiVA_Yzk7vDePkAnr5-cGA9_u4-HOeIMlJTdNh4M60j1wvGbuRXEWGyGCPXZKTSTUWmPowfPlhYV1jzCduDi9HKtc-ektxM3KUtF4pdVVzuhry_HAUvgDFJMU4BDZmjXHy4ZC3vO-RGutpHXSwciUjhU48BYZJziv_TZyLCep4RpmuFdT76SInuMQ/s4000/IMG_20230328_213055_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgXiVA_Yzk7vDePkAnr5-cGA9_u4-HOeIMlJTdNh4M60j1wvGbuRXEWGyGCPXZKTSTUWmPowfPlhYV1jzCduDi9HKtc-ektxM3KUtF4pdVVzuhry_HAUvgDFJMU4BDZmjXHy4ZC3vO-RGutpHXSwciUjhU48BYZJziv_TZyLCep4RpmuFdT76SInuMQ/s320/IMG_20230328_213055_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64bMR8w6KV1VM2AsNq0LV1ZmNopJemUZGtVhN9-y3pwq3FrvWZpdX3ApyW_Smp3EjuSBFo2BTXZd9Pd3Nd3VZenAlFPyVgRSzqEwUAyNyFpSyiLiEaSoanAlrSPk-ZjHGK7JjU5Idvs7ctcJGZRVz_SWOL8uM2yV4UMXpP_L9IOm1w-8RyLWsAAbJ5g/s4000/IMG_20230328_213108_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I roped in my friend Hayley and she helped design the (originally) 2 part wall hanging</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6oYR3oDpG4rL7IzDmIFgc7LmMbbCBsuspdk70YbTd6tcfQlfdPqSTc0g_qIt-ns0OVwOKn3aNCoKgVUlBRJtT5L20-RH3TAa5xW2Snn03tE76tNPp1RNiq2-GBn06PwI0x_OA7kb7b9Lhy1PFxfzGIpxQpPU9l3vAJjOMikIpPKHaypah_4CC_nz/s4000/IMG_20230208_112419_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6oYR3oDpG4rL7IzDmIFgc7LmMbbCBsuspdk70YbTd6tcfQlfdPqSTc0g_qIt-ns0OVwOKn3aNCoKgVUlBRJtT5L20-RH3TAa5xW2Snn03tE76tNPp1RNiq2-GBn06PwI0x_OA7kb7b9Lhy1PFxfzGIpxQpPU9l3vAJjOMikIpPKHaypah_4CC_nz/s320/IMG_20230208_112419_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>which then became this<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EYvIhXFNZWtfhZPbSQ5pyR41UWtqIBrxnj9jQ7-XzbBjfbs1jWRTZ_-Hx3nsKu70eidZdRYwEGdSYmEqrl0kxAoH4GrKr1dGbSF2_VmCIAL0hLNL5GXR4W76pRhgqYuy8zd5Imx7dDEqh1BE7PJrfaNrYptNTm7mOqy6FOYIvhhLCnFBfWpOedsy/s4000/IMG_20230208_131414_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EYvIhXFNZWtfhZPbSQ5pyR41UWtqIBrxnj9jQ7-XzbBjfbs1jWRTZ_-Hx3nsKu70eidZdRYwEGdSYmEqrl0kxAoH4GrKr1dGbSF2_VmCIAL0hLNL5GXR4W76pRhgqYuy8zd5Imx7dDEqh1BE7PJrfaNrYptNTm7mOqy6FOYIvhhLCnFBfWpOedsy/s320/IMG_20230208_131414_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I guess I have a moth problem although I have cedar wood coathangers, and have never seen moths in the house, anyway, an evening's darning fixed two jumpers. Not quite invisable, but at least they won't get any worse!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Pg1RFhU0a__J5sNAVyVcFmbuh7DI250wOX45GssMcvqmm40lmtOjdz5eVhWXoZy6-Q160-3P38CbDjE1KXUYi-MA7O06tkRMHxV4iSBZo8d5H6ZlnGL6I5FANp6y4NxjazwalfMtO43nWeOAxMQ5qC1D-Sxn_K6UfWgbRfZur918633G2xQSpyiR/s4000/IMG_20230212_161023_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Pg1RFhU0a__J5sNAVyVcFmbuh7DI250wOX45GssMcvqmm40lmtOjdz5eVhWXoZy6-Q160-3P38CbDjE1KXUYi-MA7O06tkRMHxV4iSBZo8d5H6ZlnGL6I5FANp6y4NxjazwalfMtO43nWeOAxMQ5qC1D-Sxn_K6UfWgbRfZur918633G2xQSpyiR/s320/IMG_20230212_161023_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3vU2VuoaL9EuCme7PM-06cvLVVuLDhIhEG1lJNOl96bjJGPDQPX7rlc3ZpvudTQsmsD2J3O_S-YR5ScJMoJfim7hd_BD8-BNtPYvcuwbSAMNhwHr9cMlBzGfiO1rYOvYk3mHjjn2Y0LxaJvjdL2LhKKAvi7k8PbJkqebRj5acKkmKtms7jMRfSQi/s4000/IMG_20230212_161824_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3vU2VuoaL9EuCme7PM-06cvLVVuLDhIhEG1lJNOl96bjJGPDQPX7rlc3ZpvudTQsmsD2J3O_S-YR5ScJMoJfim7hd_BD8-BNtPYvcuwbSAMNhwHr9cMlBzGfiO1rYOvYk3mHjjn2Y0LxaJvjdL2LhKKAvi7k8PbJkqebRj5acKkmKtms7jMRfSQi/s320/IMG_20230212_161824_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8MXKVEJfrXUzbShc21V5l31yeQ2QzCLo4UZHPjKCGeUT4RqIuk1Ae8pxfZp3aPcKz4PBV2BHMU_3_WvLGpJyAV0bvHLa2IfU9lA2zT1JfISlXnyS_H3CQgWfDCwjiV4GwCHRAe1SNsOuB1S7hjnV9oPSyryzlG0s-GL2H0ci-ky5Kq8bNnPzsBqB/s4000/IMG_20230212_171231_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8MXKVEJfrXUzbShc21V5l31yeQ2QzCLo4UZHPjKCGeUT4RqIuk1Ae8pxfZp3aPcKz4PBV2BHMU_3_WvLGpJyAV0bvHLa2IfU9lA2zT1JfISlXnyS_H3CQgWfDCwjiV4GwCHRAe1SNsOuB1S7hjnV9oPSyryzlG0s-GL2H0ci-ky5Kq8bNnPzsBqB/s320/IMG_20230212_171231_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have a few pairs of thick knitted socks that I use as slippers, but they wear out. 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</div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Hayley and I then went to Chertsey to teach some family learning sessions. We did explain about suggested sizes, and how while we weren't looking for perfection we were hoping for reasonable colour represention. Some people really got it, and we had some great creations<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9iqkuH0fIijCFvq3m9UeBz-yQ9bG_SFw6Q2RVCE2zM9lUDafpIM_AoV7pXkLIVKwixz29kT-p7MqJ7Y5oHNAwrtk5ZL98a6l0dQ4yr3-VHdm611GC9Ubp02IIVR00rEWkBbtTbEpcd436TU1dbSw8Kucww0Qf0C0eSCXx9uZBs3iiKiJhA2BMSiY/s4000/IMG_20230218_100828_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9iqkuH0fIijCFvq3m9UeBz-yQ9bG_SFw6Q2RVCE2zM9lUDafpIM_AoV7pXkLIVKwixz29kT-p7MqJ7Y5oHNAwrtk5ZL98a6l0dQ4yr3-VHdm611GC9Ubp02IIVR00rEWkBbtTbEpcd436TU1dbSw8Kucww0Qf0C0eSCXx9uZBs3iiKiJhA2BMSiY/s320/IMG_20230218_100828_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLko01HhLKhDZPz0MdDuOm2SthChrnaq_VePXAb3UDTh-KmMqWkEm7PpCQYz-oSBHi_bZccLv-j6XV8YZaKle-r5EblSnDTTpbMzZQ_b6fcvXyeLdTEwR2li-v5tf3bSfoW6WwUhAr6KxIgqQ8KCjeNBMVwYCfhgnaQQhPe1RrI60VU6uLKzsw529/s4000/IMG_20230218_100435_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLko01HhLKhDZPz0MdDuOm2SthChrnaq_VePXAb3UDTh-KmMqWkEm7PpCQYz-oSBHi_bZccLv-j6XV8YZaKle-r5EblSnDTTpbMzZQ_b6fcvXyeLdTEwR2li-v5tf3bSfoW6WwUhAr6KxIgqQ8KCjeNBMVwYCfhgnaQQhPe1RrI60VU6uLKzsw529/s320/IMG_20230218_100435_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2wQdM9dwbzIea0ZxZTgW2e7vZavvTbN3tJKb0uzvKl454l-RelmrY6c1VODYa97A395Y18psLUWz3yuvc0zu_M-WApRhb4by0L-XRNtiUNL85VhOYWz1xTXiZ0_ms8JDO8cyWHRKm80ieB0tLWzIl5-u1mFDBfClcSk982Fc-pvwTE0OzLzQGw65/s4000/IMG_20230218_095836_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2wQdM9dwbzIea0ZxZTgW2e7vZavvTbN3tJKb0uzvKl454l-RelmrY6c1VODYa97A395Y18psLUWz3yuvc0zu_M-WApRhb4by0L-XRNtiUNL85VhOYWz1xTXiZ0_ms8JDO8cyWHRKm80ieB0tLWzIl5-u1mFDBfClcSk982Fc-pvwTE0OzLzQGw65/s320/IMG_20230218_095836_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kRdRYKfx6PiFicNUR5GJdHjFOTHPiAUlk0rRwDqcqQpqril3SFyQbdMJexLN8136vXoMKlxzEmAs57UUNwkKdRzqSeFQLibW7w0eoPj2DjSBoGA_vilsUZwc83_Vp-w2uhavB3Ta-KUAOfHQTL58PyIPhCE8HOeUI8EJ-hSsCfUlxT74HwmLN_Mb/s4000/IMG_20230218_102026_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kRdRYKfx6PiFicNUR5GJdHjFOTHPiAUlk0rRwDqcqQpqril3SFyQbdMJexLN8136vXoMKlxzEmAs57UUNwkKdRzqSeFQLibW7w0eoPj2DjSBoGA_vilsUZwc83_Vp-w2uhavB3Ta-KUAOfHQTL58PyIPhCE8HOeUI8EJ-hSsCfUlxT74HwmLN_Mb/s320/IMG_20230218_102026_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_morLOrT7ANho71Kc3-pP6JADT3xDygiSI2mLa9bc55nH10W9d5wJvCD1woKYEy91Ln8MrMrq7LJM63VlioG1Ym-bhXncVXFHhLVbIqXzdtGYbkXC5is9AbQEA1slYoZeiObldeQNhBVH5a3FLKJ5bNHcT_gamM8975GRuE8keSadH5ZP6Ze_1lTx/s4000/IMG_20230218_102017_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_morLOrT7ANho71Kc3-pP6JADT3xDygiSI2mLa9bc55nH10W9d5wJvCD1woKYEy91Ln8MrMrq7LJM63VlioG1Ym-bhXncVXFHhLVbIqXzdtGYbkXC5is9AbQEA1slYoZeiObldeQNhBVH5a3FLKJ5bNHcT_gamM8975GRuE8keSadH5ZP6Ze_1lTx/s320/IMG_20230218_102017_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_lz49a4ZylKUgktQX6o6dFNHmH0XMCcwjLLReNjhwNXLpd0Z39IK0klgUiF9MjHK9r5qiGw_cC8hijO6A_PpaZqmC3754pfNaQdjD9PsB9VgtqY3dQPurC7DLGmvH1AMWDWgrp7LLH-BHOdUAv28njBmK1ZJPUg-RCt8rdlNVaYu-mqgoXZHErmI/s4000/IMG_20230218_101148_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_lz49a4ZylKUgktQX6o6dFNHmH0XMCcwjLLReNjhwNXLpd0Z39IK0klgUiF9MjHK9r5qiGw_cC8hijO6A_PpaZqmC3754pfNaQdjD9PsB9VgtqY3dQPurC7DLGmvH1AMWDWgrp7LLH-BHOdUAv28njBmK1ZJPUg-RCt8rdlNVaYu-mqgoXZHErmI/s320/IMG_20230218_101148_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A few failed to quite grasp the concept</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, we had so many attend that we have ceated a third wall hanging too. Now all these flura and fauna are all being sewn on<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxkfszoVqxmOXvk5vHdi6z3nEAIB1P54UbAGK4g8LrjcSrUKzeTYlXyIDHssixH9WI5K1miCz4xMI3mjWNP5mRSwzQclBbzgli-Hc1qHSVER6z-HQ24XI25hAwtm6Yy60yJNBnGp7xYv26aNBinPxn2SSEYjZm2SpGAzB7WGWLAPZvh6a-F6KEEGh/s4000/IMG_20230218_143255_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxkfszoVqxmOXvk5vHdi6z3nEAIB1P54UbAGK4g8LrjcSrUKzeTYlXyIDHssixH9WI5K1miCz4xMI3mjWNP5mRSwzQclBbzgli-Hc1qHSVER6z-HQ24XI25hAwtm6Yy60yJNBnGp7xYv26aNBinPxn2SSEYjZm2SpGAzB7WGWLAPZvh6a-F6KEEGh/w150-h200/IMG_20230218_143255_1.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaX9NgERaBos-vyTzmHKqxJ6yP3THGWEPOA2rgvoxlK_ukpsZuhYpYxt2PaZshrLvGzEvGvg874jtnsERhedD5TodskfZBLmOG34prL-BvQLEuJE8Ni8hIk7vjeNNOFD-EFGZ1zPBBlkyaDo3dfjHj0rTWlzpFwqekPqDTd4swa3jXfbnRiueDVPn/s4000/IMG_20230218_143336_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaX9NgERaBos-vyTzmHKqxJ6yP3THGWEPOA2rgvoxlK_ukpsZuhYpYxt2PaZshrLvGzEvGvg874jtnsERhedD5TodskfZBLmOG34prL-BvQLEuJE8Ni8hIk7vjeNNOFD-EFGZ1zPBBlkyaDo3dfjHj0rTWlzpFwqekPqDTd4swa3jXfbnRiueDVPn/w150-h200/IMG_20230218_143336_1.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The shawl has finished<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1THftBki9vHNjxlGbZy3sbxsFJWS-yo8nWDhJe3iZvYf0qp9ZpWyeLGq4hYp18xxm2VvOi-5btW4qZoliKMTiIsPIH3eECjbaGhrzTmZGHEChRqJIrO79lfaBl53nVOEXE8zj9qgbSHoaIKP3RASQUa9dyyCyPv_2bM4VgjmV7xahqJTM5n_zcIy/s4000/IMG_20230225_201720_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1THftBki9vHNjxlGbZy3sbxsFJWS-yo8nWDhJe3iZvYf0qp9ZpWyeLGq4hYp18xxm2VvOi-5btW4qZoliKMTiIsPIH3eECjbaGhrzTmZGHEChRqJIrO79lfaBl53nVOEXE8zj9qgbSHoaIKP3RASQUa9dyyCyPv_2bM4VgjmV7xahqJTM5n_zcIy/s320/IMG_20230225_201720_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and here is being compared to Yve's far more technical crochet shawl. I made the mistake of upping the order as the wool was on special offer - my shawl took 1 ball - does anyone want another 3???<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGk4dzVfQh9rPtpAaBoWuAdJnpLTz0GfmQzsUgTh7aVZkVPdjOwYy4sl0MeGskLjkX_34XQCTxBQi2TT-Rbw90CpxRzISHjXV-f0K5WT-XPPLNDJ4MaiTvXR1fmvOOE8Ld9le81si5sH2yMbXzgbM9iD1sIDaY0gUWrsUcNIf7kZHnxMrqh7vYWVF/s4000/IMG_20230227_102516_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGk4dzVfQh9rPtpAaBoWuAdJnpLTz0GfmQzsUgTh7aVZkVPdjOwYy4sl0MeGskLjkX_34XQCTxBQi2TT-Rbw90CpxRzISHjXV-f0K5WT-XPPLNDJ4MaiTvXR1fmvOOE8Ld9le81si5sH2yMbXzgbM9iD1sIDaY0gUWrsUcNIf7kZHnxMrqh7vYWVF/s320/IMG_20230227_102516_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-58957880185955743782023-02-10T18:38:00.003+00:002023-02-10T18:38:42.358+00:002023 January<p>What did your January look like? This is my January in photos!</p><p>The Stitch group packed lots of kits for Days For Girls</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50eGd8O1nmF6Ac3WvnS7QpRwdbPfvJUhGa5HCwbAzeTbqbtYh0vWkbUq4gNLZ4pyUZKwZnCRZtFTiiZ3E9AHmLvTDmvmUhWCw2ZNtql5TG5iAsZUlCrLtr-MdhPVMO90GFi2JsuchUVcP2xYXJCwVxnkF-I_kO88vFsAYjqofTrXi1n1HuLad-VZ7jg/s4000/IMG_20221231_122010_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50eGd8O1nmF6Ac3WvnS7QpRwdbPfvJUhGa5HCwbAzeTbqbtYh0vWkbUq4gNLZ4pyUZKwZnCRZtFTiiZ3E9AHmLvTDmvmUhWCw2ZNtql5TG5iAsZUlCrLtr-MdhPVMO90GFi2JsuchUVcP2xYXJCwVxnkF-I_kO88vFsAYjqofTrXi1n1HuLad-VZ7jg/s320/IMG_20221231_122010_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Chertsey Museum Fun With Fabric ladies made Japanese knot bags<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Thank you Lisa<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccW-eSG0DUeRaijFbUbRY2ylOIkrh6eIeOUHVbmCLhyH9TumVMG_tIY3u6kKmJsN0klofM-TCu25Q961n5RMeWO7r2CQacX-8VUJKU359HVqGv1Maff5tZM4nKpfhNMfF0y2n4-rh-M1EOuFqcq_FiOFy3Dt984r01nnxEFbrk-CBDJgpN1QqfiimYg/s4000/IMG_20230125_170354_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccW-eSG0DUeRaijFbUbRY2ylOIkrh6eIeOUHVbmCLhyH9TumVMG_tIY3u6kKmJsN0klofM-TCu25Q961n5RMeWO7r2CQacX-8VUJKU359HVqGv1Maff5tZM4nKpfhNMfF0y2n4-rh-M1EOuFqcq_FiOFy3Dt984r01nnxEFbrk-CBDJgpN1QqfiimYg/s320/IMG_20230125_170354_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And talking of s-i-l: we actually got the whole gang together in the middle of January - my brother and his family from Australia, all 6 of us, and mum. I hadn't seen him or his family since 2011, and Niki had never met her cousins so it was a great treat to spend time with them<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUdJkkIUpae55Dxe_D0e0r_EfK1Lm_eqjoc3yEeCBWNvHzn7aeV8_RcwF_n3dkZfd8sab15aREslSj-WGoxm9JMF1rh3b6TxBgpM_-3lF9nyfdCMBQnTaNwBaEuHvW1WPbhoZz4fqypzZEJIUrxZ-2vaVggtQdiA8sCpHJgx0-5numRT5DP8wYq7lsA/s1080/Screenshot_20230125-215834~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUdJkkIUpae55Dxe_D0e0r_EfK1Lm_eqjoc3yEeCBWNvHzn7aeV8_RcwF_n3dkZfd8sab15aREslSj-WGoxm9JMF1rh3b6TxBgpM_-3lF9nyfdCMBQnTaNwBaEuHvW1WPbhoZz4fqypzZEJIUrxZ-2vaVggtQdiA8sCpHJgx0-5numRT5DP8wYq7lsA/s320/Screenshot_20230125-215834~2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM68R7PA9RCz2UmlHCVm4boyz1c2GRJWTkUF9wSQEyBPnzioBJn4ENywuXqCbjBDYddi1XRKE-9JaAPYaHg1yThIJCeAneQM_Oj1cOdR7CsQVtMbTh3A2J8yfALW6Qt2qPSz-n8Jp6u_xNcUKu3aMOv8LZhc46zyJx4v3lqxxV_E8D90Xy3K5vG3qK5g/s3840/IMG-20230126-WA0006.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div>Talking of cousins, this is Brian's cousin's granddaughter on her I-Spy quilt - isn't she a cutie!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVUDRAmpPok977Dud0aVguiDKrAi458vZ4Nhd2xuHuCjArt8xyQb0gFEieWdK2a4K8ECaafXPdj7lXUbIPqsyzzUIEO3dYtlGiaXM-v4KQUFKgWu4jyLxOFM-J5I7lK-7r5xV5K-urPIHEskedqEM42Vefo_qZsr2a8Y2cA4tcscoGYDuSuc7t8N_nw/s1440/FB_IMG_1675065937023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVUDRAmpPok977Dud0aVguiDKrAi458vZ4Nhd2xuHuCjArt8xyQb0gFEieWdK2a4K8ECaafXPdj7lXUbIPqsyzzUIEO3dYtlGiaXM-v4KQUFKgWu4jyLxOFM-J5I7lK-7r5xV5K-urPIHEskedqEM42Vefo_qZsr2a8Y2cA4tcscoGYDuSuc7t8N_nw/s320/FB_IMG_1675065937023.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our Community Coffee Morning celebrated its first birthday at the end of January, and seems to be transforming into a Knit and Natter group too! I think there were 6 of us knitting or crocheting and enjoying this <span style="font-size: large;">a-maze-ing </span>cake!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBlSrkyZ8H0GkQSi3GEINSSoAYLSSG5aOvJ32xcLlMpIE_oQtpTgxfyWRgeP_Puyf9QR5LmQGIONyRlqqvs4nZXWP2GPoKB2pxF7V0rsZDmGATC4bjipYOKQRW3rNJmBhYy9dnf9nW-bN2BUAqbD1AXCdo36plFVYroosuj4fGJxHXndEfndjLTfJUw/s4000/IMG_20230130_110930_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBlSrkyZ8H0GkQSi3GEINSSoAYLSSG5aOvJ32xcLlMpIE_oQtpTgxfyWRgeP_Puyf9QR5LmQGIONyRlqqvs4nZXWP2GPoKB2pxF7V0rsZDmGATC4bjipYOKQRW3rNJmBhYy9dnf9nW-bN2BUAqbD1AXCdo36plFVYroosuj4fGJxHXndEfndjLTfJUw/s320/IMG_20230130_110930_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />This is my project: it is actually changing colour but it's a very subtle change<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">A knitted Queen was received (isn't she great!), thank you Debs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkzY885j6nzIvX-eD38p_N0B3jBZF4IGGtrtqUnutGU8xKvy2dw8uqSwbw_3ih9gqkcWuXnmJoGvOJM_jeIGmg2oNgXv9mrPeLUFijqezccWDPHTNhqOIaoQVH7J-bRkcL2Y9WVY3zW7w_dEvgOO6UyVX0VP8OkibmKR1DmLI3s6xAnB_7-C8e1ilhQ/s4000/IMG_20221213_222906_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkzY885j6nzIvX-eD38p_N0B3jBZF4IGGtrtqUnutGU8xKvy2dw8uqSwbw_3ih9gqkcWuXnmJoGvOJM_jeIGmg2oNgXv9mrPeLUFijqezccWDPHTNhqOIaoQVH7J-bRkcL2Y9WVY3zW7w_dEvgOO6UyVX0VP8OkibmKR1DmLI3s6xAnB_7-C8e1ilhQ/s320/IMG_20221213_222906_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a conical peg bag (love this), thank you Jane<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jh5O4SMuaC2KLf3oSccT2YHbkyP0xCDoWTgP1qNs91t_7W__QKrxl_CEO-3BpcbtntUuFT3hlrwAVk60IOV2JNm6AZ1jiPbj39OZ6yMmwikB5E9KTGvCi9t45PZjc00nbIhqY6-RcpGL2Qp43TQWEZvX0wdiY0WqffrnM59x0Sg_WHrGJcUpwTw96Q/s320/IMG_20221226_195146_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Hat and gloves were received, thank you Deb<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTCTnt49c9_XbiYSoM7kd2iJDEpTG5Cvauz-u7sV2ljAcW0W3E8sv0Gx3tj-4NhmvU8Hcv1UxAdXqAtI7R1Z4EgC5R_YLiJerRrqzYmNp-vei0DE0mz5esNflvCeFBNjrtVboAXP-4ny7ehIsxWSdZBScaIl2noVB3OIzO3YbsvibsNZ4_l3tk2n31w/s1600/IMG-20221228-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTCTnt49c9_XbiYSoM7kd2iJDEpTG5Cvauz-u7sV2ljAcW0W3E8sv0Gx3tj-4NhmvU8Hcv1UxAdXqAtI7R1Z4EgC5R_YLiJerRrqzYmNp-vei0DE0mz5esNflvCeFBNjrtVboAXP-4ny7ehIsxWSdZBScaIl2noVB3OIzO3YbsvibsNZ4_l3tk2n31w/s320/IMG-20221228-WA0000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mr Nutcracker was received and created, thank you Jackie<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I think it's safe to say she was ready to go.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rest in peace Mrs Hickley xxx<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99EfgqTbdFrMU7-se5ajklX3jPVkpw05QckOIy1lX74P6AFxJMKPctaMlVG-er0DQXrD-edxv8bj28Hzd3NAcrKEsZL-pzKoIQbCEspa-9C8USOf_29V_6GmlYUO7kke8WyszcMfKSoqsHA1Qxh8gqytWGvfy_AraVOmoBDzLiTc5EaybfaQRMsk_Dg/s1024/IMG-20221230-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99EfgqTbdFrMU7-se5ajklX3jPVkpw05QckOIy1lX74P6AFxJMKPctaMlVG-er0DQXrD-edxv8bj28Hzd3NAcrKEsZL-pzKoIQbCEspa-9C8USOf_29V_6GmlYUO7kke8WyszcMfKSoqsHA1Qxh8gqytWGvfy_AraVOmoBDzLiTc5EaybfaQRMsk_Dg/s320/IMG-20221230-WA0003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuptBc2S0RNpLH5EP4iL_ZF8yjRS5rLvNb9nWAoPgBOZu559oLzpHkloKVz7eq3G5HX7iwL9l4pjutLWU-OBZLONiMAPvDxDRMbAmniJQpo1zb7J6Uf6oIdoiBzDXR_1qRsssOllnj12tVCbvDPW1uebGq11Wz9F09QOX9jK_Gx_GBa3tM59npR46rA/s2048/IMG-20221230-WA0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuptBc2S0RNpLH5EP4iL_ZF8yjRS5rLvNb9nWAoPgBOZu559oLzpHkloKVz7eq3G5HX7iwL9l4pjutLWU-OBZLONiMAPvDxDRMbAmniJQpo1zb7J6Uf6oIdoiBzDXR_1qRsssOllnj12tVCbvDPW1uebGq11Wz9F09QOX9jK_Gx_GBa3tM59npR46rA/s320/IMG-20221230-WA0004.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-27936729153856004062022-12-01T22:36:00.000+00:002022-12-01T22:36:13.596+00:002022 November<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If I'm posting my November photos it means it must be December - panic! I won't have enough time to do all thing things I want by Christmas!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of the Chertsey Ladies brought their felt dolls back to meet the group! They are so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzS9SGiO5trLk_JC-AsQPnPu2czH9SUfCRPuEfTxVX7ci9X3k6lTDVmiecwCNB4QyBRsINFoYW0wTeHlufFJ_leiPC9M0HArxLqztiXYdtPh5_R538DNuMbdK-qeoj2c-NOLeGznKKaQXwfw5PmD2WWfq_vTVxIS9bre42oT4n05fgckKTBXMUx7v2kA/s4000/IMG_20221104_133834_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzS9SGiO5trLk_JC-AsQPnPu2czH9SUfCRPuEfTxVX7ci9X3k6lTDVmiecwCNB4QyBRsINFoYW0wTeHlufFJ_leiPC9M0HArxLqztiXYdtPh5_R538DNuMbdK-qeoj2c-NOLeGznKKaQXwfw5PmD2WWfq_vTVxIS9bre42oT4n05fgckKTBXMUx7v2kA/s320/IMG_20221104_133834_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI_MAB2WsM958qmd7FdHqYhLBJZsR1I9tbpGrFyuz0nbzNJzNrvfbHrOvR2GyTGp1eC1DMzRTgbDNboBjhNXWRowi2XWTmsKBwh3gHhQSVEY_aUTpEUMfSgPybTJLFOn4odPICM0Ct7ZxGtdVRLz-tIvIE-xYZGO1MAX923a8l5mOiKgVdlhsZxYsOw/s4000/IMG_20221104_134357_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI_MAB2WsM958qmd7FdHqYhLBJZsR1I9tbpGrFyuz0nbzNJzNrvfbHrOvR2GyTGp1eC1DMzRTgbDNboBjhNXWRowi2XWTmsKBwh3gHhQSVEY_aUTpEUMfSgPybTJLFOn4odPICM0Ct7ZxGtdVRLz-tIvIE-xYZGO1MAX923a8l5mOiKgVdlhsZxYsOw/s320/IMG_20221104_134357_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HyTYL3sDc-oWSdnHdX60Y96-lhheB4AP0ecGf_oDuVF4I8L8cMhIJQaQjF6WI871rsjRXUPkPrbXTHCKPNIT4t9aP6dOZA1cDxW1x3Ek_e_NE_1BRCjiqIIxfs8LDYG1KTN9FwDpfU3t62_WzTLk8C2lrHy7gOawpa5dVymMlP9LTJk57krjkh-8YA/s4000/IMG_20221104_140619_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HyTYL3sDc-oWSdnHdX60Y96-lhheB4AP0ecGf_oDuVF4I8L8cMhIJQaQjF6WI871rsjRXUPkPrbXTHCKPNIT4t9aP6dOZA1cDxW1x3Ek_e_NE_1BRCjiqIIxfs8LDYG1KTN9FwDpfU3t62_WzTLk8C2lrHy7gOawpa5dVymMlP9LTJk57krjkh-8YA/s320/IMG_20221104_140619_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>For November we made slippers from fleece!<p></p><p>We cut a square 12.5" on all sides (we cut them at 45 degrees to the edge) for six 6-7 ish</p><p>We folded them in half diagonally, (with the most stretch going around the width of the our feet).We stitched from pointed end all along one side (this will be under the foot) and slightly rounded at the corner and keep going about 1/3 along the second side (this is the heel). Turn inside out and the open point folds down like this</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-W2kSBGUiMbzofy4Cf7wNZQasPK9VTIyM_9OOWSaHUWtdT6SlwfRYGcXuedXkn5WFL65OJ3iln_bIhAUg5bQMgUt96rx4XpCYgoSsD2Qa398MljTjIHUqbigxithMf6blT3YK9OxhwOArT3al7s4G-v-NNqEF5lMuQWiM6m0-V1JHPcDeUAJcwM_fnw/s4000/IMG_20221104_152454_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-W2kSBGUiMbzofy4Cf7wNZQasPK9VTIyM_9OOWSaHUWtdT6SlwfRYGcXuedXkn5WFL65OJ3iln_bIhAUg5bQMgUt96rx4XpCYgoSsD2Qa398MljTjIHUqbigxithMf6blT3YK9OxhwOArT3al7s4G-v-NNqEF5lMuQWiM6m0-V1JHPcDeUAJcwM_fnw/s320/IMG_20221104_152454_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRq_x-5leMcB8W_TinA-UkcMO2K6O9ecBGAHAKk9RhRJUVdEYvk5ACzVj9iOP1GtyAeWYSQnYOiXHw6pVhc-SSxD9Pxr5idChbsLoZB3WGXuUwcJbznLIs4uA76tqBHloRcmyBkc288eYq6zgeV2j1FX3ROm4uHNaaNt12t1uvh-tuSUlLZxZnbepQg/s4000/IMG_20221104_152516_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRq_x-5leMcB8W_TinA-UkcMO2K6O9ecBGAHAKk9RhRJUVdEYvk5ACzVj9iOP1GtyAeWYSQnYOiXHw6pVhc-SSxD9Pxr5idChbsLoZB3WGXuUwcJbznLIs4uA76tqBHloRcmyBkc288eYq6zgeV2j1FX3ROm4uHNaaNt12t1uvh-tuSUlLZxZnbepQg/s320/IMG_20221104_152516_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>A friend and I made about 30 A5 pouches for the Richmond and Kew ladies for Christmas. <a href="https://plumquilts.blogspot.com/2022/09/tutorial-a5-pouch.html">We used Plum's instructions</a> and set up a production line! Half a dozen reds for the outside and a variety of linings so hopefully each one differs to the others<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlS6ohY9WY7PvEaxESQA0m5tJEDx1aqfBhbEgPrhZwMgZ-MW6qk8sv4ygPrqT_K19EfvXrlsZoOSOv3mdlPHZip1gGzoyMeBQZB0oV_qXr73KQQ_8KNZ3rkdwh4sLJMeG3BtDhAQ5w1dnMg4gFnboHaojgzS6-Ykwrb9zWpXBR5qi5V6sQGPF1seyjg/s1600/IMG-20221105-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlS6ohY9WY7PvEaxESQA0m5tJEDx1aqfBhbEgPrhZwMgZ-MW6qk8sv4ygPrqT_K19EfvXrlsZoOSOv3mdlPHZip1gGzoyMeBQZB0oV_qXr73KQQ_8KNZ3rkdwh4sLJMeG3BtDhAQ5w1dnMg4gFnboHaojgzS6-Ykwrb9zWpXBR5qi5V6sQGPF1seyjg/s320/IMG-20221105-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I managed to finish this quilt for a friend's 60th. I did have a few issues - running out of the brown was one, the bias edges on the end triangles all stretched giving a slightly wavy border, and the fleece crept a bit so I had to cut an unused bit off and add it to the gap, but it's super cosy and she says she loves it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9FgTT5C7av6MCZgIUyvQRHiZTowP6N4jxpov196UPvp47sNoK4hTjnDOsB_IOOovh5Wl2PdwhF-5aKWsfSMzO7Y5LnC4p0AfvKf0YYJBgHCZEut-fbW_yxut2VEAShUYZ-ufsj_qN4IhCJRZcZPL_PAJZVrSgML2g1ZmgW7kqjH1lUUhHGW7NrtwTw/s4000/IMG_20221107_180041_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9FgTT5C7av6MCZgIUyvQRHiZTowP6N4jxpov196UPvp47sNoK4hTjnDOsB_IOOovh5Wl2PdwhF-5aKWsfSMzO7Y5LnC4p0AfvKf0YYJBgHCZEut-fbW_yxut2VEAShUYZ-ufsj_qN4IhCJRZcZPL_PAJZVrSgML2g1ZmgW7kqjH1lUUhHGW7NrtwTw/s320/IMG_20221107_180041_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapb95G3UtFWIQh1nAUbJhrQ1fz2QAV2q1OeLNULlnREcPey2LXIYUFPbH4NNPM2lGXPPzvbiLzx4F7ICyx3AYB8HyNyx1YTSi-HWUtXt-c8Sf4yb7amubPA8Iou8UXiLbArNkUN1DiqRtAhHPBoXFRmnVfftYqNReo5MCX5zfYJTfWIxWw8dj4V3DwA/s4000/IMG_20221112_165820_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapb95G3UtFWIQh1nAUbJhrQ1fz2QAV2q1OeLNULlnREcPey2LXIYUFPbH4NNPM2lGXPPzvbiLzx4F7ICyx3AYB8HyNyx1YTSi-HWUtXt-c8Sf4yb7amubPA8Iou8UXiLbArNkUN1DiqRtAhHPBoXFRmnVfftYqNReo5MCX5zfYJTfWIxWw8dj4V3DwA/s320/IMG_20221112_165820_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Another friend was visiting from overseas and gave permission to open Christmas gifts way too early! I was seriously spoilt - thank you Sharon!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVApMTbL9wMrNtTjOVFvM_dJ4afjyjhtTXG15wcE0EVF9duCUl0Td_xK3r2YS0pX1rhiYSd4F5obeKprjNCna0FIaXMd8e-PwBDIh9C6SNghYygTzUWXupyP-prfnoFffVLsMBfFOViOLh-lkz8F7mwSoJ5CUuSS-1JcgAKHeFJmvZy3OQb0aTRy_GA/s4000/IMG_20221113_121242_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVApMTbL9wMrNtTjOVFvM_dJ4afjyjhtTXG15wcE0EVF9duCUl0Td_xK3r2YS0pX1rhiYSd4F5obeKprjNCna0FIaXMd8e-PwBDIh9C6SNghYygTzUWXupyP-prfnoFffVLsMBfFOViOLh-lkz8F7mwSoJ5CUuSS-1JcgAKHeFJmvZy3OQb0aTRy_GA/s320/IMG_20221113_121242_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>We had a good turn out for the Paula Doyle workshop and I now have a big stack of blocks to speed date into something beautiful<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZoUsZmhihcNK5bwHeWQc6OQ97vAcw3WC7MSqsMt9ZqmEk4KOqUTbEBwwuHsaCqWjopvwNikY501IfGR3OMiegNBybplQrjxGI8Q8oTake8M3OzjfMUd-M6TTOI-TR_RlTNAFw6NxmMIAkMKa5YuiOS4g4HRkW8B7hVIEjy7zXTqxHLxN_23Rp0ZVpw/s4000/IMG_20221119_103810_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZoUsZmhihcNK5bwHeWQc6OQ97vAcw3WC7MSqsMt9ZqmEk4KOqUTbEBwwuHsaCqWjopvwNikY501IfGR3OMiegNBybplQrjxGI8Q8oTake8M3OzjfMUd-M6TTOI-TR_RlTNAFw6NxmMIAkMKa5YuiOS4g4HRkW8B7hVIEjy7zXTqxHLxN_23Rp0ZVpw/s320/IMG_20221119_103810_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>And then a good turn out at Crafty Church: Lovely to see all the crafty ladies in the hall!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHt4fFMCg51_n-em2HsnKI0Q6mCyrbrG-J6DGjQLrnxVPaVqYbCxsv0i9A6KM374KaPWOuvfrAFkF90rY24NXwfYBNJMp31F9KXKQqghx_o7D_fypjGJAQqXdwaC9RciJVtXkk0DfGF2xQax1A3neuPA0OJV_ns22uxpTZN2U-HxH69xypbhtkEgB8g/s4000/IMG_20221126_145712_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHt4fFMCg51_n-em2HsnKI0Q6mCyrbrG-J6DGjQLrnxVPaVqYbCxsv0i9A6KM374KaPWOuvfrAFkF90rY24NXwfYBNJMp31F9KXKQqghx_o7D_fypjGJAQqXdwaC9RciJVtXkk0DfGF2xQax1A3neuPA0OJV_ns22uxpTZN2U-HxH69xypbhtkEgB8g/s320/IMG_20221126_145712_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Finally I have made a tote bag gift for a friend who is notorious for needing coffee every hour on the hour! I don't think she visits the blog, but if so, Sharon look no further!!!!<p></p><p>(just filling in while I'm waiting for Sharon to leave)</p><p>I'll be back at the end of the month - if I don't manage to get in touch with you before then I hope you have a great Christmas. </p><p>For a few of my friends it will be a bit of a strange Christmas as people they love wont be home with them: I'll be thinking of you, and if you need a sympathetic ear I'm only a phone call away xxx</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszjVm8uEz1b23jQ6UJK8xeZEa-4j94cH5b4m8XpIWKb_iO8bstHQaYDAL9TuYSsawI0xKBaC8wSj0-S9rCcufMOcgNPVjKTFo7YEKNsSBen2QFfe9x6m1dk2F8QRQnJePyhuY7_mmroCLAT0IL14TD2Zn0rsP9Yh6jreUqVFV4ZdRnZoWcz1abs-95A/s4000/IMG_20221201_112145_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszjVm8uEz1b23jQ6UJK8xeZEa-4j94cH5b4m8XpIWKb_iO8bstHQaYDAL9TuYSsawI0xKBaC8wSj0-S9rCcufMOcgNPVjKTFo7YEKNsSBen2QFfe9x6m1dk2F8QRQnJePyhuY7_mmroCLAT0IL14TD2Zn0rsP9Yh6jreUqVFV4ZdRnZoWcz1abs-95A/s320/IMG_20221201_112145_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGPYKSPfX_6Sh4wd5wjEFLtt7idiobAmGh0sERzdg7uMCBdCLfIIDNPx36MxsQpiP0g6ZbW2WJ_InfzHNWFVasSSla9qFU04hLQh2L66ATBAj_2hJtBYjrTO7GgcwXGA-eGYtsRt3Gtu-ju3A3EfmfNFk60xhu26LyL4aP46cIxHWm7IRLHZ1us44OA/s4000/IMG_20221201_112133_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGPYKSPfX_6Sh4wd5wjEFLtt7idiobAmGh0sERzdg7uMCBdCLfIIDNPx36MxsQpiP0g6ZbW2WJ_InfzHNWFVasSSla9qFU04hLQh2L66ATBAj_2hJtBYjrTO7GgcwXGA-eGYtsRt3Gtu-ju3A3EfmfNFk60xhu26LyL4aP46cIxHWm7IRLHZ1us44OA/s320/IMG_20221201_112133_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-54829004737313355182022-11-23T14:28:00.000+00:002022-11-23T14:28:03.962+00:002022 November Block Special<p>Richmond and Kew quilters had a great Easy Stack workshop last Saturday run by Paula Doyle. It's not my place top share her method, but you can see loads of inspirational photos on our FB page.</p><p>I'll show you my blocks later, but Paula also showed us how to easily make a 4 patch so I wanted to show you while I remember</p><p>Lay out the 4 pieces as you want them to end up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgis9ckij3yo_KT2s152nkc7zA8UCrFMskLIZgB8UnWeEyoQj6-B2oOPzEyb1op_jzb7oFMlWgbs4f8v3Aw0_HdsycifHi5KG2HNQIrfZIa7SDZiWbi1GWS73bq9ebxGNM3TAdExTy9AmYrZlQE_oNLzOZaOgeQbb3AaRT6Q99OVLq6mJzGV8kKGgGnRg/s4000/IMG_20221123_132012_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgis9ckij3yo_KT2s152nkc7zA8UCrFMskLIZgB8UnWeEyoQj6-B2oOPzEyb1op_jzb7oFMlWgbs4f8v3Aw0_HdsycifHi5KG2HNQIrfZIa7SDZiWbi1GWS73bq9ebxGNM3TAdExTy9AmYrZlQE_oNLzOZaOgeQbb3AaRT6Q99OVLq6mJzGV8kKGgGnRg/w480-h640/IMG_20221123_132012_1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Numbering them in this pattern<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1 2</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3 4</span></div><div><br /></div><div>fold 2 onto 1, and 4 onto 3 and stitch them: do not cut the thread between, just keep going from the top pair to the bottom pair with a few chain stitches between. Think of these seams as seam 1<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsK_580n17Hy4meoB0ja6IAh9eDyzEUlEMDGxCoBnY_2d-K_-xcrDi46wwE2u5y94XlpooKxAdm70PLT_broRAItlO5X7VApK_O0JCPnv8ldgeJAGwPXnMfEYxVe3vCWqQXvb7hYkeWvqCbqnNCTNkzYwRloZCA-Jp5ou_8UvSCeVzHiFuMeLdOKgUeg/s4000/IMG_20221123_132149_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsK_580n17Hy4meoB0ja6IAh9eDyzEUlEMDGxCoBnY_2d-K_-xcrDi46wwE2u5y94XlpooKxAdm70PLT_broRAItlO5X7VApK_O0JCPnv8ldgeJAGwPXnMfEYxVe3vCWqQXvb7hYkeWvqCbqnNCTNkzYwRloZCA-Jp5ou_8UvSCeVzHiFuMeLdOKgUeg/w480-h640/IMG_20221123_132149_1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>See the chain stitches - leave this intact<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3R0mi1Nu_29U6pSvZp9jBE6OwhgS6zU8CVoXUKFZXvGON404MapgpzDVB_83qYmZnQYtbbcMePZKryHunBdaDZQWacjYs3-uWJVyO_8Y--gjdaOPAjSHUrmuWkJ0XJMjN9CS-oxl1m-LrlulNA2SKakDe5B7tEsOPtpcN7nkle5eGLqKA26Nv_HNpw/s4000/IMG_20221123_132213_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3R0mi1Nu_29U6pSvZp9jBE6OwhgS6zU8CVoXUKFZXvGON404MapgpzDVB_83qYmZnQYtbbcMePZKryHunBdaDZQWacjYs3-uWJVyO_8Y--gjdaOPAjSHUrmuWkJ0XJMjN9CS-oxl1m-LrlulNA2SKakDe5B7tEsOPtpcN7nkle5eGLqKA26Nv_HNpw/w480-h640/IMG_20221123_132213_1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now pivot anti clockwise and flip 3/4 onto 1/2, and stitch. This is seam 2<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDd07botHEW2PFtKlQTImF4ZbKYGoDyKvzmwB7WATd18iwIjfsDcycO7foJ4l0UN5gpb47KnwpOBiKTzbMxBvEXqtkI3RnOhpKzGdgrUKsCE4Q_0KURYj1uoJ1xNFXVsM8uB92Ik8DsZXT7X7rFoZ7e0pQeFfNjm2CQrKxVfA65PYy-wdGPrZlnB14Ag/s4000/IMG_20221123_132343_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDd07botHEW2PFtKlQTImF4ZbKYGoDyKvzmwB7WATd18iwIjfsDcycO7foJ4l0UN5gpb47KnwpOBiKTzbMxBvEXqtkI3RnOhpKzGdgrUKsCE4Q_0KURYj1uoJ1xNFXVsM8uB92Ik8DsZXT7X7rFoZ7e0pQeFfNjm2CQrKxVfA65PYy-wdGPrZlnB14Ag/w480-h640/IMG_20221123_132343_1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Flip over and the question now is how to press?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dyC8fIFFEYILGOSCjjDqCuiNwdyNzJkgBlUGIZpwZ_L9SJt4mvbVAT3XybEwLwF9J5C7Yr9a9jYeGAQ0XCk1Pw-QVh48VTRiUq_9EUg-aon3xv14UBBvePYfHCbpIsB2xXwq43H3IPJyL2XlhOUoDfi2lK2g0l11e03gGlStNlUDK0WGOjcUPYchZA/s4000/IMG_20221123_132350_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dyC8fIFFEYILGOSCjjDqCuiNwdyNzJkgBlUGIZpwZ_L9SJt4mvbVAT3XybEwLwF9J5C7Yr9a9jYeGAQ0XCk1Pw-QVh48VTRiUq_9EUg-aon3xv14UBBvePYfHCbpIsB2xXwq43H3IPJyL2XlhOUoDfi2lK2g0l11e03gGlStNlUDK0WGOjcUPYchZA/w480-h640/IMG_20221123_132350_1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Snip open the chain stitches, and tug a little to unto the new few stitches (these are the stitches from the chain part of seam 1 to where they have been stitched over by seam 2, probably just 2 or 3 stitches)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBTa7_39PnwtrXnfcp6aHkdTTpHzvzghPNTzakIK9_o0gDqqY2Fxxwih5nShif0Sukn7H6PURPezo-2O4NhMUXsJRNs4jQE4GJEn5nX1lUXAKKS1yJKE9DRipAJgRQktxANNaDkVTkcgdN2aDT7tvb0jt6K5hDpeIL35-KGsemyZRI4G96HdMNnszig/s4000/IMG_20221123_132416_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBTa7_39PnwtrXnfcp6aHkdTTpHzvzghPNTzakIK9_o0gDqqY2Fxxwih5nShif0Sukn7H6PURPezo-2O4NhMUXsJRNs4jQE4GJEn5nX1lUXAKKS1yJKE9DRipAJgRQktxANNaDkVTkcgdN2aDT7tvb0jt6K5hDpeIL35-KGsemyZRI4G96HdMNnszig/w480-h640/IMG_20221123_132416_1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can then fold each seam anticlockwise and have this cute little baby 4 patch in the middle. This means all your seams are ready to snuggle together when you start joining your 4 patches to each other!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiQ64HCSiJvryEB8eQl5nsF18NLetbS5FENvvATlnYQ8lYbnwIpBSdXE-cHo6g2yvIgIwZ8u16PNgwBQY3beNbszQWEOXhREWI0RKFICshGRSsinhs2EvmC_IIT3nZ8hHA3uIWVSGGjDr3HP_kPwSqYW5PV5che0QGAfFsMCg463pntjqeA3X3w9YDg/s4000/IMG_20221123_132512_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiQ64HCSiJvryEB8eQl5nsF18NLetbS5FENvvATlnYQ8lYbnwIpBSdXE-cHo6g2yvIgIwZ8u16PNgwBQY3beNbszQWEOXhREWI0RKFICshGRSsinhs2EvmC_IIT3nZ8hHA3uIWVSGGjDr3HP_kPwSqYW5PV5che0QGAfFsMCg463pntjqeA3X3w9YDg/w480-h640/IMG_20221123_132512_1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-34485819662007001842022-11-04T22:40:00.000+00:002022-11-04T22:40:00.612+00:002022 October<p> Wel<span style="text-align: center;">come to a quick whiz through my October: not quite in chronological order that's to Bloogers random processes, but here we go!</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">We had a "World Café</span><span style="text-align: center;">" even at the community coffee morning - loads of people came. The preschool is collecting children's pyjamas for a charity that wants to give a new pair to every child in hospital over Christmas</span><span style="text-align: center;">. Three of us wore of PJs for the coffee morning to promote it (we collected 18 pairs!)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_CLcV7mTIO2rkkbTHzAJ55oE2-WSm9roKYtwk_eXksogBSFGyBc_nu2L67GRiTOW5sY2jmYtfiODtjNhfgNcn0Xf686Q9D07UM0q-3lt7XsTgQ52Q8a7TD4-HDdBzIhhcIjw7H3t_oNd0-mJlqeyRZkNNGum1o9X3AvbJSVPKiEYFwtFQda5BEnmOw/s4000/IMG_20221031_082732_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_CLcV7mTIO2rkkbTHzAJ55oE2-WSm9roKYtwk_eXksogBSFGyBc_nu2L67GRiTOW5sY2jmYtfiODtjNhfgNcn0Xf686Q9D07UM0q-3lt7XsTgQ52Q8a7TD4-HDdBzIhhcIjw7H3t_oNd0-mJlqeyRZkNNGum1o9X3AvbJSVPKiEYFwtFQda5BEnmOw/w150-h200/IMG_20221031_082732_1.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qTHMPIAnfGqUrAeP-3Q-GP7gRgxfy0vG6EwasPmfq5sRT9kO-BZYfaIacjgW-sbIaUXa595KeH2fgiXOf1fih7mKs2dFpq0SXnE5BgyIo38UE6LGNquBRyeghjXvSKg9ZwSdxVPab83iZ_OIvn1C28cZJmSHpJjYI8Jr2FmEfA69dHNk-I9RC_R-_A/s2048/IMG-20221031-WA0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qTHMPIAnfGqUrAeP-3Q-GP7gRgxfy0vG6EwasPmfq5sRT9kO-BZYfaIacjgW-sbIaUXa595KeH2fgiXOf1fih7mKs2dFpq0SXnE5BgyIo38UE6LGNquBRyeghjXvSKg9ZwSdxVPab83iZ_OIvn1C28cZJmSHpJjYI8Jr2FmEfA69dHNk-I9RC_R-_A/w150-h200/IMG-20221031-WA0015.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have finally finished my poncho shawl thing: a bit bigger than I expected, and rather warm, but I still love the colours and it'll live in teh sewing room for when it gets a bit chilly</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbuEChzZz9HSFsC9vvJGjjnbkSWRr1kOLIUQ0HtVv_khWqhbDZVifV9xAP8YWLsdGoN4J8_OV4SKvO5upBQV-1aILYVtJsqbK-dZVasZlYppGCtFjtunm_1eUOGlVCPEdHzb4FafgEpvZG5B-XtDVB8-l9NtZVbcF6CXKtTc8WkvnUrnZMk4yirOz3w/s2328/IMG_20221024_091148_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="1744" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbuEChzZz9HSFsC9vvJGjjnbkSWRr1kOLIUQ0HtVv_khWqhbDZVifV9xAP8YWLsdGoN4J8_OV4SKvO5upBQV-1aILYVtJsqbK-dZVasZlYppGCtFjtunm_1eUOGlVCPEdHzb4FafgEpvZG5B-XtDVB8-l9NtZVbcF6CXKtTc8WkvnUrnZMk4yirOz3w/w150-h200/IMG_20221024_091148_1.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquRal8ANPNrbPOqh0P_hPf-bayLWku-WWOEtT-tLBKvhGeq8aM3wVWnxLstj5aCllGmhwAC0fDNlBRL4L2woRXXC_EavqQJ_xmIGOn7xw8lySla35LRzijEMOdH2UKl6ey0bPwGp5a8vYqyTfg6IV9LW2RnF24Ru2yvjybYIcSygWEkqoRL948EwUNw/s4000/IMG_20221024_091135_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquRal8ANPNrbPOqh0P_hPf-bayLWku-WWOEtT-tLBKvhGeq8aM3wVWnxLstj5aCllGmhwAC0fDNlBRL4L2woRXXC_EavqQJ_xmIGOn7xw8lySla35LRzijEMOdH2UKl6ey0bPwGp5a8vYqyTfg6IV9LW2RnF24Ru2yvjybYIcSygWEkqoRL948EwUNw/w150-h200/IMG_20221024_091135_1.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><p>Jackie was over for a few days and we made some bits and pieces: I can't find photos of them all, but these zippy cases are great! And we had a lovely time!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXGvwxIgnZAVJ-vlA7q7Wlha3_B2c9nsFMXIe-HL8H4u4x28owZCo8dW-VSl4G1Y9PzMLrOrVTxmQnZW8RFd7WJ7o3titaEQPggmX9C2PrVfL7ci-Xt4kcsaNEmGx1ADDiYclcQ8RM-d0j7wSklZZuKCVLo0LTEvCL6rCGp4U3-z1D123PJFbSQaIdg/s4000/IMG_20221023_165137_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXGvwxIgnZAVJ-vlA7q7Wlha3_B2c9nsFMXIe-HL8H4u4x28owZCo8dW-VSl4G1Y9PzMLrOrVTxmQnZW8RFd7WJ7o3titaEQPggmX9C2PrVfL7ci-Xt4kcsaNEmGx1ADDiYclcQ8RM-d0j7wSklZZuKCVLo0LTEvCL6rCGp4U3-z1D123PJFbSQaIdg/s320/IMG_20221023_165137_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uOnWYYR-rfrkVh-axXTOk5CzyNrhPMi4-rkpxNQBNXRNMN6ckyNeP1LmZhpdR30evViaTtrWvXycianSYfXJR21gL_cPBSr1Afu0h7FEIyfqvb_36JeFh_HPhLJO0Coguw8GfumvFk-sfqJPu_Qk1FMTpsu9gqGIDZeCk2nHe6utBjs4qXfe988wwA/s4000/IMG_20221023_165127_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He's nearly finished but annoyingly I've run out of grass, so I'm not sure where I am going next!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimEBtpCccGh9V36gZPRGARma1ecSUDae9FGJiI9rx-uScW_KE3DaknUEXBblpyBWKrbyKxR5nU6z4eQrWIhlOkRNmzduQFBxvlSPwxGJEr9N9SMGVW6HSSXr-P5nZU_wWoRouJ0OvSxQANme8pe2-3yjPnsXJppl47vF8yaTiJo7awf2SkPKpCRugIQ/s4000/IMG_20221002_200058_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimEBtpCccGh9V36gZPRGARma1ecSUDae9FGJiI9rx-uScW_KE3DaknUEXBblpyBWKrbyKxR5nU6z4eQrWIhlOkRNmzduQFBxvlSPwxGJEr9N9SMGVW6HSSXr-P5nZU_wWoRouJ0OvSxQANme8pe2-3yjPnsXJppl47vF8yaTiJo7awf2SkPKpCRugIQ/s320/IMG_20221002_200058_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This Puffin however worked out much better - he's needle felted!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mc-Bid4ZYrn_zLuwPq1y6BeZR-VmuCdLZRI2S7qSLCP3OJf1tSqk8dSXZ0D80C7bfMUfc-xCreivzkXoc4jDQxkoX6UFowBKysDtLenQIPHPEsXU8KYoe8CZAeOLKbsPdC8b7ZbwUCrvAF1nLeD7gJ0AHSFnfVZhNSPa8QUdq5ai6u1JreZxmyeK3A/s4000/IMG_20221002_205906_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mc-Bid4ZYrn_zLuwPq1y6BeZR-VmuCdLZRI2S7qSLCP3OJf1tSqk8dSXZ0D80C7bfMUfc-xCreivzkXoc4jDQxkoX6UFowBKysDtLenQIPHPEsXU8KYoe8CZAeOLKbsPdC8b7ZbwUCrvAF1nLeD7gJ0AHSFnfVZhNSPa8QUdq5ai6u1JreZxmyeK3A/s320/IMG_20221002_205906_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is the finished (?) denim jacket I was making on a hoody 'net'. I took it to Richmond and Kew and my friend Jane has taken it to add some buttons! The patched denim was donated by Cherille . . . it's becoming a group project!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDTRKYFkc_aJsaGBTIuwirGXEXWDVqNCWpr7wf_bRo8oriKMfwe86IGH8Ou9FYp_vtbpHTw5Uq9Hag96P3cFGdUzeRvCdT95j3of_CbqVHiFWK_MB_ZpMgcp-u3_hHVDxseFefFtSdsy_QRI4uESyrKzc2V_M35MIrWnqY4brDY2hhmCr4zoNdN6zog/s4000/IMG_20221006_180005_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDTRKYFkc_aJsaGBTIuwirGXEXWDVqNCWpr7wf_bRo8oriKMfwe86IGH8Ou9FYp_vtbpHTw5Uq9Hag96P3cFGdUzeRvCdT95j3of_CbqVHiFWK_MB_ZpMgcp-u3_hHVDxseFefFtSdsy_QRI4uESyrKzc2V_M35MIrWnqY4brDY2hhmCr4zoNdN6zog/s320/IMG_20221006_180005_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was a group project too: all the blocks were make by Richmond and Kew members . . . <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs0p37b4auVa9uT9Bi969vcn5EVGmsgSDW0g7XUYBk-2-Ccdw2KbBID4zwKj_UX1-0Tdv20AuCOyQEjF_Q1IZopbnlnZoK3ZHR0iWk_1gHn2Ps1Iy_Xu-wU_03PKhMKYAkGjWR3f7PS4ev21n9HeTOUjVG2axl5nameUUGFYQO0qihsCtfaJX7wKJXw/s4864/IMG_20221006_202802_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs0p37b4auVa9uT9Bi969vcn5EVGmsgSDW0g7XUYBk-2-Ccdw2KbBID4zwKj_UX1-0Tdv20AuCOyQEjF_Q1IZopbnlnZoK3ZHR0iWk_1gHn2Ps1Iy_Xu-wU_03PKhMKYAkGjWR3f7PS4ev21n9HeTOUjVG2axl5nameUUGFYQO0qihsCtfaJX7wKJXw/s320/IMG_20221006_202802_4.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and L was delighted to receive it<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBe9-nGrOhgM_Zgs0ty6-B3uWpiTSpdGtdrM4b-9GEjCe5ezQ9NH2Kjfhr9bIwliiLSTKfMS5PBJlKDllDNbCwKdyknYYaPsbNxsd50L0zzw28-BfQ3UwRLiFBvK4wA5k8IfFIUgvyJu1vMgP7ag2DFa2ZpAJ9d-VYso28QasB5McTbRkxAhCiKbK0ew/s1024/IMG-20221014-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It is now close to being finished (or what will count as finished) but I cant show you until it is unveiled at the R&KQ meeting next Monday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiWnYjiUbD-1R4Ti1ZdoWJRzPtgzWoZJbJJAHH75NyC6eLe2eTmBhBbWE2Wv3wVR1zBTWYPQlYFLjZKzj0mK_JbvFWg57KWN_ZeiHOGk-XovsL66_PjPeeqBCf1UW0hnBQI4r_329G1ngfL7CNIeZZTngc7Ir8WomYIe4SFcvquV0Sv7o23IyE_jklA/s4032/IMG_9531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiWnYjiUbD-1R4Ti1ZdoWJRzPtgzWoZJbJJAHH75NyC6eLe2eTmBhBbWE2Wv3wVR1zBTWYPQlYFLjZKzj0mK_JbvFWg57KWN_ZeiHOGk-XovsL66_PjPeeqBCf1UW0hnBQI4r_329G1ngfL7CNIeZZTngc7Ir8WomYIe4SFcvquV0Sv7o23IyE_jklA/s320/IMG_9531.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3MzFALpW479K4Emp07nQoP6vKY9CHYBzLbz68w5ejUoMd9cFt1XufNAMRgcz_ElNARvbeegE3NESz8Y1pE1M1sH2uM46NPTaxr-pCAoHdnbJokn8OWJi0yZV6zJX4sbJGFtNUh1XT-YxuIU11n0XrXlyS_cTN4hzoEoVxOAg2qKjQfm86gQYP2Htqw/s4032/IMG_0991.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've practically run out of grass fabric so this one has stalled a bit until I get re-enthused!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">September was the month of blackberries and apples so Kay and I made crumble</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GHBb5_gwjyqPi94hGVv87vHdU0FXlDHXaT5r3zeRZx1mxy-wOdjJcC_Av2URL-qRMawee_nktCv11zOueIq2HMccBSPeQ5YIwBQlnAV3lF_TJBnzsDpAEa1f1Yol47YFW72BeV6SybelsXqRw5yx6Mk9Oh0iL45WIboR_kP89wRiz8fdz-0L48tVTw/s4000/IMG_20220910_134159_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GHBb5_gwjyqPi94hGVv87vHdU0FXlDHXaT5r3zeRZx1mxy-wOdjJcC_Av2URL-qRMawee_nktCv11zOueIq2HMccBSPeQ5YIwBQlnAV3lF_TJBnzsDpAEa1f1Yol47YFW72BeV6SybelsXqRw5yx6Mk9Oh0iL45WIboR_kP89wRiz8fdz-0L48tVTw/s320/IMG_20220910_134159_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">And the Richmond & Kew session saw us making lavender hearts, thank you Sue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWu3z4ANjEw_aaEjz2DWVCrdl96h_VcrCZp3UC2uSL12C6p2LJ31PCKuLm7Evom3OdjkfCny2ouBZdRTb3zg0YruU_rUmRAEY4RncwzpeO97uSJ-PsQVD1oAHw6sZ0va_8vvQ2nA1y2A8Wbezgot505qlYIDuUqm6LsrwKgWH5xC-hHYffieLJAvfkzg/s4864/IMG_20221006_202850_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4864" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWu3z4ANjEw_aaEjz2DWVCrdl96h_VcrCZp3UC2uSL12C6p2LJ31PCKuLm7Evom3OdjkfCny2ouBZdRTb3zg0YruU_rUmRAEY4RncwzpeO97uSJ-PsQVD1oAHw6sZ0va_8vvQ2nA1y2A8Wbezgot505qlYIDuUqm6LsrwKgWH5xC-hHYffieLJAvfkzg/s320/IMG_20221006_202850_9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Lisa picked up a sold-as-seen jumper from work for £1 but it needed darning - I had the prefect colour and quite enjoyed darning it!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xez3InGtFtO0091N_LTdy4wcA63mzJGTr8mbkuoKHPrjD8z6wI0oPe2OHYVr3Fm7sTty6wM_UhuDv9M3Bbc7xm-NqolbxcfOHg3w5Q7eNXQvgT5_DPH2yKuOayqJ_Gw6umFYnkYctLsS7lXo3K8vY1OEXnhVVriXzDCpUkmrvgielLTweb7O4xBQrw/s4000/IMG_20220911_143937_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xez3InGtFtO0091N_LTdy4wcA63mzJGTr8mbkuoKHPrjD8z6wI0oPe2OHYVr3Fm7sTty6wM_UhuDv9M3Bbc7xm-NqolbxcfOHg3w5Q7eNXQvgT5_DPH2yKuOayqJ_Gw6umFYnkYctLsS7lXo3K8vY1OEXnhVVriXzDCpUkmrvgielLTweb7O4xBQrw/s320/IMG_20220911_143937_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfXqGtdNW9sYgeEHriKL9dmK6BjkfQcI1GAvxyYbKTK4SLPcXHuz9cnaagBSiO1unyc2w88Uv2s1C_4GBPBo9pAq7iJ77isAx4MUtvdTdwILTsYuBzEFJVk4dWa_yXgGNAWU-yynGkQjjQC6b56GpGEi2kaxUS2VJHr-h3gi5rwwSiHP-RfM4X_zXow/s4000/IMG_20220919_175755_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfXqGtdNW9sYgeEHriKL9dmK6BjkfQcI1GAvxyYbKTK4SLPcXHuz9cnaagBSiO1unyc2w88Uv2s1C_4GBPBo9pAq7iJ77isAx4MUtvdTdwILTsYuBzEFJVk4dWa_yXgGNAWU-yynGkQjjQC6b56GpGEi2kaxUS2VJHr-h3gi5rwwSiHP-RfM4X_zXow/s320/IMG_20220919_175755_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Richmond and Kew had a blue & yellow (Ukraine) block challenge and these were the blocks we received. The plan was that I would piece, someone else would quilt then another would bind . . . various changes of plan meant that Muggins ended up piecing . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-iMjkMO9T6X0sjVzK04YZ-zLnJ2vnwjd1knptXdFGKYMepBTw6pFnFfcBzHpVYOsHEXKFcD9vaZj1dQRvlhJ3eguoHgw5zimop2UFvYCuhAFzYbxWoAAY_zpsXEBWFnLJ7JpzPjOS0HnnOjoKs1Q4cqp-8wL3PeaiAIGwG8HJQFhpD-bfa2jpw-LFQ/s4000/IMG_20220921_221349_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-iMjkMO9T6X0sjVzK04YZ-zLnJ2vnwjd1knptXdFGKYMepBTw6pFnFfcBzHpVYOsHEXKFcD9vaZj1dQRvlhJ3eguoHgw5zimop2UFvYCuhAFzYbxWoAAY_zpsXEBWFnLJ7JpzPjOS0HnnOjoKs1Q4cqp-8wL3PeaiAIGwG8HJQFhpD-bfa2jpw-LFQ/w150-h200/IMG_20220921_221349_1.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div><br /></div>quilting and binding!. At least it can go into show and tell next week and then be gifted! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81160cmPgVQOTiotl6TkYmdGiHjRUrUSq-U0ejus6-4X4x6pgdppuFuK1834A8sId1ch-0LJRLhvBnd5ydQyOLTRC8TwiYhCbFkV0aoExWk8kVRfb9MUB6UHUaxWn2XDzNtWuysNfJnh4vptczgza7csD7NzHwSqO1q7VwvSkG-5vtO7p3oxUmcKtNA/s4864/IMG_20221006_202802_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81160cmPgVQOTiotl6TkYmdGiHjRUrUSq-U0ejus6-4X4x6pgdppuFuK1834A8sId1ch-0LJRLhvBnd5ydQyOLTRC8TwiYhCbFkV0aoExWk8kVRfb9MUB6UHUaxWn2XDzNtWuysNfJnh4vptczgza7csD7NzHwSqO1q7VwvSkG-5vtO7p3oxUmcKtNA/s320/IMG_20221006_202802_4.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I just need to decide whether I prefer the yellow label (Ukraine colours) or the red (R&KQ colour)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtRibCwG3AGDmRcgbalH_gYuY-C_Bv24waHiNYdJdLMvKoGSmHjecHV-DGAinErwp9OwfVgzsyTWph5cQhAduxKqK7q1nmrcgMLhQ9ywJAZvI-BGbiEzLnAEHLvNpCQinPzNgnBtZpN5dGD05zgiATazIrXZZ23i04a3lGmzDbp0GC69HucAORrdI3Q/s4864/IMG_20221006_202925_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4864" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtRibCwG3AGDmRcgbalH_gYuY-C_Bv24waHiNYdJdLMvKoGSmHjecHV-DGAinErwp9OwfVgzsyTWph5cQhAduxKqK7q1nmrcgMLhQ9ywJAZvI-BGbiEzLnAEHLvNpCQinPzNgnBtZpN5dGD05zgiATazIrXZZ23i04a3lGmzDbp0GC69HucAORrdI3Q/s320/IMG_20221006_202925_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /><br />Talking of gifts . . . I got a felted picture kit, chocolates, wooden necklace, FQ books, thread themed mug, tape measure bracelet, needle keeper, glass puffin and needle punch embroidery kit for my birthday - very spoiled!! Thank you everyone xx<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7b0IP4UptsG3eW3hXPDHXZSixKUYo-8B3rzaUcJvW64PJV8pUhBZ2Sj5GDAPrRxPU3a3cw6tpeDLiQa1IdmE7ASiv1VKbNQE4zV0TzQrjXHZEujz4TROzQAsSsiSm6l_2HcJ-k5LfFIi0I6R-Za2OjG9eGF6bNeGbXU8IQ5CBjzg6xjTXO53A-l2iQ/s4000/IMG_20220925_201737_1~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7b0IP4UptsG3eW3hXPDHXZSixKUYo-8B3rzaUcJvW64PJV8pUhBZ2Sj5GDAPrRxPU3a3cw6tpeDLiQa1IdmE7ASiv1VKbNQE4zV0TzQrjXHZEujz4TROzQAsSsiSm6l_2HcJ-k5LfFIi0I6R-Za2OjG9eGF6bNeGbXU8IQ5CBjzg6xjTXO53A-l2iQ/s320/IMG_20220925_201737_1~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And a final gift has gone in the post to Brian's closest cousin who recently became a grandad. Obviously this isn't for granddad, its for baby Rose (Alex and Brian's granny Mullins was Rose too!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVyMjRj68vvBLE-_X9mdQpTHu5d1FGLvzYSWb6ng0c2JdbKfgy9InxBo5J3DSLqZ45QYMH7xLk0k5aMvBUYykwGOhDehDNTYePrWpAMPeAUTUC2YKQwlee9hfNwC85s7juIZs4TyZXH0WtrecIN0KMHz1U0D1-VNj5sSSQCYwxgqrDpQcAnYnOaHsUw/s732/rose.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVyMjRj68vvBLE-_X9mdQpTHu5d1FGLvzYSWb6ng0c2JdbKfgy9InxBo5J3DSLqZ45QYMH7xLk0k5aMvBUYykwGOhDehDNTYePrWpAMPeAUTUC2YKQwlee9hfNwC85s7juIZs4TyZXH0WtrecIN0KMHz1U0D1-VNj5sSSQCYwxgqrDpQcAnYnOaHsUw/s320/rose.JPG" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzISao4Rn768WrdDVLnuCQguC2a6RayKImFmQDIQBFmhx29jPaOXgQ9p4hMnOg35sJoCIwt1GhkDdgIc5O81s8D986xs7zQFEZZi2zT6KoVGlYeghoqd7kmctYSLXkUy5gYc-E16WmhBXXA03Gr-LfbBZyhnCME9dIz5sOwNG-S_X_RQgS1pQVa3UZw/s4000/IMG_20220925_225549_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzISao4Rn768WrdDVLnuCQguC2a6RayKImFmQDIQBFmhx29jPaOXgQ9p4hMnOg35sJoCIwt1GhkDdgIc5O81s8D986xs7zQFEZZi2zT6KoVGlYeghoqd7kmctYSLXkUy5gYc-E16WmhBXXA03Gr-LfbBZyhnCME9dIz5sOwNG-S_X_RQgS1pQVa3UZw/s320/IMG_20220925_225549_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-26459618137740185242022-09-16T16:12:00.007+00:002022-09-16T16:12:38.354+00:002022 August<p>Is it an age thing? Every time I go to write a blog post I want to start with a reference to how quicklty that month went! </p><p>Anyway here is August in Crafty photos!</p><p>Hexi flowers received from a Facebook swap</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xVy6PVGyo5vNuxyZIDrlsYEvGlfYdzJOGwpJQl5KAdhlca55IYp7yn2B6tlclQCxqSa4KKtSQocxjxKO1HZ37FMhuVw2uVvjw6PQjrHFz97_sCIFv4LEHk7aQ8OXBKbKTWtwjHceVYk81ObONWu6mbO-NyXf0uupkLkGUzPoVpX1DB-_oeMDdhtULg/s4000/IMG_20220803_154314_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xVy6PVGyo5vNuxyZIDrlsYEvGlfYdzJOGwpJQl5KAdhlca55IYp7yn2B6tlclQCxqSa4KKtSQocxjxKO1HZ37FMhuVw2uVvjw6PQjrHFz97_sCIFv4LEHk7aQ8OXBKbKTWtwjHceVYk81ObONWu6mbO-NyXf0uupkLkGUzPoVpX1DB-_oeMDdhtULg/s320/IMG_20220803_154314_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Oldest daughters other half's Birthday pressie (deliberatly not symetrical!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8j8h8_mRNfEF0fDrT36FXwGqfXonI-S36zNYhhEkVAMqLbfs0fVywu14S2NQMCd0DJ1HLPIP4MBglhxBjos8z8sioHzYG98QkVK7dkrB62o8vfU9oOG7pM95w_PGtuwuXD5yDgiQpUkG_RNjpxMLkvyYDSTp_q4e5VJoL8xNIYwnGcBu4dbi6kFEww/s3710/IMG_20220804_230027_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3710" data-original-width="2686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8j8h8_mRNfEF0fDrT36FXwGqfXonI-S36zNYhhEkVAMqLbfs0fVywu14S2NQMCd0DJ1HLPIP4MBglhxBjos8z8sioHzYG98QkVK7dkrB62o8vfU9oOG7pM95w_PGtuwuXD5yDgiQpUkG_RNjpxMLkvyYDSTp_q4e5VJoL8xNIYwnGcBu4dbi6kFEww/s320/IMG_20220804_230027_1.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hBgMCplJ6Heh6i8Lg6oFecm-OcJkKSLeI4EWbcW6RFSElGmoTFtxnhPTbWY1WhOzkxWyr-DOx-2dJFMipsYahC7cZpzum5C3xIUMYr1GVJweZ0t6u4xRTfM61XYOS9W0lBX5jDNn6cj2As_69CWik74HgCwUyQ-2CCwgKeHhc4lnWV4fO8KeaKGvOQ/s4000/IMG_20220804_230055_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hBgMCplJ6Heh6i8Lg6oFecm-OcJkKSLeI4EWbcW6RFSElGmoTFtxnhPTbWY1WhOzkxWyr-DOx-2dJFMipsYahC7cZpzum5C3xIUMYr1GVJweZ0t6u4xRTfM61XYOS9W0lBX5jDNn6cj2As_69CWik74HgCwUyQ-2CCwgKeHhc4lnWV4fO8KeaKGvOQ/s320/IMG_20220804_230055_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A fun afternoon at Chertsey Museum mark making of fabric<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyDkvekQ5lhHrKpIoU5PoRS10fMG9aTycJot2o8UXa7aSrq-pkUe5eBHQBTfXwkZRVcTK7px2DkQesMmFUY3mDMv6eKvR7TLWWqz3NU2_rBSs9R22bvDaoZxDYxfPFwfIlwCP4rzEhmSVRpyoPf3klUwXzW_yptaVRLipDvBI_Cb0wChFOLVUxzLMiA/s4000/IMG_20220805_154717_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyDkvekQ5lhHrKpIoU5PoRS10fMG9aTycJot2o8UXa7aSrq-pkUe5eBHQBTfXwkZRVcTK7px2DkQesMmFUY3mDMv6eKvR7TLWWqz3NU2_rBSs9R22bvDaoZxDYxfPFwfIlwCP4rzEhmSVRpyoPf3klUwXzW_yptaVRLipDvBI_Cb0wChFOLVUxzLMiA/s320/IMG_20220805_154717_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and mark making on hands (oops, it was gone after two days!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYbCZ9hCVz5Bkzm2DYKOnawP7SwXLDWNT4GnU9mPJTmGy3q94tU4RKIC89c_PNevQrHq7mMbKrat1ZQ9fIj9i8Pt-Uy8K8BgunKdOS7W-yFpfPh3Eix5Uh4MqWrzu6iBDDkA8BvCroiDW_2KJmZBVbaxertgjWUR9ajrSd1jU8js-raa7-DUGa_fyXQ/s4000/IMG_20220805_162422_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYbCZ9hCVz5Bkzm2DYKOnawP7SwXLDWNT4GnU9mPJTmGy3q94tU4RKIC89c_PNevQrHq7mMbKrat1ZQ9fIj9i8Pt-Uy8K8BgunKdOS7W-yFpfPh3Eix5Uh4MqWrzu6iBDDkA8BvCroiDW_2KJmZBVbaxertgjWUR9ajrSd1jU8js-raa7-DUGa_fyXQ/s320/IMG_20220805_162422_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I borrowed a pattern for a wrap around craft apron. I made the lined version but it was warmer that I needed so I had another go using half the fabric and a load of bias binding - it worked great!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocfrG7BMjmzfxbt9k6MJBe0HnyhGqLdqD-KnpL-xXPzf6lmE3__-FFTWSqddJ0PFfFgDLphcELQSJWPpY6PG1sdiyExWs5i2Z4DbOTsRHVH4H8BWFOkJQGbPghB1zuHBS66KvfhJOlYV_OF2yJ5Jn3pVINeNmj_214D6ikiOce0fNUiKJ6giX4SY27w/s4000/IMG_20220805_162706_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocfrG7BMjmzfxbt9k6MJBe0HnyhGqLdqD-KnpL-xXPzf6lmE3__-FFTWSqddJ0PFfFgDLphcELQSJWPpY6PG1sdiyExWs5i2Z4DbOTsRHVH4H8BWFOkJQGbPghB1zuHBS66KvfhJOlYV_OF2yJ5Jn3pVINeNmj_214D6ikiOce0fNUiKJ6giX4SY27w/s320/IMG_20220805_162706_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mum requested a small quilt for the top of her sewing table: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrY9Vofn0QeZQU40L1AxzlQEO-bWxoVcFOlhJqR3e3a83wXPuBVQOhl5fo9NZObKDdXYUSyCnZ4iJpPjF3XhZBJDPOAPlCjaWcA35YRniqIqS3Y3EqsuUgsemnWq77cCWyIMz0eGkSFiJDPpnSQTdSIxaQ3OhWTpijJoj294TXFK-JHIjrWRcjJdiYg/s4000/IMG_20220805_214649_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrY9Vofn0QeZQU40L1AxzlQEO-bWxoVcFOlhJqR3e3a83wXPuBVQOhl5fo9NZObKDdXYUSyCnZ4iJpPjF3XhZBJDPOAPlCjaWcA35YRniqIqS3Y3EqsuUgsemnWq77cCWyIMz0eGkSFiJDPpnSQTdSIxaQ3OhWTpijJoj294TXFK-JHIjrWRcjJdiYg/s320/IMG_20220805_214649_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The village library was officially opened with a visit from Peppa Pig - so I had to get a cuddle!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw20JAHp_LepoRh4CwNBZcVt6W1L-OJ_UJy84JBC2dRZxHQ_RD05FlfqKzgXqkIRGWK-TpKzsC4vwiY3fke-uKfvrM3tCEzsGu1H_195mwXAJMMt3HmYoUq9ciZmr0LLfYukuiQP8JCKdhU5Yw0LAqeuW0biw3A-fRrW2DdxENyQxwoDW9uJCZ6scSAw/s4000/IMG_20220808_105640_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Windsor Castle was great - we visited the Moat Garden which in 35 years of living within 5 miles of I have never been to!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12C_4kbHpVC2IO7yukNQiB-lZ_PGkNHDXTO8J-oNjQn0TCn7u2aUiGKCvlo1y7swixJZ4aeAEZAPJ029UDZkS7qif_lzP-LSqrfyyugdPQe74xoIPbjnp-s5GfZC5KvQ34NC_kOQ0_xJi7-LRjXKyoHPrioC4VcmgLJJKfx6OcCY-20pN1u99CP5LVw/s4000/IMG_20220819_120151_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12C_4kbHpVC2IO7yukNQiB-lZ_PGkNHDXTO8J-oNjQn0TCn7u2aUiGKCvlo1y7swixJZ4aeAEZAPJ029UDZkS7qif_lzP-LSqrfyyugdPQe74xoIPbjnp-s5GfZC5KvQ34NC_kOQ0_xJi7-LRjXKyoHPrioC4VcmgLJJKfx6OcCY-20pN1u99CP5LVw/s320/IMG_20220819_120151_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Loved it!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">In the really hot weather I bought what I planned to be a cool tub - but husband had a Heath Robinson moment (or several of them) and added a solar mat and a pump to recycle the water and heat it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlBrInTXB2WDD_K-Y0J_rDWzXnxYROIW05cP6sEUZmxdG46O1fk5Kmx0r7wf9wkk_w_xD6sSiNZLnLYdgqdPV3HngOr23m4seoojNBeAbPbvzOErH2fdEJlkk-BhNg2t-L5f-PuyM6_B64KZSMMvpCDDY54EJiJZX7GjLNtY4W-Bd4DkQPqUfwg9itg/s3840/IMG-20220709-WA0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlBrInTXB2WDD_K-Y0J_rDWzXnxYROIW05cP6sEUZmxdG46O1fk5Kmx0r7wf9wkk_w_xD6sSiNZLnLYdgqdPV3HngOr23m4seoojNBeAbPbvzOErH2fdEJlkk-BhNg2t-L5f-PuyM6_B64KZSMMvpCDDY54EJiJZX7GjLNtY4W-Bd4DkQPqUfwg9itg/s320/IMG-20220709-WA0012.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Not quite as cooling as I'd expected - but a great place to spend d a few hours on a hot evening!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_e6ooxkIfUSjKzQhbPVhTG8_BYKPzi1JldFVkncnf66NOemAvAeBZlGD-T3JGM2Q6tixEjIvRa072CH5HRJ51rK0JRzgBDuUOZ1WqSR6awM80D2Go7cjWLyyiu1QHFC2I3MKsTasJnD2PSbJttIQn4PDUGixjxvgv5o5XrWG6Pd41WBUH-yQPATfAA/s1600/IMG-20220626-WA0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_e6ooxkIfUSjKzQhbPVhTG8_BYKPzi1JldFVkncnf66NOemAvAeBZlGD-T3JGM2Q6tixEjIvRa072CH5HRJ51rK0JRzgBDuUOZ1WqSR6awM80D2Go7cjWLyyiu1QHFC2I3MKsTasJnD2PSbJttIQn4PDUGixjxvgv5o5XrWG6Pd41WBUH-yQPATfAA/s320/IMG-20220626-WA0005.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I met up with some friends for secondary school (we left school 40 years ago this summer!) So I made a Ginger wearing our school uniform to thank the organiser of the afternoon<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji35K0qI3mCCnCrfbz5qVwBkb6BaBZXJScNVz3WtkeWB9qGutxW_X3EibRDUwHVRZmdvYFhCan4US0UPTxqJT1eqOFBidIDEKgzKzORQezZQhSOKaKFYfyG-DBNfz_FcuC3aVArdqdYP42XcZEzvVWMhjgXd2vztLk1aus79nstnfNYWihWBBresJB8A/s4000/IMG_20220710_164113_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji35K0qI3mCCnCrfbz5qVwBkb6BaBZXJScNVz3WtkeWB9qGutxW_X3EibRDUwHVRZmdvYFhCan4US0UPTxqJT1eqOFBidIDEKgzKzORQezZQhSOKaKFYfyG-DBNfz_FcuC3aVArdqdYP42XcZEzvVWMhjgXd2vztLk1aus79nstnfNYWihWBBresJB8A/s320/IMG_20220710_164113_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>and he's been joined by a Welsh lady as a request from a friend: she's a first draft so version2 should be better</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrmXdWxRM0wXtf4v6nuSrg1aTtImPKzfH0LgFOewT2xqybImyMH_RbaBp8Glm1RC_yKkrHx91iVqAauKT8zXT7798MNW2ji5RrRY2uTdyYesaSDgLCEFvY4ZeXjxWRUTJhOt4lZWB5V1pWtopfi8GoQI_yyShoRxJaS-MgraesE0qugeLYQbteQ9NcQ/s4032/IMG_8542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrmXdWxRM0wXtf4v6nuSrg1aTtImPKzfH0LgFOewT2xqybImyMH_RbaBp8Glm1RC_yKkrHx91iVqAauKT8zXT7798MNW2ji5RrRY2uTdyYesaSDgLCEFvY4ZeXjxWRUTJhOt4lZWB5V1pWtopfi8GoQI_yyShoRxJaS-MgraesE0qugeLYQbteQ9NcQ/s320/IMG_8542.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>I sent to the hair dressers - actually more accurately, she came to me - I went pink . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3IGc5THNZb2DWWHsAp07pcT8OBPL4ewVLyscSPMT2S3z5n7hZXUIxeQXe9nrHySyub3YFOrRPPSZn4OeruwsXC87-zK16KMQNjLQEEtuneV5N7i5yhJl9odXj-TfFuSAQ2e29A0B-4V6dnXgYi-QQ0-Pzf7ywnJD600z8gKTOs_M8pJdf9K2RHYqPA/s4000/IMG_20220713_184658_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLWus5JYp9l8w04-tKbDH472gwhxPhqnONNCMn5WMpcJFOGii_yKVmKVo2jmDashSfwJhwr_7g4A4hFSlgIBm-YncWzBRcz5gyc7aCcRpwlt2w071cEdr_8gFjsGsIWnZU5Lpxtys5_bcFJ87ZSef0sIqScYxUw9SnrPAYj9oVbcre2HTSakEH740sA/s4000/IMG_20220715_211822_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLWus5JYp9l8w04-tKbDH472gwhxPhqnONNCMn5WMpcJFOGii_yKVmKVo2jmDashSfwJhwr_7g4A4hFSlgIBm-YncWzBRcz5gyc7aCcRpwlt2w071cEdr_8gFjsGsIWnZU5Lpxtys5_bcFJ87ZSef0sIqScYxUw9SnrPAYj9oVbcre2HTSakEH740sA/s320/IMG_20220715_211822_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I stitch 6 Forget-me-not hexie flowers for the Facebook swap, and <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSFClxCKcEN3uDdNCbExIlfDaAQY-8SEskN43Athr3SiXe6uKdgum8Hprblu1CoHBIojqqP_BD3sqeglnFMkgt9eJwjO48SXKJzYJ33J_YaSj9VOCaxselRYsH-LFiMhUsOQDOawr8h_bbEmbmYJibluLqS6eRQfqFh2Ge3adFFaJK8XdXj6gieZefg/s4000/IMG_20220717_130828_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSFClxCKcEN3uDdNCbExIlfDaAQY-8SEskN43Athr3SiXe6uKdgum8Hprblu1CoHBIojqqP_BD3sqeglnFMkgt9eJwjO48SXKJzYJ33J_YaSj9VOCaxselRYsH-LFiMhUsOQDOawr8h_bbEmbmYJibluLqS6eRQfqFh2Ge3adFFaJK8XdXj6gieZefg/s320/IMG_20220717_130828_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>and have received most of the incoming flowers<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2N0FVL6ZyODsHkghSZuhMHAOdMchmDqSkHmgeboemkjZ-GihgYsmdOMaVsz8B62JwCF5JAhVP7F4SYGeQivZ-ostW9iRAe6sLlT3hWZsPc_M5wFX4PYCumu_ux3Cw2tExjHRe0RWR-XfCI9X4BEsRBiXMYONHRhHhzsMnCbpCIqy__W5K2dIKCQp5mA/s4000/IMG_20220730_175521_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2N0FVL6ZyODsHkghSZuhMHAOdMchmDqSkHmgeboemkjZ-GihgYsmdOMaVsz8B62JwCF5JAhVP7F4SYGeQivZ-ostW9iRAe6sLlT3hWZsPc_M5wFX4PYCumu_ux3Cw2tExjHRe0RWR-XfCI9X4BEsRBiXMYONHRhHhzsMnCbpCIqy__W5K2dIKCQp5mA/s320/IMG_20220730_175521_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our Community Coffee Morning has finally been graced with the presence of a Library: venry exciting. It's only open on a Monday morning . . .</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDirA13p3gPgFvQhm1xNNQv-ztl-yKs3iEfOM2Jd0_pa0uaLVt_jy7d17Lp_Z1f-3v1n2kVf8qwdvFDmHuE65AgMTxWA-rMHNKadRl-eanhQj2MREd90ktGSMsvMz4ro0RHCdNrPx-n2O2YulWY6PCE4rO9arb1GBZ3SFkxkSiC1Dhrp_zhr033CEIQ/s4000/IMG_20220721_165646_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDirA13p3gPgFvQhm1xNNQv-ztl-yKs3iEfOM2Jd0_pa0uaLVt_jy7d17Lp_Z1f-3v1n2kVf8qwdvFDmHuE65AgMTxWA-rMHNKadRl-eanhQj2MREd90ktGSMsvMz4ro0RHCdNrPx-n2O2YulWY6PCE4rO9arb1GBZ3SFkxkSiC1Dhrp_zhr033CEIQ/s320/IMG_20220721_165646_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>But this is where I found my girls on Saturday morning during our Stitch session - in their happy library den!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsu0GIJ7X87Y5XYEKSNAA-h8BTGahJhOTAPRSPiSggXSmgVhqlfQ91YvL7Jb6z6d-5Bf5vvlPgB-BkFqBNsW3eMdeBXuMMn1rl7DbXzPjmynjux9V6CMLxgWX3_3UeJ2Q2fo3qFJqN7QZRSZFGFdAaG5no0OH0WRVTMrZpeg76f652cxqd9sQ3ur4_VQ/s4000/IMG_20220730_110054_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsu0GIJ7X87Y5XYEKSNAA-h8BTGahJhOTAPRSPiSggXSmgVhqlfQ91YvL7Jb6z6d-5Bf5vvlPgB-BkFqBNsW3eMdeBXuMMn1rl7DbXzPjmynjux9V6CMLxgWX3_3UeJ2Q2fo3qFJqN7QZRSZFGFdAaG5no0OH0WRVTMrZpeg76f652cxqd9sQ3ur4_VQ/s320/IMG_20220730_110054_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a weekend with girlfriends in York, and had been directed to check out three fabric / button shops: just look at this one!!! I *may* have spent some money (thanks Tara!!!)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljH-ewKCppDR8RGUZEyEOiR4KA9k81HAJ-oLaEpcsPDmsfceL55ZMyKwchXVLS0TPiLY49ArUXx6PB_wevbchFyAc0dfnOR3m-54nu_LDtU31tmDpwatXmXweMFX7otuGFeDnQ7Kv7z8sB2P8S1IIgxz-k7JzqP2urjckrpQX4B5pDnRJN6TIuQxksg/s4000/IMG_20220722_161757_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljH-ewKCppDR8RGUZEyEOiR4KA9k81HAJ-oLaEpcsPDmsfceL55ZMyKwchXVLS0TPiLY49ArUXx6PB_wevbchFyAc0dfnOR3m-54nu_LDtU31tmDpwatXmXweMFX7otuGFeDnQ7Kv7z8sB2P8S1IIgxz-k7JzqP2urjckrpQX4B5pDnRJN6TIuQxksg/s320/IMG_20220722_161757_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCzOeFUko0l-y8z9_b7e_S4O2EcTE7OkIck2iFeZv7tVQjmJyXGnwfRBlxYt2lSzvCwoJXGDiTD9H6AHTdLu598fzaClYjFlf3k--m4XZJYcVnzIaBpcOaueKX8WRjFbNA9i_dkA7nKAo2B6k4yN6QoW52m2Doc_T81EZ_IaAlJBG-qJXdpG374fuUg/s4000/IMG_20220723_092738_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The raspberries and red currents have finished in the garden, and we now have blackberries, so more crumble has been made and eaten!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98w5hQGD_x70H4MJVZjpcHepbw7ip4ltcM0OYBMMthGFgb-eGjd_fnfe3kmEQmDN2TV8OkLoSU4wxyUiQycERsGjZA8Tl3ZzZGmM6rNWzCn1VqE8c8EA60oNYni5dmcCOt5NqhLVWdUO2rTYwJCGMyjNN-_3Yzqa23ckfibgZ2X3LijHlE51aVwhXWg/s2592/68064140027__345AA00F-4768-480E-8CF5-C5DFCF832731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1936" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98w5hQGD_x70H4MJVZjpcHepbw7ip4ltcM0OYBMMthGFgb-eGjd_fnfe3kmEQmDN2TV8OkLoSU4wxyUiQycERsGjZA8Tl3ZzZGmM6rNWzCn1VqE8c8EA60oNYni5dmcCOt5NqhLVWdUO2rTYwJCGMyjNN-_3Yzqa23ckfibgZ2X3LijHlE51aVwhXWg/s320/68064140027__345AA00F-4768-480E-8CF5-C5DFCF832731.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />I've been stitching together some of the denim scraps into blocks<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgs7BOwTUIkN6p1H-Mc9ChPOVNbfQ7S6tDmW1rxF4cf5o-2KLtkaARHux2f_rQEiJp3JWrmFSDG3QuDb8Lg7DxJ77ZmWZj9_yfO1S_rr7rR_L14bDnpEpsqtu8rMkNJmJWwfyzKwy0yqUtMpFfGvSsNHVXjC2eExw7hxlD4yjqsVFfQMoiTcdtOqRCA/s4032/IMG_8540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgs7BOwTUIkN6p1H-Mc9ChPOVNbfQ7S6tDmW1rxF4cf5o-2KLtkaARHux2f_rQEiJp3JWrmFSDG3QuDb8Lg7DxJ77ZmWZj9_yfO1S_rr7rR_L14bDnpEpsqtu8rMkNJmJWwfyzKwy0yqUtMpFfGvSsNHVXjC2eExw7hxlD4yjqsVFfQMoiTcdtOqRCA/s320/IMG_8540.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>and have been stitching these brown fabrics into a flimsy for mum</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCgqzGSNd9d6yam8pBqdj27OTIoMS-Sxh9vRehi4DVL2OD6MuHUIx10BO7VVuLssfSMfPruB8x7YBGCWoMPvCCxU_DDv7bX2fEDTnIBFXLvzu_JQKXCO9UXfFf9IgO565Tc3Qn0sudkEhtb7wnBZh1KD8O0emtuIbE2JRb-qkZwp345hphfniA93hcw/s4032/IMG_8541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCgqzGSNd9d6yam8pBqdj27OTIoMS-Sxh9vRehi4DVL2OD6MuHUIx10BO7VVuLssfSMfPruB8x7YBGCWoMPvCCxU_DDv7bX2fEDTnIBFXLvzu_JQKXCO9UXfFf9IgO565Tc3Qn0sudkEhtb7wnBZh1KD8O0emtuIbE2JRb-qkZwp345hphfniA93hcw/s320/IMG_8541.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Much of the sewing has been ten minutes here, 15 minutes there and ideas are piling up much quicker than I can get things done so the sewing room is a dreadful tip at the moment - I will tidy up sometime in the next 18 days as Jackie will be arriving then and there just might be some sewing happening!!!</p><p>Keep cool and keep crafting!</p><p></p>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433410974883309242.post-22753794479179965752022-07-11T15:54:00.001+00:002024-03-16T11:35:36.477+00:002022 June<p> Hello - how did June look for you? Mine was pretty good! We had the Queen' Platinum Jubilee, so of course I needed a new Ginger, window banner and t-shirt</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__a4DASDf35X7gPfr85tb632myntN3vS4zEZxykzAmG6PRpqAmF-zBnhQONMZeHZ9sCnNH09cFylChcy5f-cj_YwF3CJLVbvK6voA0Q8oI5S1Xuc5xKkCrGeewYIDMNwO80DAn9ifVY6Y8RLtTtAs9Jq98vvp41Mn85sXAc4cESq_0haNbjKqowIp-g/s4000/IMG_20220601_190613_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__a4DASDf35X7gPfr85tb632myntN3vS4zEZxykzAmG6PRpqAmF-zBnhQONMZeHZ9sCnNH09cFylChcy5f-cj_YwF3CJLVbvK6voA0Q8oI5S1Xuc5xKkCrGeewYIDMNwO80DAn9ifVY6Y8RLtTtAs9Jq98vvp41Mn85sXAc4cESq_0haNbjKqowIp-g/s320/IMG_20220601_190613_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-v7OeTESDeUKQ_spT5DX11pNbR7WKTCWN2SacHTTPFpY0cBqIMgvWJbW0J8PDgw56PfjkVQePIVR7Xwl65tIz-aWZBG7MT0CzpUH-EiElEUjnDA2yJiWR_y7aApaRiMFUVOl3SAN21J09kDnUQNrVDT_Cto3CygrEvc_gaRy_byJZxJVrKIyBNXBhA/s4000/IMG_20220601_225651_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-v7OeTESDeUKQ_spT5DX11pNbR7WKTCWN2SacHTTPFpY0cBqIMgvWJbW0J8PDgw56PfjkVQePIVR7Xwl65tIz-aWZBG7MT0CzpUH-EiElEUjnDA2yJiWR_y7aApaRiMFUVOl3SAN21J09kDnUQNrVDT_Cto3CygrEvc_gaRy_byJZxJVrKIyBNXBhA/s320/IMG_20220601_225651_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And what felt like a few miles of bunting (recycled fabric and now put away to be reused) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLuv0QX4UBeDUC6qP1X4dMC2keHW-jyJ8Y81N5B7_OkeeSYFHEkTOIh6IUFqaJ2M7jXwW141RFUTX8wHq7IFFbaNPdLCkYSHc5s-24y5Oh5piwFoEw6FswY5lNT6Z9AWaustgg8bzSoksVwFfm5x_WNLMsxmIftCuX5clf1eA3QzBcXz1CS0SnU8puw/s4000/IMG_20220603_120802_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLuv0QX4UBeDUC6qP1X4dMC2keHW-jyJ8Y81N5B7_OkeeSYFHEkTOIh6IUFqaJ2M7jXwW141RFUTX8wHq7IFFbaNPdLCkYSHc5s-24y5Oh5piwFoEw6FswY5lNT6Z9AWaustgg8bzSoksVwFfm5x_WNLMsxmIftCuX5clf1eA3QzBcXz1CS0SnU8puw/s320/IMG_20220603_120802_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neighbours out in force for a street party</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRkiYwSy2VSrbUk67pqBgl1ZDNt469pNWpJQkXTkn_-REi_IXsKRqQuOJPJcFMz8U_ooZxNMlG3GEUQ7w8U7k82j1qtRI_urbzqLeOAigdPjto3DE_VZLv-5kEg5se5KXuv1rEUXJD5WgV5_oJvLHFQupX0K9EGFZYDnx0hSvuM1SSAWt5Qsox813UA/s4000/IMG_20220603_154920_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRkiYwSy2VSrbUk67pqBgl1ZDNt469pNWpJQkXTkn_-REi_IXsKRqQuOJPJcFMz8U_ooZxNMlG3GEUQ7w8U7k82j1qtRI_urbzqLeOAigdPjto3DE_VZLv-5kEg5se5KXuv1rEUXJD5WgV5_oJvLHFQupX0K9EGFZYDnx0hSvuM1SSAWt5Qsox813UA/s320/IMG_20220603_154920_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have started a, um, not sure what to call it, rectangular poncho? I could get enough cheap wool in one colour so I have a greens and blues and browns, and a browns and beige: I managed to do a chain free casting on method (<a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/32017847342501365/">this method I think</a>) and I'm pleased with the colours<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQIB8kboM3lrZIjRWJ4JIXwdW9jf2Rv9JPs2dJm7XmpHKMHDtFj2icqN-1m3eO92gbqwTMxZ0E0tWoaMlBrU2j_0zoPsX8CCptv0qSF3sJfKYArsLDZ_wkSMHl0G0aVOHygkVBrueDa7cmrvytxlPONM9OuAMaetkjp0Ud3VS8RWblhuTeTXKO1AFdQ/s4000/IMG_20220604_223441_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQIB8kboM3lrZIjRWJ4JIXwdW9jf2Rv9JPs2dJm7XmpHKMHDtFj2icqN-1m3eO92gbqwTMxZ0E0tWoaMlBrU2j_0zoPsX8CCptv0qSF3sJfKYArsLDZ_wkSMHl0G0aVOHygkVBrueDa7cmrvytxlPONM9OuAMaetkjp0Ud3VS8RWblhuTeTXKO1AFdQ/s320/IMG_20220604_223441_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here it is on holiday with me!!! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YeWVAnIKmuEvhEjvyTRguvd0PBFjE74w5oEnGjQYXNd8pak7xDa4pKgOtLwSr77xqsNV2BLKcKkqgj8mF_QL7qSmWXkyyuu0LbEvFb4r0wTKb_7e4JHyMZoxnJgGbGMN6NttGAnb-4qasqJnWOvL6L1aNMYZBqqXRGPq9VWhdMYVYFRyDWRLrGxOMQ/s4000/IMG_20220610_160249_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YeWVAnIKmuEvhEjvyTRguvd0PBFjE74w5oEnGjQYXNd8pak7xDa4pKgOtLwSr77xqsNV2BLKcKkqgj8mF_QL7qSmWXkyyuu0LbEvFb4r0wTKb_7e4JHyMZoxnJgGbGMN6NttGAnb-4qasqJnWOvL6L1aNMYZBqqXRGPq9VWhdMYVYFRyDWRLrGxOMQ/s320/IMG_20220610_160249_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We had an amazing 9 days in Iceland! Just a few pics here but loads more <a href="https://hickleysonholiday.blogspot.com/">here </a>if you need to see a few billion puffins!!! This was our home for the 9 days<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd4CSu7FbQVc2EwaEsdZ3ArEcGa0tzR-5RR26xIgGH3BMjLCh04ITfSwna15EOZEnDvfYL8hfosZrWPjLTsIO33f5SCHIodcIOqkKanyOoQ4Jfr21xnJj_JoHa-Pg9PalZGErE1nt9TcLLe9CnNjq5DWtyZTsBjM_WR9szM5HyA_tq_OFJnt0LO-W9w/s4000/IMG_20220611_131213_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd4CSu7FbQVc2EwaEsdZ3ArEcGa0tzR-5RR26xIgGH3BMjLCh04ITfSwna15EOZEnDvfYL8hfosZrWPjLTsIO33f5SCHIodcIOqkKanyOoQ4Jfr21xnJj_JoHa-Pg9PalZGErE1nt9TcLLe9CnNjq5DWtyZTsBjM_WR9szM5HyA_tq_OFJnt0LO-W9w/s320/IMG_20220611_131213_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And these pics were taken at a remote museum where I snapped some of the caafty exhibits<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My gosh this year is going quickly (is that an age thing!!)</p><p>A summary of my May in many pictures! </p><p><br /></p><p>Scissor pouches made at Chertsey Museum</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2tRRG_GomGvstu8QZjkxXH7qYdlasW8OZZmcC4zn4PgnKVG4KrY909J84-wIrZyhsBqMB-kg7SCzqUulNtp4W2VJ_ndMKelrfvelWPVY_pCL4azJh91_6mbhMnHg6JCfbhNS2XlMmCBEV8XbHvUZWSoCDXtTG0L4lgjo-qM5dPY3ZzCUzGv5G-zziw/s4000/IMG_20220506_152108_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2tRRG_GomGvstu8QZjkxXH7qYdlasW8OZZmcC4zn4PgnKVG4KrY909J84-wIrZyhsBqMB-kg7SCzqUulNtp4W2VJ_ndMKelrfvelWPVY_pCL4azJh91_6mbhMnHg6JCfbhNS2XlMmCBEV8XbHvUZWSoCDXtTG0L4lgjo-qM5dPY3ZzCUzGv5G-zziw/w150-h200/IMG_20220506_152108_1.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzs7SREsi_5lU1mOyUg1wr2XZj8b14QaO8TNXP6WFZLvB5yJ9XNbnndEDg4Fp0ffPPCHOR0MHCkSPzGfyoabijfHNLCRTcQIgSWhnyKutOqsroHCkiQe7hInm6Sp9KhN1wPS0uxVgIq0Velt6z6DIOrDVnAqEHBTSBXmsJwKQQC_mtxY4FV6BKoJUHgw/s4000/IMG_20220506_152033_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I prepped a giant Dorset button for a class at the beginning on July</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxxs-68BKLXcLxmIF-La_HzLR1vRzcU3-i4jzDKPln8VSLZhWIXbEREBBUHW4LZTuwO6AWyL8vZWZBcs4nbH7EQJmQnJ1Ry8cRASwz3K38RLGPcA6zUI440dX5bgomElS_LDaAfDntkWL4gZRc_2Ww_GYlAFaPXfk2iy0jj4M2AV0XSqhStx2BydsQA/s4000/IMG_20220522_133153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxxs-68BKLXcLxmIF-La_HzLR1vRzcU3-i4jzDKPln8VSLZhWIXbEREBBUHW4LZTuwO6AWyL8vZWZBcs4nbH7EQJmQnJ1Ry8cRASwz3K38RLGPcA6zUI440dX5bgomElS_LDaAfDntkWL4gZRc_2Ww_GYlAFaPXfk2iy0jj4M2AV0XSqhStx2BydsQA/s320/IMG_20220522_133153.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />And I finally finished Lisa's king size quilt that should have been for her birthday (early April!)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The slightly cross eyed Owl has scissors for spectacles! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpwePOA2FgkVMgYDxb6rDiX52ez0ucfy4YHU60HTQriM9g3Tou8d91qkp_J4tyoCzH3uIdokazTDAvBJIEfrXLv13FFOTxr6n7rgvkrV77l_ESR1q5HfrnZkz5STYmARjf5c0FkhXQPMSfA2iwm8rRbyOth1lqRQySyZZlyWFvWPbfUbH4fGsR1xl9w/s4000/IMG_20220501_220129_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpwePOA2FgkVMgYDxb6rDiX52ez0ucfy4YHU60HTQriM9g3Tou8d91qkp_J4tyoCzH3uIdokazTDAvBJIEfrXLv13FFOTxr6n7rgvkrV77l_ESR1q5HfrnZkz5STYmARjf5c0FkhXQPMSfA2iwm8rRbyOth1lqRQySyZZlyWFvWPbfUbH4fGsR1xl9w/w240-h320/IMG_20220501_220129_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKXFMyNhWqARjd6aGKtejfJSBd0OP4UzNR_aS-vWM6OaY30jQomsEvtalaU4GYaKHp57J_CBxF5fWIQVhckzzQOyfr_tJk6OjKdwhSAOOaxZB67zwNYAGEEfGXx4NIfmkmVWokIUExlARKRc_YApOw-B54UTu9KCyT6eoZHL16J0S_lzGS3DTbLEhUQ/s4032/IMG_8536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKXFMyNhWqARjd6aGKtejfJSBd0OP4UzNR_aS-vWM6OaY30jQomsEvtalaU4GYaKHp57J_CBxF5fWIQVhckzzQOyfr_tJk6OjKdwhSAOOaxZB67zwNYAGEEfGXx4NIfmkmVWokIUExlARKRc_YApOw-B54UTu9KCyT6eoZHL16J0S_lzGS3DTbLEhUQ/s320/IMG_8536.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These pics are from Crafty Church last weekend: a friend in the village has been doing some house clearance and scored the whole set of Quilter series, including all the magazines and fabric in unopened bags, and most of the "freebie" extras! Lucy and Barbara made the first two blocks!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHhJ3oLF8_01jAt-uIE8djUbgDc_tfeJihZTW7aGB2l36obPJVOaAEqGo6NyoiclklKYJ9raz-xtKgXnnQMKXMifa-T7rjxHu_cCHi9G6rZR_d_7kZ2Kg0MTSkQvcxBhE-1PgU1zG3TW_fh60u-fZLmZf_nJcVMN1dDJZZS8PNv32Ia7MQzD42ZI9ZA/s4000/IMG_20220430_160843_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHhJ3oLF8_01jAt-uIE8djUbgDc_tfeJihZTW7aGB2l36obPJVOaAEqGo6NyoiclklKYJ9raz-xtKgXnnQMKXMifa-T7rjxHu_cCHi9G6rZR_d_7kZ2Kg0MTSkQvcxBhE-1PgU1zG3TW_fh60u-fZLmZf_nJcVMN1dDJZZS8PNv32Ia7MQzD42ZI9ZA/s320/IMG_20220430_160843_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another class saw the continuation of the silk screen printing class a few weeks ago: the ladies added stitches, bling, ribbon and buttons to their printed tote bags and all seemed to enjoy themselves<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47VRDSBvoKeDXp6LtkEmEn5fVezzjxMOISSm0eD2HmIgjAweD_bExyF-plJ8jJN9Qh1tc9HNDXV4qKDhQ4GiCqbJek9UbONc08CpItIVpKo8cpYYx-0VgkB04josvFTc0j_BPIQ_RcBxHd_vJAyGjS9XkTJldIafE0e90224J5Ox4v4fvh12Cle4nhA/s4000/IMG_20220429_205553_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47VRDSBvoKeDXp6LtkEmEn5fVezzjxMOISSm0eD2HmIgjAweD_bExyF-plJ8jJN9Qh1tc9HNDXV4qKDhQ4GiCqbJek9UbONc08CpItIVpKo8cpYYx-0VgkB04josvFTc0j_BPIQ_RcBxHd_vJAyGjS9XkTJldIafE0e90224J5Ox4v4fvh12Cle4nhA/w240-h320/IMG_20220429_205553_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UQErBuWzD_KcNPn7q0nontWu5XzDYMePgPkgmn3RZNIfGdnwU5qIVyuFovyXgEpPMf0fqaDvgycOf3p6AVwd_YHNt1a-vvBCg8HgD6EKqLVviwk8uXs9eK8HAWjNYRrvuD14pG_3kjxhpWMAdT2EM9FJOq7X7SLyXUau9nh5LZhSPzWDDGT3BCIUrg/s4000/IMG_20220429_205659_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UQErBuWzD_KcNPn7q0nontWu5XzDYMePgPkgmn3RZNIfGdnwU5qIVyuFovyXgEpPMf0fqaDvgycOf3p6AVwd_YHNt1a-vvBCg8HgD6EKqLVviwk8uXs9eK8HAWjNYRrvuD14pG_3kjxhpWMAdT2EM9FJOq7X7SLyXUau9nh5LZhSPzWDDGT3BCIUrg/w150-h200/IMG_20220429_205659_1.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRgdmFxzU1-9U9xNEkAUzfoYa_RezJxWTqbcCnC8Qy5PBzP8yqpCh76sJspKWPZrlF-yoCr3FoOhAn_50NxWQrgvhqFXyYGD0tKPCbzJAFDigpRdQAVEgm5YaY7fa_TdyTO5vVxYOA8hEF3JoP5vV-1taynurXx9UsrAQo2tqKsh6zj4FiT_g1L3Oqg/s4000/IMG_20220429_205745_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRgdmFxzU1-9U9xNEkAUzfoYa_RezJxWTqbcCnC8Qy5PBzP8yqpCh76sJspKWPZrlF-yoCr3FoOhAn_50NxWQrgvhqFXyYGD0tKPCbzJAFDigpRdQAVEgm5YaY7fa_TdyTO5vVxYOA8hEF3JoP5vV-1taynurXx9UsrAQo2tqKsh6zj4FiT_g1L3Oqg/w150-h200/IMG_20220429_205745_1.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></div><br />Yet another class saw ladies making pencil cases for an orphanage they have adopted (embarrassingly I cant remember where). We set up quite a production line and there should be 18 or so when they are all finished. We used a design from Aneela Houey's book, but I had to recreate it from memory as I've lost (or loaned?) the book<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSphB-TNsixx3_MTkwf_EWX8_erl6umIUT1GoFULBEey7LpcEA8tCpE7TdHwIX_1ojcDe6wB2uUVJMF0319jysy_jGjDhj7U8gCoPd37K3uNKtGfDCXVqlM-9vIeDcCn1rZd7MCzZF4UJ0K2hXVkdpIw3RsnCFalZRfHy1RIcJwm98ZlQeVFfdApU8jQ/s4000/IMG_20220428_155500_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSphB-TNsixx3_MTkwf_EWX8_erl6umIUT1GoFULBEey7LpcEA8tCpE7TdHwIX_1ojcDe6wB2uUVJMF0319jysy_jGjDhj7U8gCoPd37K3uNKtGfDCXVqlM-9vIeDcCn1rZd7MCzZF4UJ0K2hXVkdpIw3RsnCFalZRfHy1RIcJwm98ZlQeVFfdApU8jQ/s320/IMG_20220428_155500_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My Hexie swap flower garden is growing<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And red white and blue bunting for the Diamond Jubilee coming up in a few months</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrc3_uQMJ4mBVFVoHv2hAjmnlzSyRQVKOqfjiy7vTp58tafoYyhE1kaBEJdA5ojcXuNUswLXuUjT02fVaEPViPqg0Dl3qrF8AAFpy8bXb2lyNOJg7ZCe_kDBwzvLDTTR1a43Tlc_vQW7CkxDnMhlcrviC_Q4vfyBAdw2yAkcM7n6TArY2hh7Q55CHuvw/s4864/IMG_20220418_123331_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrc3_uQMJ4mBVFVoHv2hAjmnlzSyRQVKOqfjiy7vTp58tafoYyhE1kaBEJdA5ojcXuNUswLXuUjT02fVaEPViPqg0Dl3qrF8AAFpy8bXb2lyNOJg7ZCe_kDBwzvLDTTR1a43Tlc_vQW7CkxDnMhlcrviC_Q4vfyBAdw2yAkcM7n6TArY2hh7Q55CHuvw/w113-h200/IMG_20220418_123331_6.jpg" width="113" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOH53JR8ZUfwPQDPSrM7vP2q-9khv1uDWyEmI6NI8qzZ9YuEjgK7K0nvsIDWeSnfagzOWd-g3AF8cL9i72AETaCTCT9ExidMkMuTH5FrMwUL3j-Wlh1db4xW6UqhzCEjCS1rN97nZ0rzs8pbNS76RoW3yPdmdliKteCv_nydjkf4KNAtgs5O24PvxOw/s4032/IMG_8535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made this one quite a while ago, and I'd missed the faric in quite a few seams</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7DgQzozhYHggUNdwUS67mcC_lagzsuP3bpNLld7R-Domc7_MGnVqEmZEmLSj0pWUr3YVC2o67blsVj0k6doB_TxlwVQUtyK0bIfzfa1tpuLT6m1ITGQay4830mLSlXa-Ws9tV0koBsYJ4FhMeNMvSbpdKbnK7zcS0nypn0O-zw676VYsIQO2BoncKg/s4864/IMG_20220402_120736_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7DgQzozhYHggUNdwUS67mcC_lagzsuP3bpNLld7R-Domc7_MGnVqEmZEmLSj0pWUr3YVC2o67blsVj0k6doB_TxlwVQUtyK0bIfzfa1tpuLT6m1ITGQay4830mLSlXa-Ws9tV0koBsYJ4FhMeNMvSbpdKbnK7zcS0nypn0O-zw676VYsIQO2BoncKg/w113-h200/IMG_20220402_120736_5.jpg" width="113" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORgFCX_yvnqCVLObEe04dW82sn1uV8sGMs1wdYkoP1TkV6EW-mEePgpPN4XJcth6KgDBMs0zu8t1Di0RxiH7AuwmjSIHPJkPbrKRwS6ZIN1sivSdRXHAlNHB1hAljJ8scuR0tBngPK2-DO2YItQZOZdsGMHZMFbszofFK9SEC_fNgrEJscO24O22wOA/s4864/IMG_20220402_121811_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORgFCX_yvnqCVLObEe04dW82sn1uV8sGMs1wdYkoP1TkV6EW-mEePgpPN4XJcth6KgDBMs0zu8t1Di0RxiH7AuwmjSIHPJkPbrKRwS6ZIN1sivSdRXHAlNHB1hAljJ8scuR0tBngPK2-DO2YItQZOZdsGMHZMFbszofFK9SEC_fNgrEJscO24O22wOA/w113-h200/IMG_20220402_121811_6.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As it's a size that isn't very useful, and there are lots in the same size (a single fleece blanket size)<div><br /></div><div>At Richamond and Kew Quilters a month or so ago we looked at making jackets from a really simple pattern of rectangles. It fitted by quilt perfectly - and became a no-waste pattern (coincidentally Plum and I have been looking at these) </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH_pBfFYvMCC7azFmK4g68UHxXHaxmO4wwPd5PuYHs05GhdL8hJ7VXrIVk3K5U58Lhvoa3lz0RPgj_ufEaaZLGs8w-PO0UZs-sq-Sz53P_sT82DI6xVLhr1xLE-LOjmnBXFr-ZCRd1pkX6J1symmCClv3ns0PdG-aNH53dsjTP_MRd39UhWg6dYsRpg/s4864/IMG_20220402_120900_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJH_pBfFYvMCC7azFmK4g68UHxXHaxmO4wwPd5PuYHs05GhdL8hJ7VXrIVk3K5U58Lhvoa3lz0RPgj_ufEaaZLGs8w-PO0UZs-sq-Sz53P_sT82DI6xVLhr1xLE-LOjmnBXFr-ZCRd1pkX6J1symmCClv3ns0PdG-aNH53dsjTP_MRd39UhWg6dYsRpg/w154-h273/IMG_20220402_120900_2.jpg" width="154" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur75c5aWTM5rooMG2ceOFeFqlySLSxdP4VKwsjsIljxnKR3TXSehePA7bJZ6QmQb81zvmLmPPBSCW5PC6Xttc5UIloSrIqiFmyPLP7HY6Jmq_7qECWu8WRnFaNOoRv3birxm2hl-0hUK7buueM2e8WIImziWJBM33jExrGfAqCG_0RWCPB3KDQCA5HQ/s4864/IMG_20220402_121551_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur75c5aWTM5rooMG2ceOFeFqlySLSxdP4VKwsjsIljxnKR3TXSehePA7bJZ6QmQb81zvmLmPPBSCW5PC6Xttc5UIloSrIqiFmyPLP7HY6Jmq_7qECWu8WRnFaNOoRv3birxm2hl-0hUK7buueM2e8WIImziWJBM33jExrGfAqCG_0RWCPB3KDQCA5HQ/w156-h278/IMG_20220402_121551_4.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><div>The construction is such that you dont have to inset the sleeves: you add the sleeves to the middle of the sides then sew two seams: from side/bottom of the jacket, up to the junction with the sleeve, then out to the sleeve cuff.</div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily I was able to keep the quilt binding as the binding on the bottom of the jacket and as the cuffs of the sleeves. AND I found the box of left over fabric so I can bind the centre front and the neck in the same fabric. The photos are poor but I'll take better ones when it is ready to be shown off!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtJLyR-n-fDsHBtq-UwfS9i3x41Tr0p15wg4dJndlieqTMLQXo3aFSgLcWbcbWhno4nZ3LZ8ZYoCLayQS2lDYYolZWK3F8yyroQT_OQRk_jQlMSZgawK7MhWAVt8vXIY6Makksfhf97Mq872YbRLaFbMK0Y6dyDF1lPwMODQlA7F4wZ0CY-xmrFu9Gg/s4864/IMG_20220404_215343_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtJLyR-n-fDsHBtq-UwfS9i3x41Tr0p15wg4dJndlieqTMLQXo3aFSgLcWbcbWhno4nZ3LZ8ZYoCLayQS2lDYYolZWK3F8yyroQT_OQRk_jQlMSZgawK7MhWAVt8vXIY6Makksfhf97Mq872YbRLaFbMK0Y6dyDF1lPwMODQlA7F4wZ0CY-xmrFu9Gg/s320/IMG_20220404_215343_3.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cAwd_1e0066kUyvK4ZAPe8aSB6Oz2_lNNEpfTI5ryoHCv5OO9II3wMe9R83QaoLMfRtqOOOG_HeW4tnentn1-ulNTnwMflIt1fUFsN9HzxEDn1OhLNqQ7U_7mwY67H4C-oKQWtm_IdSjDvYeOMpffD-YkCQ-02fPOOQuDBKa4QxINcPq2TXqI1m9MQ/s4160/IMG_20220404_215257_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cAwd_1e0066kUyvK4ZAPe8aSB6Oz2_lNNEpfTI5ryoHCv5OO9II3wMe9R83QaoLMfRtqOOOG_HeW4tnentn1-ulNTnwMflIt1fUFsN9HzxEDn1OhLNqQ7U_7mwY67H4C-oKQWtm_IdSjDvYeOMpffD-YkCQ-02fPOOQuDBKa4QxINcPq2TXqI1m9MQ/s320/IMG_20220404_215257_3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made April's crocuses for the Facebook Hexie swap group I'm part of</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAv6TOSwu_Mqt1vJeypRGFzAoanEQ1QDBa0gE98F5LK4ahj_HEOxAH4401SeqLZbm2Q6RIAGXBXTnfAx-noaxb9ItoWopBfuVxSmU4OVVYgQC0IvD-jKFIEpMMz5TlDrjWyggPBsyZswZJOiabpjpQkKYnczWN81BTGZBQY6KF9xWymVgnDJrnBPQYxA/s3741/IMG_20220403_115514_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3741" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAv6TOSwu_Mqt1vJeypRGFzAoanEQ1QDBa0gE98F5LK4ahj_HEOxAH4401SeqLZbm2Q6RIAGXBXTnfAx-noaxb9ItoWopBfuVxSmU4OVVYgQC0IvD-jKFIEpMMz5TlDrjWyggPBsyZswZJOiabpjpQkKYnczWN81BTGZBQY6KF9xWymVgnDJrnBPQYxA/s320/IMG_20220403_115514_0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I finally got round to teaching screen printing at Chertsey Museum: it was put off from a few weeks previoulsy when I had COVID. The ladies have printed onto tote bags (after lots of test prints on paper and waste fabric). In a few weeks time we will embelish these</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIABR5DezNHvFOzoENChXdNv4bFpapkfqaI46AjGPj4p3SPztw-dHKVc6raFrS6aCsbkvO40zpksI9aIRE99mXkSwnAeViUaPW91eykvIw8FaTgbhzM9DMvKSRKGgsYZEtv7R8xWpq_CxpWCTrdq-841KZhXJV-zscOSW0CxX4w988qov-rWEu3CjriA/s4864/IMG_20220408_205045_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4864" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIABR5DezNHvFOzoENChXdNv4bFpapkfqaI46AjGPj4p3SPztw-dHKVc6raFrS6aCsbkvO40zpksI9aIRE99mXkSwnAeViUaPW91eykvIw8FaTgbhzM9DMvKSRKGgsYZEtv7R8xWpq_CxpWCTrdq-841KZhXJV-zscOSW0CxX4w988qov-rWEu3CjriA/s320/IMG_20220408_205045_9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkOyOuUTBDFW8nLwwTK1Ichoyfd8Zjrqoga2WizkqioCZjXG3MP4yu0NozdznQOeEPxGswL7ZL-uJlOalXm6HhW5yaQ_AmM-zGehnEHkkU-uJEmru43_kwI1NONhWyXLT3MiINwr4gHHJmyyFqgkxe7zy1wOS8rqN0857gnTl5Tf8VhXV5MTcnbclRQ/s4864/IMG_20220408_200649_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkOyOuUTBDFW8nLwwTK1Ichoyfd8Zjrqoga2WizkqioCZjXG3MP4yu0NozdznQOeEPxGswL7ZL-uJlOalXm6HhW5yaQ_AmM-zGehnEHkkU-uJEmru43_kwI1NONhWyXLT3MiINwr4gHHJmyyFqgkxe7zy1wOS8rqN0857gnTl5Tf8VhXV5MTcnbclRQ/s320/IMG_20220408_200649_0.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYdP82-u4CqIVTIz1O_1ui1TvsaxmhEm5lYpNmFbY5IjcEloCRg2CzmRIzA6T_3VWz8ddac5nOpei2rxzYW9qqu8sCkGvuu09yWSzGz0A98aDL5xO_CRAjKqBTG0WSO5AaHQNoaiXQeid_5XI8KSYJ7m2120C1fM-NdNgiHRp689gdJU4n91VC2hoPQ/s4864/IMG_20220408_205201_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4864" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYdP82-u4CqIVTIz1O_1ui1TvsaxmhEm5lYpNmFbY5IjcEloCRg2CzmRIzA6T_3VWz8ddac5nOpei2rxzYW9qqu8sCkGvuu09yWSzGz0A98aDL5xO_CRAjKqBTG0WSO5AaHQNoaiXQeid_5XI8KSYJ7m2120C1fM-NdNgiHRp689gdJU4n91VC2hoPQ/s320/IMG_20220408_205201_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8SCBedHZTqn5jDIlewfuCSVnF7Gqu81w2MFjUA12mCNdFrfSq96wWAk3IRmgJbIJOqQ8Dmsg4GKMmtFS8sYA9Czd3LDgv98LwWqTSXaKpzk_mj_qTuQvXTki47hQgOp-pZf-QqJxo9Div9EtGk4SjslZZWCKOlxvqa7FqIE1_829yuipnP6VvPn5lg/s4864/IMG_20220408_205241_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4864" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8SCBedHZTqn5jDIlewfuCSVnF7Gqu81w2MFjUA12mCNdFrfSq96wWAk3IRmgJbIJOqQ8Dmsg4GKMmtFS8sYA9Czd3LDgv98LwWqTSXaKpzk_mj_qTuQvXTki47hQgOp-pZf-QqJxo9Div9EtGk4SjslZZWCKOlxvqa7FqIE1_829yuipnP6VvPn5lg/s320/IMG_20220408_205241_0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />As I was buying some paint and some screens ready for the class I also ordered one I designed myself:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftISt9T21pPtpOLDDcAncWwYePUfAetJGcqY_Zc4JyUMw-TukxcYG5-8OJeJuk6C105rDgJTQq0MF4BMsUv8D1aBlmuIDob4wyReUiKVmYhXTq-LsdqERj8oyJCM6DOf56aWNcp39mvDRvXQrZdzltR5xEbxtqM66i2I6Rp6lsy6DIROi7a89YpVuCw/s4864/IMG_20220410_221827_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftISt9T21pPtpOLDDcAncWwYePUfAetJGcqY_Zc4JyUMw-TukxcYG5-8OJeJuk6C105rDgJTQq0MF4BMsUv8D1aBlmuIDob4wyReUiKVmYhXTq-LsdqERj8oyJCM6DOf56aWNcp39mvDRvXQrZdzltR5xEbxtqM66i2I6Rp6lsy6DIROi7a89YpVuCw/s320/IMG_20220410_221827_2.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To design a pattern with a repeat you start off with a few parts of the design on a piece of paper the right size. You then cut the paper into quarters and rearrange them so the newly cut pieces are the edges and the blank bits are in the centre - this enable you to add more designs</div><div><br /></div><div>By leaving a small clear section around the pattern I can print it again and again so I get a repeating pattern. This will now be sashiko stitched with red embroidery thread<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqavlk-HEseWShHaYbRu3j-OU9dvuJFST6WJYPaEpV-qhTfEZ-SyUmGe0CxwiNih9H9NGLs799NJiQKK0EsqBec6dhY-onu-8Kx9Vj9-RNAOFd6sLcohJAT-zh49dSZNcBIdVti92t3NGNJOnlD2YxvoWq8pYlfu8CuV8fMl5b6b1w5fVYNJnrwWXVZw/s4864/IMG_20220410_221922_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4864" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqavlk-HEseWShHaYbRu3j-OU9dvuJFST6WJYPaEpV-qhTfEZ-SyUmGe0CxwiNih9H9NGLs799NJiQKK0EsqBec6dhY-onu-8Kx9Vj9-RNAOFd6sLcohJAT-zh49dSZNcBIdVti92t3NGNJOnlD2YxvoWq8pYlfu8CuV8fMl5b6b1w5fVYNJnrwWXVZw/s320/IMG_20220410_221922_7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lisa specifically asked for a patchwork for her birthday: it needed to be bir enough to go over the top of the beds and to cover the sides! Either for her and Jim to sleep under with blankets added for each of the according to preference, or to go on the spare bed to keep it free of cat hairs. She chose these colours and was happy with the design. It isn't actually finished but I wanted to be sure it was big enough before I added the binding. I think the 225 squares represent 10 m of fabric!!!! Anyway they like it and are delighted with the size - phew!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljGCefwjxpgi8TPQGcN6u4UnKjfbHfXU_BG0iBdMlc3-FO8-hrdsLxn9kueccpKopwyO2DE8Gl3aGSzb7c0odjw5eNm_z8gpHEk0Hf-B00JSqMrxfH7250hyiAvNa2aqpdzECyxzVFPY5uYZk9QJh6KmZt7qjxOFW9SbDkGWA0-pU-JGV7_UBq8-u8w/s4864/IMG_20220409_161355_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4864" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljGCefwjxpgi8TPQGcN6u4UnKjfbHfXU_BG0iBdMlc3-FO8-hrdsLxn9kueccpKopwyO2DE8Gl3aGSzb7c0odjw5eNm_z8gpHEk0Hf-B00JSqMrxfH7250hyiAvNa2aqpdzECyxzVFPY5uYZk9QJh6KmZt7qjxOFW9SbDkGWA0-pU-JGV7_UBq8-u8w/s320/IMG_20220409_161355_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>A friend of Niki's asked if I could make a chemo quilt, so I did. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0vmC4dEqRa9fmzHZEkAOfWXPoltUYoDLP3c5_TvqY-LNzXz1P7NFdZu4QD6pUMZLGjjxn1IqB27xjaphWqr2HmtOYhAMX4-yvsQZDJcXtuepqm3ZmiIXDFCYJFwO0dWLd0ayXK1NroSUDhvPYEcuG9VcAWGdr4NHBtS6QTztJE2VeHzYhl1kKWaFWw/s4864/IMG_20220415_200300_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0vmC4dEqRa9fmzHZEkAOfWXPoltUYoDLP3c5_TvqY-LNzXz1P7NFdZu4QD6pUMZLGjjxn1IqB27xjaphWqr2HmtOYhAMX4-yvsQZDJcXtuepqm3ZmiIXDFCYJFwO0dWLd0ayXK1NroSUDhvPYEcuG9VcAWGdr4NHBtS6QTztJE2VeHzYhl1kKWaFWw/s320/IMG_20220415_200300_4.jpg" width="180" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>And finally a few more Gingers - This lovely couple from church gor married this week: I had made a gebneric bride abd groom but once they posted wedding photos on FB I realsied I could match their colours <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FHw1fZNE-hp7Pd8lQDaUZU-NC1nVe-NFQABjEJ9kyk6JqXVNAko0XnznSn9FgMUXVjdUFjOr-dkT5DCHYgmPBgOiPhLK75pnoGPkgtv3LvraePY8l89IoZw-9ScqwkQXpM4q1bu3zbqfeKK63gheSCKfo-BM56mIjIDQv6KEopURLpjGjYqkzLKApw/s994/FB_IMG_1650208561282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="395" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaJItuXAb6I4lR6gEWeRTTeDy2_cACZ3_ybMLx3w-SyZSg7HEWlv7R6Cj-__FrDdGK4mEv0rvL71yKL0snglcbpUXIDaBBhlHmTcDgCJe4UFk3FamEmic-6Emucj9-QpflK2zFTCa3H1liBVDXqe0c0gVr49Bffz5LY8TOKrAxXfRIpCPwbtu5vAzbw/w149-h245/Screenshot_20220418-124015.png" width="149" /></span> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FHw1fZNE-hp7Pd8lQDaUZU-NC1nVe-NFQABjEJ9kyk6JqXVNAko0XnznSn9FgMUXVjdUFjOr-dkT5DCHYgmPBgOiPhLK75pnoGPkgtv3LvraePY8l89IoZw-9ScqwkQXpM4q1bu3zbqfeKK63gheSCKfo-BM56mIjIDQv6KEopURLpjGjYqkzLKApw/s994/FB_IMG_1650208561282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="720" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FHw1fZNE-hp7Pd8lQDaUZU-NC1nVe-NFQABjEJ9kyk6JqXVNAko0XnznSn9FgMUXVjdUFjOr-dkT5DCHYgmPBgOiPhLK75pnoGPkgtv3LvraePY8l89IoZw-9ScqwkQXpM4q1bu3zbqfeKK63gheSCKfo-BM56mIjIDQv6KEopURLpjGjYqkzLKApw/w178-h245/FB_IMG_1650208561282.jpg" width="178" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And these two from our church gor confirmed in February. Due to work and other uissues they havent both been in chgurch since then so this weekend we were able to gift them a bible. I made covers for them both, plus (of course) a ginger bookmark!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHXO_HHI819FiamvLXxdrW5jvY8IgAky3FE3hXmdbGvC38JZAtqjKLUkaiCTBebJBS6Fhg5M1gwD1AekCR_2NixkQSZYKfAEILcR9NBiP31DO7eGTNl_OBUtyt8IrZUCFJ0Pr_QVKDnkha_Qu-yygUNTGxaGnlnvT24Kk-MCvw5mjagRAVuTMkvfanA/s886/FB_IMG_1650207864604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHXO_HHI819FiamvLXxdrW5jvY8IgAky3FE3hXmdbGvC38JZAtqjKLUkaiCTBebJBS6Fhg5M1gwD1AekCR_2NixkQSZYKfAEILcR9NBiP31DO7eGTNl_OBUtyt8IrZUCFJ0Pr_QVKDnkha_Qu-yygUNTGxaGnlnvT24Kk-MCvw5mjagRAVuTMkvfanA/s320/FB_IMG_1650207864604.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMfzxZZkY5Nnk2Q9u3u0iRS8Lv6JOALXKp-OmVpDDb7S5-cAEd16FmMDTXLXt-OyaRGVI7T5IYseWSgruRWh3ITOjoSLa18wJ5vmK4UTs4oIB3O7K7tAo_2CO3kiJzS0r955QFVMuQxKjqPYo36xIrmNVkQCnAq0zfTzzPyg8RS_8WDmFTn7emHOCpA/s4864/IMG_20220417_104108_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMfzxZZkY5Nnk2Q9u3u0iRS8Lv6JOALXKp-OmVpDDb7S5-cAEd16FmMDTXLXt-OyaRGVI7T5IYseWSgruRWh3ITOjoSLa18wJ5vmK4UTs4oIB3O7K7tAo_2CO3kiJzS0r955QFVMuQxKjqPYo36xIrmNVkQCnAq0zfTzzPyg8RS_8WDmFTn7emHOCpA/s320/IMG_20220417_104108_7.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS_eEhySCmUCa11fV8RbXiv616FrqCLWiTt7PE-deyvtev5CAtQ7LRFSCnvmC7cUMrZsE9OMZHWUMhLz0i5fft7MODWQTuPrQLaGA2Fw5N_2VmAnzfPLCBok7oZLB7mHkXo0CfYCf4ncNNXy7x9lvlU1X8ni2FT5MMfvhpz7AdoLfxRZr6FtCqEohkg/s4864/IMG_20220417_103813_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS_eEhySCmUCa11fV8RbXiv616FrqCLWiTt7PE-deyvtev5CAtQ7LRFSCnvmC7cUMrZsE9OMZHWUMhLz0i5fft7MODWQTuPrQLaGA2Fw5N_2VmAnzfPLCBok7oZLB7mHkXo0CfYCf4ncNNXy7x9lvlU1X8ni2FT5MMfvhpz7AdoLfxRZr6FtCqEohkg/s320/IMG_20220417_103813_0.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.com2