2023 June

 Hello lovely people in Blogland, and future me who uses this as a reference library!

Here are a few photos of my June!

Basil came to me for repair while his 'mum' was on holiday: it was difficult to match the thread to his ears!

I then washed his onesie while he looked on!  He's now home where he belongs

Chertsey groups made thread holders

and Llamas!

Our bed went from this 

To this: lower but much less storage 😱  I have actually managed to throw/donate some stuff!

The Tula Pink blocks came with me on holiday

with these lovely ladies

We were quiet inspired by these scrappy woven bags . . . something else to add to the "I want to make" list!

The name badges for an old school friend all look good

I have a short trip to Jackie's: caught up on all the family which was great, and we made some soup bowl caddies

Some retreat bags

and a Peppa Pig quilt

We went to a local village which had yarnbombed various building and benches etc with crochet and knitted flowers - doesn't it look great!  The Coffee Morning knitters are working on a plan to do the same for our village next summer!

Jackie had a vision of some pots for wool to stop it getting tangled as she knits . . .  hopefully we made enough!

She took me to an exhibition of Borris Lace: the cross was made by her sister-in-law!!

I joined Windsor Baptist Church preparing for a Pride Soirée: three hours, 4 sewing machines and 8 ladies (plus two pizzas, plenty of cold drinks and fruit kababs!) and I think the church can be seen to be supporting Pride!  ("will we get enough to go across the church?"  LOL, yes, and half way to the river Thames!!!)

My Tula Pink EPP block collection is growing

And I went out out in a new dress - I love it!!!

And finally I've finished a felting kits project I got for Christmas - aren't they cute!  

The kit was SO generous in the wool that came with it: just look what's left!

2021 Week 29

 Not much crafting this week, but a trip out, someone else's yarn bombing and a few gingers!

On the drive to mother-in-law's I pass this letterbox with a knitted farm scene on top of it - each time I approach the junction with fear that someone has vandalised it but I'm so happy to see it's still there!

This blanket is nearly finished - just need to use up the dregs of the wool by knitting a border (and pull out my stitch count ribbons) and then its done.  It's much more solid that I'd anticipated, but I'm sure it'll be warm

This probably needs a coin next to it - its 4.24 x 3.5 inches

We had a family day out and booked a private tour around Tower Bridge - very knowledgeable guide and a great day out.  The bridge lifted twice while we were these  so we saw it once from the glass floored walkway, and once form the side

I received a scrummy pic of a munchkin on an I spy quilt - one of my favourite types of photos

And (who would have thought it?) I made some more Gingers!!!

A Gnome for friends who have bought a beach hut, and and Eid Ginger (I did check with a Muslim neighbour that this wasn't too culturally inappropriate!)

 

Sweep (from Memories in Thread) and a well being bingo idea that a friend is running in the villages

 

To support National Sunglasses day, and National Ditch the Plastic day