If you do... follow this link - click here - and scroll down. You'll find out that Amy is coming over from the States and will give a nice talk about her work.
What are you waiting for? Occasions like these don't come very often!!!
(And if you hurry and send Kirsty - it's her gig - an email she might be able to organize/help with transport from the train station...)
Shhhh. What I'm about to tell you must remain between you and me, do you promise?
First thing first: I love lots of pictures on the walls. Lots. Mr M? ... not so many.
Second, I'm very very bad with a hammer. Very. Mr M? ... he's good. Even though he doesn't do it that often because he is very fussy about what to hang where.
Can you see where I'm going here? Do you remember I told you he's away? And when the cat's away... this little mouse makes holes in the wall.
Take this gorgeous little painting (done by this very talented lady)
Great job eh? Just don't look behind it...
Not so impressive from this angle...
Or take this cross-stitched 'welcome' (relegated to the laundry room because Mr M 'doesn't do' cross stitch either)
I finally hang it up this morning... badly
one slighlty off target hit... and oops!
At least when the pictures are up (IF they stay up) you can't see anything.
Just don't tell the husband.
Do you remember the days of WIP Fridays?
I kind of miss them, it was great to see what everybody was working on and a good excuse to pass off UFOs as works in progress... If you have UFOs of course... me? nooooo, not one (more like ten... ehm ehm).
Anyway, here's two of my current WIPs
These are the rescued squares from this old monster quilt
Now that I have found the perfect replacement yellow I can start the reconstructing process
... process which is hampered by my desire to play with my new toy...
Can I call reading through to 194 pages of instruction manual a WIP? Please?
I've been tagged by Amy to reveal 6 random uninteresing things about me.
Oh well...
1) I just stocked up with suncream and after sun lotion.
2) It' raining outside.
3) I spent a lovely morning with a friend
3) Yesterday I did four washing machine loads
4) I've got a thing for tablecloths (which I never use because I live with a hoard of barbarians)
5) Sometime I crochet just for heck of it. Who knows what will this end up being...
6) I'm wearing grey nail varnish on my toes.
So, how uninteresting are you?
when you have a house full of relatives too look after.
My mother and aunt were over from Italy and although my ironing basket is virtually empty (it's bottomless one. It is impossible to empty it...) I haven't had time to do much crafting.
We played tourists:
And so found ourselves amongst some...
scary sculptures
some bizarre sculptures
the flowers were gorgeous though
Poppies everywhere
We shopped 'a little' (three Italian women together? shopping is inevitable)
and a little more
and a tiny bit more (couldn't be helped)
But I did find some little time for a spot of sewing:
(it's a portable changing mat for my sister in law...)
And today after a trip to the airport the house is empty again. Quieter too, but I'm always sad when my mum leaves.
From 'Vintage Crochet'
Yarn: SGH in dark brown, 10 balls. Crochet size 5.
As usual there was a mistake in the pattern (lovely book but... oh boy, I don't think anybody proof-read/check the patterns) which is now on the Loop website and I ended up doing my own versions of the cables but I am very pleased with how it came out.
It's lined with linen
and it's huge
perfect to carry my next project
Juliet knitted in this yarn
Purchased here. And soft, so very very soft.