tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385367862024-03-18T09:47:46.242+00:00Sue W SewsSue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.comBlogger974125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-10341735823021547172024-03-03T19:22:00.000+00:002024-03-03T19:22:43.944+00:00Tale of Two Blankets<p> I’ve finished a second lap blanket today. This was using the Sungold yarn pack from <a href="https://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/attic24/attic24-sungold-stylecraft-special-dk">Wool Warehouse</a> and patterns by <a href="https://attic24.typepad.com/">Lucy of Attic 24</a>. I started with the Crochet A Long (CAL) in January to make a lap sized version of the Sungold blanket pattern. At the same time as I was crocheting the instalments of this blanket I also started on another one but using the Dahlia stitch pattern. Having gone onto the Attic24 and more Facebook group, there had been several people who were have previously made two lap blankets with a yarn pack (there are 15 assorted Stylecraft yarn colours in this pack).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebt8k_qHka4egVTedvs8qiBtSFfe0s-9DnsJvDnmX1jTmCJLp1-kfBVLfbqiDemkzozWMd3WR6GB3zG1WA1CKEmHPJD3U30pX72l6gc3IoCIbm1IYSMkOEmt8IQnRrZ9qiljhnyBIlNZGnLSLS4VQTLXJy7KiTjgJZU2_s5wJDGztB9MGUwMK/s4032/IMG_0886.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiebt8k_qHka4egVTedvs8qiBtSFfe0s-9DnsJvDnmX1jTmCJLp1-kfBVLfbqiDemkzozWMd3WR6GB3zG1WA1CKEmHPJD3U30pX72l6gc3IoCIbm1IYSMkOEmt8IQnRrZ9qiljhnyBIlNZGnLSLS4VQTLXJy7KiTjgJZU2_s5wJDGztB9MGUwMK/s320/IMG_0886.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The normal sized blanket would fit a single bed, which is quite large. Fortunately in the pattern Lucy gives the stitch count and number of stripes for different sizes of blankets, be it cot size or king size. <div><br /></div><div>Part 7 of the CAL were the instructions for the border rows, which I worked on the first blanket and the first time in this I played yarn chicken with the Lavender and Gold colours and won, with tiny bits left. I consequently had to change the colour order of the border on the second blanket.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLO3aUCaeSkPLnX3NBRTVatkDCwSbRKaHYzLbz_bC87n2EV8nv7l2xnfZQl35mFK1hEbB_LSbRnMnTxtapLLlh8hhg57WlEiiYd63DLf3bi42N_hmlsZDA4NUaOKgdEQf3c3si_94pnLiqCcuFCFrnokYAAQlUHk4B_G-4uRBZtM2XU65TfYb9/s4032/IMG_0891.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiLO3aUCaeSkPLnX3NBRTVatkDCwSbRKaHYzLbz_bC87n2EV8nv7l2xnfZQl35mFK1hEbB_LSbRnMnTxtapLLlh8hhg57WlEiiYd63DLf3bi42N_hmlsZDA4NUaOKgdEQf3c3si_94pnLiqCcuFCFrnokYAAQlUHk4B_G-4uRBZtM2XU65TfYb9/s320/IMG_0891.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>The Dahlia stitch is ever so slightly bigger than the Sungold, so I did less stripes but the same stitch count and are slightly different in size, but that is ok with me. The Sungold is 54.5” long x 34.5” wide and the Dahlia is 52” long x 37” wide. Here they both are side by side.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fCvFOx4WMnpa_jOSr2tzvn4WUTxzzOzA15jcumz4tkf027hXtPqv6PIRF4fM2uJWcEYCTMOPHB2iDeOZbGRBqg9IDD7U-7iJV5XNcgxOHUMhfT8Kt-q2OuOXsc7Kbhb90spXEvoiyz5unRHHMhju_N067nl4pe1KM52oJSoZPtc_EpoO6z69/s4032/IMG_0892.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEg0fCvFOx4WMnpa_jOSr2tzvn4WUTxzzOzA15jcumz4tkf027hXtPqv6PIRF4fM2uJWcEYCTMOPHB2iDeOZbGRBqg9IDD7U-7iJV5XNcgxOHUMhfT8Kt-q2OuOXsc7Kbhb90spXEvoiyz5unRHHMhju_N067nl4pe1KM52oJSoZPtc_EpoO6z69/s320/IMG_0892.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn2cbvD25-7_g3tenlavRSFN-F_AUQBYSzdOulcuiw1r6kMbgeNuuv-3wsIkOqrk9iuN2xqKZk0Qn4PZpJH4AJIeQ7vQ9JiXq-V_hvKP4kilRYi3Pd8ufzalqn9oRiMbbXOvpjExzJu5hNXiePCKC9hshvSriFGb_HwUz_16FScYv6rr-FM65/s4032/IMG_0893.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhcn2cbvD25-7_g3tenlavRSFN-F_AUQBYSzdOulcuiw1r6kMbgeNuuv-3wsIkOqrk9iuN2xqKZk0Qn4PZpJH4AJIeQ7vQ9JiXq-V_hvKP4kilRYi3Pd8ufzalqn9oRiMbbXOvpjExzJu5hNXiePCKC9hshvSriFGb_HwUz_16FScYv6rr-FM65/s320/IMG_0893.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They are fabulously colourful and cosy, I will miss working on them, but will love cosying under one of them when it’s a bit cool in the evenings. <div><br /></div><div>And there’s still a bit of the yarn pack left so that can be added to my yarn stash.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW5KA2-MuY1Q3KYm6iGogKCgGB6kiTTmiNfZUqaFc6ApOLEhQojb_P2xjFIvB1LB7S04Xj-fxlW_wZLw-7C8vjBnuIma53CVp4iFP08ittk6eqCzS8Zgp7mdPLwpxKmT25bpuAvzzaykqmxpl88nHuf93YbyAwUoY3dxvtkcEGZbLVT0i9lOJ/s4032/IMG_0894.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgsW5KA2-MuY1Q3KYm6iGogKCgGB6kiTTmiNfZUqaFc6ApOLEhQojb_P2xjFIvB1LB7S04Xj-fxlW_wZLw-7C8vjBnuIma53CVp4iFP08ittk6eqCzS8Zgp7mdPLwpxKmT25bpuAvzzaykqmxpl88nHuf93YbyAwUoY3dxvtkcEGZbLVT0i9lOJ/s320/IMG_0894.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>If you haven’t had a go at a crochet blanket then Lucy’s patterns are easy to follow with comprehensive instructions. I also love her use of colour, so these blankets were an enjoyable project. </div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-2917126317588515572024-02-29T16:24:00.004+00:002024-02-29T19:00:10.937+00:00Furtling in February<p> February has been a month of crochet and hexagons and not much else really. There is a finish. Only the one, some others are nearly theres. </p><p>I finished a lap sized blanket following the Attic24 Sungold Blanket CAL. I had enough yarn to make a second which is a nearly finish. The pattern (free) is on <a href="https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2024/02/sungold-blanket-cal-part-7.html">Lucy’s blog </a>and the Stylecraft yarn is from <a href="https://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/attic24/attic24-sungold-stylecraft-special-dk">Wool Warehouse. </a></p><p>This is blanket no. 1 (the finished one). I made 67 stripes of the pattern and followed the colour order for the stripes in the blanket and border. This measures 54.5” long x 34.5” wide, 138 x 88 cm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNPcBd-kIoj_rUn7D-Cs-G4kg4ISZWqQ1CNUYDxZBah1T-Z0hlMPtbs_v5Yh57HUUbG85sjyH4Wq3Y2NW-u6Tf0b6tbLNyhYA5bilXnjvpiZkqm0xNxECZKdmX1HJ2mWF8OOMOeBz71-2t5Eow9NEdJzZnfBgJeCeWNDu6iC4BoVWnDdYtmCm/s4032/IMG_0886.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiBNPcBd-kIoj_rUn7D-Cs-G4kg4ISZWqQ1CNUYDxZBah1T-Z0hlMPtbs_v5Yh57HUUbG85sjyH4Wq3Y2NW-u6Tf0b6tbLNyhYA5bilXnjvpiZkqm0xNxECZKdmX1HJ2mWF8OOMOeBz71-2t5Eow9NEdJzZnfBgJeCeWNDu6iC4BoVWnDdYtmCm/s320/IMG_0886.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I was also working on the same colour sequence but using the spike stitch pattern from the Dahlia blanket pattern. There was a slight deviation in the colour order as I got the purple-pinks mixed up and tried to get back on course. This stitch is slightly taller than on the Sungold blanket so I worked 60 stripes. By this time some of the yarns are running low so I’m changing the colour order of the border stripes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE8v2TGY1ySToFG-rW81_lWsJXizyp_wIZck4bn4ytUIKrS6VKkNdBj8X77oF6F7nOm802bE1thp0V2DxCRXijlzznjcvkXVccMm2XNwcthr_3Cwa8nUs1dMS7p9ku7DNIc4K__IVb1GsNrILGm8vGi2WmmUiQDCDMgOeVXfYGXmSS_m3B5e8/s4032/IMG_0887.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgkE8v2TGY1ySToFG-rW81_lWsJXizyp_wIZck4bn4ytUIKrS6VKkNdBj8X77oF6F7nOm802bE1thp0V2DxCRXijlzznjcvkXVccMm2XNwcthr_3Cwa8nUs1dMS7p9ku7DNIc4K__IVb1GsNrILGm8vGi2WmmUiQDCDMgOeVXfYGXmSS_m3B5e8/s320/IMG_0887.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another nearly finish is the pair of socks. I’m at the toe of the second sock and should be finished in the next day or two. Having been away last weekend the foot was a good bit of car knitting, but I’ve not done anything to that since. The yarn is hand dyed by Kosy Kitchen Fibres.<div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQxCiXSkFeK5eCzWUCKdy9ypm82IvG-uIf9UDSNSBzH_Mk81Or5uDzPXqwt6AS3nxGczBi5YF4d7uN4QxpOMo-4adBq0YeBAZE2NJ69dFwC8RHCWwXgFheKfCVBA0WVutxaxY7MBk97MHvp1fCHkZb45waP7F4SUoPYguklQt7DA7F1mAv2L3/s4032/IMG_0888.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhgQxCiXSkFeK5eCzWUCKdy9ypm82IvG-uIf9UDSNSBzH_Mk81Or5uDzPXqwt6AS3nxGczBi5YF4d7uN4QxpOMo-4adBq0YeBAZE2NJ69dFwC8RHCWwXgFheKfCVBA0WVutxaxY7MBk97MHvp1fCHkZb45waP7F4SUoPYguklQt7DA7F1mAv2L3/s320/IMG_0888.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><div>Edit to this post - just finished the shops this evening - another finish!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46gr7h3JuJiJ5E5unz-0ljFShNloaPtS-ImzZY_q5bnUj_3bOGZcV13dFbuOCi0NZewSZOeE-RKSBfYDqmRU7QeBwzIuh_-toKCd7dsVhyphenhyphen6FmvT0NO7I97LtEa2YJpNv4_fnj60SWkdekaSGfY5QQN3-6SArQrMBwbPR17-S4r02rsC2KbBPc/s4032/IMG_0890.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEh46gr7h3JuJiJ5E5unz-0ljFShNloaPtS-ImzZY_q5bnUj_3bOGZcV13dFbuOCi0NZewSZOeE-RKSBfYDqmRU7QeBwzIuh_-toKCd7dsVhyphenhyphen6FmvT0NO7I97LtEa2YJpNv4_fnj60SWkdekaSGfY5QQN3-6SArQrMBwbPR17-S4r02rsC2KbBPc/s320/IMG_0890.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A bit more work has been done to the clown and after the second blanket I will get cracking on that. No pics to show as I left some of the clown knitting at my daughter’s house! <br /><div><br /></div><div>As for sewing, I’ve made more squares for hexie flowers, which I want to join in columns so I have got to match seams. So far I have 20 squares and 5 flowers waiting to be appliquéd onto squares. I keep finding the odd hexagon, so if I find enough there will be more to add to this number. This has been a lovely bit of hand sewing, either with joining the hexies together or putting them onto squares.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLW6Qer6ZRtoR64OUZ8bMH4vTqr0MQgywiPCnftcqEplvC4pIpbuogH3eBdvdEUfQUQjUJU3N9t0_CYARwJVU2wu91-VWfZqVUeHcq0iJyzqvjXUpvJx0Uj1JfNqvhPQuNBXqOxSYVTB9pSH3l01mP4MkxQQO0OZxlyi1nbd5WBTtHmn8H7NbL/s4032/IMG_0820.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhLW6Qer6ZRtoR64OUZ8bMH4vTqr0MQgywiPCnftcqEplvC4pIpbuogH3eBdvdEUfQUQjUJU3N9t0_CYARwJVU2wu91-VWfZqVUeHcq0iJyzqvjXUpvJx0Uj1JfNqvhPQuNBXqOxSYVTB9pSH3l01mP4MkxQQO0OZxlyi1nbd5WBTtHmn8H7NbL/s320/IMG_0820.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRszjr-eDr-8U1huoXZEFN3XXsiSqqFM8KIlVQiqQgEf1nzSwPVnZWou-xUxpScPhxDmEj-JLxCBZpj08PRdnwdOXNf80PIvb7WV27QG5uJU_OdAz3wP7zf3iARwMILqj10tCESHyCNJwX_EAmfcUfgOesUrI9QRY7O4ajbwNkfV6h-O5j8YD1/s4032/IMG_0822.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjRszjr-eDr-8U1huoXZEFN3XXsiSqqFM8KIlVQiqQgEf1nzSwPVnZWou-xUxpScPhxDmEj-JLxCBZpj08PRdnwdOXNf80PIvb7WV27QG5uJU_OdAz3wP7zf3iARwMILqj10tCESHyCNJwX_EAmfcUfgOesUrI9QRY7O4ajbwNkfV6h-O5j8YD1/s320/IMG_0822.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxLNcOGkYibSvA0d1WQJEgNe03py7eBblf_qAkY_6YileVR9J9aSlyXFEveKhaYkntgJWWNajmP-tSdkm7AqpAuZssgfzj52H4jAoUWxdAnrezQBNN0NWKAS0D2yYnDqB954UoZ0BoMjiz8r9AjuTfRjiiJvhm73lnPNP6AovsmCd3DPgYBnV/s4032/IMG_0851.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhIxLNcOGkYibSvA0d1WQJEgNe03py7eBblf_qAkY_6YileVR9J9aSlyXFEveKhaYkntgJWWNajmP-tSdkm7AqpAuZssgfzj52H4jAoUWxdAnrezQBNN0NWKAS0D2yYnDqB954UoZ0BoMjiz8r9AjuTfRjiiJvhm73lnPNP6AovsmCd3DPgYBnV/s320/IMG_0851.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>So getting there with those. I’ve also machine sewn some L blocks, also called Simply Scrappy from Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine on Readly. This might make a smallish 36” Linus Quilt I think.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a8qCGvWKzthQTmvM2VSZ2cBoc_JrEgs1aGIUsKWaAix9KKav2xc2tky-pgqwuCdEI09FAHmj00XOiHRobubj-eQSbqlvqbMzepon1catuVOS3-yqEiMnRgATJDSto5_rg3tKCQuzY8uxht9iBQiQVjKlMfHwaZic8BZQCl3bIKUO8Jr5vVp6/s4032/IMG_0841.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/AVvXsEi1a8qCGvWKzthQTmvM2VSZ2cBoc_JrEgs1aGIUsKWaAix9KKav2xc2tky-pgqwuCdEI09FAHmj00XOiHRobubj-eQSbqlvqbMzepon1catuVOS3-yqEiMnRgATJDSto5_rg3tKCQuzY8uxht9iBQiQVjKlMfHwaZic8BZQCl3bIKUO8Jr5vVp6/s320/IMG_0841.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>So that’s my Furtling for February. There may be some finishes next month (I hope so!). At least the second blanket and socks. The clown should be done in time for a birthday. ‘March’-ing onwards! </div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div>Joining <a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/2024/02/mini-archies-february-furtle-around.html">Little Archie’s Furtle Around the Blogosphere</a> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/p/furtling.html"><img alt="Archie The Wonder Dog" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ7oo6tyMM0/XFF5HxcQW1I/AAAAAAAAEJU/BZnZPfse8k0BXwjt6KAOJIMwySjnfDHbQCLcBGAs/s200/textgram_1548790799.png" /></a></p></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-66215268276287825342024-02-26T11:02:00.001+00:002024-02-26T11:02:45.221+00:004th Week of February - a Few Quilts Short of a Quilt Show<p> Ever looked forward to something and felt underwhelmed when you’ve got there? I wanted to go to the South West Quilt Show in Newton Abbott so I booked the tickets and David booked an overnight stay at a Premier Inn that we’ve stayed at previously in Paignton for a quick weekend getaway. So the weather may be wet but that’s ok. We travelled down to south Devon to go to the show at the race course there.</p><p>As soon as we walked in there were traders so had a quick look but I don’t usually buy anything until the end of my visit and going to the end of the hall was a display of journal quilts and some gaudy coloured quilts by <a href="https://www.aliciamerrett.co.uk/">Alicia Merrett. </a> We wondered where the other quilts were, then found a sign that took us outside and into another part of the building. The space was small and sometimes crowded and there was a small selection of quilts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3lsoJgijQAHZetDgbflgG4_5V-yazeuzNpPT0dFAqlvMBfKUynhZClWoEML5GIE6754Rn_dgthj2KIV7memmBnj8d9TNvo6yXK-ubeoHXVQU9cfuLFM4RcFxrvcmVh_a0Pze_LhcPU0m4gjgyxAOx6GkYO0E4Xvs26gNkZrtZbil9ZgwlX2U/s4032/IMG_0871.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEil3lsoJgijQAHZetDgbflgG4_5V-yazeuzNpPT0dFAqlvMBfKUynhZClWoEML5GIE6754Rn_dgthj2KIV7memmBnj8d9TNvo6yXK-ubeoHXVQU9cfuLFM4RcFxrvcmVh_a0Pze_LhcPU0m4gjgyxAOx6GkYO0E4Xvs26gNkZrtZbil9ZgwlX2U/s320/IMG_0871.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Oc9H2czauM0-w_CbYsgff8xF_DuJd1NhXJoKKSuvPKX_bML9us-OKg-4lpprzCY7F_q192JhiGWZn-1pO2q1MCd2O-cyedptvoT1kdLvqsAQhLZ59ktbDr75FXUAouCmu5M6i_MLghHnNDVfSlo1SyTPVbq9SgKTXcA5acEAUzg7zzJEU2vu/s4032/IMG_0873.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEi8Oc9H2czauM0-w_CbYsgff8xF_DuJd1NhXJoKKSuvPKX_bML9us-OKg-4lpprzCY7F_q192JhiGWZn-1pO2q1MCd2O-cyedptvoT1kdLvqsAQhLZ59ktbDr75FXUAouCmu5M6i_MLghHnNDVfSlo1SyTPVbq9SgKTXcA5acEAUzg7zzJEU2vu/s320/IMG_0873.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzfXspSxR8EENKtfMoBG6PwRKIP8g6uDryUB9PRDtCxSEfl0hHgxkucMc_smDR0VCQ02Uen9NDuOBZoK6RLsRBEe0I4WZalz2KHidKdNOikqVHO4d0im68tXja555Oe3miahH4r_HhNQMPwxtCZXPqsfFzapqBb_jGrHIFP8aAF0tiQgxn5Gc/s4032/IMG_0874.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgEzfXspSxR8EENKtfMoBG6PwRKIP8g6uDryUB9PRDtCxSEfl0hHgxkucMc_smDR0VCQ02Uen9NDuOBZoK6RLsRBEe0I4WZalz2KHidKdNOikqVHO4d0im68tXja555Oe3miahH4r_HhNQMPwxtCZXPqsfFzapqBb_jGrHIFP8aAF0tiQgxn5Gc/s320/IMG_0874.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyNXfaX6jxVlozRZJ92BzuavH74wjmEQtOdefVJZF7SYGR26nqmckMUQVywOvxfc8CpY_ZB7v8yetdquEmWK1mFxsllK7Thl5Z-D8EnF7fILpDw4mNOIJw5QsC_wOiBG1mIIaUEhusMIRLrHIWtKlZXteQWKhXR9eUytcnOkIVSVTtzbKMH8y/s4032/IMG_0876.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjeyNXfaX6jxVlozRZJ92BzuavH74wjmEQtOdefVJZF7SYGR26nqmckMUQVywOvxfc8CpY_ZB7v8yetdquEmWK1mFxsllK7Thl5Z-D8EnF7fILpDw4mNOIJw5QsC_wOiBG1mIIaUEhusMIRLrHIWtKlZXteQWKhXR9eUytcnOkIVSVTtzbKMH8y/s320/IMG_0876.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The ones above are by members of SAQA, Studio Artists Quilt Association of quilt makers from different countries with the theme of The Orient Express. They are lovely interpretations of the theme but they were near the door of this room so you had to pick your moment to take photos.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRa0omZJ4BlW4m3Cyo1BUTdg5OWVkwP-xbcL8RNEv3EDtgMDMBoeleyZh6qowu8zVfYDmQD-Edep0RawijkD04rRfoEdM6do1b3lCv5WZ3XFR69B18ZVK0ucXpbjmOa_yVXT0AfTtF0lf0dnHTl1UVGlP2PNhf08h-oTqOAknkyw4H7oWhbh6X/s4032/IMG_0869.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjRa0omZJ4BlW4m3Cyo1BUTdg5OWVkwP-xbcL8RNEv3EDtgMDMBoeleyZh6qowu8zVfYDmQD-Edep0RawijkD04rRfoEdM6do1b3lCv5WZ3XFR69B18ZVK0ucXpbjmOa_yVXT0AfTtF0lf0dnHTl1UVGlP2PNhf08h-oTqOAknkyw4H7oWhbh6X/s320/IMG_0869.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I loved this large quilt, by Helen Burnham and a few of her quilts were exhibited.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTBQN_QXJ4F5POjOeLjzdP2_XMJ1aMsBE9XYoFfIr4vQZ7MdiFSvwLjN_iuvVLzYndjpdDfniU1X3PhrdzIOaF0Igav7F0f0DYyiZl_GTFqpJbnkTlbz-fHeLA0virHk5ZFQ62ub2e97OLp2UlvelUkuWpiGv-nl3fp9-Q7Yg8mbgLQtIP0KS/s4032/IMG_0865.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEghTBQN_QXJ4F5POjOeLjzdP2_XMJ1aMsBE9XYoFfIr4vQZ7MdiFSvwLjN_iuvVLzYndjpdDfniU1X3PhrdzIOaF0Igav7F0f0DYyiZl_GTFqpJbnkTlbz-fHeLA0virHk5ZFQ62ub2e97OLp2UlvelUkuWpiGv-nl3fp9-Q7Yg8mbgLQtIP0KS/s320/IMG_0865.jpeg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This Platinum Jubilee Quilt (I can’t remember who made this) which was sold, had a lot of fabrics and machine quilting used to great effect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Below is a quilt of small scenes by Gillian Travis</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjRzVpsSjfSyXAqcEldQGidWdRD7wnn4vFeJJUVxS_SWkI902nLAnmipA_Djxly3k-yWB7HowAqbHLiZ4S-vQHQ3CsCX5tTsHuitjXYn2bYkN212kPTqlpem8NmNOBkWZc1X6r1DFoaS-kHcdSlUoLz-Ik9SFtnYUI19yvq7BNxh17WBadrU0/s4032/IMG_0859.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhOjRzVpsSjfSyXAqcEldQGidWdRD7wnn4vFeJJUVxS_SWkI902nLAnmipA_Djxly3k-yWB7HowAqbHLiZ4S-vQHQ3CsCX5tTsHuitjXYn2bYkN212kPTqlpem8NmNOBkWZc1X6r1DFoaS-kHcdSlUoLz-Ik9SFtnYUI19yvq7BNxh17WBadrU0/s320/IMG_0859.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTG_OpDWvF3z9HcJ7HqoNa5FiEDfjVme2tdTNsxP6ieyjb6bztKacFhjXh4BVrBBEOb28oUo0IpLXSXwMQEZoDAbOMcyPHzm4iTqK-MXKVbkl0DfAVrZWSxQT9xr9Ktfj4s0l4l_h-NnIFXMY7kuKd8LtdYZuHTte2HhBJo9MtSZFXdlXE9PXy/s4032/IMG_0868.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTG_OpDWvF3z9HcJ7HqoNa5FiEDfjVme2tdTNsxP6ieyjb6bztKacFhjXh4BVrBBEOb28oUo0IpLXSXwMQEZoDAbOMcyPHzm4iTqK-MXKVbkl0DfAVrZWSxQT9xr9Ktfj4s0l4l_h-NnIFXMY7kuKd8LtdYZuHTte2HhBJo9MtSZFXdlXE9PXy/s320/IMG_0868.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I liked the use of African fabrics in this quilt. Again, I didn’t make a note of the quilter, it it used the method of piecing by Papper, Sax, Sten. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kOnCX3OFlyDlvax1RUF9TJs_r_C6Di0XrEovrxOwTstCFvW5YUq7Of6-b6RdnYDilkqgjNHncJn0E_LJDf5_c3rsLcTqlGjG7AlUtKClhW3DSZqazJz7Xbcd-IHLwmwT5M4ybkikU4XeHyhw0ejhVNvI9xTIFbe0KRR8wJgdBRnumS56NWiT/s4032/IMG_0862.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEg6kOnCX3OFlyDlvax1RUF9TJs_r_C6Di0XrEovrxOwTstCFvW5YUq7Of6-b6RdnYDilkqgjNHncJn0E_LJDf5_c3rsLcTqlGjG7AlUtKClhW3DSZqazJz7Xbcd-IHLwmwT5M4ybkikU4XeHyhw0ejhVNvI9xTIFbe0KRR8wJgdBRnumS56NWiT/s320/IMG_0862.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One of several quilts by Carolyn Forster, which have appeared in Today’s Quilter magazine. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was disappointing not to see more local quilters and quilt groups involved as I’ve seen before at Exeter, where previous shows have been. Perhaps it’s a sign of the times that things may not have returned to what they were before Covid. </div><div><br /></div><div>Of the traders, which included Doughty’s and Quilted Bear, there were one or two unusual ones. One being Old Maid New, who produces small embroidery kits, printing stamps and blocks. I bought some fabric and wadding too.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiIEWhE4I-otCdWJRqOiMgUrzdn-SHsqZfPi9CILoyPw-LbRW02N2z3f6B-5i_FsmHs6JiGQkDZzUFNqBG2SVSpMWqlUzzfwfYXlO8fNuzRvZ88mucOnbWCE1AdVnh2yiOLng8_wIEt2hvjpsWLPK7XSXj5zjdPXfawpcDIUtfdMEYssaAMOR/s4032/IMG_0881.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiGiIEWhE4I-otCdWJRqOiMgUrzdn-SHsqZfPi9CILoyPw-LbRW02N2z3f6B-5i_FsmHs6JiGQkDZzUFNqBG2SVSpMWqlUzzfwfYXlO8fNuzRvZ88mucOnbWCE1AdVnh2yiOLng8_wIEt2hvjpsWLPK7XSXj5zjdPXfawpcDIUtfdMEYssaAMOR/s320/IMG_0881.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>We were there for a couple of hours, so could have done the whole thing there and back in a day, but as we booked the overnight stay we made the most of the rest of the day, going to a very windy Teignmouth </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCUfh6w89cBD541YkZsCA4YQjRiFQtKXoy4VPeDfBjpAw-uRtUWYusMhM1EV5R9IdhtejoQlUe59Pwo8l6Xg1ul49D4-p1vsHXpy1H7BHCViFr7kuMc8oYRss6eCmBkOXTrEm_jQkXKHJxcn46N861WFbUI3oSohYT9hBJ_2S-mwQCt-han5G/s4032/IMG_0878.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgYCUfh6w89cBD541YkZsCA4YQjRiFQtKXoy4VPeDfBjpAw-uRtUWYusMhM1EV5R9IdhtejoQlUe59Pwo8l6Xg1ul49D4-p1vsHXpy1H7BHCViFr7kuMc8oYRss6eCmBkOXTrEm_jQkXKHJxcn46N861WFbUI3oSohYT9hBJ_2S-mwQCt-han5G/s320/IMG_0878.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1j3XI-5sovHeQpe602Eg02KzjGNwHXgF6oIX5BJBdLCFwz_KhcMq3C6Dz9OUHD90XA-xMpopIYmOn8BYUVtyCBw1jJmVAuEavsVLniSNPiUQD2jnr5sAwyQNhXRqr0gv2sFM-h-fWwATVaJDXGctgzZ5fonzIQJQnSTHePUI1XYtQScLmSLTF/s4032/IMG_0879.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEh1j3XI-5sovHeQpe602Eg02KzjGNwHXgF6oIX5BJBdLCFwz_KhcMq3C6Dz9OUHD90XA-xMpopIYmOn8BYUVtyCBw1jJmVAuEavsVLniSNPiUQD2jnr5sAwyQNhXRqr0gv2sFM-h-fWwATVaJDXGctgzZ5fonzIQJQnSTHePUI1XYtQScLmSLTF/s320/IMG_0879.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then on to Paignton for our stay and a fish and chip tea at a nearby restaurant. Then on Sunday it rained so instead of spending much time around the Torbay area we came home, but not before getting breakfast.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmu6W-9t5szNdIaDN7g-WHz3DYzR5qw25w4LITogH56APkDmnQjN_6keVleCELaRdXQtnovQW_VNBXa5c5BWh-1fUYuIArZ7Jg3eFr499SEXz4yJGxCOG2IhkTReOhzQUHHOWPLKiBUoOziJOaS9hoXM4ORAlnCtJ535Z1d0Nyor0R1GW7P1lv/s4032/IMG_0880.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjmu6W-9t5szNdIaDN7g-WHz3DYzR5qw25w4LITogH56APkDmnQjN_6keVleCELaRdXQtnovQW_VNBXa5c5BWh-1fUYuIArZ7Jg3eFr499SEXz4yJGxCOG2IhkTReOhzQUHHOWPLKiBUoOziJOaS9hoXM4ORAlnCtJ535Z1d0Nyor0R1GW7P1lv/s320/IMG_0880.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Don’t those lampshades look lovely? We had breakfast at Costero Lounge on the very blustery Paignton sea front and it was quite busy, with people escaping the windy wet weather.</div><div><br /></div><div>So that was our foray to a quilt show that seemed a bit short on the quilts,</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-80255872390410392172024-02-18T22:12:00.002+00:002024-02-18T22:12:57.897+00:00Third Week of February - More of the Same<p> This week was the monthly meeting of Dorset Creative Embroiderers and I could stay for the whole session as it was half term. It was a catch up session and I completed the sewing on my butterfly from the previous month. The picture below shows that I’ve cut around it and I’ll use fuse some felt on the back to make into a brooch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnCHicxfExWDrWxko7jXS9foIvEX2uSScZp2pSp0_ZAfyNfYL-_9eW9MWI_SvhJh56MkcEHuiXMe6fjIqNmypnthoWih27OM0dg_wJfLAwo2HdaUm5iRavHs8Psij5K_FbiVbcRKYUpkThSI4Stf4VAqS-lVqnU8GgZ3nwV6TFM_fvK5P9VBv/s4032/IMG_0853.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgGnCHicxfExWDrWxko7jXS9foIvEX2uSScZp2pSp0_ZAfyNfYL-_9eW9MWI_SvhJh56MkcEHuiXMe6fjIqNmypnthoWih27OM0dg_wJfLAwo2HdaUm5iRavHs8Psij5K_FbiVbcRKYUpkThSI4Stf4VAqS-lVqnU8GgZ3nwV6TFM_fvK5P9VBv/s320/IMG_0853.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Tuesday was a day of rain and perfect for sewing so made some more L blocks. I’m arranging these in groups of four and will make a 36” quilt as it is.<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/AVvXsEiwSBxXPXNghIKGHUrTWRgddWZXB1ryPv_tHzc3LlffKE0dSn8R_TJ2sjzu6MWN0EXrV2TT_X-t3jZc1uF0MtsDB3wYhmDl-lyVRkg_AWWVxg9MnyOvkZ8uDbZSoLWkiMNFP1OWpP_Tsjzd0xqbhHGUuSSPDjZD1yYUi6VnFN6IabDDSBm26oqW/s4032/IMG_0841.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiwSBxXPXNghIKGHUrTWRgddWZXB1ryPv_tHzc3LlffKE0dSn8R_TJ2sjzu6MWN0EXrV2TT_X-t3jZc1uF0MtsDB3wYhmDl-lyVRkg_AWWVxg9MnyOvkZ8uDbZSoLWkiMNFP1OWpP_Tsjzd0xqbhHGUuSSPDjZD1yYUi6VnFN6IabDDSBm26oqW/s320/IMG_0841.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Below is a different arrangement of the blocks, in steps this time, which I may look at doing for a future project.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0hvQ6scaI9fzWGT2LA6m2MgRLXP2TSPkHP9183Z7wSVy4UWdIlG_ub_6tQrrW5QrbF1_6XNlrvE2T4kHgO3wfZ9X8J_xAwRsATWDghDy9u6Y6JWmfHtnO7BF6KP_flzRT5Bu-q4vQ8bvKFtFDHYTP6G11YfxHrmCv39phIxaOZyiu5ZoDEIh/s4032/IMG_0840.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjb0hvQ6scaI9fzWGT2LA6m2MgRLXP2TSPkHP9183Z7wSVy4UWdIlG_ub_6tQrrW5QrbF1_6XNlrvE2T4kHgO3wfZ9X8J_xAwRsATWDghDy9u6Y6JWmfHtnO7BF6KP_flzRT5Bu-q4vQ8bvKFtFDHYTP6G11YfxHrmCv39phIxaOZyiu5ZoDEIh/s320/IMG_0840.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That day after looking at Instagram I had a go at making a fish, bit of a dodgy one. It was based on pictures showing the hashtag ‘shoalsewalong’ designed by Matthew Ball of Quilts From the Attic, although I’ve no instructions, just worked from photos I’ve seen. It a bad start.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrxyVabcw7gBEmYcmz98uGlFN3PhdAb5WRKvLnPtrzcgJhW5eKBx0p63usgeRTuN_QsKF2VELZF-VBd1LFhDdV2apAhtYX6nmN6qz7SM_xmLnrHi0fbwGqSdFhc-F0E5rSRergK1CTKw7iduLRbtzzmzWGkHZ45KsYIoRyvtuUKFhHqXMQZwk/s4032/IMG_0842.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjHrxyVabcw7gBEmYcmz98uGlFN3PhdAb5WRKvLnPtrzcgJhW5eKBx0p63usgeRTuN_QsKF2VELZF-VBd1LFhDdV2apAhtYX6nmN6qz7SM_xmLnrHi0fbwGqSdFhc-F0E5rSRergK1CTKw7iduLRbtzzmzWGkHZ45KsYIoRyvtuUKFhHqXMQZwk/s320/IMG_0842.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>I’m also continuing with putting hexagon flowers onto 6.5” squares and have now amassed 20. I still have a collection of hexagons and I also found the remains of a mini charm pack which will become hexagons too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eXIWkLautAYl8uWG7o3_yymew2yUsUppAwWllAXg4zBiNcJsRr2bwEKoZXbEu98orD9ly-DJ_9KI3OAjBOmREMpqocBgOGHfCWjoVQ-OAJliS15oWjsiAF27k3fzF5gxPibOvPOZy_rP0SY_0tMXN_3nAA5IKe-dbSHYoGI5wnLFM39B9Juz/s4032/IMG_0851.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEg7eXIWkLautAYl8uWG7o3_yymew2yUsUppAwWllAXg4zBiNcJsRr2bwEKoZXbEu98orD9ly-DJ_9KI3OAjBOmREMpqocBgOGHfCWjoVQ-OAJliS15oWjsiAF27k3fzF5gxPibOvPOZy_rP0SY_0tMXN_3nAA5IKe-dbSHYoGI5wnLFM39B9Juz/s320/IMG_0851.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></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: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnUoIHPYbslyLDLEr6Op32agwHV5bgRWvO41NPELwZS03A313OrjGOcuzzrmVurxOJ6hvLH8HmTxwBQxUuN5IXc-F5rEoBFVujZsgmHWYc8cr1OTOqbdSFjhfSdmK7NbfYx3YKpwYUaZtOxYCp3ojHLkXH1DwRIzib6GHfSon4xS7dDz-OvNr/s4032/IMG_0852.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhTnUoIHPYbslyLDLEr6Op32agwHV5bgRWvO41NPELwZS03A313OrjGOcuzzrmVurxOJ6hvLH8HmTxwBQxUuN5IXc-F5rEoBFVujZsgmHWYc8cr1OTOqbdSFjhfSdmK7NbfYx3YKpwYUaZtOxYCp3ojHLkXH1DwRIzib6GHfSon4xS7dDz-OvNr/s320/IMG_0852.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think I might need some more low volume fabric, which is just as well as I’ve bought tickets (for himself <div>and me) to a quilt show in Newton Abbot next Saturday.</div><div><br /></div><div>I’m currently enjoying the few daffodils flowering in the garden.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGQihC0K9HEwow06ox8NmiCi3yXksA04F2rgq1cMXMOANxgLrcjFyT1365A2b2X3Bh35nA2N4g19G715deMdGhslOFfNmqiUKp1TZj-ctZtuLGUw1yytjB8n1ADfOuLAPT7QVvXpf2mm50GQPIrlT0zcbIxgtLQwFDUGub-J5x9kEB_KMk3Nc/s4032/IMG_0848.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjMGQihC0K9HEwow06ox8NmiCi3yXksA04F2rgq1cMXMOANxgLrcjFyT1365A2b2X3Bh35nA2N4g19G715deMdGhslOFfNmqiUKp1TZj-ctZtuLGUw1yytjB8n1ADfOuLAPT7QVvXpf2mm50GQPIrlT0zcbIxgtLQwFDUGub-J5x9kEB_KMk3Nc/s320/IMG_0848.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3mvtn09MCIhU6EYNSqLnRreRpW5q5mMe2tTmqXVD9ZtZKMCnp8YszXCqtQnAxnO1O7vKbQnxFhqK1PVdhm2GVtZqR4e7EIIy1z3iIh7mbIbqNBC_eejkGf2j78XGpxlbJjcHD1YCZ4geEWRqddwXSsACC4PloaMqT8x1tkA-1TJV8Ee1-LWm/s4032/IMG_0850.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhh3mvtn09MCIhU6EYNSqLnRreRpW5q5mMe2tTmqXVD9ZtZKMCnp8YszXCqtQnAxnO1O7vKbQnxFhqK1PVdhm2GVtZqR4e7EIIy1z3iIh7mbIbqNBC_eejkGf2j78XGpxlbJjcHD1YCZ4geEWRqddwXSsACC4PloaMqT8x1tkA-1TJV8Ee1-LWm/s320/IMG_0850.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>It’s lovely to see signs of spring - can’t beat that.</div><div><div><br /></div></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-56099143307599064242024-02-11T20:27:00.003+00:002024-02-11T20:27:21.489+00:00Second Week of February - About the Hexagons<p> I’ve been busy this week with some hand sewing and crochet. Last year I took part in 100 hexies 100 days on Instagram, between August through to October. Together with hexagons from a previous challenge in 2019 I have amassed a lot of them. I’ve sewn together in ‘flower’ clusters and I’m getting to the stage where they need to be put on a backing fabric. I’ve chosen 6.5” squares in low volume creams and whites and I had already made a start earlier.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjlSgR0-Ge3po5eOUnAjTCiU-ev3pHb3mJuzTK-hNKVni8FUX2KoWdI4fRj2cR1qjnrRUF13IdruS7_8WOb-ntyrh_3tavoRJoe02DDvir5in5ebTJXmtYlARlLXmLj7RQ8PG6U1YpLZcGUEsgdei9ARRd93Sn_d_WaAf95_9PecUEb3Eo44p/s4032/IMG_0822.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiPjlSgR0-Ge3po5eOUnAjTCiU-ev3pHb3mJuzTK-hNKVni8FUX2KoWdI4fRj2cR1qjnrRUF13IdruS7_8WOb-ntyrh_3tavoRJoe02DDvir5in5ebTJXmtYlARlLXmLj7RQ8PG6U1YpLZcGUEsgdei9ARRd93Sn_d_WaAf95_9PecUEb3Eo44p/s320/IMG_0822.jpeg" width="240" /></a>Y</div><p>So there are 10 squares in this little lot and last week I’ve cut out more low volume squares and pinned more flowers ready to sew.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm070ogB-5cyYEVkfxWy1uKK3XNJRTGi9N9d2Q7NvWYyVidsnNNuSBVyXfkKRCBYvJrVMAhO11FHmg0Eg5T23aYFsywex6E9x5-LRV9vAxqK772qrcCNRLGiWhljlVEcy5ZpzXOP0ZM_x-K87d6TtHDUGUQLozQTUdD9Rbp-TNuLYWvZOrgmUf/s4032/IMG_0820.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhm070ogB-5cyYEVkfxWy1uKK3XNJRTGi9N9d2Q7NvWYyVidsnNNuSBVyXfkKRCBYvJrVMAhO11FHmg0Eg5T23aYFsywex6E9x5-LRV9vAxqK772qrcCNRLGiWhljlVEcy5ZpzXOP0ZM_x-K87d6TtHDUGUQLozQTUdD9Rbp-TNuLYWvZOrgmUf/s320/IMG_0820.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As you will see from the photos I’d like to join in columns and offset them so I won’t have to match up seams. The photos look a little busy as I’ve done the arrangement on top of my Kingfisher quilt.<div><br /></div><div>Yesterday I went to a cardmaking workshop at the local cardmaking supplies shop <a href="https://www.craftbliss.co.uk/">Craft Bliss</a>. I’ve previously made cards there before and it’s a really friendly place. This was to make a couple of Wigwam cards. The blue one will be a sample, but the pink will be used for a birthday later in the year.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLW3AyNsubFCGSdkYvHKYyP9SnqqlhQquGkdmIn8pml1AVwav3npSy0UZQqk0CvumRDVQnsbo4LXam-KwRRg9SDS8eKIR1adygvgRVNebqxffqDkRFns1v3cfqD8Py_S0ih0uTOJooo0aD_UG_Zr_7CsGOz_kakNpb18g3Z76Z2dQ8MAgoRBae/s4032/IMG_0818.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjLW3AyNsubFCGSdkYvHKYyP9SnqqlhQquGkdmIn8pml1AVwav3npSy0UZQqk0CvumRDVQnsbo4LXam-KwRRg9SDS8eKIR1adygvgRVNebqxffqDkRFns1v3cfqD8Py_S0ih0uTOJooo0aD_UG_Zr_7CsGOz_kakNpb18g3Z76Z2dQ8MAgoRBae/s320/IMG_0818.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While there I was paying for the workshop on this die cutter was on the counter, which I had to buy 😉<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qSjEPWyenrWMouhPfWn2f9ZDozbc88d0RNg3ihG21ORQotT-X4AEpHoItlEDNl6hLGMwRntYt5R503_mbgzrnORAlo7q3XS_vpYgBq6Eziuek7Aa3nmfnhEjZw3r7l-43re9MZeZIY5vJJBRNeM7eonF9zu7eCrDGPJPx3YZTHYSQ2NmNzlN/s4032/IMG_0824.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEh2qSjEPWyenrWMouhPfWn2f9ZDozbc88d0RNg3ihG21ORQotT-X4AEpHoItlEDNl6hLGMwRntYt5R503_mbgzrnORAlo7q3XS_vpYgBq6Eziuek7Aa3nmfnhEjZw3r7l-43re9MZeZIY5vJJBRNeM7eonF9zu7eCrDGPJPx3YZTHYSQ2NmNzlN/s320/IMG_0824.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I tried them out today</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy51pQsZZ1ztnT229aVGG3O1jmGZRTtxV-EWmjKyQMnB6MO7-LiBvagbOt8r_FXMoWz1vXfzee_ABHBSIzhIHPXBTRtM0nXJ4us-e2LyaMWeIjn2t48iboW9wKkMSiJokLyxm-XhK_4SFGENJW404QC1FvGdCvueXcsrURobK89C1GBHGoHvXd/s4032/IMG_0823.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgy51pQsZZ1ztnT229aVGG3O1jmGZRTtxV-EWmjKyQMnB6MO7-LiBvagbOt8r_FXMoWz1vXfzee_ABHBSIzhIHPXBTRtM0nXJ4us-e2LyaMWeIjn2t48iboW9wKkMSiJokLyxm-XhK_4SFGENJW404QC1FvGdCvueXcsrURobK89C1GBHGoHvXd/s320/IMG_0823.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROgX7TfNlmv5ROuZaaG-1YZJXsqz5g4VhDmysCoq9uK_HkE-PHh-l-BVY6tyog-urIocIyixmf9XdnSO5Sld32cNBsdpo_kEXI7KBgTpoREMXiYlbsPUPk0SQGGbLtUyYR7wTqQGeQoiNcg0djSZ6uhTTePBszjo9XxxcrnPqNLek6D9KNzaE/s4032/IMG_0825.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjROgX7TfNlmv5ROuZaaG-1YZJXsqz5g4VhDmysCoq9uK_HkE-PHh-l-BVY6tyog-urIocIyixmf9XdnSO5Sld32cNBsdpo_kEXI7KBgTpoREMXiYlbsPUPk0SQGGbLtUyYR7wTqQGeQoiNcg0djSZ6uhTTePBszjo9XxxcrnPqNLek6D9KNzaE/s320/IMG_0825.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I think I must be obsessed with hexagons! <div><br /></div><div>I’m progressing the second lap blanket , but I became a little muddled with the dark red/purple colours so trying to get back on track and I’ve got as far a row 38 (of 66). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRezBJNlRGa1e1JPCxJ8_KT8499WlmhA5NGHLY6_kfs6Z4E_pqjYwcB-1Rh0N8XEjL6g2d1VzYViz2Y_W4JRqN2QxTzONdL2CgabElyOjPzyJGILWvZ-fG0EeprIIlr1VHZRKtyGYqDQA54G4OiaF0OFqmCjagKmyjyhrBcE6JHqVxH5FdEK1I/s3758/IMG_0791.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3758" data-original-width="3016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRezBJNlRGa1e1JPCxJ8_KT8499WlmhA5NGHLY6_kfs6Z4E_pqjYwcB-1Rh0N8XEjL6g2d1VzYViz2Y_W4JRqN2QxTzONdL2CgabElyOjPzyJGILWvZ-fG0EeprIIlr1VHZRKtyGYqDQA54G4OiaF0OFqmCjagKmyjyhrBcE6JHqVxH5FdEK1I/s320/IMG_0791.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I received an ATC this week in the swap, on the theme of the Solar System, from Sally<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqweM_bjtkGeNGhWMRt_T5oG8_Ot5gcm4-C5qo_zniKUfq3i9R3X9d82hXANQl1t7UEAaW6IjHevZZlhaNzshU4XpB8oiM5V3F-NMCIqJnbH0JifL6Ev0p1BCVgfV5WXO9EbylYZrmshXOU2YveeBe6ZIrRqyoox55H2ZmMPwOza3sniM0NJ-/s4032/IMG_0821.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjwqweM_bjtkGeNGhWMRt_T5oG8_Ot5gcm4-C5qo_zniKUfq3i9R3X9d82hXANQl1t7UEAaW6IjHevZZlhaNzshU4XpB8oiM5V3F-NMCIqJnbH0JifL6Ev0p1BCVgfV5WXO9EbylYZrmshXOU2YveeBe6ZIrRqyoox55H2ZmMPwOza3sniM0NJ-/s320/IMG_0821.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was mine - I made 2 of which one was sent and I kept the other. I used fabric and free machined the sun and planets. I used a white Posca pen for the meteors.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRMquQwbZ-QBkCRXQ5MugPrk8g9B0TF7iqsSmL_yzmC_g8RWeyIDvsOUaWrk4KEuBVDrW4ZXQLUQCmZvHlrMMSnlTMZbZT5nJIQIl14OR3omKSzS43BUAlpYXiBiGH8MdGsqENMYnYCl_8Y9Q5k9Lq9QmFNd7Os4rEwgaE2e5IPxqeQy8uG2G/s4032/IMG_0788.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhtRMquQwbZ-QBkCRXQ5MugPrk8g9B0TF7iqsSmL_yzmC_g8RWeyIDvsOUaWrk4KEuBVDrW4ZXQLUQCmZvHlrMMSnlTMZbZT5nJIQIl14OR3omKSzS43BUAlpYXiBiGH8MdGsqENMYnYCl_8Y9Q5k9Lq9QmFNd7Os4rEwgaE2e5IPxqeQy8uG2G/s320/IMG_0788.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So that’s what been happening this week.<br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-7561354422896139862024-02-07T17:00:00.001+00:002024-02-07T17:00:30.160+00:00First Week of February <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoTx9_Rg_wgPUDZMxEkg5-2lpV_Y2jTtSxiK_N5Vd5t1OjN8Z13jXz-Xu19bUo8yxuT24pJ1yF7ZeqZdTtZex8SLB3JUDL_g2ItMxQdd9tfMbWvYmIcCZh8d-t6oJefKr5bzylVoX53z2eF9Xiuqt-Yt6NZMPYjYIBH7ZobGbc7sgocXA0ULB/s2044/IMG_1463.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2027" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoTx9_Rg_wgPUDZMxEkg5-2lpV_Y2jTtSxiK_N5Vd5t1OjN8Z13jXz-Xu19bUo8yxuT24pJ1yF7ZeqZdTtZex8SLB3JUDL_g2ItMxQdd9tfMbWvYmIcCZh8d-t6oJefKr5bzylVoX53z2eF9Xiuqt-Yt6NZMPYjYIBH7ZobGbc7sgocXA0ULB/s320/IMG_1463.jpeg" width="317" /></a></div>I’ve used the first page of my stitch book of running stitches for my Monthly Marker. I’m still working on this and also started a second page which will contain chain stitches.<p></p><p>This week saw us go to Portsmouth for a few hours. This is about an hour away from home and there is an outlet shopping area called Gunwharf Quays, which is on the site of the old naval docks and there are remnants of this on the site. It’s home to the Spinnaker Tower, which is a quite a landmark for miles around. The photo is a figurehead (but no signs to say which ship is was from) with the Spinnaker Tower. To the bottom left is the Isle of Wight ferry and the bit of grey ship behind that is the aircraft carrier Prince of Wales.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmC87Qr0YWZAFMNNpzP450ZXucCRwTQkBRLK3XRCMTxRHg3GLlhM9p04YyO_3rIXcfXc3667UdCAB3Dx3aJTUmaTepmVqjoP3PEYrIodRaMLYmFdlK6lxsuuQfu9iotrlXLos-JutxiDp2rEIo6fBizPXbgAaVlhbsno_8QGIJeYEV_hRCklz/s4032/IMG_0814.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEikmC87Qr0YWZAFMNNpzP450ZXucCRwTQkBRLK3XRCMTxRHg3GLlhM9p04YyO_3rIXcfXc3667UdCAB3Dx3aJTUmaTepmVqjoP3PEYrIodRaMLYmFdlK6lxsuuQfu9iotrlXLos-JutxiDp2rEIo6fBizPXbgAaVlhbsno_8QGIJeYEV_hRCklz/s320/IMG_0814.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We also saw the strange sight of a barge with a wind turbine blade being carried on it. It’s amazing how big those things are.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpMvby2H4toCDascNYmgEtwy09wWZpj2OtlqCGASvaPuyRADT5FbLEw1jW0FdF8nyDCRac_e_JVtxBsBDsuWA-N7qMQ5NH2n5kCUmfgtVQfdHH6bAdWZ7kJ4fdLlS8COPy_nR6JmA4l1KKDTJHGTBtsEwWMiBzwp0ruY01wy9steHr0dXnmBb/s4032/IMG_0813.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjTpMvby2H4toCDascNYmgEtwy09wWZpj2OtlqCGASvaPuyRADT5FbLEw1jW0FdF8nyDCRac_e_JVtxBsBDsuWA-N7qMQ5NH2n5kCUmfgtVQfdHH6bAdWZ7kJ4fdLlS8COPy_nR6JmA4l1KKDTJHGTBtsEwWMiBzwp0ruY01wy9steHr0dXnmBb/s320/IMG_0813.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Although we had lunch and done a little bit of shopping, we were disappointed and it may be a while before we go back there again.</div><p>I’ve been following the progress on an Amaryllis that my sister bought me for Christmas and there are 4 blooms from one stalk so far.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tztOVq0L5CTKps7-BwI8IoOeHQTqSBdGTCz69gvkGcF8yprtKQH7FrpdjSeOrDsPWdc3H8I_wRX906XNhRmR0sosTIxCOYtJVo9CsWoF4StzCKEKkdMrhq6DGlWr9sVOFwCrGW4ZI_5QAfWHVylNBKn3g44H7pMvugOwqRDCnXiY-lAW6YEM/s3264/IMG_1466.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tztOVq0L5CTKps7-BwI8IoOeHQTqSBdGTCz69gvkGcF8yprtKQH7FrpdjSeOrDsPWdc3H8I_wRX906XNhRmR0sosTIxCOYtJVo9CsWoF4StzCKEKkdMrhq6DGlWr9sVOFwCrGW4ZI_5QAfWHVylNBKn3g44H7pMvugOwqRDCnXiY-lAW6YEM/s320/IMG_1466.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUmOy3K0j_onGk1cPrFTLFiZ2ur0p47X3suKJ3N8CO8eqpM_MwcpeI6YH1YmVQK78bebPQiqIukBp_P_tnFiRczzyhPEPEOrajrK4S_fhTgw_QUF154Sf-HM1SA91UJNIH9Vk7pK7jnLq0P7cEW0dLuWZnzUaBsvDrRSluuS4Pryb4Yp6_2Yo/s3264/IMG_1467.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUmOy3K0j_onGk1cPrFTLFiZ2ur0p47X3suKJ3N8CO8eqpM_MwcpeI6YH1YmVQK78bebPQiqIukBp_P_tnFiRczzyhPEPEOrajrK4S_fhTgw_QUF154Sf-HM1SA91UJNIH9Vk7pK7jnLq0P7cEW0dLuWZnzUaBsvDrRSluuS4Pryb4Yp6_2Yo/s320/IMG_1467.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVNtNXwre2sMmvArfWA2QnVEQgwAvqCaz7xsLQXhr_fY7zjRhPBWuIighzxSwQX9bjCqfcsBfgysb6xVHCL7cQxT_acBFg41Bg9UCAuu_7B3FkdAlTGkcKKxva95B99S1-OVuP_uq_eXU0jTEqT46bhmFuT3U4o2njYLMvOtDFzx5D34oGJ20/s3264/IMG_1468.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVNtNXwre2sMmvArfWA2QnVEQgwAvqCaz7xsLQXhr_fY7zjRhPBWuIighzxSwQX9bjCqfcsBfgysb6xVHCL7cQxT_acBFg41Bg9UCAuu_7B3FkdAlTGkcKKxva95B99S1-OVuP_uq_eXU0jTEqT46bhmFuT3U4o2njYLMvOtDFzx5D34oGJ20/s320/IMG_1468.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>The bud on the second stalk is fattening up and will be blooming soon. It has become top heavy and has now got a supporting stick.<div><br /></div><div>On Monday I made a card as the ATC swap group has a crafty catch up. It needed 12” card, but I only had patterned with white reverse, so used the other way round.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4kaobu2bB0l22pTlu14BbgavHu93AwqD2o8tJnhTaN34xXVPgEb95jHquHWAPPmF3EuoAlDuXGBNzk8bNOoiH7BpzHDAWilhZDVZ6etzhQnmgGP-pW49tV2T6Iszy6oRV51H_xAx5KoV-ILtg3odSwCvcg7FEeEA-yuMrRjsiC1l-Yw1Wo99/s4032/IMG_0816.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjt4kaobu2bB0l22pTlu14BbgavHu93AwqD2o8tJnhTaN34xXVPgEb95jHquHWAPPmF3EuoAlDuXGBNzk8bNOoiH7BpzHDAWilhZDVZ6etzhQnmgGP-pW49tV2T6Iszy6oRV51H_xAx5KoV-ILtg3odSwCvcg7FEeEA-yuMrRjsiC1l-Yw1Wo99/s320/IMG_0816.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>So the pattern was on the back</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBFnLLcbmFd5VZvgpIHlScjF0omMOJ1-nuBr_mzrGlM4BrWj_Nt-5yFEXDkdmMb_e_Xg7yuCX9TcmSLm3yiX9SAktc17ENLnHypM2yhB6CCQ4uxaZhyTuSZ1vPAt2YbI01qy4hkLJUEq5LN-wBxuPaS_RVeL_gi5iWqAyfbIL8g9L65avAe9a/s4032/IMG_0817.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEitBFnLLcbmFd5VZvgpIHlScjF0omMOJ1-nuBr_mzrGlM4BrWj_Nt-5yFEXDkdmMb_e_Xg7yuCX9TcmSLm3yiX9SAktc17ENLnHypM2yhB6CCQ4uxaZhyTuSZ1vPAt2YbI01qy4hkLJUEq5LN-wBxuPaS_RVeL_gi5iWqAyfbIL8g9L65avAe9a/s320/IMG_0817.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div> But I enjoyed making it. I’ll be going to the local card shop to make another. </div><div><p>And lastly my second crochet blanket is growing well as it is now covering my lap as I’m working on it</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLdlJLMGBw3lBGdWQe1aRwiFPoWvOsaHXOobeTHx6N26bWPvltXW51LQGTY7BWaoEFBKzeXjpuoUQlxkF2NlpazytZYIwv7xgf5_2kGZFySuWSjGfHov0d5WpTwHtoMa5nlU_pnXx1w_HfC4Sb3jVl8KCg9obnTWxjkHSWKDc9n0jacoiwIRM/s3264/IMG_1473.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLdlJLMGBw3lBGdWQe1aRwiFPoWvOsaHXOobeTHx6N26bWPvltXW51LQGTY7BWaoEFBKzeXjpuoUQlxkF2NlpazytZYIwv7xgf5_2kGZFySuWSjGfHov0d5WpTwHtoMa5nlU_pnXx1w_HfC4Sb3jVl8KCg9obnTWxjkHSWKDc9n0jacoiwIRM/s320/IMG_1473.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>That’s what’s been keeping me busy this week.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-50562141769774212282024-01-31T22:26:00.000+00:002024-01-31T22:26:27.487+00:00First Furtle of 2024<p> My blog has been a bit quiet this month, but I have managed to keep busy. I have a finish, which you have to take my word for, because it’s been gifted and I never took a photo! This a a cardigan for my daughter Sarah. She wanted the same pink as the cardigan I made for Flo, my granddaughter, last year. It’s also the similar pink as the picture of the pattern below (pattern by Stylecraft) but the yarn is King Cole Pricewise yarn.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI1kddmQRzHq9Vutd9MprAfcxijKJfZVk4jF88nfpuxS0Mzz2H6gW0RYXjqQMhMz-z-Rq_fXiHdBuNoJk9W49aZATKKVlYx7iBhSA_WnJEJ_2FI8Q_25HIHK7Ak1h8PDZkFpA6APyZAwUoTwpQPdn31nolqwtF0gY5neWF0m3-joiUQh4YiSt/s4032/IMG_0805.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhTI1kddmQRzHq9Vutd9MprAfcxijKJfZVk4jF88nfpuxS0Mzz2H6gW0RYXjqQMhMz-z-Rq_fXiHdBuNoJk9W49aZATKKVlYx7iBhSA_WnJEJ_2FI8Q_25HIHK7Ak1h8PDZkFpA6APyZAwUoTwpQPdn31nolqwtF0gY5neWF0m3-joiUQh4YiSt/s320/IMG_0805.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Another knit that’s taking shape is a pair of socks for my friend. The first one fits well and as at today I’ve reached the heel flap of the second sock (which was after I took the photo earlier today) . Plain vanilla socks using yarn by Kosy Kitchen Fibres. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueR79_7-MKJXdkenec7tDmOrnhmH88pQ4myRA7F58NNFV6vmncJqsWC61RZRil_o7fnDkaDzYu9c9kJ90__MwJXXy7auVevHYu4RYY_dUQKt5Bekn0d18lBAxByLhzxUkhLZz3m_dFzdc0buyRSS7p9hpUr_KEv9j5DmAntYw_MQZu7LBGCPO/s4032/IMG_0806.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgueR79_7-MKJXdkenec7tDmOrnhmH88pQ4myRA7F58NNFV6vmncJqsWC61RZRil_o7fnDkaDzYu9c9kJ90__MwJXXy7auVevHYu4RYY_dUQKt5Bekn0d18lBAxByLhzxUkhLZz3m_dFzdc0buyRSS7p9hpUr_KEv9j5DmAntYw_MQZu7LBGCPO/s320/IMG_0806.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Next for the knitted projects is the clown, Mr Fortywinks . If you look at my last post, <a href="https://suewilduk.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-new-year-so-farstartitis.html">here</a>, I’ve finished the body and now onto the fiddly bits - hat brim, hands (2 parts for each hand) .<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTdFzhsapW0Vy_gBvjCPCTMXIhytJlMF9igSVWendCxrxCb0DEW-Y95GbaYhyphenhyphenyjkxDRsYZLrivDV5fBzJiOz9682-HR9h28nQi36ITiYyd5xgQAW-bLtt7w9biPiweK4VludMlxhisZKNKepsHJOPDunQy9YujYgxEyCISlSt-Z2hLLDIh0lB/s4032/IMG_0793.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgkTdFzhsapW0Vy_gBvjCPCTMXIhytJlMF9igSVWendCxrxCb0DEW-Y95GbaYhyphenhyphenyjkxDRsYZLrivDV5fBzJiOz9682-HR9h28nQi36ITiYyd5xgQAW-bLtt7w9biPiweK4VludMlxhisZKNKepsHJOPDunQy9YujYgxEyCISlSt-Z2hLLDIh0lB/s320/IMG_0793.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I’ve also been enjoying the evenings crocheting a blanket. I’ve nearly reached the end point for the lap sized blanket and will continue on the second blanket. There will be instructions on the CAL later for the borders. The picture below shows the beginning of the second blanket on top of the first.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhjw_ngKRryY_NT3Ie_HagjJjt2hbxbNS1_Yp_IalLjCXrjUEBMC7Aj7YgWQkuTxK1I_TbArttAUZJ809xjsMhkx6RZhr4_E3D2i8mqNzNFg-5PC63_N-yyMPVUoRMcYUmSNIZymdPLgDmgpnt2FZ7OPu-zGS576Uh9XQA8I-9_VVXnM-8IhD/s4032/IMG_0789.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhAhjw_ngKRryY_NT3Ie_HagjJjt2hbxbNS1_Yp_IalLjCXrjUEBMC7Aj7YgWQkuTxK1I_TbArttAUZJ809xjsMhkx6RZhr4_E3D2i8mqNzNFg-5PC63_N-yyMPVUoRMcYUmSNIZymdPLgDmgpnt2FZ7OPu-zGS576Uh9XQA8I-9_VVXnM-8IhD/s320/IMG_0789.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>This shows the blanket at colour 49.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrfgcaSKL-zCnd0ho665pSjUE5nDq4p3G8xQmcWnHtmQjDNPZl0C_Qw6M6nHqeRpzvdRn-Ibx4UHJG3f4ADlUdR0504mPUEBPfrB3UJvxwbEET-0UK67XldevtUsH4CUSZs6O0qj8PSgg4r_n8Zou-2iywyD13P9gUIpbmRejS_JocfTq0oTI/s3758/IMG_0791.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3758" data-original-width="3016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrfgcaSKL-zCnd0ho665pSjUE5nDq4p3G8xQmcWnHtmQjDNPZl0C_Qw6M6nHqeRpzvdRn-Ibx4UHJG3f4ADlUdR0504mPUEBPfrB3UJvxwbEET-0UK67XldevtUsH4CUSZs6O0qj8PSgg4r_n8Zou-2iywyD13P9gUIpbmRejS_JocfTq0oTI/s320/IMG_0791.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div>The pattern is by <a href="https://attic24.typepad.com/">Lucy of Attic 24 </a>and is called the Sungold blanket. The second blanket is using the same colour changes but using the Dahlia blanket stitch pattern, also designed by Lucy. I’ve made several of her blanket designs around the house and given to others.<div><br /></div><div>I almost had a neglected sewing machine, which I’ve not used since well before Christmas, but it got an airing last week. I found a patchwork pattern in Love Patchwork and Quilting on my Readly app. It’s called Simply Scrappy, to make these L-shaped blocks and before I knew it I made several of these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGOI4uOsZf_pxMoNB8DJhm32YKclMDOlLHUbav7eM7Dn2OfW0hmkt8gZC-qtvVtKBztbIj5PXJGoud4K8jhoYOt64xF788lpJUS5QZWCcr8pD3Gys5MpqVIQFkNbRwYvc7vXhqNoxYScDctWuqW1MaeiMnBhxs1SpSrMTowT7ZHFBcPS5XCnW/s3625/IMG_0781.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3625" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGOI4uOsZf_pxMoNB8DJhm32YKclMDOlLHUbav7eM7Dn2OfW0hmkt8gZC-qtvVtKBztbIj5PXJGoud4K8jhoYOt64xF788lpJUS5QZWCcr8pD3Gys5MpqVIQFkNbRwYvc7vXhqNoxYScDctWuqW1MaeiMnBhxs1SpSrMTowT7ZHFBcPS5XCnW/s320/IMG_0781.jpeg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYxC0XxiBKTKsNl3lzGw8z89lNBke6q30udXZWVfCtGEv7HG5hgYbRjiWmsWsbao8-Ga6n8aJLf00QtrseBV7lSdcjOFjprcuSlE80zK7BouNtf7fk8bhgW5IhphTgsrfrHQO5sLvayidCF4rhMpjhD5TkY0qTQMcG7EMqEqybcHY15AYLs7s/s4032/IMG_0782.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjPYxC0XxiBKTKsNl3lzGw8z89lNBke6q30udXZWVfCtGEv7HG5hgYbRjiWmsWsbao8-Ga6n8aJLf00QtrseBV7lSdcjOFjprcuSlE80zK7BouNtf7fk8bhgW5IhphTgsrfrHQO5sLvayidCF4rhMpjhD5TkY0qTQMcG7EMqEqybcHY15AYLs7s/s320/IMG_0782.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I used coloured scraps, but had to raid my stash of low volume fabrics for the white/cream fabrics. <div><br /></div><div>And I’ve also done some hand stitching this month. I started stitching this butterfly after tuition from Fay Maxwell at Dorset Creative Embroiderers. (I have progress this following this picture.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfcuMPjTOo_804jsBWekYz8Xsl3blofjZ_xT34uxO2m0QeWmvClXTum_cOhdLBVgqQlGN0zkMPIrRGIM4XuMFpN3rdBbY4Om-eyp3L2OYQmn2Vb3gF4-Bdf1t_71U1eW6OJ2jhFxu_Ork9AwpHKE2I9J6sjccfsKuVFIVsZfwaqozyAHTFkIK/s4032/IMG_0795.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhkfcuMPjTOo_804jsBWekYz8Xsl3blofjZ_xT34uxO2m0QeWmvClXTum_cOhdLBVgqQlGN0zkMPIrRGIM4XuMFpN3rdBbY4Om-eyp3L2OYQmn2Vb3gF4-Bdf1t_71U1eW6OJ2jhFxu_Ork9AwpHKE2I9J6sjccfsKuVFIVsZfwaqozyAHTFkIK/s320/IMG_0795.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I’ve also made a start on my my stitch book. This page is dedicated to running stitch, back stitch and variations of outline stitches.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz8vb8d2d2Pd0hO3XmmuKWST87qONvNvRpDkqcSgM4kfk2uh_wha0_Jq9KToVHu089NodEIBVCraKkXG9beS4x-dVm8TCnJGTtFC_8-vNc5T5PswIQDan3RMspK4WlbZfon8fiUkvOa8toLDk5pyqiE6qBmR81Ztj7fQ6UZqybbsUWbRQHTq7/s4032/IMG_0808.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgbz8vb8d2d2Pd0hO3XmmuKWST87qONvNvRpDkqcSgM4kfk2uh_wha0_Jq9KToVHu089NodEIBVCraKkXG9beS4x-dVm8TCnJGTtFC_8-vNc5T5PswIQDan3RMspK4WlbZfon8fiUkvOa8toLDk5pyqiE6qBmR81Ztj7fQ6UZqybbsUWbRQHTq7/s320/IMG_0808.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>One of the sources for the stitch book is an old book from way back in the 1970’s and it only cost 6p which I’ve had since new. I’ve been dipping in and out of embroidery for many years and it seems like almost 50 years! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZILdbDipumlHA7wICoh9VPfUce444U85soqTKWXcXJ2waqPzv6l75WfPokUoFeGMtR7OjX2Q_oUMIHxXIcQbS8h-GiJqcZQIj_wQCtu7fCkcZqXGT37P7Hs6M9tc6_fNwuzXN76U-VEo4pyNXLCxcwUSy-FhUNzFIv97QLT6rxkGXWz0UIDs/s4032/IMG_0809.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEioZILdbDipumlHA7wICoh9VPfUce444U85soqTKWXcXJ2waqPzv6l75WfPokUoFeGMtR7OjX2Q_oUMIHxXIcQbS8h-GiJqcZQIj_wQCtu7fCkcZqXGT37P7Hs6M9tc6_fNwuzXN76U-VEo4pyNXLCxcwUSy-FhUNzFIv97QLT6rxkGXWz0UIDs/s320/IMG_0809.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Coming up for February is more crochet, more embroidery with just a chance of clowning around! </div><div><br /></div><div>Joining in with <a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/2024/01/mini-archies-january-furtle-around.html">Little Archie’s January Furtle Around the Blogosphere </a></div><div><br /></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/p/furtling.html"><img alt="Archie The Wonder Dog" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ7oo6tyMM0/XFF5HxcQW1I/AAAAAAAAEJU/BZnZPfse8k0BXwjt6KAOJIMwySjnfDHbQCLcBGAs/s200/textgram_1548790799.png" /></a></p>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-57170812181727363982024-01-26T11:01:00.007+00:002024-01-26T11:01:59.507+00:00The New Year So Far…Startitis<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1BHxj_CjVyornHxqOjXLEF2hp1BtN5ekER1wXd93hSY0fiH0KS6d1cs04_trKpVZ7A56FZ4IsGsHMnkXP7iAb2aSrgTqXQgSboGfKPr4g75__FfqHSqEDAD5Bqz0sFln2D8xCsWE1pQsCgN4QIuJqIwz-Jc-6aS03jlDg9vevg2jextCJ_K1/s3340/IMG_1435.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="3340" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1BHxj_CjVyornHxqOjXLEF2hp1BtN5ekER1wXd93hSY0fiH0KS6d1cs04_trKpVZ7A56FZ4IsGsHMnkXP7iAb2aSrgTqXQgSboGfKPr4g75__FfqHSqEDAD5Bqz0sFln2D8xCsWE1pQsCgN4QIuJqIwz-Jc-6aS03jlDg9vevg2jextCJ_K1/s320/IMG_1435.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I thought January would be a sorting out month, but so far I’ve been starting new stuff without finishing off the old. Above is the collection of yarn for the Sungold blanket, a CAL which started last Friday, of which I’ve done a gauge swatch. All worked out nicely, pulled back and to start soon.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwm_OP8LCGqY2o4cCaTXKRtdWmPGA0bEMc7pcDfbdl6KguIhUIsRKIpXY3fU1-27yHd95a7dEAhgV8JekN0aiTtTXgs4bTvGtskS-UM2Jec5_N_9VaE1ntGi0ws1blmKmKOwhNVMNf705U8WgeJL54pOmZegv5by-Z0OKB6qBITy9GUwtIpd8/s4032/IMG_0774.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhgwm_OP8LCGqY2o4cCaTXKRtdWmPGA0bEMc7pcDfbdl6KguIhUIsRKIpXY3fU1-27yHd95a7dEAhgV8JekN0aiTtTXgs4bTvGtskS-UM2Jec5_N_9VaE1ntGi0ws1blmKmKOwhNVMNf705U8WgeJL54pOmZegv5by-Z0OKB6qBITy9GUwtIpd8/s320/IMG_0774.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div>Since then I have started on the blanket and worked through weeks 1 and 2 and now progressing through week 3 (as at 26 January). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4qkRrevx7_etjS6yTRPz9lLhQrSzO1wTSv7fKGKjYbw2gGPs5CQqfUNvRxjK0PPAz1R1x9UckQ5YfIfI8_oNA5IuPQeEvJdJIxjtj168dp98XZdavBAX9uUwb6HgfTGW4LRYCDxv1zPVGaPYs-aH31T1VkyR1_sxkkNIOXSt1hy4NXL1zdP0/s3758/IMG_0791.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3758" data-original-width="3016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4qkRrevx7_etjS6yTRPz9lLhQrSzO1wTSv7fKGKjYbw2gGPs5CQqfUNvRxjK0PPAz1R1x9UckQ5YfIfI8_oNA5IuPQeEvJdJIxjtj168dp98XZdavBAX9uUwb6HgfTGW4LRYCDxv1zPVGaPYs-aH31T1VkyR1_sxkkNIOXSt1hy4NXL1zdP0/s320/IMG_0791.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div>But not content with that I had a go with another stitch pattern from the Dahlia blanket with the colour order from the Sungold blanket.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm31FkEtUx9u9j_-dy26Dy2gaIPqB3e84qB1qcs8Rn_5q6hACs_P2sx1UZ8w6IB2SN0VikpPvrefs6THhK1bJ53TelPkFZLRmQlmd8FoGEEhfONiZdEt58kDa1O7xKjCdsOAGBMBa5kHPDNtM9HCYWH82DM_1eT6ODay2deuSm7esdOwjoD_t/s4028/IMG_0792.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4028" data-original-width="1520" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm31FkEtUx9u9j_-dy26Dy2gaIPqB3e84qB1qcs8Rn_5q6hACs_P2sx1UZ8w6IB2SN0VikpPvrefs6THhK1bJ53TelPkFZLRmQlmd8FoGEEhfONiZdEt58kDa1O7xKjCdsOAGBMBa5kHPDNtM9HCYWH82DM_1eT6ODay2deuSm7esdOwjoD_t/s320/IMG_0792.jpeg" width="121" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried a few rows but putting on hold until I’ve gold the Sungold blanket done, but I think it will look good in the spike stitched version. Both blankets will be lap size rather than single bed size so there will be plenty of yarn to make both.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTV3yyVoSiTRHVKGTQAJWmgEvNvEl2CJyMTJQz1GIETlZ5ub4JIbhMjH4Wv1-KQ-DemkXvnyJj2zt5calxjjiLR9fA-i0MlIocwkvonPFcC5P5z_0yT_4ooNrcc5d5p8y6K3jKm9DsCQog0YRoJSC2MMyYRZvw0FJA0-YgDI0ZP5JWweCTvb_/s4032/IMG_0789.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiaTV3yyVoSiTRHVKGTQAJWmgEvNvEl2CJyMTJQz1GIETlZ5ub4JIbhMjH4Wv1-KQ-DemkXvnyJj2zt5calxjjiLR9fA-i0MlIocwkvonPFcC5P5z_0yT_4ooNrcc5d5p8y6K3jKm9DsCQog0YRoJSC2MMyYRZvw0FJA0-YgDI0ZP5JWweCTvb_/s320/IMG_0789.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><br /></div>I’ve started to knit a clown for my youngest granddaughter’s birthday at the end of March. This is Mr Fortywinks, a pattern in a book of clowns by the late Jean Greenhowe. My Mum made one for my daughter Sarah when she was young that lives in the spare bedroom. I’ve made 3 clowns so far and this is the fourth. Flo chose the colours for her cousin’s clown, who insisted should include pink and purple. but he has got a turquoise blue hat. The body so far…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7WMEP7Urg-UITmZy9Kkm1bU2fgUux-ekrJoUXJjOi6WC9dGP2hWu2lFumQ1-TEWIdKdERj5OSqA5ROzYZL01OWX8uflmy7yM7ToR6tlLOMUuKyoCVqN7rNcx9SCPHMJcm2L9v_OZqaqEUFHpwSkTDsbh9WjQVk8dqfGYfGXR7BMgzLgMNYTV/s4032/IMG_0793.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgG7WMEP7Urg-UITmZy9Kkm1bU2fgUux-ekrJoUXJjOi6WC9dGP2hWu2lFumQ1-TEWIdKdERj5OSqA5ROzYZL01OWX8uflmy7yM7ToR6tlLOMUuKyoCVqN7rNcx9SCPHMJcm2L9v_OZqaqEUFHpwSkTDsbh9WjQVk8dqfGYfGXR7BMgzLgMNYTV/s320/IMG_0793.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I’ve still got a long way to go.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>I also started some socks, I could not resist. They are a small project that I can pick up and put down and apart from some shaping it’s mainly knitting round and round. The yarn was a hand dyed I’d bought at Craft 4 Crafters last year and it’s the recipient’s favourite colour. I asked her to try on for size and it fits perfectly so second sock is under way.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqtVBGKRPszw7U6psEdIbsT3JlI1Sb7yBcxj9K5kt6ohyZRla-eHaRquK1zS11CkqFTy9LgZ0SJ5wrDn3aMSWgcexVWOgzhYi5cAPm9Ek7YfDeM5kPGEJhfGXgxozCL6GqFgtK6GJvPSX1j_dxJdZqaa-ZOF-CVizk3PoTRo8kftuYbm5r9o3/s4032/IMG_0794.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiHqtVBGKRPszw7U6psEdIbsT3JlI1Sb7yBcxj9K5kt6ohyZRla-eHaRquK1zS11CkqFTy9LgZ0SJ5wrDn3aMSWgcexVWOgzhYi5cAPm9Ek7YfDeM5kPGEJhfGXgxozCL6GqFgtK6GJvPSX1j_dxJdZqaa-ZOF-CVizk3PoTRo8kftuYbm5r9o3/s320/IMG_0794.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I also dusted off the sewing machine and made a few quilt blocks after seeing a simple pattern in Love Patchwork and Quilting (issue 132, December 2023, on Readly) called Simply Scrappy. The colours are easy to source as scraps, but I had to cut into the low volume background fabrics from stash, but I have plenty. Here are a couple of photos that I’d put on my Instagram.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlEAj8c8eT6pJQ4bXmNnLRX12RKOM3CS2KhQ_cLJq6-kQfZwuSUgrd0UVHW2oS5WmM3-U79pRLEN4MPmqNfFwq3E1sgfw06Z6Npm2WfyhDdk9g-QfP0aEswUHT9uvut6SLcCW1WoLHSKDHTS1ns7Z33A24AjBhMQe7d1f1f47HmrxpUXsLySg/s3625/IMG_0781.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3625" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlEAj8c8eT6pJQ4bXmNnLRX12RKOM3CS2KhQ_cLJq6-kQfZwuSUgrd0UVHW2oS5WmM3-U79pRLEN4MPmqNfFwq3E1sgfw06Z6Npm2WfyhDdk9g-QfP0aEswUHT9uvut6SLcCW1WoLHSKDHTS1ns7Z33A24AjBhMQe7d1f1f47HmrxpUXsLySg/s320/IMG_0781.jpeg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVU8IKtdgaOHf94MBejZKaPG2_MvSLUD4Urunt34d8-jQGwvoVJTqmIUzQOn7mP9hFx6KbCBYRnanELVc8flNte90hmU6ZjO-Zfku-atv611A0aTpA0Y36y7HNG0aRH3-47rgF7njcPTlTfMrkRfkmCymhXmHDPisNVWMQ4T9zwkGNNg157DO/s4032/IMG_0782.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhZVU8IKtdgaOHf94MBejZKaPG2_MvSLUD4Urunt34d8-jQGwvoVJTqmIUzQOn7mP9hFx6KbCBYRnanELVc8flNte90hmU6ZjO-Zfku-atv611A0aTpA0Y36y7HNG0aRH3-47rgF7njcPTlTfMrkRfkmCymhXmHDPisNVWMQ4T9zwkGNNg157DO/s320/IMG_0782.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div>Not sure how many I’ll make but so long as it’s enough to make a decent sized quilt, but the scraps don’t go down much 😕. <br /><div><br /></div><div>At Dorset Creative Embroiderers I started on this butterfly. This was designed and Tutored by Fay Maxwell. This is how far I’ve got. Stitches used are backstitch, blanket stitch and bullion stitch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4a3bPOBKncwWcEDZcCFSl4s-kMzQYsxNXTnvXjPdMQtdjtLezUBzTvxTHD8If_wKQIqfZtE-QsB7qTtREEopYsGchfN5cH56IjKLidrx_mU7k78A10dqXq0mn22JvRNqx-YxVpoAykZaox1h3qlTbsuYncBpdklNRtaYk6TCBn47sQLxgvnA/s4032/IMG_0795.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhX4a3bPOBKncwWcEDZcCFSl4s-kMzQYsxNXTnvXjPdMQtdjtLezUBzTvxTHD8If_wKQIqfZtE-QsB7qTtREEopYsGchfN5cH56IjKLidrx_mU7k78A10dqXq0mn22JvRNqx-YxVpoAykZaox1h3qlTbsuYncBpdklNRtaYk6TCBn47sQLxgvnA/s320/IMG_0795.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>So a lot of things started and not a lot finished, so the UFO’s are building up a bit, but never mind they will be done (not saying when, though! ;o)) ).</div></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-76878047770935223532023-12-31T22:35:00.001+00:002023-12-31T22:35:41.974+00:00Furtling in December<p> I hope your Christmas went well and looking forward to the New Year. Just before Christmas David fell ill with a bad cold/flu (there’s a lot of it about)so ours was a quiet one, keeping away from people as much as possible. At the beginning of this month the younger grandchildren, their parents and us met Father Christmas at Moors Valley Railway, which everyone enjoyed.</p><p>Anyway, you’re not here for Father Christmas, you want to know if I’ve been busy making stuff! I finished a present for Sarah. I’d already made fingerless gloves and deduced to make matching socks, with just a smidgeon of yarn left, literally playing yarn chicken and won. The toes are different, but the stripes on both socks matched really well. The yarn is a King Cole Zig Zag.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Alongside this I was following The Bakery Bears’ Advent Calendar and making the Nutcracker socks, which was supposed to be made in 3 colours. I used 10. They were oddments or mini skeins that I had in stash. I’d like to try the pattern in a single colour and alternating the knit and purl rows for the stripes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQ-TMcBLf_0Ze69sMCG-u3P-B3q0yjoBbCip65EC7rOwfWqwIjCjE7FheAUDVoBiuDFqVr-ZWS72fZZEg9GciIqAvTbGw82qSOBcu6toInDwWnhoFFoQEKt8c3Xgi_bCaSLSew7UPeV3Q-OZeobeXBky8epmzECWIB3uSlMCBkuiv64xWMDAA/s4032/IMG_0730.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjeQ-TMcBLf_0Ze69sMCG-u3P-B3q0yjoBbCip65EC7rOwfWqwIjCjE7FheAUDVoBiuDFqVr-ZWS72fZZEg9GciIqAvTbGw82qSOBcu6toInDwWnhoFFoQEKt8c3Xgi_bCaSLSew7UPeV3Q-OZeobeXBky8epmzECWIB3uSlMCBkuiv64xWMDAA/s320/IMG_0730.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5OG1Y5z5MxLb-Tev1MfY12N_hW-EVeHowfttEh2y61UonHKafKYgFsgNoy08FN5dzjptCWanOc4vhBsXy53-pw78wdloRa1AqQaoHUuy2ZICVAvG57-VcVJ7p0FtkpA103sSvtnWxv2JJzdLrq4r-lRPDzbYoQ8pv60Bw1Z4l_ZSjnH3jlgW/s4032/IMG_0740.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjf5OG1Y5z5MxLb-Tev1MfY12N_hW-EVeHowfttEh2y61UonHKafKYgFsgNoy08FN5dzjptCWanOc4vhBsXy53-pw78wdloRa1AqQaoHUuy2ZICVAvG57-VcVJ7p0FtkpA103sSvtnWxv2JJzdLrq4r-lRPDzbYoQ8pv60Bw1Z4l_ZSjnH3jlgW/s320/IMG_0740.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I really enjoyed the variety of stitches and colours.</p><p>I’ve picked up a simple bit of crochet using a ball of James C Brett Sssh, which is a slightly fluffy double knit yarn with colour changes. A half square granny stitch shawl.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJFZDzVPlZhJiBSalNJEY3M-NAKb4jemgLlfTWgX79kb3V7pQXzTqUu7ABT9iaLBoxDejvUe-jHavWUrXmZJG0pb3UHhFrT2KSLwMVrQ25Xnsnp5DWB8DT0paZL51mEmpmMBtpnL2rjamPMWDx-KUa-RTDkYq6kfsJqvt_I4Hftrct7CvNjvo/s4032/IMG_0741.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhjJFZDzVPlZhJiBSalNJEY3M-NAKb4jemgLlfTWgX79kb3V7pQXzTqUu7ABT9iaLBoxDejvUe-jHavWUrXmZJG0pb3UHhFrT2KSLwMVrQ25Xnsnp5DWB8DT0paZL51mEmpmMBtpnL2rjamPMWDx-KUa-RTDkYq6kfsJqvt_I4Hftrct7CvNjvo/s320/IMG_0741.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLpIm_-zfBfvv7C6txn5FMI1B624WldkLG1WGEOUPI0Kzy26SGE9KY2BVJ0x57aefKra9uaVwYW3YFwgJfcPXKmpy8XLK3sD28z7n7CNGfuBeZTi0_umL5FvHNxTxrsTBdzrRQIPKNf3ElB9VYHH0t761y3sPDl4QwG-bAxX8t9dAfJfYiwYw/s4019/IMG_0742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="4019" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLpIm_-zfBfvv7C6txn5FMI1B624WldkLG1WGEOUPI0Kzy26SGE9KY2BVJ0x57aefKra9uaVwYW3YFwgJfcPXKmpy8XLK3sD28z7n7CNGfuBeZTi0_umL5FvHNxTxrsTBdzrRQIPKNf3ElB9VYHH0t761y3sPDl4QwG-bAxX8t9dAfJfYiwYw/s320/IMG_0742.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It is steadily growing.</p><p>For sewing I finished the cats cross stitch, which I’ve had from early 2000’s. Not sure how or where I will display this, but the sewing is done.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcW4J2mWUH44w7kYG1lGr7jS1X3agReTo4zPb72LT9TH9JD9hOSW7Vc_HWCp6gkU_siafpE48q8-fanfXFlNZde2dvML7od06Qqq52bNTb8yEUC58L-YXwVrNby1RWXXW_U-5aHKJkSngPasUXC6AyKPZEN7ltgEHjuVF7dlvQuXA_vnfaOIy/s3377/IMG_0731.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="3377" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcW4J2mWUH44w7kYG1lGr7jS1X3agReTo4zPb72LT9TH9JD9hOSW7Vc_HWCp6gkU_siafpE48q8-fanfXFlNZde2dvML7od06Qqq52bNTb8yEUC58L-YXwVrNby1RWXXW_U-5aHKJkSngPasUXC6AyKPZEN7ltgEHjuVF7dlvQuXA_vnfaOIy/s320/IMG_0731.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I’ve started to stitch some hexie flowers onto 6.5” squares. These may take some time, but I’m in no hurry.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdh7iowzmoO7PkTbKDWz6xXWQdnlCovHg1g_i7Kx4FsUl0Vyco5S7jfbuIoVaLM8gZoLUXvKlMUXqDyIemrc3xVA_5E1YV2uX4CRTNBsQcCOFeXqYZIzihyTVfIIrBT8WDUwdkMfogv55CSz68N_tIZ0_WX21sQa1OiTQSoVRP-s6uiEwRky2A/s3264/IMG_1417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdh7iowzmoO7PkTbKDWz6xXWQdnlCovHg1g_i7Kx4FsUl0Vyco5S7jfbuIoVaLM8gZoLUXvKlMUXqDyIemrc3xVA_5E1YV2uX4CRTNBsQcCOFeXqYZIzihyTVfIIrBT8WDUwdkMfogv55CSz68N_tIZ0_WX21sQa1OiTQSoVRP-s6uiEwRky2A/s320/IMG_1417.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For Christmas David bought me a Lego kit of an Orchid. Since I received it I’ve built it in stages and recorded that on my Facebook page (which feeds through to my Instagram. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFOvEW9iW9S8UcyqE6mcrWspsR959lD8aDP4dmiiHcHZJ36rdVvoLznO3iiLNsVM8vTmVYO4FPTyFj0FJA_t6y0kH65ECbfhgTLqcAygLdlpGeG3h2ErUIWS2QOaaAT4BuwUoA1s_9fx79PnY55eQhOeopD54HQVPfkHHAGIPnsyhhKu9ogFV/s2878/IMG_0749.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="2878" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFOvEW9iW9S8UcyqE6mcrWspsR959lD8aDP4dmiiHcHZJ36rdVvoLznO3iiLNsVM8vTmVYO4FPTyFj0FJA_t6y0kH65ECbfhgTLqcAygLdlpGeG3h2ErUIWS2QOaaAT4BuwUoA1s_9fx79PnY55eQhOeopD54HQVPfkHHAGIPnsyhhKu9ogFV/s320/IMG_0749.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoCs159s_q1l85TEsr2hh_XzsoindLwmid1hp_x1AzN4la6nGCkaT_2P0QWS__S-VR5ySrpkwUW1mbdwU4t0kWAC2PnZ7bYFTIqA4mTEJGXEgvcs9cTYU9GezEzExFeeDYEL2teRG9l-vK6dE1hPAInf80HjOjt_EuCi0LeGOCKQj3UgGjuCm/s4032/IMG_0750.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiYoCs159s_q1l85TEsr2hh_XzsoindLwmid1hp_x1AzN4la6nGCkaT_2P0QWS__S-VR5ySrpkwUW1mbdwU4t0kWAC2PnZ7bYFTIqA4mTEJGXEgvcs9cTYU9GezEzExFeeDYEL2teRG9l-vK6dE1hPAInf80HjOjt_EuCi0LeGOCKQj3UgGjuCm/s320/IMG_0750.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiGcONfyFpSMsDmWfQAHxFBI1E5_PQ_qV0zm0OeDHtoi39Z9Fq6lp9ir29pylu88uHircrdqDrBXy4J6CdEuBDxw99cyIHP6kHu_U4F6Q9kUeFXWtpnI-Eudnt782OpW1HzR73dKYa372xNekwcaAzNHBEXoaVMS16dXUXPGCCGzonya2rTMO/s4032/IMG_0752.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiTiGcONfyFpSMsDmWfQAHxFBI1E5_PQ_qV0zm0OeDHtoi39Z9Fq6lp9ir29pylu88uHircrdqDrBXy4J6CdEuBDxw99cyIHP6kHu_U4F6Q9kUeFXWtpnI-Eudnt782OpW1HzR73dKYa372xNekwcaAzNHBEXoaVMS16dXUXPGCCGzonya2rTMO/s320/IMG_0752.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSurxeeDQDLdnc5H6TERU6NaCA3BX5SsIcH-A7wZhpj9lDWxg51FGAW1Guvzfbo-D8U3ko_4aZYcjwgb6aYvjtvzJsBbp8lChhin6XSAGfeycL9A5fu3HJP_R4pJVhtW-9PebEFCItCABiM6UexMmkR4KJLSzo31cAeWZiLd97CpRVQD0Hh1E/s4032/IMG_0754.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgXSurxeeDQDLdnc5H6TERU6NaCA3BX5SsIcH-A7wZhpj9lDWxg51FGAW1Guvzfbo-D8U3ko_4aZYcjwgb6aYvjtvzJsBbp8lChhin6XSAGfeycL9A5fu3HJP_R4pJVhtW-9PebEFCItCABiM6UexMmkR4KJLSzo31cAeWZiLd97CpRVQD0Hh1E/s320/IMG_0754.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>And it’s starting to look orchid-like now. I hope to get this finished on New Year’s Day.<div><br /></div><div>I was too impatient to get started on some embroidery, so I started on this.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcS-tCq5-Ljmx9rjJW0CUDmgvs8_Mh-l-bAzNiLOgWFc4g6kyF_dgjv4GqsU5YZx3xPkjH-iGugtYiy5dTJzckXl_1OEknwwP-cms0carRWLpgicEDycPCz-z5uLAtHCLpfUeKGSIPhCZRoLA0_ueKXSTscABWZ4Y7wO7w-i057TDBY8z_AZo/s4032/IMG_0760.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEikcS-tCq5-Ljmx9rjJW0CUDmgvs8_Mh-l-bAzNiLOgWFc4g6kyF_dgjv4GqsU5YZx3xPkjH-iGugtYiy5dTJzckXl_1OEknwwP-cms0carRWLpgicEDycPCz-z5uLAtHCLpfUeKGSIPhCZRoLA0_ueKXSTscABWZ4Y7wO7w-i057TDBY8z_AZo/s320/IMG_0760.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I bought a pdf pattern from EmBeaRoidery on Etsy of my star sign (others are available). I’m sewing this on Moda Grunge fabric. Should be interesting. This is next year’s project so I’m just one day ahead.</div><div><br /></div><div>So wishing you all a Happy New Year for 2024</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0sOJ7nQ69G46QKyUwNJXuJqYMXhzv6-ipXmvCD5KyUz4WFEXUJeodw_P_px_oIu4bYz5-nISdSP0O3LyJy7-O2JtFLTkT26RbYZ4foAHNrVQdafUhi2cSSKjR-nYV_TeZsAXsoJpQPB5yLIMKVDqltRPS1vgLO18JIpcVXeNoXdtxzLO203z/s1416/IMG_1437.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1416" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0sOJ7nQ69G46QKyUwNJXuJqYMXhzv6-ipXmvCD5KyUz4WFEXUJeodw_P_px_oIu4bYz5-nISdSP0O3LyJy7-O2JtFLTkT26RbYZ4foAHNrVQdafUhi2cSSKjR-nYV_TeZsAXsoJpQPB5yLIMKVDqltRPS1vgLO18JIpcVXeNoXdtxzLO203z/s320/IMG_1437.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Joining in with <a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/2023/12/mini-archies-december-furtle-around.html">Mini Archie’s December Furtle Around the Blogosphere.</a> Onwards to next year…</div><div><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/p/furtling.html"><img alt="Archie The Wonder Dog" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ7oo6tyMM0/XFF5HxcQW1I/AAAAAAAAEJU/BZnZPfse8k0BXwjt6KAOJIMwySjnfDHbQCLcBGAs/s200/textgram_1548790799.png" /></a></p></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-87531679179337071932023-12-09T09:02:00.002+00:002023-12-09T09:02:35.300+00:00Plans For 2024<p> As the end of 2023 is not far away, I’ve been thinking about what I want to do in 2024. Some projects will run from this year to the next and I try not to be drawn into the next big thing on social media and also to use what I have. It makes sense to use the resources I have before buying more and I have got a lot I can draw on</p><p>So I have a new sparkly new project which is a Crochet Along (CAL) and I have purchased a yarn pack, so that is my treat for the new year. This the Sungold blanket by <a href="https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2023/11/sungold-blanket-introduction.html">Lucy of Attic 24</a> . It would seem I’ve fallen of the ‘using what I’ve got’ perch already, but this will certainly brighten the dark, post-Christmas days of winter. This CAL will start of 5 January.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZUJLjG0mXVyjPWVygntDklK2ig2w_cnTclgNeJftksSVh7JlGvYIu9LpoNlcIV2DIIPv1_q4frWo3QMdkbsiRmKsFa-XMHWSx_iQ9oMpSIsexxPl38EOxEiP8j9dQQWvxv9asYJsRkPxZC6CKP4ninjLbW2EjF6GrQt8oILSTwHpLlgN4Yn7/s3264/IMG_1344.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZUJLjG0mXVyjPWVygntDklK2ig2w_cnTclgNeJftksSVh7JlGvYIu9LpoNlcIV2DIIPv1_q4frWo3QMdkbsiRmKsFa-XMHWSx_iQ9oMpSIsexxPl38EOxEiP8j9dQQWvxv9asYJsRkPxZC6CKP4ninjLbW2EjF6GrQt8oILSTwHpLlgN4Yn7/s320/IMG_1344.jpeg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I bought some Aran yarn last year to make a cardigan for David. I made a start a few weeks ago but it is hibernating until the Christmas holidays. As it has a lot of cables I think it will take a while, being interspersed with the crochet blanket too, but he’s in no hurry.</span></div></div><p>For embroidery I have made myself a new fabric book and intend to concentrate on stitches. I used wadding ‘pages’ and neutral coloured fabrics have been sewn in readiness. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEoGo1npqeYy857bEyE6CxfD_t09fH8tvpzR7S8astZ7Pe2QFu-5q9psY5g-AU5BoekPV8d9kbD-VZlMiVs4_z9iTbyK14x36zsNN-KWEvlCe4FFBJDXN82V3UzHuooVxzw0N7kIoOXPVmlJpfT49LLv2o6PzUN4J5PqupxyhZkvYGwpmXJMN/s4032/IMG_0720.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/AVvXsEiJEoGo1npqeYy857bEyE6CxfD_t09fH8tvpzR7S8astZ7Pe2QFu-5q9psY5g-AU5BoekPV8d9kbD-VZlMiVs4_z9iTbyK14x36zsNN-KWEvlCe4FFBJDXN82V3UzHuooVxzw0N7kIoOXPVmlJpfT49LLv2o6PzUN4J5PqupxyhZkvYGwpmXJMN/s320/IMG_0720.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When it was my birthday last month I bought a pdf pattern from EmBeaRoidery of my star sign. This time I will be using thread from stash and onto some Moda Grunge fabric.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07y_0-6wwNIZC6XneA-HqIgwSswr-ZLqbP96j3-cnETvfBc7z0NM-SVaBKC85sbv4lAh3VKkcPc7EisGFCrSCCg4Ab1JZW4Xd6VO_dlHXiEHnUaTicT9exGKDSioFdZ_U2SzCekrY71e4SPCJ1rofiAllmmC8KlSKv0D9TaRa-CFeWd8v3HRX/s4032/IMG_0721.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEh07y_0-6wwNIZC6XneA-HqIgwSswr-ZLqbP96j3-cnETvfBc7z0NM-SVaBKC85sbv4lAh3VKkcPc7EisGFCrSCCg4Ab1JZW4Xd6VO_dlHXiEHnUaTicT9exGKDSioFdZ_U2SzCekrY71e4SPCJ1rofiAllmmC8KlSKv0D9TaRa-CFeWd8v3HRX/s320/IMG_0721.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I will be continuing to add to my paper craft project based on Botany. I bought the book kit in October from Craft 4 Crafters, by <a href="https://www.janiesoriginals.com/">Janie’s Originals</a>. The book cover and pages made, just need to add to the pages. I have been collected pieces to add to the book.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaTWSstS0PwJjKk3p-oaL5jaapJrbwezrLtkrIJIXULfQxVNLwvVfJVGSoiA9YWU_P6PZPouSlAlbE8XruJtNP8iU1sh6LlZHyb8HxQUnzlx-ha85hJjQTEf4nS86y9aww0sPT0v0QQW13iqnTaY67uh3sDlxL3C-zsXIwHLlRsZyogkyjKaW/s4032/IMG_0565.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhmaTWSstS0PwJjKk3p-oaL5jaapJrbwezrLtkrIJIXULfQxVNLwvVfJVGSoiA9YWU_P6PZPouSlAlbE8XruJtNP8iU1sh6LlZHyb8HxQUnzlx-ha85hJjQTEf4nS86y9aww0sPT0v0QQW13iqnTaY67uh3sDlxL3C-zsXIwHLlRsZyogkyjKaW/s320/IMG_0565.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Added to my fabric stash has been smaller pieces of fabrics from my Mum as she no longer quilts. The larger pieces went to my local Project Linus group to use. I have made a top, yet to be quilted, which will also go to them once I’ve done that and there may be more quilts to follow. This was started from the blue squares that were already cut out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3mmgPvuIQ_VDYijOS_eC_fQQAqk3CosFsq2QjAqdvuCRZTktJI059AoDngu0VfS7GiTdJtk166qTLDtNFgQFakyYXwBMHwltIH7iBQMpgCBId3BHEFqikDIY1AnlRYx6cTIcAOkKy47_nenyAMqCZrGrUqr9GTb6ET9QnpiEGRH4rsLjiib5/s3249/IMG_0642.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3mmgPvuIQ_VDYijOS_eC_fQQAqk3CosFsq2QjAqdvuCRZTktJI059AoDngu0VfS7GiTdJtk166qTLDtNFgQFakyYXwBMHwltIH7iBQMpgCBId3BHEFqikDIY1AnlRYx6cTIcAOkKy47_nenyAMqCZrGrUqr9GTb6ET9QnpiEGRH4rsLjiib5/s320/IMG_0642.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div>I also have a plethora of quilted items which may go to Linus as well, but next year I will be contacting family to see if any things, like wall hangings will appeal. I’ve been finding that there’s so much stuffed in the wardrobe that’s not seen the light of day for a while and it’s time to move on.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also it’s time to move on my skills. Sarah (my daughter) wants to know how to crochet and I have a crochet starter book that she can also work from (though there also some good You Tube tutorials out there too). Doing a lot of crafty things with her daughter makes her want to try new things. My daughter in law wanted to learn to knit during lockdown but all I could pass on were needles, yarn and more tutorials, so it would be good to teach her to knit (or maybe crochet).</div><div><br /></div><div>I’m sure this list is not exhaustive, so there will be plenty to keep me busy for the start of 2024.</div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-12855132254438127842023-12-01T18:07:00.002+00:002023-12-01T18:07:46.576+00:00November Furtling<p> It’s December </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMUCHkQpo3q_0XXdHZXh5o9OeQ3r8dMVLB4VPMxD8gkd1-dV05YHStrkE42zDE2b2-G5R0eWRkp9RH2CgGEh4y5yWVY-jsGluURARUWvCN9XQxQFq3hi_lRtr4okpdhF3dzqsAbffZVLQw0T3MHxDpAfWfa3BpxEucATIPuec_wQ680B7OX-Z/s3188/IMG_1338.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="2423" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMUCHkQpo3q_0XXdHZXh5o9OeQ3r8dMVLB4VPMxD8gkd1-dV05YHStrkE42zDE2b2-G5R0eWRkp9RH2CgGEh4y5yWVY-jsGluURARUWvCN9XQxQFq3hi_lRtr4okpdhF3dzqsAbffZVLQw0T3MHxDpAfWfa3BpxEucATIPuec_wQ680B7OX-Z/s320/IMG_1338.png" width="243" /></a></div><br /><p>No avoiding it now, we’re heading for Christmas 🎅 </p><p>There has been some Furtling in November. I finished my #100hexies100days challenge and wrote a blog post about it <a href="https://suewilduk.blogspot.com/2023/11/100-hexies-100-days.html">here</a>. Below are photos of the last couple of weeks of the challenge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w331FzroHpVdEwTjYdmY0-DBE6eEWpVhDgWzpwbfMiy3yhVXkThhg2xkKX2sxJcE22AXc5tCmcUDF__UVDgJBe0rpFNIREtbSTiHvcwRq_VZBq67dH_NDKXqiHBYhjaPQGaQKk-dzDJYtKanCR6ig6T4NonPOO-7CSXvEsmgUV5DjuQyu5mu/s3621/IMG_0581.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3621" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w331FzroHpVdEwTjYdmY0-DBE6eEWpVhDgWzpwbfMiy3yhVXkThhg2xkKX2sxJcE22AXc5tCmcUDF__UVDgJBe0rpFNIREtbSTiHvcwRq_VZBq67dH_NDKXqiHBYhjaPQGaQKk-dzDJYtKanCR6ig6T4NonPOO-7CSXvEsmgUV5DjuQyu5mu/s320/IMG_0581.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above is Sweet and Salty, the colours remind me of Refreshers sweets. Below is Free form and I chose some Japanese inspired fabrics for the last hexies.</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/AVvXsEiiQYlfSXJB3TBJKV9FQT_xcQxbIjnZ69SZWJEl8sqxD7iwysKnunZMccGrguZw2F-pg_dUpToegW-UNXNXLSBZ_Tg3_m2gHMv1PD3Du2G6AQJH5jocBwfgTppPaGrooKpv-Mt6c8Sx0t-ygCSQdqSCTRzCBMW-RVDrOKNJW-JpDcEYi5-7PvQc/s2963/IMG_0580.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="2574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQYlfSXJB3TBJKV9FQT_xcQxbIjnZ69SZWJEl8sqxD7iwysKnunZMccGrguZw2F-pg_dUpToegW-UNXNXLSBZ_Tg3_m2gHMv1PD3Du2G6AQJH5jocBwfgTppPaGrooKpv-Mt6c8Sx0t-ygCSQdqSCTRzCBMW-RVDrOKNJW-JpDcEYi5-7PvQc/s320/IMG_0580.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div>I’m taking out and finishing another cross stitch. I have no idea when I started this one, but the copyright of the pattern is 2000, so it’s this side of the Millenium! It was picked up like this<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogB53WAp_QDWqf6L-cs2a65FR4-eie3ZcsIm54RuNQeRdcsObLFK5FYITqQ7snBp2Xr03eoC7IHcS8bbYkHsTLrt3fSXcxHqgGNc-p5Vrps33B-sQ5OiLSlweu8gJVT3OKoR7hhE517VyvNDt6g75t8lnlWthRRp5QkiT8ULo92OxjczH61Uk/s4032/IMG_0643.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/AVvXsEhogB53WAp_QDWqf6L-cs2a65FR4-eie3ZcsIm54RuNQeRdcsObLFK5FYITqQ7snBp2Xr03eoC7IHcS8bbYkHsTLrt3fSXcxHqgGNc-p5Vrps33B-sQ5OiLSlweu8gJVT3OKoR7hhE517VyvNDt6g75t8lnlWthRRp5QkiT8ULo92OxjczH61Uk/s320/IMG_0643.jpeg" width="320" /><br /></a><br /></div>Below is how it looks now. There’s another cat peeping to the left, a paw print on the bottle right, a pincushion and more detail on the machine.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6Wp64vKIIS5kHyewGuUfqyjOgggllf_Mmv7uUV6dWbVnvQ2NFqUgKzMblSVssWSW0pW1Dk-Gr66V7xZIT4VqZMbFc3eqI9oIPlRARn6pK26FNWgNO3gsF5SJSaADYE8q_tLmG-791uYxA_vQ2Xgot44hp2FYoLZ0kZ5FFQyCWFH5jqbQ4WJE/s4032/IMG_0690.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhh6Wp64vKIIS5kHyewGuUfqyjOgggllf_Mmv7uUV6dWbVnvQ2NFqUgKzMblSVssWSW0pW1Dk-Gr66V7xZIT4VqZMbFc3eqI9oIPlRARn6pK26FNWgNO3gsF5SJSaADYE8q_tLmG-791uYxA_vQ2Xgot44hp2FYoLZ0kZ5FFQyCWFH5jqbQ4WJE/s320/IMG_0690.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I’ve made a quilt from half square triangles, the coloured squares started out at 6”. This was backed with large scraps of fleece. That’s finished and passed onto Project Linus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgiqBfYdkzo3sY4bKjdKw4DbQJx8rD1RrLh52DohqVVQ2FuyUxJROIU-K97owiOCZ7XTClKC1lYaKzhFd3UiE3htmXE6giCHqPokPA4uituHNdO9_BuywRcvkiKioEby3TFVH90hSDMrM8U6QSRx7GYbe-Q8RUfjfT4gBBeDh57erC8Im-t-W/s4032/IMG_0641.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhqgiqBfYdkzo3sY4bKjdKw4DbQJx8rD1RrLh52DohqVVQ2FuyUxJROIU-K97owiOCZ7XTClKC1lYaKzhFd3UiE3htmXE6giCHqPokPA4uituHNdO9_BuywRcvkiKioEby3TFVH90hSDMrM8U6QSRx7GYbe-Q8RUfjfT4gBBeDh57erC8Im-t-W/s320/IMG_0641.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I also made a quilt top, when. I found small blue squares already cut. This was from my Mum’s stash (she no longer quilts). I added the white fabrics to them, then larger green squares, bordered with dark green. I will find some fleece to back this one.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCc_tLzMCopWFGqPmBRoHbY4qs-b5eYHL5eisD-JEXi_0zSXZwYwr6QVKYJUr1KZleidaxKhRSKN2RpPXghyphenhyphenu718Uo_JbqAeW5uhNcUUoI2dmsMIEcSqyXzb2OJ9jeBbdHcSj-tjaZUcxyU1XP1VYVYVa2Fm0UDKMAYpYBqtLm2QypKwaWuA8/s3249/IMG_0642.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCc_tLzMCopWFGqPmBRoHbY4qs-b5eYHL5eisD-JEXi_0zSXZwYwr6QVKYJUr1KZleidaxKhRSKN2RpPXghyphenhyphenu718Uo_JbqAeW5uhNcUUoI2dmsMIEcSqyXzb2OJ9jeBbdHcSj-tjaZUcxyU1XP1VYVYVa2Fm0UDKMAYpYBqtLm2QypKwaWuA8/s320/IMG_0642.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div>I’ve also done some secret sewing (time of year, so I can’t show just yet).<div><br /></div><div>I’ve made a crochet hexie cardigan for myself, which I wrote about earlier this month <a href="https://suewilduk.blogspot.com/2023/11/my-crochet-cardigan-adventure.html">here.</a><br /><div>I followed a You Tube tutorial by Craft and a Cuppa, though there is a paid pattern too.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBzn3I5ZI6GCmqEtc1cdac5ZhGPd-VV9FFQN4sLlmJJbBs8Q6L0TW9e9IErLxm5IneYIM9CqBZLlPimfKqRuD8cf5_BhTlDiGh6Ibx-8O0uKMzZtb6ISpb7RciuBtfefSlJ3mPrOxencE-3pobZFMrVNgAlo2lmiBxzi6HG25O1YOkg3NOoBa/s4032/IMG_0609.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/AVvXsEiPBzn3I5ZI6GCmqEtc1cdac5ZhGPd-VV9FFQN4sLlmJJbBs8Q6L0TW9e9IErLxm5IneYIM9CqBZLlPimfKqRuD8cf5_BhTlDiGh6Ibx-8O0uKMzZtb6ISpb7RciuBtfefSlJ3mPrOxencE-3pobZFMrVNgAlo2lmiBxzi6HG25O1YOkg3NOoBa/s320/IMG_0609.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Progress has been made on Sarah’s cardigan, all the pieces knitted ready to be sewn together and button bands to be done. I hope to get that finished next week. Again there is more secret knitting on the needles that I can’t show here just yet.</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBdjqIRP7W0tnLzJDEUPNRXXSa8N1E3GiaT6Sltzv7xbtlV3ZoVVlb7X8cjp0Z9BDRXnWFZ6Ltxv3DKAuzIi3dCy1QlW2C6zyrZslOsdXi7tAtSaaK0YHcDphyphenhyphenMd6J7hA9W0NbJIPH-iWzZtsenINOyMhrNFtsVrT-peXNvq9gho3c0zHfhxW/s3264/IMG_1346.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBdjqIRP7W0tnLzJDEUPNRXXSa8N1E3GiaT6Sltzv7xbtlV3ZoVVlb7X8cjp0Z9BDRXnWFZ6Ltxv3DKAuzIi3dCy1QlW2C6zyrZslOsdXi7tAtSaaK0YHcDphyphenhyphenMd6J7hA9W0NbJIPH-iWzZtsenINOyMhrNFtsVrT-peXNvq9gho3c0zHfhxW/s320/IMG_1346.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also made a pair of socks for myself as part of ‘Sockoween’ last month. They are short socks using the Hobbity stitch pattern, which is a Patreon pattern by Kay Jones of The Bakery Bears. I used yarn from stash by local yarn dyer, Country Mouse Yarns (shop of Etsy). I would normally knit magic loop with circular needles, but this time I used double pointed needles. A bit more cumbersome for me so my next socks are being knitted on magic loop again. Look below and see how that large orange stripe goes across both feet!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_Yom9diJOrimZsS8TNkIsyqca1QjXjSR0KhI0QdHRihw17Noz3zatLJZfp7lqYeionQYVWV9NkKivRUwtkTJcCE_KSFr9FqXcqJhNs7qkhP8lIYv73C2g4gFj6Fn8m74-wqJEtedaYsHkRMwWLMy-yoXTbYyeE2U0d5wg2RZvjImE81e319Q/s4032/IMG_0688.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjL_Yom9diJOrimZsS8TNkIsyqca1QjXjSR0KhI0QdHRihw17Noz3zatLJZfp7lqYeionQYVWV9NkKivRUwtkTJcCE_KSFr9FqXcqJhNs7qkhP8lIYv73C2g4gFj6Fn8m74-wqJEtedaYsHkRMwWLMy-yoXTbYyeE2U0d5wg2RZvjImE81e319Q/s320/IMG_0688.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3Le0SO6gZXX_utmHtGLqDCIaON6by8041Ta4Wmmp342S4bglrqYAWsnl4K1_3PsI0B80PT5o7m9NvADsCbWcX6vYqtBQqKbA1oDZJx8xrK1xGT1UOMBoaid5Clf6Ly6RA4WlgeUcFfVnVtxW-1xDACkHL0afUanuRf-C7sw-C_lVr1jgLI-N/s4032/IMG_0689.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhD3Le0SO6gZXX_utmHtGLqDCIaON6by8041Ta4Wmmp342S4bglrqYAWsnl4K1_3PsI0B80PT5o7m9NvADsCbWcX6vYqtBQqKbA1oDZJx8xrK1xGT1UOMBoaid5Clf6Ly6RA4WlgeUcFfVnVtxW-1xDACkHL0afUanuRf-C7sw-C_lVr1jgLI-N/s320/IMG_0689.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some paper crafting has taken place too. Local card shop had a workshop at the beginning of the month and I wanted to learn colour effects as done by Cardio Crafts. I quite enjoyed that but I’m not giving the card away. I think I need a bit more practice with blending the inks</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQHi092ZWT3hAhDITkgftx2P-zm8xc9VfknRyo8j1kBEFykAMCRdL2MZyTbda-nXfGmBgVJJTzlUQhDJCa1j8hc266XIIgLVkvc9qjpVuwS7Qc7rHSqTdj9WNXgwHe1MOxzR89UHgao9-s9n3HcImr6WUEWxgM85YSRRa8R28jiCXqHI0HIx6/s4032/IMG_0597.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/AVvXsEglQHi092ZWT3hAhDITkgftx2P-zm8xc9VfknRyo8j1kBEFykAMCRdL2MZyTbda-nXfGmBgVJJTzlUQhDJCa1j8hc266XIIgLVkvc9qjpVuwS7Qc7rHSqTdj9WNXgwHe1MOxzR89UHgao9-s9n3HcImr6WUEWxgM85YSRRa8R28jiCXqHI0HIx6/s320/IMG_0597.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>This month’s ATC theme is Christmas, so a tea bag folded Christmas tree will be in the post (it’s a type of paper folding and no tea bags were used in the making of this! This was a gold painted background with green ombré paper folded and little sticky gems for the ‘lights’</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm07wLNX1xwXfTiBMo8pw79YlFGeiNldwc5CzUbyOL2QHXI6OcEMGCvl93z17Qwxzyc3fOsgAfYjSSNBbKj9udClH907zIAgCfZUA83vxs5CNUknd0QGusgiQYTL34WN2WEKuQuBOysvW74zeKwo6Q4_mqpA9uvC_ybsTOJfnP_DRRtL7ihYpA/s3096/IMG_0683.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="2265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm07wLNX1xwXfTiBMo8pw79YlFGeiNldwc5CzUbyOL2QHXI6OcEMGCvl93z17Qwxzyc3fOsgAfYjSSNBbKj9udClH907zIAgCfZUA83vxs5CNUknd0QGusgiQYTL34WN2WEKuQuBOysvW74zeKwo6Q4_mqpA9uvC_ybsTOJfnP_DRRtL7ihYpA/s320/IMG_0683.jpeg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div>And as you will see above an Iris folded card which used the ombré paper pink/purple and green/blue which gave a lovely pastel effect, which is my monthly marker. All these paper makes may not make much difference this year’s Christmas but I hope will get me ahead for next Christmas (possibly).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-h6BlWxhPs8SDd9_R8AoioEJ4kqvA7hN3MgqwRHdb34XFvz0Z0k25qBcGX5vqBzSyvVBIoSvg9Wn6gzO6v8KnQXXa8wXdBT6bOneprgdEo0QohcKE69jfrzQ2ZAmw0mJIdPUQUkF9KBNAoRvokMWFk0iz2x0uhtgYQ-Nb9VS_yqwpOKa3oxi/s4032/IMG_0685.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgY-h6BlWxhPs8SDd9_R8AoioEJ4kqvA7hN3MgqwRHdb34XFvz0Z0k25qBcGX5vqBzSyvVBIoSvg9Wn6gzO6v8KnQXXa8wXdBT6bOneprgdEo0QohcKE69jfrzQ2ZAmw0mJIdPUQUkF9KBNAoRvokMWFk0iz2x0uhtgYQ-Nb9VS_yqwpOKa3oxi/s320/IMG_0685.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Another Christmas make is this fabric folded cone, which I made at TG craft group. I hadn’t put my name down for this workshop but there was a space.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrXMWy3fyz-EAcVnjb25XKJjUbRxu_iWbw-YDgWYXY9XZ6WVUwPUbKn6fX4SwooLiB3rM1DyU5L2SklR28vQ3v2cz3l8OEjBqRaOCtD5W6lYcvqRqNF8giPaFFc1qbwbc1_OaDyvgzeRqFn7gPrYAeOPn_ryHN9ip_qBC1u7VM30FLcv5SQjj/s3264/IMG_1321.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrXMWy3fyz-EAcVnjb25XKJjUbRxu_iWbw-YDgWYXY9XZ6WVUwPUbKn6fX4SwooLiB3rM1DyU5L2SklR28vQ3v2cz3l8OEjBqRaOCtD5W6lYcvqRqNF8giPaFFc1qbwbc1_OaDyvgzeRqFn7gPrYAeOPn_ryHN9ip_qBC1u7VM30FLcv5SQjj/s320/IMG_1321.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now in the spirit of Christmas I’ve made a Christmas pudding, which is in the slow cooker as I write this. The cake might be made tomorrow as the dried fruit is marinating in fruit juice and a little Sherry. Tomorrow is the Townswomen’s Guild regional federation Christmas Carol service in Dorchester. Next week we’re getting the decorations up and I’m really beginning to look forward to the festivities. </div><div><br /></div><div>So November, besides being a birthday month was a busy one too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Looking forward further I’ve recently started an Aran cardigan for David using those gert big 400g balls of yarn (just 2 needed for his cardigan) which doesn’t make it a portable knit, but postponed now until after the Christmas holiday. Hopefully share more of that next month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweIW8ROtQWfpEuZJTifzCmBKBi5QBhyphenhyphenebt3Z_TGvib9bUBJsI2_4OaW5-sdDIt2GSapH5i7u5E2NZw7TKzsnyZVCJaspAWPzAAAPSMjopxwAmqTl-K6MJJdTgTzzVnZLdSG937oOmMpD9w31yTfIdS1Ke37_BW2APt9KN5T-R9tdePPN3H-po/s3264/IMG_1345.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweIW8ROtQWfpEuZJTifzCmBKBi5QBhyphenhyphenebt3Z_TGvib9bUBJsI2_4OaW5-sdDIt2GSapH5i7u5E2NZw7TKzsnyZVCJaspAWPzAAAPSMjopxwAmqTl-K6MJJdTgTzzVnZLdSG937oOmMpD9w31yTfIdS1Ke37_BW2APt9KN5T-R9tdePPN3H-po/s320/IMG_1345.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>And lastly I bought one of these</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrLKOQa-9tsZmtIr5QzyOEb5cThc-5TP09s0bBaZHqCo3fd1RkCqc9nn1lz7exABJ2wI6DyM80I2YV6igib-7Q_HjYT9iR4PZL-Ul5GiZ-gyxzmM5vgjO0GqE3LCylTaAdYd6nR_64EVRQmlp3yQGJnXEUmogI0agB869-vqaeZ_ZP-qgbw-J/s3264/IMG_1344.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrLKOQa-9tsZmtIr5QzyOEb5cThc-5TP09s0bBaZHqCo3fd1RkCqc9nn1lz7exABJ2wI6DyM80I2YV6igib-7Q_HjYT9iR4PZL-Ul5GiZ-gyxzmM5vgjO0GqE3LCylTaAdYd6nR_64EVRQmlp3yQGJnXEUmogI0agB869-vqaeZ_ZP-qgbw-J/s320/IMG_1344.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>The crochet along (CAL) will start at the beginning of next month.</div><div><br /></div><div>Joining Mini Archie for the <a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/2023/11/mini-archies-november-furtle-around.html">November Furtle Around the Blogosphere</a>.</div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/p/furtling.html"><img alt="Archie The Wonder Dog" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ7oo6tyMM0/XFF5HxcQW1I/AAAAAAAAEJU/BZnZPfse8k0BXwjt6KAOJIMwySjnfDHbQCLcBGAs/s200/textgram_1548790799.png" /></a></p>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-12762171739140550802023-11-24T21:10:00.001+00:002023-11-24T21:10:30.043+00:00100 Hexies 100 Days<p> I took part in the 100 day challenge on Instagram from 1st August to 10 November, which amounted to 15 weeks of themes. This was hosted by Maranelle (@sewfoxymama). I last took part in this 4 years ago (2019, I was sure it was later!). Although I have posted my progress the last few months but thought I’d do a run through of the hexies.</p><p>Week 1 was 5 days </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwvNT1P3cMxBbTCMTUQDGQvBWHt-gBBVmy4EyEMWlL1ctSP8aKuuLxDhmHKVWR3GCMApqG7p1kUwbOYow6xcn7wB_TiQL5SSJxvwe6oPlNjfp3D23-Xy4DJD0AEbrzXo6Pr45hxYBtvTuHMvUG_QLXElNycNLsXF8MgiQ2N9nl4a8yo8qtLyY/s3542/IMG_0412.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="3542" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwvNT1P3cMxBbTCMTUQDGQvBWHt-gBBVmy4EyEMWlL1ctSP8aKuuLxDhmHKVWR3GCMApqG7p1kUwbOYow6xcn7wB_TiQL5SSJxvwe6oPlNjfp3D23-Xy4DJD0AEbrzXo6Pr45hxYBtvTuHMvUG_QLXElNycNLsXF8MgiQ2N9nl4a8yo8qtLyY/s320/IMG_0412.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Theme: This is me. Well I wear glasses, I knit, I read (and quilt), enjoy heritage railways and live near the Jurassic coast.<p></p><p>Week 2 - Summer Vibes</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZwV7lh1N6Q6j3bgZPFc5q0EixVyzG6zPUxvnsNV49ahPGMGsWXZ3C6JDLA70LpCEeFgZlQohADVJG5MjUJkyeTkH4W3T0_y-5unkzaARhPOH6u0QvTiaFVSYYbfXPQzQmqwlHi6EecKV2UYLkrmfB3NQSZDJH7LpmWJaiCGmCjMoZRglzcEv/s4032/IMG_0414.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEj8ZwV7lh1N6Q6j3bgZPFc5q0EixVyzG6zPUxvnsNV49ahPGMGsWXZ3C6JDLA70LpCEeFgZlQohADVJG5MjUJkyeTkH4W3T0_y-5unkzaARhPOH6u0QvTiaFVSYYbfXPQzQmqwlHi6EecKV2UYLkrmfB3NQSZDJH7LpmWJaiCGmCjMoZRglzcEv/s320/IMG_0414.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Ice Cream (I appliquéd this hexie), sea gull (though not in Breton jumpers), deck chair stripes, cocktail glasses (for the social outings) flowers (visiting gardens) butterflies, beach huts and parasols.<p></p><p>Week 3 - Notions</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sVfz9uqZU3lneqGyYd7mLWSz1EbCg3hLrbK-QeMr8I2T2kdhDUtLPQyFk83mtuMiGIWZWuE-hZiy8Bj2SlLwRGGY6yo_VpS1KnjnRgGUkOu904W0pYqCzWRBdP32LCWtHonoJQsAY61hafQzdcWJID3Mt94l_S0FSUFJF5_Y_R-K35t2qMdr/s4032/IMG_0424.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEg6sVfz9uqZU3lneqGyYd7mLWSz1EbCg3hLrbK-QeMr8I2T2kdhDUtLPQyFk83mtuMiGIWZWuE-hZiy8Bj2SlLwRGGY6yo_VpS1KnjnRgGUkOu904W0pYqCzWRBdP32LCWtHonoJQsAY61hafQzdcWJID3Mt94l_S0FSUFJF5_Y_R-K35t2qMdr/s320/IMG_0424.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Sewing machine, iron, rotary cutters, scissors, safety pins, dressmakers pins, cotton reels.<p></p><p>Week 4 - Flower Power</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLakFYEpdf9k1-ixmud-5Drm8k2mzZm1FGS-GhYWHVAbHwhTmctUjbb_r8VQJVNiJ9TkUv0eTu0WnjW9ALKBJNhWIKDYslJWKnlOk25tWH7ptRfM5HSTGK5JQ5o2q4tmDPXU2XuNdo4HROlvz9cVGf7UTnRy-Y-D0cA1WbdThulPPKfi9yPU9/s4032/IMG_0447.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjGLakFYEpdf9k1-ixmud-5Drm8k2mzZm1FGS-GhYWHVAbHwhTmctUjbb_r8VQJVNiJ9TkUv0eTu0WnjW9ALKBJNhWIKDYslJWKnlOk25tWH7ptRfM5HSTGK5JQ5o2q4tmDPXU2XuNdo4HROlvz9cVGf7UTnRy-Y-D0cA1WbdThulPPKfi9yPU9/s320/IMG_0447.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Various floral fabrics used to fit the theme.<div><br /></div><div>Week 5 - Rainbow</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqPgfGrElF97LRiuwmya9xGINFDj1lItH46ekanoPcS8oFf4fGhy7VsN5xK_WcbdGsEBbBAIDp2tSwa2bLYuYTXroKnEKyJxeJF9-UnEWysTmQEChxj-PcrmMU1crPr_j176uFsPBywdb7bOhIYDa8SuKo07IwWQogXoBbfTyebur5ahl1Bow/s3604/IMG_0458.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2887" data-original-width="3604" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqPgfGrElF97LRiuwmya9xGINFDj1lItH46ekanoPcS8oFf4fGhy7VsN5xK_WcbdGsEBbBAIDp2tSwa2bLYuYTXroKnEKyJxeJF9-UnEWysTmQEChxj-PcrmMU1crPr_j176uFsPBywdb7bOhIYDa8SuKo07IwWQogXoBbfTyebur5ahl1Bow/s320/IMG_0458.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I arranged these hexies in an arc using the colours in rainbow order and I found a fabric to create a rainbow themed background, instead of the usual red Grunge fabric.<div><br /></div><div>Week 6 - Paw-some</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMe_76H6M-z9ro9f2rvqR3vz-O8axDbKFYuuYDnO2bMn6HJXyoFyD5llS1ecVBOH1sv8ME9xxLvGaHUaII4Y-aeOFF45J9hqdXjizSLIZg7kLFgkGrf6gctSuHrcYoDy4BRvlsCatRda60w0miTSgp8ztC7Z5yOY230devx2PuRSfRRiZEuQg/s4032/IMG_0467.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgHMe_76H6M-z9ro9f2rvqR3vz-O8axDbKFYuuYDnO2bMn6HJXyoFyD5llS1ecVBOH1sv8ME9xxLvGaHUaII4Y-aeOFF45J9hqdXjizSLIZg7kLFgkGrf6gctSuHrcYoDy4BRvlsCatRda60w0miTSgp8ztC7Z5yOY230devx2PuRSfRRiZEuQg/s320/IMG_0467.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I managed a few animal themed hexies, but a couple of “claw some” had to fill the gap. So a chicken and an owl made an appearance.<div><br /></div><div>Week 7 - Love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisohPe-ZPIKYaupe4nm74cJzjUPmJPOoxNyMuOkZylfrK7GfbHKuEXSsFB8LzqikkmgSHBYvr50tzgiEucbo9ZPW-d3GJCgpQhIx9pi2X8Yusmc3NEI6gCTmO1MMfCVXUVyrsA9yIOEtmgJ869PRS02AN9LiI8sQyuqPdvsLLj9Sz_xTa4YySF/s3730/IMG_0473.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="3730" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisohPe-ZPIKYaupe4nm74cJzjUPmJPOoxNyMuOkZylfrK7GfbHKuEXSsFB8LzqikkmgSHBYvr50tzgiEucbo9ZPW-d3GJCgpQhIx9pi2X8Yusmc3NEI6gCTmO1MMfCVXUVyrsA9yIOEtmgJ869PRS02AN9LiI8sQyuqPdvsLLj9Sz_xTa4YySF/s320/IMG_0473.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I found some fabrics that I really love by “Love From Beth” (see the selvedge) so I included those with my hexie challenge that week.</div><div><br /></div><div>Week 8 - I-Spy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM8RMX47V8-kz_b4rGnIP1NW87DTUUhD2JIlbHtgRLHH4qavGU2IDQcK7uavOr7AjuyhEuT1MhgeeYM0KrLUlbWiiITXXSxI8O-h0kwGljPDrSTrYUS6UvWv0zrd8aTVFKdZyCvxO7ode5IE45Yi6P9cLN4mLnCOb76MTiacvcdYtDb-hMpt5/s3822/IMG_0477.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3822" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM8RMX47V8-kz_b4rGnIP1NW87DTUUhD2JIlbHtgRLHH4qavGU2IDQcK7uavOr7AjuyhEuT1MhgeeYM0KrLUlbWiiITXXSxI8O-h0kwGljPDrSTrYUS6UvWv0zrd8aTVFKdZyCvxO7ode5IE45Yi6P9cLN4mLnCOb76MTiacvcdYtDb-hMpt5/s320/IMG_0477.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had some difficulty trying to think of what to make of this theme but found a couple of foxes in the white/black fabric, a tiny quote in the written fabric, an eye in part of the scissors.</div><div><br /></div><div>Week 9 - Magic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKMm0C6lu_o5qesaEqhYTgK2KbG6I9Wlge2-0vPyGjYmcKfznOnSKUo4pBLHs0o7d5fdie0FxFY9UdG5WpkR7ukPvjbkJEUWZfzBJzbSTMh4BJ4p7eK5Lfa2nVnQ8ARENimrOXXDg49d3Fnttyi0yhjaXLjaVa-Ik0W9Lk_LN21f5HHER7m0w/s3205/IMG_0511.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="3205" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKMm0C6lu_o5qesaEqhYTgK2KbG6I9Wlge2-0vPyGjYmcKfznOnSKUo4pBLHs0o7d5fdie0FxFY9UdG5WpkR7ukPvjbkJEUWZfzBJzbSTMh4BJ4p7eK5Lfa2nVnQ8ARENimrOXXDg49d3Fnttyi0yhjaXLjaVa-Ik0W9Lk_LN21f5HHER7m0w/s320/IMG_0511.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I ran out of ideas with this, so went with how to turn a mini charm square into a hexie. That was magic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Week 10 - Micro Mini </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09zs3C_rKLtUD2kqyZZPgNWXvO9fsuWVZURFgn3c6vN_LF6HXAGRLFcGO1DAjDVO5f6tYd7fqqG17VJ5KZq7zlfncovc85HW6ywCYS_qUP8_-7ISuStvWDwsvIwWDVj0K0Uv2q237d0xt6Emogo_Lfk9IPO6ftVX6_IUStEm3aOffja_4qcUH/s4032/IMG_0523.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEi09zs3C_rKLtUD2kqyZZPgNWXvO9fsuWVZURFgn3c6vN_LF6HXAGRLFcGO1DAjDVO5f6tYd7fqqG17VJ5KZq7zlfncovc85HW6ywCYS_qUP8_-7ISuStvWDwsvIwWDVj0K0Uv2q237d0xt6Emogo_Lfk9IPO6ftVX6_IUStEm3aOffja_4qcUH/s320/IMG_0523.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was when I started using a hexagon cut out and why I hadn’t thought of that before is a mystery to me. It did help with fussy cutting and I cut sections of this fabric, but it didn’t really fit the theme.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpalpwhNK9m63AE2gJwFjJ44ScEDbGuVCQa5t3EVhF_PjNvQrsbk3MSDgw7mMnAFhuRNZ6MHuuORnVTueKI_o5f7PRynRKl1abffilaBQ_-DF92DKzo0jBrT8KYRLFBRm9u7OMUIUp2qud_MLPBi5g0wHQ5DSQbpGxUIlzREqf3nvWCLWpVtrD/s3478/IMG_0524.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3478" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpalpwhNK9m63AE2gJwFjJ44ScEDbGuVCQa5t3EVhF_PjNvQrsbk3MSDgw7mMnAFhuRNZ6MHuuORnVTueKI_o5f7PRynRKl1abffilaBQ_-DF92DKzo0jBrT8KYRLFBRm9u7OMUIUp2qud_MLPBi5g0wHQ5DSQbpGxUIlzREqf3nvWCLWpVtrD/s320/IMG_0524.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Micro house plants? <div><br /></div><div>Week 11 - Berry cute</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH0YDyLC-wXW4xAW1Ul22BhT4RwJQN3MMbZ4KckQwLk3M2B2uuhfENFgI_cNqwwFiu_hJzK5cGY6crJtpcFcJULSBor-JFKf2n2_8sQWqr_55R_dL3RBWK_BhayNJ_D-AZaYxW75TbMsyXrH8uVBXingnRosN-1-MiHniw8AKmzRpACDejZJL/s3217/IMG_0543.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="3217" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH0YDyLC-wXW4xAW1Ul22BhT4RwJQN3MMbZ4KckQwLk3M2B2uuhfENFgI_cNqwwFiu_hJzK5cGY6crJtpcFcJULSBor-JFKf2n2_8sQWqr_55R_dL3RBWK_BhayNJ_D-AZaYxW75TbMsyXrH8uVBXingnRosN-1-MiHniw8AKmzRpACDejZJL/s320/IMG_0543.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I didn’t have many berries, so added some lemon slices. It’s still fruit.</div><div><br /></div><div>Week 12 - Celebrate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWSscqS_rzLBbNAz6ssXOBlhchNh5OjKRUDYOX9lalS9Hs7vz1dPgdH2e8T4lMy695iRvISZDTvNS8IdE4X2g9uwjo7Sbc9ExABtnG6Etvib68sPdxrBM9cOdW5TJf_y3HEQT-nOHhZOEOyGlZaBI4o-mis3HBYbz7Y12IWIgXT6vsiEUU7bp/s3667/IMG_0569.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3667" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWSscqS_rzLBbNAz6ssXOBlhchNh5OjKRUDYOX9lalS9Hs7vz1dPgdH2e8T4lMy695iRvISZDTvNS8IdE4X2g9uwjo7Sbc9ExABtnG6Etvib68sPdxrBM9cOdW5TJf_y3HEQT-nOHhZOEOyGlZaBI4o-mis3HBYbz7Y12IWIgXT6vsiEUU7bp/s320/IMG_0569.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Party came to mind and I used the Cocktail Party by Lewis and Irene (it’s an old range).<div><br /></div><div>Week 13 - Grateful.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYXLzNlIeSW3NtwcEYmEQ_4QSpZDNF_6jZoakYVk-PofXzURbpMGEoaGwmTHwhr18M7F_lUc691vvR6-EUHXvfNT8QfUK8kDnPxSSTZVn7iCH9ovsrOo9537NXigJ4R0adX2xbAgDuYrwaIf0DJnMDDafYY_5i5bNwF1Gyc-OM10tRHZ8anNS/s4032/IMG_0573.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhbYXLzNlIeSW3NtwcEYmEQ_4QSpZDNF_6jZoakYVk-PofXzURbpMGEoaGwmTHwhr18M7F_lUc691vvR6-EUHXvfNT8QfUK8kDnPxSSTZVn7iCH9ovsrOo9537NXigJ4R0adX2xbAgDuYrwaIf0DJnMDDafYY_5i5bNwF1Gyc-OM10tRHZ8anNS/s320/IMG_0573.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I used a panel of labels that were given away at Festival of Quilts a few years ago. The stamped ones were from a stamp set by Flying Tiger.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWGUWDEAugchHquSCaww6Ul31ww_Q0zyZ3T4eo9ebg0aZlCUefLM9q68znJhv5rsh0RWk8CPUsczP28HphBU0XHPDuUBO4FkmerbVAu7rIfecYsJReY7qyeKxZeIwo-rn8nZpQuAeo7Ando8d-3sDWbUML5YRZo9lWPYOafX83_jaPRMhBhFt/s4032/IMG_0572.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgIWGUWDEAugchHquSCaww6Ul31ww_Q0zyZ3T4eo9ebg0aZlCUefLM9q68znJhv5rsh0RWk8CPUsczP28HphBU0XHPDuUBO4FkmerbVAu7rIfecYsJReY7qyeKxZeIwo-rn8nZpQuAeo7Ando8d-3sDWbUML5YRZo9lWPYOafX83_jaPRMhBhFt/s320/IMG_0572.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div><div>Week 14 - Sweet and Salty </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBhUZROqTkotRCgQ4e9hVDwt2XoGBweFa95UPCvzjERtXQq4A9hegYahJGt1FZizvxL3VvTs9XUNPDWojaCm2_5RWwqvreh6NCOT9HHBtIq-lG08HHNmxTWE6QDcPAUZGZ6a37nW8pspd0sJr5MYF90IgCy1qUzcsNw7Yr5RR51ox8ivsVkT2/s3621/IMG_0581.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3621" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBhUZROqTkotRCgQ4e9hVDwt2XoGBweFa95UPCvzjERtXQq4A9hegYahJGt1FZizvxL3VvTs9XUNPDWojaCm2_5RWwqvreh6NCOT9HHBtIq-lG08HHNmxTWE6QDcPAUZGZ6a37nW8pspd0sJr5MYF90IgCy1qUzcsNw7Yr5RR51ox8ivsVkT2/s320/IMG_0581.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>This is now the penultimate week and I was really foxed by this theme. Looking up Sweet and Salty turns out to refer to popcorn. I decided I was going to go off topic and use these Tula Pink fabrics and these then reminded me of Refreshers, a sherbet sweet (below is an image). Not so off topic after all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkBtXkLr6H9_Gqyuv1lydu05hy7T22mMHjLtLPohH6JGgA9_WGU1CegDlmozJicCpSIQeBrDDlQjVb0HDUCcMS2V-uiw98kcapH95MaPIOd3GWmozSaF8J30usrFCYRC2l0Svb1evBtT28ofZGSOzpBzudxRXB7LSi9x4N7flEZXX_KcTeieH/s663/IMG_0583.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="663" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkBtXkLr6H9_Gqyuv1lydu05hy7T22mMHjLtLPohH6JGgA9_WGU1CegDlmozJicCpSIQeBrDDlQjVb0HDUCcMS2V-uiw98kcapH95MaPIOd3GWmozSaF8J30usrFCYRC2l0Svb1evBtT28ofZGSOzpBzudxRXB7LSi9x4N7flEZXX_KcTeieH/s320/IMG_0583.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Final week. Week 15 - Freestyle </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nb_zjrAW-4lM1C6DuGZLPWtvGIClwz_HVIfbmiGnAse4bpnw5ehDbaIseYBPkcJPhMBge-TOAGpdPn4avBaK87ZbwtqSIfW_9NCeAO3q44QX6j3cXhTMbMwhioG1Jadj1Y7jwEOg7p41S9FCWDtTr6Cw6g2a-PdfLCQM8hfuKH1Sn00S83aM/s2963/IMG_0580.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="2574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nb_zjrAW-4lM1C6DuGZLPWtvGIClwz_HVIfbmiGnAse4bpnw5ehDbaIseYBPkcJPhMBge-TOAGpdPn4avBaK87ZbwtqSIfW_9NCeAO3q44QX6j3cXhTMbMwhioG1Jadj1Y7jwEOg7p41S9FCWDtTr6Cw6g2a-PdfLCQM8hfuKH1Sn00S83aM/s320/IMG_0580.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div>I used some Japanese themed fabrics for the last hexies. There should have been 6 for this week, but 7 makes up a ‘flower’ of hexies.</div><div><br /></div><div>I enjoyed this challenge and I have joined the hexies into ‘flowers’. I have in mind to make another Kingfisher quilt, a design by <a href="https://www.talesofcloth.com/blogs/blog/kingfisher-stitch-along-lets-make-a-hexie-flower-quilt-together?_pos=1&_psq=kingfisher&_ss=e&_v=1.0">Jodie of Tales of Cloth</a>, but at the moment they are just patiently waiting.</div></div></div></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-43822166298649696752023-11-06T10:42:00.001+00:002023-11-06T10:42:20.939+00:00My Crochet Cardigan Adventure. <p> I have been watching Kelly from Craft and a Cuppa on You Tube who demonstrates how to make a Granny Crochet cardigan from 2 hexagonal Granny stitch shapes and I was intrigued by how it works. She has a website <a href="https://www.craftandacuppa.com/">here</a>. A Granny square lays flat but a hexagon turns into a weird shape, but folded from one corner to the opposite creates and upside down L shape that can form the basis of half of the body and a sleeve of a cardigan. Of course 2 halves are made.</p><p>Kelly uses different coloured yarns for her demonstration but I used Hayfield Bonus Breeze, which I later found is discontinued. I used this as there are colour changes in the yarn and this was originally used to make a Granny Go Round pattern by Iron Lamb, a pattern I may revisit later. The hexagons were quick to make to the size needed but I was realising that I was going to run out of yarn! </p><p>The hexagons are joined by sewing the wide part of the L and making rows to create a back panel before adding length to the sleeves and the body. As I said earlier I was running out of yarn and I had to find and alternative. Looking online I didn’t find a solution, but going to a local yarn shop did.</p><p>I went to <a href="https://www.unwindwithus.co.uk/">Unwind With Us</a>, a fairly new wool shop a few miles away and found they had Stylecraft Batik Swirl, a yarn cake with different colours of the Batik yarn. The lady suggested winding off balls of the different colours. That didn’t take long to do and soon crocheting the added lengths for the sleeves and body length. Below are the little balls of Batik, plus a green that I already had in my stash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiOAirWRhVJMFNANx43wyhoJLohYf_HumsbOTxCft4CwxNAEU2TmfiW-v8Fm7M9YcQgb4_mANi2rxh1HuvT4rGQ-HKShTj-dAkq3Tq3gD4hHYxlJ2lZcdv8xQBsZoHZqevQm2FpjHPAblU5oYCgUJSJVB7yIfv5AXeq3O0Y_UJJQYmMElHaWF/s3630/IMG_0599.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3630" data-original-width="2988" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiOAirWRhVJMFNANx43wyhoJLohYf_HumsbOTxCft4CwxNAEU2TmfiW-v8Fm7M9YcQgb4_mANi2rxh1HuvT4rGQ-HKShTj-dAkq3Tq3gD4hHYxlJ2lZcdv8xQBsZoHZqevQm2FpjHPAblU5oYCgUJSJVB7yIfv5AXeq3O0Y_UJJQYmMElHaWF/s320/IMG_0599.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><p>Yesterday I got to a point where the cardigan was nearly finished and lastly making a band around the fronts, back and neck and 3 rows of Granny stitch finished that off. I decided to leave the sleeves edges loose, but there are instructions for adding cuffs. I intend to wear this to slip on of an evening when it’s a bit cooler, so I’m not worried about adding cuffs and a bit more on the front and I think it’ll do the job nicely.</p><p>I just had smidgens of the Hayfield yarn left.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZeZ0WIVEhyphenhyphendVooUaH4WE3mgIDM0kerfe1L788B-SY5q_JqkHx9lJUCi1xZGBSOyu2nlSkeCR9pA6Du9GicgeAhj_H2qbqDRYAotQKwh9GuQzADdocywAXk_6OMkVWfOpBB8e0COI2RXmZGhOlwDZ7xVlE7d0lHwwFe6rujWc01Okdgxji65Y/s4032/IMG_0605.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjZZeZ0WIVEhyphenhyphendVooUaH4WE3mgIDM0kerfe1L788B-SY5q_JqkHx9lJUCi1xZGBSOyu2nlSkeCR9pA6Du9GicgeAhj_H2qbqDRYAotQKwh9GuQzADdocywAXk_6OMkVWfOpBB8e0COI2RXmZGhOlwDZ7xVlE7d0lHwwFe6rujWc01Okdgxji65Y/s320/IMG_0605.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>And from the Batik Swirl I had this left<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinixDd8NSoeGdw9bCZxaQ2Zu3yks32peyIJpP71vFHejEqE-tb_LV979Kth81PDdanbT6VLcmQP1MIqe7_Pd-CHzb0TBM8brxCBPg0m7AKoctpT-meHXbUKQwbv9GtBTET1v73ht6poU-sBsvCXEubMI7DrsKKeLrASqug1XEaWe119NKqya4/s4032/IMG_0608.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjinixDd8NSoeGdw9bCZxaQ2Zu3yks32peyIJpP71vFHejEqE-tb_LV979Kth81PDdanbT6VLcmQP1MIqe7_Pd-CHzb0TBM8brxCBPg0m7AKoctpT-meHXbUKQwbv9GtBTET1v73ht6poU-sBsvCXEubMI7DrsKKeLrASqug1XEaWe119NKqya4/s320/IMG_0608.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Here’s the finished cardigan <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4OlUTiELnTEOlx_1yQU0vW5YfmrsVkcDhO95MZLrE_ZRwxDYA583SYvODjKysOJ4A4Q-62ttBgXKTOZmwE1XLd845Fl-P23beueNVuGlLBlH5VYsAhkeOjZkXa_mF9TGeMh6do0Bv-241cjoBEQ6sYub5-Kl5wZ4QW9KUDWW3Ltata0lgiHy/s4032/IMG_0609.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEij4OlUTiELnTEOlx_1yQU0vW5YfmrsVkcDhO95MZLrE_ZRwxDYA583SYvODjKysOJ4A4Q-62ttBgXKTOZmwE1XLd845Fl-P23beueNVuGlLBlH5VYsAhkeOjZkXa_mF9TGeMh6do0Bv-241cjoBEQ6sYub5-Kl5wZ4QW9KUDWW3Ltata0lgiHy/s320/IMG_0609.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW0wUXx4YJh_TXoTCj6B9vQG8SQ6ENnWntLGKy3-J5x4OROsv6IhnKvWGgABhzydSTRkPWNCYMITG3nvV5-LewaXW1BuRfh7kJ6PZnwKKNB_zlQc_fqeb8zOv3x7mBtF4BbvTtpRnlfygTFqFA_hkW4ooIYo8-G4r1MbcojMZxprep20ZvhRJ/s4032/IMG_0610.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEglW0wUXx4YJh_TXoTCj6B9vQG8SQ6ENnWntLGKy3-J5x4OROsv6IhnKvWGgABhzydSTRkPWNCYMITG3nvV5-LewaXW1BuRfh7kJ6PZnwKKNB_zlQc_fqeb8zOv3x7mBtF4BbvTtpRnlfygTFqFA_hkW4ooIYo8-G4r1MbcojMZxprep20ZvhRJ/s320/IMG_0610.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OHqy5XQwZ2TeoqiqyYMOBDjn46SOc9erG_b_nvKiYMHvF4aunRNj7TvD_54HR8l_W1rfkNfAlkzATtXW0S6ngJvPdl90Qhu65k9HyWvHziSkqKWNMFJDjffvpDivfnlY1nn8ZF6nFp-JQ6Bs81HDCCG19M-779RCn3X2hhFDk16KFJbg9id2/s3088/IMG_0616.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OHqy5XQwZ2TeoqiqyYMOBDjn46SOc9erG_b_nvKiYMHvF4aunRNj7TvD_54HR8l_W1rfkNfAlkzATtXW0S6ngJvPdl90Qhu65k9HyWvHziSkqKWNMFJDjffvpDivfnlY1nn8ZF6nFp-JQ6Bs81HDCCG19M-779RCn3X2hhFDk16KFJbg9id2/s320/IMG_0616.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5RfFVBngKF3ABjJRmDfGfuv-hHzyKBmeuygdpxS_8W9ykLXvweexQ3smG9a3agH0h_ncuhlp4kNdW_eVYwXxr8j8BgbdRpx9l2hfeTnBFcPIK_CFT6ZKVJtbRU7BWIsR13Masxd4Y2ZXOr71ptK2b1GtZg3yDEcrIk3NbpLVBQBhRyD81vxC/s3088/IMG_0626.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5RfFVBngKF3ABjJRmDfGfuv-hHzyKBmeuygdpxS_8W9ykLXvweexQ3smG9a3agH0h_ncuhlp4kNdW_eVYwXxr8j8BgbdRpx9l2hfeTnBFcPIK_CFT6ZKVJtbRU7BWIsR13Masxd4Y2ZXOr71ptK2b1GtZg3yDEcrIk3NbpLVBQBhRyD81vxC/s320/IMG_0626.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I got out my selfie stick (used as a tripod) and my watch for to take the photo from my phone. That worked brilliantly.<div><p>I’m pleased with how it went and I’d like to make a scrappy version of the cardigan from my stash.</p></div></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-48230502348434861672023-11-06T08:12:00.001+00:002023-11-06T08:12:24.747+00:00It Did Get Worse Before it Got Better<p> It’s November</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwM06HN61wrrN8ZM4IARhzypCv8rdh3PT5L2c7wZyTEV6j7-FFeuy_t7jbZzeduxhcp8jreX6UMTjvjTwyQkHNaw7JbaOIEDBgoHWzRiS1ON9791IysrIKxXVz2Lv8vzlIdJIz2YEiqK1xLUqvtLJK9fefgayEeC_s8t1sjQRhocl8CQ-OAQ4/s2997/IMG_1288.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="2997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwM06HN61wrrN8ZM4IARhzypCv8rdh3PT5L2c7wZyTEV6j7-FFeuy_t7jbZzeduxhcp8jreX6UMTjvjTwyQkHNaw7JbaOIEDBgoHWzRiS1ON9791IysrIKxXVz2Lv8vzlIdJIz2YEiqK1xLUqvtLJK9fefgayEeC_s8t1sjQRhocl8CQ-OAQ4/s320/IMG_1288.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>My mini Toft Chrysanthemum is displayed with some chrysanthemum print fabric for this month’s Monthly Marker. November is birthday month and birth flower, so it seemed fitting to use the photo. </p><p>Anyway October was busy with new carpet in the hall, stairs and landing after floor repair on the landing. A visit to an exhibition (more of that to follow in another post), more hexagons, and some knitting - though no finishes. Photos in my last post <a href="https://suewilduk.blogspot.com/2023/10/its-got-to-get-worse-before-it-gets.html">here</a></p><p>To start with is the knitting and progress is going well on the pink cardigan. Back and fronts done and first sleeve in progress so going well. I’m using King Cole Pricewise yarn and Stylecraft pattern 9586.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwEw0F8bmP6pAXgvkwVJOUp8Om-dzbIGFxcw07llqSmsdHQ0_IS_WrW4w3AQxsLufbyC9ileXqz0tfPlEQZ8ZPZseE0nbscGjCfnCqCDnAV0WH1vKdl40DdVbMAw5APFu7I4-abDZe2tS8s0zfcYqwSv89Lk-NGbMVtxnwEj1PMNJ0KRvyg2J/s4032/IMG_0596.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="4032" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwEw0F8bmP6pAXgvkwVJOUp8Om-dzbIGFxcw07llqSmsdHQ0_IS_WrW4w3AQxsLufbyC9ileXqz0tfPlEQZ8ZPZseE0nbscGjCfnCqCDnAV0WH1vKdl40DdVbMAw5APFu7I4-abDZe2tS8s0zfcYqwSv89Lk-NGbMVtxnwEj1PMNJ0KRvyg2J/s320/IMG_0596.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I started some socks as part of The Bakery Bears’ “Sockoween” and using a Bakery Bears pattern, which is a Patreon Pattern, called Hobbity socks. One down and I’m on the instep gusset of the second, so not a finish but good progress. The photo below shows the up to the heel stitches.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVvG-ThvhDFmhYKiVVjJ2Spx7mybH4gKLJyVE5OlgsgVhzXCBt1hBaL0wJFpOudCMVwp4qIOpKQsH4_7IMp0C7OtRIju3KtnOriEFDH8Yfq0N78OKMx5SDGz6R6I2uvdpVvZmZZZYBBsXMUSZmAnF6lI55N8PR9YmbQhyphenhyphen_QvgIU-JMUt8HCb1/s4032/IMG_0585.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgjVvG-ThvhDFmhYKiVVjJ2Spx7mybH4gKLJyVE5OlgsgVhzXCBt1hBaL0wJFpOudCMVwp4qIOpKQsH4_7IMp0C7OtRIju3KtnOriEFDH8Yfq0N78OKMx5SDGz6R6I2uvdpVvZmZZZYBBsXMUSZmAnF6lI55N8PR9YmbQhyphenhyphen_QvgIU-JMUt8HCb1/s320/IMG_0585.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I started a new project, which only yesterday has come to a halt. I had started a crochet Granny stitch cardigan, pattern by Iron Lamb and got so far with it but found another pattern, which is on You Tube by Kelly, Craft and a Cuppa and called the Granny Hexagon cardigan. This consists of two heaxagon pieces to make the body and sleeves, joined together then the sleeves and added length are crocheted after. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFtruwNMb8Vm2E4wnqLWBmlOrdVzV31OJ5Z20G_3yNYM2r6FWqiHxOnZFpqTt39ycv287N7Sv2vTLWJYCQOKH8mP4v3SRmb60DCV0O1-pmQl5v8rsj5w6z7gQUcbo5dBNlRZyD0KAXxxcTP5MvG-wWZeyJ7pycY4aTRz4OvLIC-3t4TASotO3/s4032/IMG_0577.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjfFtruwNMb8Vm2E4wnqLWBmlOrdVzV31OJ5Z20G_3yNYM2r6FWqiHxOnZFpqTt39ycv287N7Sv2vTLWJYCQOKH8mP4v3SRmb60DCV0O1-pmQl5v8rsj5w6z7gQUcbo5dBNlRZyD0KAXxxcTP5MvG-wWZeyJ7pycY4aTRz4OvLIC-3t4TASotO3/s320/IMG_0577.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Having joined the 2 halves together I was running out of the yarn, which is Hayfield Bonus Breeze and I bought this a few months ago from Hobbycraft, however this yarn is now no longer available and I tried various websites and it appears that this is discontinued so I’ll have to think how I’ll finish this. An option is to get a few balls of Stylecraft Batik which seems to have the stone wash appearance and the colours that would go well with the colours of the cardigan. Whereas 400grams for a cardigan is ok, crochet eats up so much more yarn. There’s a challenge.</div><div><br /></div><div>There’s not been much sewing this month other than continuing the #100hexies100 days, which is heading towards its end. Just 2 more weeks to go. Later this month I will post about this project. I have been sewing them into their ‘flowers’ as I go. </div><div><br /></div><div>Week 10 - Micro Mini. I chose this Bookworm Fabric by Lewis and Irene, for the small books and plants, not sure if that was Mini enough but I enjoyed pulling these together.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46mk2T-VXu39m06yoc_GPL1msRRVArOGM505wtX3q57htDn9vorc8_ywv8LYt1aPuZMgRisB9savgYc-tAGpF0khyD1JaAp1iB5q0WyGqn1DRj6M216_kOT_aMD0lW6GYXZT_geVsOZRjr0133sVBewIqf1ZH-Gvqt4McbdfsmTUX3CjgdlQb/s3478/IMG_0524.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3478" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46mk2T-VXu39m06yoc_GPL1msRRVArOGM505wtX3q57htDn9vorc8_ywv8LYt1aPuZMgRisB9savgYc-tAGpF0khyD1JaAp1iB5q0WyGqn1DRj6M216_kOT_aMD0lW6GYXZT_geVsOZRjr0133sVBewIqf1ZH-Gvqt4McbdfsmTUX3CjgdlQb/s320/IMG_0524.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Week 11 - Berry Cute. I didn’t have enough berry fabrics, so some lemon slices went with these hexies.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpNVbhvTGbUIR1UoP9DYMutvBuA_Y41oGxkMJvXWVqdL6IPAjCxDoOg8lDwz-AvrLBoDO_we_js4K3gK5GY5-_7FHZLYn3pqxTJYdOAzq5mJ0weN99nEj0JYeIjkndlney6ZukDGWsau3S2d_Osm1fZHVBAOTnK3a4g-hIoS2IOko49TE9O1y/s3217/IMG_0543.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="3217" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpNVbhvTGbUIR1UoP9DYMutvBuA_Y41oGxkMJvXWVqdL6IPAjCxDoOg8lDwz-AvrLBoDO_we_js4K3gK5GY5-_7FHZLYn3pqxTJYdOAzq5mJ0weN99nEj0JYeIjkndlney6ZukDGWsau3S2d_Osm1fZHVBAOTnK3a4g-hIoS2IOko49TE9O1y/s320/IMG_0543.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Week 12 - Celebration. I used my favourite Cocktail Party fabric by Lewis and Irene for a bit of fizz for this subject.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf8-9WAMIvp3tPFTcMKE30HkETyxtNFMjFuLpZ3NzKhoJT35xSOqjLb8u3d-RkObZieGldu4mELKL2C-JxevlAzbIX82z2DbCK3ZiAusRgyWEKCZ8sjaUQJAs03KJSIuNeYg7nu8abbbowYNoSBpHMlHdf21veeSLHcdPGLsoafjq6X7uR_t3/s3667/IMG_0569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3667" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf8-9WAMIvp3tPFTcMKE30HkETyxtNFMjFuLpZ3NzKhoJT35xSOqjLb8u3d-RkObZieGldu4mELKL2C-JxevlAzbIX82z2DbCK3ZiAusRgyWEKCZ8sjaUQJAs03KJSIuNeYg7nu8abbbowYNoSBpHMlHdf21veeSLHcdPGLsoafjq6X7uR_t3/s320/IMG_0569.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Week 13 - Gratitude. For this theme I used a quilt label panel from (what was) Sewing Street from Festival of Quilts a few years back. I also added some stamped fabric using a stamp set from Flying Tiger, again bought a few years ago.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgo-cTBmsulwUffwu70QNSIDzUvJuhF0DUJdb_98gwuQ6ZGh8Q55aNy3_RWx5YhuH-7hCBl4S2P-lVZ4JD-YxCTw3n1kTP383rjjr7tBIa2P6SmtUAze8hc-gqTuVqeIYHAVi48pO1wkKlFQddmAtdpWhbbq4IJpHTmoyptpQ8twNBLY5TT8I/s4032/IMG_0573.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/AVvXsEgmgo-cTBmsulwUffwu70QNSIDzUvJuhF0DUJdb_98gwuQ6ZGh8Q55aNy3_RWx5YhuH-7hCBl4S2P-lVZ4JD-YxCTw3n1kTP383rjjr7tBIa2P6SmtUAze8hc-gqTuVqeIYHAVi48pO1wkKlFQddmAtdpWhbbq4IJpHTmoyptpQ8twNBLY5TT8I/s320/IMG_0573.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div>And an ATC - the theme this month was Architecture</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoKimgmgYCb25RkuoUWV0IIi9z1-_aNCANCQH0YFoBZJHZPH_5oa5IKCYgjJnjysQKktNohxd2EBvMgDUkJU8Sm1SwrXqRr_zlYLPYNylEdg48miab89ussSh-VXp-j6Cx0xiz3CgnS0xURlWbFGVjeG-zt0AH3rTm2WTpSy1aKoVMgXg4GRU/s4032/IMG_0546.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgsoKimgmgYCb25RkuoUWV0IIi9z1-_aNCANCQH0YFoBZJHZPH_5oa5IKCYgjJnjysQKktNohxd2EBvMgDUkJU8Sm1SwrXqRr_zlYLPYNylEdg48miab89ussSh-VXp-j6Cx0xiz3CgnS0xURlWbFGVjeG-zt0AH3rTm2WTpSy1aKoVMgXg4GRU/s320/IMG_0546.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>And my inspiration was a window in Bath </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNJjJKRsFYLgDyzQw8dCDksRysp8eoUaSl3Rpme5zxlCEgNvX4cJNUJI1NW1FOpagHUBqpaJcs29WxdQWbti321LWgpYkWv_rROBa9qPdR79LV6Hq0z2WyB02M42P4H-Tvd6BaADtLLNKaMlqMWCoN6Rd3R0CUOVoQI9fIExApf-eRnSqUjOL/s4032/IMG_0510.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgaNJjJKRsFYLgDyzQw8dCDksRysp8eoUaSl3Rpme5zxlCEgNvX4cJNUJI1NW1FOpagHUBqpaJcs29WxdQWbti321LWgpYkWv_rROBa9qPdR79LV6Hq0z2WyB02M42P4H-Tvd6BaADtLLNKaMlqMWCoN6Rd3R0CUOVoQI9fIExApf-eRnSqUjOL/s320/IMG_0510.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>It’s now 6 November and I hadn’t posted the blog at last month end so my apologies for the delay.</div><div><br /></div><div>There will be a postscript about the crochet cardigan, which is now finished!</div><div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-9359976347960020332023-10-11T16:38:00.000+01:002023-10-11T16:38:00.992+01:00It’s Got to Get Worse Before It Gets Better<p> October 👻</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu4b1PwDL_KmM43WZhezaORlZ1lGCp4eex2Y79X1h2fcatygRFIwj-DYawG-JG6kEIHQfTlQsejoMd-hSop4uS_xRjGL3_3OhvTOaCVz8kqF2Z70IfNmNN2ZK9a3F8xszlfUxO_-eX_sQk-Ho0wSLnqKz35sU6TBgyqbTdX84fqz8Hzk3x2W1/s3001/IMG_1248.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="2855" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu4b1PwDL_KmM43WZhezaORlZ1lGCp4eex2Y79X1h2fcatygRFIwj-DYawG-JG6kEIHQfTlQsejoMd-hSop4uS_xRjGL3_3OhvTOaCVz8kqF2Z70IfNmNN2ZK9a3F8xszlfUxO_-eX_sQk-Ho0wSLnqKz35sU6TBgyqbTdX84fqz8Hzk3x2W1/s320/IMG_1248.png" width="304" /></a></div>and I didn’t need to add text to my monthly marker this month.<div><br /></div><div>We decided that we needed a new carpet in the hall, stairs and landing. The hall and landing are quite small areas, but the floorboards on the landing were getting a bit wobbly underfoot and needed repairing so it was an ideal time to replace the old carpet, which was here when we first moved into the house over 24 years ago. David took the opportunity, while we were without a carpet for the week or so, to paint the skirting boards.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRna9MQsRVXqWlk3-sAqgVCXe6jxBHcUJzwjHIzq-proSk_PjD8LrZnETuw6P9c4a8JATNPNLt0uMBKuX5nI5ZxHhNPGiVsqv55TMDAgE_pPtOm2ve9zviLoGJ4z4o6vu1z5t4MMfPnUDR8vO2rgBQkmWjkIMLnMtPx5PxaqsyCPYqeBnONRt/s4032/IMG_0479.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgVRna9MQsRVXqWlk3-sAqgVCXe6jxBHcUJzwjHIzq-proSk_PjD8LrZnETuw6P9c4a8JATNPNLt0uMBKuX5nI5ZxHhNPGiVsqv55TMDAgE_pPtOm2ve9zviLoGJ4z4o6vu1z5t4MMfPnUDR8vO2rgBQkmWjkIMLnMtPx5PxaqsyCPYqeBnONRt/s320/IMG_0479.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqYqyWd8R9vZUJCIVqVA8eFGV7-yIIhPlosqIQfEtCG_4SIn1Bb8XUEbgRMyaub7_kt7roYlLOPFXOLZOesRW1_EtWwU-hK2wGTq71gJRjgGfgxHArC3bIzb_LT8rs5PldZoZR9D4rQi3ZlYuI7QQ5z-H5AUC7siPtybZHIxzIZb-mFYhOuP3/s4032/IMG_0481.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEguqYqyWd8R9vZUJCIVqVA8eFGV7-yIIhPlosqIQfEtCG_4SIn1Bb8XUEbgRMyaub7_kt7roYlLOPFXOLZOesRW1_EtWwU-hK2wGTq71gJRjgGfgxHArC3bIzb_LT8rs5PldZoZR9D4rQi3ZlYuI7QQ5z-H5AUC7siPtybZHIxzIZb-mFYhOuP3/s320/IMG_0481.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This week the floor was fixed and a thin layer of plywood fixed on top. The carpet was laid on Thursday and the hallway looks so different. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MNaSMCtvNUMN8WcQHoG-mVZCYeYdKxyyrthyphenhyphens0nJASqcHE7bV851M3rGKWFqJXqJfXwWJgngGc204_-69cc4H4L-bYEfT_xoC8KI0pzkUj-OYngsWNcq_T9godPqjFYFuyCOeW7ZArWBXgwEvat9T-tF8OZX6FjetKBPQTxU0EfcvnAx6JlU/s4032/IMG_0527.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEg0MNaSMCtvNUMN8WcQHoG-mVZCYeYdKxyyrthyphenhyphens0nJASqcHE7bV851M3rGKWFqJXqJfXwWJgngGc204_-69cc4H4L-bYEfT_xoC8KI0pzkUj-OYngsWNcq_T9godPqjFYFuyCOeW7ZArWBXgwEvat9T-tF8OZX6FjetKBPQTxU0EfcvnAx6JlU/s320/IMG_0527.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLWFoNx7k05daUW0SKbwo48w8pp37fPw-LqBVWTQEgpmArSWQbuZCQssSHG2mPuZfwvuD7019HlyFGG4urtzyhS2b8FBXPo6y66ThMWOWXxvObzYuSrfUO57eii_YURRoEjmSoElSZ9Ud-lCelCXdv-16N7wAAlW0l6oeAxhDY_9dvsCQgrIC/s4032/IMG_0528.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEixLWFoNx7k05daUW0SKbwo48w8pp37fPw-LqBVWTQEgpmArSWQbuZCQssSHG2mPuZfwvuD7019HlyFGG4urtzyhS2b8FBXPo6y66ThMWOWXxvObzYuSrfUO57eii_YURRoEjmSoElSZ9Ud-lCelCXdv-16N7wAAlW0l6oeAxhDY_9dvsCQgrIC/s320/IMG_0528.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nmJd25MoPtzO-84rZ6Z1KmGMl4olYOpaXZadrpWLm6SiuAYDDjUROw2AZiqxdTP_-VYxF67d_oYRmSlL5ozfBhYpBUzzZOgO_MXPIyVWv_hmWtLAokCwv6fPwR6zlT0NxH0IXBMU_ZC7kknyYs7GMqDRzZgyXnaKKlv5pKCYqAOCStULzu43/s4032/IMG_0529.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEj2nmJd25MoPtzO-84rZ6Z1KmGMl4olYOpaXZadrpWLm6SiuAYDDjUROw2AZiqxdTP_-VYxF67d_oYRmSlL5ozfBhYpBUzzZOgO_MXPIyVWv_hmWtLAokCwv6fPwR6zlT0NxH0IXBMU_ZC7kknyYs7GMqDRzZgyXnaKKlv5pKCYqAOCStULzu43/s320/IMG_0529.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Meanwhile, I have been sorting my crafting stuff out ready for a table top sale later this month. My Mum has parted with her remaining fabrics, books and patchwork magazines. I’ve also been sorting through my fabrics and got a pile of books too, to go. There are piles of things in the dining room and in my room too. It does look so messy. But sometimes things have to be worse before the become better.</div><div><br /></div><div>There seems to be a lot of activity on social media this month, with Vlogtobers, Blogtobers, Socktober or Sockoween (The Bakery Bears). On You Tube there are several crafting Vloggers doing Vlogtober, but it is a job to keep up with daily watching (and I’m retired!) so how they keep up with daily filming and editing I really don’t know. One thing I’m taking from this is the Bakery Bears tutorial series on Sockoween is knitting (socks of course) is knitting on double pointed needles. I usually knit magic loop with a circular needle and not a fan of dpns (or as someone called them, the Devil’s sticks!), but I thought I’d reacquaint myself with them and it’s not so scary. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4JQCMjh9UGpP2Hsw5tNlglVhyL_IkSLydtdcphBi-Tt8uP5SrJoAGX6GYBafv1RN7gmM9q-VjvI0pf2pXAvrg4CajfFCifQi6GhcY6dhcWXqdFqNWRFqH9rnCRA1vA_Kt8J5PeRkj-1od1ETIzqx2MVYGOlLwWNNx-wyYaD3_VGVdfjIOY1F/s3225/IMG_0526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3225" data-original-width="2636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4JQCMjh9UGpP2Hsw5tNlglVhyL_IkSLydtdcphBi-Tt8uP5SrJoAGX6GYBafv1RN7gmM9q-VjvI0pf2pXAvrg4CajfFCifQi6GhcY6dhcWXqdFqNWRFqH9rnCRA1vA_Kt8J5PeRkj-1od1ETIzqx2MVYGOlLwWNNx-wyYaD3_VGVdfjIOY1F/s320/IMG_0526.jpeg" width="262" /></a></div>This was on Wednesday- I cast on and knitted the rib.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZw9YPHOAAj8btlx5He41sqNJ4t9fXSLjDVtSWM32QqKJNrLMQ_j-xhyOox-u3pNj88wlgIJo_ach7zb0RUaYsZq1HP2kcdbqg4Fs4wSCbbtspahV09R6ddtqn1GKtKTB4a5VLN7L3lUc3Qp2VIPEgtjAOMRmfXfUaxLFOXco7fG22kSJXQVb/s2684/IMG_1259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2684" data-original-width="2288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZw9YPHOAAj8btlx5He41sqNJ4t9fXSLjDVtSWM32QqKJNrLMQ_j-xhyOox-u3pNj88wlgIJo_ach7zb0RUaYsZq1HP2kcdbqg4Fs4wSCbbtspahV09R6ddtqn1GKtKTB4a5VLN7L3lUc3Qp2VIPEgtjAOMRmfXfUaxLFOXco7fG22kSJXQVb/s320/IMG_1259.jpeg" width="273" /></a></div>This was Friday (yesterday) I got as far as doing the heel flap. I’ve now turned the heel and onto the gusset shaping. I’ve used a Vanilla shorty sock pattern but I’ve added the Hobbity stitch pattern for a bit of knitting interest. The yarn I’m using is from a few Christmases ago and is from a local dyer, Country Mouse yarns and it does look autumnal to me as I love the rusty colour in this yarn and it has glitter. <div><br /></div><div>I’ve had to do some unknitting on a cardigan that I’m knitting for my daughter. I accidentally picked up 3.75mm circular needle (for travel knitting again) instead of 4mm and wondered why the raglan shaping came up a bit short. So I’m picking up on the back at the point where I changed needles. At the same time I’m now making the left front, so swapping between the two pieces. So this is another thing that has been worse before it gets better.</div><div><br /></div><div>And a bit more sewing has been done. A few pouches, this is just two of them, which will go towards my local Townswomen’s Guild charity sale and a local charity sale. I have made more bits and bobs, like wash/dishcloths, which were quick to make </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubz4TZOuZsUx-rkhBgzMeVCEC26x194JPiMosYPAiGb33w9npyjFFAo5X-eE_oUykpEi1coBhK6h7gHSFXdzRX2CP-2aWRxYQhcYaAToZ9xRM3iofi5AIBzNKfIBG8oUowCSbnlmB_SyiMRDia87al2YO8st9xpN97yI5CvotE7Qfz03NT4gu/s2829/IMG_0548.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="2829" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubz4TZOuZsUx-rkhBgzMeVCEC26x194JPiMosYPAiGb33w9npyjFFAo5X-eE_oUykpEi1coBhK6h7gHSFXdzRX2CP-2aWRxYQhcYaAToZ9xRM3iofi5AIBzNKfIBG8oUowCSbnlmB_SyiMRDia87al2YO8st9xpN97yI5CvotE7Qfz03NT4gu/s320/IMG_0548.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>So this is how my October is looking at present.Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-57142039448158273732023-09-30T17:01:00.000+01:002023-09-30T17:01:06.128+01:00A September Furtle<p> I don’t know where the time goes and just like that we’re three quarters of the way through the year. September seems like a sort of a new beginning, even though my work life never involved term times. The youngest grandchild has started school and one of the older ones has started college and it’s good to see them move on.</p><p>Anyway, this is about Furtling. I’m pleased to say I have a finish *ta-da*.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XggocMsHhIIK0DS9loied-OckFnI6G5foDL4HYp9t-78D0WcBFsatdNuSTFoXnYJM_Spra5v_PBQauDx_V0jLdi_k-z3U8pV5Vm7NYmBidfxHGcz5cOpCFygK2tijTgJBPw4EIWayahSC4R0oji-nv6Csn0Syr0BwPFlihgYuG4MdFMJIjkY/s3215/IMG_0475.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3215" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XggocMsHhIIK0DS9loied-OckFnI6G5foDL4HYp9t-78D0WcBFsatdNuSTFoXnYJM_Spra5v_PBQauDx_V0jLdi_k-z3U8pV5Vm7NYmBidfxHGcz5cOpCFygK2tijTgJBPw4EIWayahSC4R0oji-nv6Csn0Syr0BwPFlihgYuG4MdFMJIjkY/s320/IMG_0475.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div>The cross stitch crocus bowl. A long standing project that hibernated for years, that I wrote about <a href="https://suewilduk.blogspot.com/2023/08/furtling-in-august.html">last month</a> but I’ve yet to get mount board and a frame to put it in (I guess that’ll be next month’s Furtle!).<div><br /></div><div>And another finish- a pair of fingerless gloves. The pattern is a favourite of mine, by Snapper Knits and is called Fingerless or Not. The yarn is Zig Zag but I can’t find the yarn online so I think it’s a discontinued one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe-7QiyCC6MI2vujL4WTWkj9_iXwlM40ibDFA_GVJYyv2g3HEcFpKsty1DMFxIQEyyQNfvNaXKxeri7JyoYyZoDY9uuaZGL5E0AXg8e_1SXf0pS2wcIVjgJfn6prU141iXzHJTA6cIKvqZfzXTqVPTbv36RQQDw6WUOXO13_ot8wpaoxPE6rv/s4032/IMG_0463.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiFe-7QiyCC6MI2vujL4WTWkj9_iXwlM40ibDFA_GVJYyv2g3HEcFpKsty1DMFxIQEyyQNfvNaXKxeri7JyoYyZoDY9uuaZGL5E0AXg8e_1SXf0pS2wcIVjgJfn6prU141iXzHJTA6cIKvqZfzXTqVPTbv36RQQDw6WUOXO13_ot8wpaoxPE6rv/s320/IMG_0463.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I’ve started a new knitted project, which is a cardigan for my daughter. I found today though I’ve been knitting on the wrong size circular needle, 3.75 instead of 4mm, so there will be some un-knitting 😕. I’m using pink yarn that I used for Flo’s cardigan and Stylecraft pattern which I’ve used before. So I’ll just have to bite the bullet and redo the part that used the smaller needle.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMbE_q51pb1RsUk8OT_TehGn4X6fJppgh_rI-txWtnFkEgqb81WFdxyKQx6h6Wug-2aY_g6OJbcttcC8MOd2XXxMhTsxySiIy2Rwp8TFBglN3Q4CoyQRdAPSJDH9SuAUb45sIZ-GuTwyUdscJAOraOCCA9DQGkr-HKOborFkcMwZlq2G7r1lu/s4032/IMG_0518.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhhMbE_q51pb1RsUk8OT_TehGn4X6fJppgh_rI-txWtnFkEgqb81WFdxyKQx6h6Wug-2aY_g6OJbcttcC8MOd2XXxMhTsxySiIy2Rwp8TFBglN3Q4CoyQRdAPSJDH9SuAUb45sIZ-GuTwyUdscJAOraOCCA9DQGkr-HKOborFkcMwZlq2G7r1lu/s320/IMG_0518.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Another project I started this month is making a pair of crochet socks. So I’m on the first sock, which is crocheted from the toe up and turned the heel (took several attempts but got there) and finished the leg apart from doing the ribbing and that’s where I’m stuck. I may do the second sock and get to the same point after which I will have to have the ribbing mastered. I’m using the remains of some West Yorkshire Spinner yarn from stash. The pattern is from Inside Crochet magazine. Ooh, just noticed that my knitting and crochet projects are very pink this month.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirr3QeVxoDaNseTZ3idrNuG-SHNixILzpmOqNneTrA8lnaeHVc8AYv-b9wBboyAquSKghn1hr8ZLsMijs-3K2mQyQoFHugqTIvsSldKvX2iDnrUzQuQi1UCNCi24BPyPvMTPL4LpqjbOaAAgNAftjUSeL633NEpZbtCD42dpihGPMzK9r5V89R/s3264/IMG_1208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirr3QeVxoDaNseTZ3idrNuG-SHNixILzpmOqNneTrA8lnaeHVc8AYv-b9wBboyAquSKghn1hr8ZLsMijs-3K2mQyQoFHugqTIvsSldKvX2iDnrUzQuQi1UCNCi24BPyPvMTPL4LpqjbOaAAgNAftjUSeL633NEpZbtCD42dpihGPMzK9r5V89R/s320/IMG_1208.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I haven’t done much sewing this month, other than the finish above. But I have been. Hand sewing some hexagons. I have been taking part in #100hexagons100days2023 on Instagram (I’m @suewilduk), but I still have a lot of hexagons from when I took part back in 2019 that have been sitting in a fabric bowl. So I’ve taken the decision to join them together and I think so far I have 11 flowers. Below is just a few of them. Not sure what they will become yet.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu2_lZyznjF5cwNuY1icmpfUAG0Ijf458g81kUuzttd1lOeQHo4cBV59mbRoDJg522yZwoa3jsPGeuvr4kv8OlrCYPZkRkFZOxD9JOnBgSIO4TprlRtX3pVjzW346vmNoF4dNEV9aXqvNilRTf8yp-Loz05u-oI3BffN3eEP51Vv_MPpVi6xF/s3013/IMG_1212.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3013" data-original-width="2109" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu2_lZyznjF5cwNuY1icmpfUAG0Ijf458g81kUuzttd1lOeQHo4cBV59mbRoDJg522yZwoa3jsPGeuvr4kv8OlrCYPZkRkFZOxD9JOnBgSIO4TprlRtX3pVjzW346vmNoF4dNEV9aXqvNilRTf8yp-Loz05u-oI3BffN3eEP51Vv_MPpVi6xF/s320/IMG_1212.jpeg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div>Talking of the 100 hexagons, here are the last few weeks</div><div>Week 5 - Rainbow - I think this one is self explanatory. I placed them on a white with rainbow coloured background </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjOcLDJsu-w4BwKOZgFHCBjT76xNRov88fB5cK9IqGIjriw247c7uWj8sNWm7QNkMvCc_TWB1_K-YIvdmzVOtS5Q2netlErQcbITS0NwCr81Df6JARzanRfVbNny3eL7Swh4-j498X-HPG0UHtK4NYLE8VBJcNtE5aqUF2fIiBkG3itCRmsEp/s3604/IMG_0458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2887" data-original-width="3604" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjOcLDJsu-w4BwKOZgFHCBjT76xNRov88fB5cK9IqGIjriw247c7uWj8sNWm7QNkMvCc_TWB1_K-YIvdmzVOtS5Q2netlErQcbITS0NwCr81Df6JARzanRfVbNny3eL7Swh4-j498X-HPG0UHtK4NYLE8VBJcNtE5aqUF2fIiBkG3itCRmsEp/s320/IMG_0458.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Week 6- Pawsome. Well I ran out of animal with paws so there were a couple with claws </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWzSi_q-rAcjm7wCDLGurJtnTCBMs0HL6k23fandQK60qiwdWq_C9nFMcBoCPODaurL0E6a0QJkXT-iWEVUYlymaJm4tb8W0q7V62jxtwbFnOegHa6sc5VEqMdxagXhqn3qxEFkmtTBUShGSxZ1qtvzVtW2na3ZnklVvvmpWp9K_s3AmrbblL/s4032/IMG_0467.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjEWzSi_q-rAcjm7wCDLGurJtnTCBMs0HL6k23fandQK60qiwdWq_C9nFMcBoCPODaurL0E6a0QJkXT-iWEVUYlymaJm4tb8W0q7V62jxtwbFnOegHa6sc5VEqMdxagXhqn3qxEFkmtTBUShGSxZ1qtvzVtW2na3ZnklVvvmpWp9K_s3AmrbblL/s320/IMG_0467.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Week 7 - Love. I thought I was going off-topic for this one with selecting some favourite fabrics, but the range of fabrics were by designer Beth Studley, and the selvedge of one of the fabrics was “love from Beth”. So it fitted the bill.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecOwpC4U8c6bTUVyxDOnuRZuW0g6OQIyN8zuMRuMJTCVEx-2TRo1uWhyMhUWKfsiKqMCxOWXBMignf3bAXx_AjmvBDHROekkMPeR-o6xwXu-_vh56CpSfSqBLIv5x4MZO_HZ7fnCbpQave0RC73VEhNOa3-KaT63zyeyGJf5NeENQ56ACpwsI/s3730/IMG_0473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="3730" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecOwpC4U8c6bTUVyxDOnuRZuW0g6OQIyN8zuMRuMJTCVEx-2TRo1uWhyMhUWKfsiKqMCxOWXBMignf3bAXx_AjmvBDHROekkMPeR-o6xwXu-_vh56CpSfSqBLIv5x4MZO_HZ7fnCbpQave0RC73VEhNOa3-KaT63zyeyGJf5NeENQ56ACpwsI/s320/IMG_0473.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Week8 - I Spy. Apart from the little bit of Tula Pink in the pink purple fabric (which would have had a lot of hidden things) I couldn’t find much, but the foxes and the hidden text were good ones and I figured that the dinosaur bones would be hidden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59-nFfWeIQLczD5EJMnP0nFR9s5tjV6c5WdXHWIAnj5J_E1hNy35ootJTlHghh4u_-RgNV481Ims8mzhn8iAaMFcI-5UZQwazpCLTgSbdp3jWjVsH2cLonDOmIWc8c7n2pjjRP-XoANASJJY1FIhlb3QWHVNZJtFGrvQWZAtwMGYzIXNNSeja/s3822/IMG_0477.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3822" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59-nFfWeIQLczD5EJMnP0nFR9s5tjV6c5WdXHWIAnj5J_E1hNy35ootJTlHghh4u_-RgNV481Ims8mzhn8iAaMFcI-5UZQwazpCLTgSbdp3jWjVsH2cLonDOmIWc8c7n2pjjRP-XoANASJJY1FIhlb3QWHVNZJtFGrvQWZAtwMGYzIXNNSeja/s320/IMG_0477.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And lastly for this month is week 9 - Magic. That wasn’t an easy topic, so I used some hexagons from a mini charm pack called Saturday to show from these little squares, they became hexagons, then joined together to eventually become part of a quilt. I think that’s magic.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrt97WFCgIlnnCNOgwqIMghzwyKYZM_pksmdOTA9XSots71m3eYglXgMS_GsUcrWfdWvrGttvd0pj_g5H1z_f4s7evaTWDzgo5AR3IYnLYIpQF0r3tpQ9XHV0RxP6Cd0gtObDm8ZOLFymCoTO3qp2XRpluhbgQhQZc0-hjyCfAnfD0yLmlgend/s3820/IMG_0517.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3820" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrt97WFCgIlnnCNOgwqIMghzwyKYZM_pksmdOTA9XSots71m3eYglXgMS_GsUcrWfdWvrGttvd0pj_g5H1z_f4s7evaTWDzgo5AR3IYnLYIpQF0r3tpQ9XHV0RxP6Cd0gtObDm8ZOLFymCoTO3qp2XRpluhbgQhQZc0-hjyCfAnfD0yLmlgend/s320/IMG_0517.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The ATC theme this month was Autumn, so I made a fabric one to illustrate Pumpkins, which are now quite visible in the fields. I padded out the orange pumpkin with a small piece of felt. I machine appliquéd the pumpkins and free machined the details and the word. I meant to make another but didn’t get around to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Az4f5-hQIbyYAB1r-w3XB5I5BPlLhp6-EoRpqr2SQCpJcszZGdOCjvkQqeE0cacJgG8LrlnLjhJLONZMSLmHBtmr-QIZQrbFgxftdGg7oxjo9-RxP_rBnyA53OM3VS47Dh8CEFThu0xTVPo2yAskVh-yQ8S6j3cKSyr-w15sbX-gaSayl_D7/s3899/IMG_0464.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="3899" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Az4f5-hQIbyYAB1r-w3XB5I5BPlLhp6-EoRpqr2SQCpJcszZGdOCjvkQqeE0cacJgG8LrlnLjhJLONZMSLmHBtmr-QIZQrbFgxftdGg7oxjo9-RxP_rBnyA53OM3VS47Dh8CEFThu0xTVPo2yAskVh-yQ8S6j3cKSyr-w15sbX-gaSayl_D7/s320/IMG_0464.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>I had some autumn leaves in return.</div><div><br /></div><div>I’ve also been to a Kaffe Fassett exhibition in Bath earlier this week and the post about that is <a href="https://suewilduk.blogspot.com/2023/09/trip-to-bath.html">here.</a><br /><div><br /></div><div>So that’s my Furtle for this month. Looking forward to October and a bit of sorting out and de-stashing. See how that goes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile joining in with <a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/2023/09/mini-archies-september-furtle-around.html">Mini Archie’s Furtle Around the Blogosphere. </a></div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/p/furtling.html"><img alt="Archie The Wonder Dog" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ7oo6tyMM0/XFF5HxcQW1I/AAAAAAAAEJU/BZnZPfse8k0BXwjt6KAOJIMwySjnfDHbQCLcBGAs/s200/textgram_1548790799.png" /></a></p>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-8381572779059239032023-09-28T16:55:00.001+01:002023-09-28T16:55:38.167+01:00Trip to Bath<p> Yesterday I went on a coach trip with Quarterjack Quilters from Wimborne to Bath to see an <a href="https://www.victoriagal.org.uk/event/kaffe-fassett-timeless-themes-new-quilts">exhibition of Kaffe Fassett’s work </a>from his book Timeless Treasures. There was a detour along the way to <a href="https://midsomerq.com/">Midsomer Quilting </a>in Chilcompton, near Radstock, Somerset. It has been a long time since I last visited this quilt shop, which has relocated to a unit at a farm in the village, which is considerably bigger than the previous shop. </p><p>One don’t visit with purchasing fabric, even if you don’t have a project in mind! So here’s my purchases, only fat quarters, so didn’t break the bank. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAoNBitl27Zo_yMUNDNDtUTJRyClVv8GRs9o87Q_FJLjcefl1OcwsW7kLO-U1-yv7q1jckHgNMwKj4bp9UBPVrpnzK6GBhDXe4B_El5WV6W-JEX1Wz3vOYM0D3lbQwuzVOYcVfs_U6Tpg8r6_tS3jZaInyTwo9VlyoILsDA4hSbxKy3bsXWWyi/s4032/IMG_0515.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhAoNBitl27Zo_yMUNDNDtUTJRyClVv8GRs9o87Q_FJLjcefl1OcwsW7kLO-U1-yv7q1jckHgNMwKj4bp9UBPVrpnzK6GBhDXe4B_El5WV6W-JEX1Wz3vOYM0D3lbQwuzVOYcVfs_U6Tpg8r6_tS3jZaInyTwo9VlyoILsDA4hSbxKy3bsXWWyi/s320/IMG_0515.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>There was a lovely row by row quilt made of the local area in the workshop room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTabzoUaJ9Ss7YRP5R3yNeiYkKOU24chHF5GZWyFj8m27pcF2naH-XG8HJUD_Md73pjBOpGrNKel33Hn8ta__2BnRXQT4mTNV6LKQVz0u3Jfs0wTRRDPYn5L9syzneh_U7vMwwYCgjtYpe1ir7-s5wTjMv3GxBffRHfhCz3SAlhFsvm0__Ynn/s4032/IMG_0483.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjRTabzoUaJ9Ss7YRP5R3yNeiYkKOU24chHF5GZWyFj8m27pcF2naH-XG8HJUD_Md73pjBOpGrNKel33Hn8ta__2BnRXQT4mTNV6LKQVz0u3Jfs0wTRRDPYn5L9syzneh_U7vMwwYCgjtYpe1ir7-s5wTjMv3GxBffRHfhCz3SAlhFsvm0__Ynn/s320/IMG_0483.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another couple of quilts were on the walls, this fishy one (in progress)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_exwRM9GVdkkYJ-cN1q0UPaR82peEXY9DG_rM83qi-vahwQDGGAE-bla93We89mbDRTg_fgT4j4po4B7rKeIYNW7b3hZR4Ld8_TrQPtG8HzaRhGLVZ5QqnyXILFyOwkJhbxeCThPYOcXEzCxM9497-p5ZDpct_V7tEMON6UFXrxP0TOEb0Evu/s4032/IMG_0484.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEh_exwRM9GVdkkYJ-cN1q0UPaR82peEXY9DG_rM83qi-vahwQDGGAE-bla93We89mbDRTg_fgT4j4po4B7rKeIYNW7b3hZR4Ld8_TrQPtG8HzaRhGLVZ5QqnyXILFyOwkJhbxeCThPYOcXEzCxM9497-p5ZDpct_V7tEMON6UFXrxP0TOEb0Evu/s320/IMG_0484.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>And this large one with small square blocks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrgRb9TdPmVbw3c3iV7fSKKxVvtRaFsA57VT53I1uztUjg6fjnP0XPSLGe7-nm7VwHmLG-UleB9sPddNRirpwPgwOjbIJdYListl86Ihwt-Kjll584eF9QdIxPYfRpM961vVYn7NhLAJIme4jUbOPkd_y4MYBoV-6-BrC5TKackfJ8mC8T_S6/s4032/IMG_0485.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiLrgRb9TdPmVbw3c3iV7fSKKxVvtRaFsA57VT53I1uztUjg6fjnP0XPSLGe7-nm7VwHmLG-UleB9sPddNRirpwPgwOjbIJdYListl86Ihwt-Kjll584eF9QdIxPYfRpM961vVYn7NhLAJIme4jUbOPkd_y4MYBoV-6-BrC5TKackfJ8mC8T_S6/s320/IMG_0485.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>We reached Bath at lunchtime (though we had our lunch on the coach journey). We were dropped off very near the Art Gallery for a timed ticket to the exhibition. Before I saw the quilts I was blown away by this.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEyUJEOHhDmad4Ru8vn3Y7EyXLYeN9C8mY5UFzthu3g6PQIalef_iHcCISh7ppyn7h6UtU48nGZIYI9SLnHMR2mj6eWBODCOJ7r_eGPIRXAqf6WFycyvq-h5hdg8fW0eu36npKZYriQO2YJ1g7xqyyeVm_uigoduR6VIGQbSHgnfi2OA4V4cx/s4032/IMG_0486.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEghEyUJEOHhDmad4Ru8vn3Y7EyXLYeN9C8mY5UFzthu3g6PQIalef_iHcCISh7ppyn7h6UtU48nGZIYI9SLnHMR2mj6eWBODCOJ7r_eGPIRXAqf6WFycyvq-h5hdg8fW0eu36npKZYriQO2YJ1g7xqyyeVm_uigoduR6VIGQbSHgnfi2OA4V4cx/s320/IMG_0486.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>A beautiful Baroque style mirror, decorated with plates, tiles and pieces of broken china with porcelain flowers hanging from it, which was in the reception. You can see a couple of Kaffe’s quilts reflected in it. This lady holding up her phone features a lot in these photos. 😂<div><br /></div><div>As usual Kaffe’s quilts are really colourful with simple shapes that makes the fabrics a feature. They have been long arm quilted but it really isn’t a feature, the colours really shine.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFrovLVtxjz5GYDs5fVmnj0ntzWFAz_qGSYfgjnQ1R8wIT-fb_kedEVii8VqJBeIrHWFEV4-kZvBgge_hJFZnb3d-mfUOWKOYHYHlzpnrH85swBHWUtfYOA09eKiROYozVAt6HV7G7a2nn1n42yO3HzFfijkL1Wf9qAJCml1Fc-YD3GnqXPhyphenhyphen/s4032/IMG_0487.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhjFrovLVtxjz5GYDs5fVmnj0ntzWFAz_qGSYfgjnQ1R8wIT-fb_kedEVii8VqJBeIrHWFEV4-kZvBgge_hJFZnb3d-mfUOWKOYHYHlzpnrH85swBHWUtfYOA09eKiROYozVAt6HV7G7a2nn1n42yO3HzFfijkL1Wf9qAJCml1Fc-YD3GnqXPhyphenhyphen/s320/IMG_0487.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-8-yJwKFSKqZgtED_Cbm0P4MXdtF3ey18uyBYNbXXIi3nVnMzHqrcikARdVlGRi5Lwdkf7C5JN6Ug87nW4Uy0MS1nGe0tsV59aspcDyL5PD_uKwYl0u094Y6_lZaOqCNBTsuFLDRrA4rAnE42meCO1mbuXzuJHiTcYd-I0_BPwJ-RRI1n5I1/s4032/IMG_0497.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcRIZGrvIsDN6Moh6m2QiBKXI_BjGe3Pv5snboSxyskkA9JpzLT1N0qjXao8uakH7uKrcyuOwxltT-L9lPMdKrgehcIqztJG4BGG0sFNpoaykxM0FSG6LR_tlmOGq0bgX4O-PiXVmVwiNcsqqW2n8YYlTMItp0S9wjF2Q2bHzHYu5uTVpax2H/s320/IMG_0506.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>His quilts were on the side walls but the end wall of the gallery were more mirrors, designed by Candace Bahouth, another American artist, who lives in the UK. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveP03zhfALTop9q3RDoHmSthaYwFen6FyiNakY3G_71dau98OwLrp4WAaeYHNTfy7ytZxNPdao-dAU9zNb7YnKdNvMrtUKMEnB9q-5M6P-TOGWChCTvCCiGN4eFLStAEg3GbU8IskB16bj6y-RU8u4t_jhxurTTNo-Vehnz1hQVMYZ5VwIfk2/s4032/IMG_0501.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiveP03zhfALTop9q3RDoHmSthaYwFen6FyiNakY3G_71dau98OwLrp4WAaeYHNTfy7ytZxNPdao-dAU9zNb7YnKdNvMrtUKMEnB9q-5M6P-TOGWChCTvCCiGN4eFLStAEg3GbU8IskB16bj6y-RU8u4t_jhxurTTNo-Vehnz1hQVMYZ5VwIfk2/s320/IMG_0501.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I loved this mirror with blue china <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There were 2 more mirrors that I hadn’t seen in the reception on the background of Kaffe Fassett designed wallpaper<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4evtBFKgSBAeUI_b7wu1vCv1Tr0LQDuRT3KgLoQJ3tJNvCa511Up4pTkiFHu12zSHvSErM8zCf9ylRVaHwmb_skAdX8fhyxUylWYshLhfaFWSt_gKHxUfHbXUOHy0ej-3OLO-PrXcFR9_pMcO0ZDJpu1D2U8IcRf4ZkR-w8PuPUvYg5AUwGb/s4032/IMG_0508.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiJ4evtBFKgSBAeUI_b7wu1vCv1Tr0LQDuRT3KgLoQJ3tJNvCa511Up4pTkiFHu12zSHvSErM8zCf9ylRVaHwmb_skAdX8fhyxUylWYshLhfaFWSt_gKHxUfHbXUOHy0ej-3OLO-PrXcFR9_pMcO0ZDJpu1D2U8IcRf4ZkR-w8PuPUvYg5AUwGb/s320/IMG_0508.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPTz6gaLdLkcqxfLIKVYhLIJnsbd1PzC_6apDjiL_wfo2evfLsFjC4i_Frn5FhCmsWEYJX4a9XFPxpZ8y7P5SRpi4avLLV-TrmlQBckxmD3NsmN__ZDe95xXz6f-qAS8nJlTOwPwRcGYMZcPZKh-aOjQAz3PsqBj5kTNY9-dtcbh_u1HyvUg0/s4032/IMG_0507.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjTPTz6gaLdLkcqxfLIKVYhLIJnsbd1PzC_6apDjiL_wfo2evfLsFjC4i_Frn5FhCmsWEYJX4a9XFPxpZ8y7P5SRpi4avLLV-TrmlQBckxmD3NsmN__ZDe95xXz6f-qAS8nJlTOwPwRcGYMZcPZKh-aOjQAz3PsqBj5kTNY9-dtcbh_u1HyvUg0/s320/IMG_0507.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>It was a colour overload but a lovely exhibition to see and lucky to see this before it closes on Saturday.<div><div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-9034812885724347322023-09-09T16:18:00.002+01:002023-09-09T16:18:34.853+01:00It’s September…<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3FGtDbrh04jjtRqFEKS9YVKZLd9iUN2GQhT5j2S-cE-iS-vwEgQcDdQDlACbMdy1JLo9lKCRDZhDNcATYhJMGrgQt6o_JUEjqyY1VSQ8XvQgMz8eOdkRpDpfk5KQp1w9rEnvLbX07MSYSB1FOe3DfiXUCiy4x6PNNp8MG54v3wuO6J4QS88g/s1263/IMG_1176.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1263" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3FGtDbrh04jjtRqFEKS9YVKZLd9iUN2GQhT5j2S-cE-iS-vwEgQcDdQDlACbMdy1JLo9lKCRDZhDNcATYhJMGrgQt6o_JUEjqyY1VSQ8XvQgMz8eOdkRpDpfk5KQp1w9rEnvLbX07MSYSB1FOe3DfiXUCiy4x6PNNp8MG54v3wuO6J4QS88g/s320/IMG_1176.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>..and all of a sudden it feels like summer! After the drab days of August, which were colder than usual, this month so far has been sunny and warm, maybe a little too warm, but summer is clearly not ready to give in to autumn just yet.<p></p><p>Following on from my Furtling post last month all 12 blocks have been basted with the wadding and backing fabrics and I’m currently contemplating how I will quilt each block. Here’s a photo of the back of 6 of the blocks </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8u99jKBM94FjHVu1cZeyRVjbnK24LJ96TbfzGVy368TYBKiNBKyAW86TyGj2ObCCpcpf2maH9VSsA29Adb3qINUbgWStHbRqv94RmWQoYTuPHMNFy1FlmbhJF3iOzMw6HJ9ow7rIXOy96wv3Xwdja3hn8-Wja_yuqW3FD3YOwO79BGS8af1Ni/s3264/IMG_1197.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8u99jKBM94FjHVu1cZeyRVjbnK24LJ96TbfzGVy368TYBKiNBKyAW86TyGj2ObCCpcpf2maH9VSsA29Adb3qINUbgWStHbRqv94RmWQoYTuPHMNFy1FlmbhJF3iOzMw6HJ9ow7rIXOy96wv3Xwdja3hn8-Wja_yuqW3FD3YOwO79BGS8af1Ni/s320/IMG_1197.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I’ve also had the first finish of this month with the fingerless gloves, which have turned out really well</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAMe_FHqe2nXU6YGo8cXRv0hRbdA5ENGy31_hOdngzfzGpYsnj9s0zpUWiBG0VGoorK8toBsCoKtrNPWd5TjGz9Ja4LfYmQwXs2jmpbl0x4HISFozCevrUbL7OZNWCY05qNt6B16dMJGTgvAPJwui0_XH9XKiyhqjSTgo2L9k19-Jf4j0K-V1/s4032/IMG_0462.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhEAMe_FHqe2nXU6YGo8cXRv0hRbdA5ENGy31_hOdngzfzGpYsnj9s0zpUWiBG0VGoorK8toBsCoKtrNPWd5TjGz9Ja4LfYmQwXs2jmpbl0x4HISFozCevrUbL7OZNWCY05qNt6B16dMJGTgvAPJwui0_XH9XKiyhqjSTgo2L9k19-Jf4j0K-V1/s320/IMG_0462.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcF4nkeL9yywcuq25S3zoTNNYP74WZFVQTQAdbKfAKB3jxoPbeEXaRr4I1vHmcmp3FCP23lfsk3x6Ve5QASePMOZUAMFG4VnEzx2y6BPZpFisUXmc3whqktk7rTW4AWN-l1RuSLTmh8SKsC_MMGbXfpTb95h9f7zhhTi1Y0ChQL-MAVTwMEEqJ/s4032/IMG_0463.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgcF4nkeL9yywcuq25S3zoTNNYP74WZFVQTQAdbKfAKB3jxoPbeEXaRr4I1vHmcmp3FCP23lfsk3x6Ve5QASePMOZUAMFG4VnEzx2y6BPZpFisUXmc3whqktk7rTW4AWN-l1RuSLTmh8SKsC_MMGbXfpTb95h9f7zhhTi1Y0ChQL-MAVTwMEEqJ/s320/IMG_0463.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>The pattern, a favourite of mine, is Fingerless or Not by <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fingerless-or-not-gloves">Snapper Knits </a>. As it’s a slightly smaller size I used 2.25mm needles throughout, rather than the 2.25 and 2.5mm in the pattern. <div><br /></div><div>I went to a card making workshop at <a href="https://www.craftbliss.co.uk/">Craft Bliss</a> and as much as I keep telling myself I must not make cards, I went for this one which is a male themed card which I enjoyed making, for the colouring in by Distress ink and the cutting and construction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUOUcelyi1b8o8klcAQHLDFk445YRX3dhOkRxjpOojX0ILX2EdaaqWJFn0EsOXa3jpJ0MsrODnIP3DxpQ1iWku-bMhm94CV0Ls-lBASKne9yqYqwHqkhnJ-27FPZdAMZRlc8pXIDStGAiQksptw1uERzlNxoDvNSG2-arFg8CANDnENnZb5sX/s4032/IMG_0459.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhOUOUcelyi1b8o8klcAQHLDFk445YRX3dhOkRxjpOojX0ILX2EdaaqWJFn0EsOXa3jpJ0MsrODnIP3DxpQ1iWku-bMhm94CV0Ls-lBASKne9yqYqwHqkhnJ-27FPZdAMZRlc8pXIDStGAiQksptw1uERzlNxoDvNSG2-arFg8CANDnENnZb5sX/s320/IMG_0459.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEVnLhfUNlQl4Ybo2CiToZQ45GHJ7XBoui_8dryhm1GC7nb4wJvUdxI7X3obXtQCNGdgsWmkog3-AOxgFzGgzXVA8SlU3zyBFvOx7NzVybW56iqRnXHln0EQvVZN5LPys_KrA_Zgr763st99mN_D1TyON4KjdvjcIbniYnVbNXyfvMuWsj6Dw/s4032/IMG_0460.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjtEVnLhfUNlQl4Ybo2CiToZQ45GHJ7XBoui_8dryhm1GC7nb4wJvUdxI7X3obXtQCNGdgsWmkog3-AOxgFzGgzXVA8SlU3zyBFvOx7NzVybW56iqRnXHln0EQvVZN5LPys_KrA_Zgr763st99mN_D1TyON4KjdvjcIbniYnVbNXyfvMuWsj6Dw/s320/IMG_0460.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1QIOLYEHRZvLvgJCNHi7WqHW4l0Wr7Llxy9PerbUbKWVphtVvCaiQc4Br8fb5W1X2-eoMdui9z6baJql3pmMjjMdit5SUXFGMw9KHejtcNDlH0rqdZDhJ3DXbAUFz9pp__KMSklzQmmYXfPOqfAyMzRj-WVafjvoBMON2dwYZspDR1uXBeN7/s3377/IMG_0461.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3377" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1QIOLYEHRZvLvgJCNHi7WqHW4l0Wr7Llxy9PerbUbKWVphtVvCaiQc4Br8fb5W1X2-eoMdui9z6baJql3pmMjjMdit5SUXFGMw9KHejtcNDlH0rqdZDhJ3DXbAUFz9pp__KMSklzQmmYXfPOqfAyMzRj-WVafjvoBMON2dwYZspDR1uXBeN7/s320/IMG_0461.jpeg" width="287" /></a></div>I’m not going to make cards, I tell myself…<div><br /></div><div>I’ve booked a table for a craft/stash sale next month, so it’ll give me opportunity to sell some craft books and other bits and bobs I no longer use. I’m hoping that will work ok and I don’t bring all the stuff home again! I really thought I was going off quilting, but I still do enjoy making blocks, in spite of the knitting and crochet slowly taking over with papercraft sneaking in too. But this latest quilt makes me realise that I do still enjoy the making but not to as greatly as before.</div><div>I think that over time things and circumstances change and recognising where that change is and adapting to it.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div>Now all I need is some room in my craft room, so a clear out is due….</div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-19666633180167316432023-08-31T21:12:00.001+01:002023-09-09T16:18:50.060+01:00Furtling in August<p> Despite having days out using the bus pass, and it’s amazing how far you can go from Bournemouth town centre, I have been busy making progress on a quilt top and now thinking how I put the component parts together. I had 5 blocks from back in 2014 when I followed Erin of Sew At Home Mummy blog started a block of the month called <a href="https://www.sewathomemummy.com/p/classic-meets-modern-quilt-along.html">Classic Meets Modern.</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iL4oXXJ6qtaClLRixo2byereETZYEJz32xCq1r8dj3jeltAsn-jl-xIv5FjgnfAgbmKMKfz24yHYAy1AgLCEwlMPo9JeDE1eL4O16HWrvY7AlFuWuGkumJt7S5yo6WSZIk6RVf-SqwrAYE9e_tTz6pgi0K1nQAIn13TRg4ahYxtdZ6lO3-tm/s4032/IMG_0421.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/AVvXsEj3iL4oXXJ6qtaClLRixo2byereETZYEJz32xCq1r8dj3jeltAsn-jl-xIv5FjgnfAgbmKMKfz24yHYAy1AgLCEwlMPo9JeDE1eL4O16HWrvY7AlFuWuGkumJt7S5yo6WSZIk6RVf-SqwrAYE9e_tTz6pgi0K1nQAIn13TRg4ahYxtdZ6lO3-tm/s320/IMG_0421.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The above photo shows the older blocks with 2 additional ones in the middle and right on the bottom row. I made 4 more during this month finishing with block number 12 on Sunday. By this time I made blocks of my own. The colour scheme as you’ll see is purple, red, pink and I used up some old batik fabrics as well as adding some newer fabrics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6CZsD5HVgfsbgggjdJmue36sMnS_aaJtno3XOi29ptJGr4y-PZhviAJM_HgDZHEXNASc3wg5_71RO3KA-PuunLAPnltZ4rtzy5FTjtBB1U5z8yKN59lX_-pfSz2y1PrO0Ff5zq4JeyksN04uuRsvR4ZF88j6-Qqxk7OoBVhfdZGe5XIrBuuY/s4026/IMG_0443.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="4026" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6CZsD5HVgfsbgggjdJmue36sMnS_aaJtno3XOi29ptJGr4y-PZhviAJM_HgDZHEXNASc3wg5_71RO3KA-PuunLAPnltZ4rtzy5FTjtBB1U5z8yKN59lX_-pfSz2y1PrO0Ff5zq4JeyksN04uuRsvR4ZF88j6-Qqxk7OoBVhfdZGe5XIrBuuY/s320/IMG_0443.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>A 16-patch (which isn’t in the BOM) and Flying Geese<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl1_rdRTgLvtuRfh87E1MEvVzlvYv9F85xjXiGCqG4uuGZCZbblXUXcA7jz21AqdDP1ESGy6zmgGospfQe4RUsev8rHXGmc_NswYcSQ3-CxVK73fv8HlpuWw1v1FhF2i8dV1ewbH7hmfBFmtlPOeNYYWmaSmWPqwCSqeo6Q3-B5nAMMzj2ry4/s3053/IMG_0446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3053" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl1_rdRTgLvtuRfh87E1MEvVzlvYv9F85xjXiGCqG4uuGZCZbblXUXcA7jz21AqdDP1ESGy6zmgGospfQe4RUsev8rHXGmc_NswYcSQ3-CxVK73fv8HlpuWw1v1FhF2i8dV1ewbH7hmfBFmtlPOeNYYWmaSmWPqwCSqeo6Q3-B5nAMMzj2ry4/s320/IMG_0446.jpeg" width="317" /></a></div>Rolling Stone (that’s the block, not the aging rock band).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJfzr2_l3E6b7ru2PNqBWoHjrvlKIFxFmd7yrv9zQwJMQSeudPgl-d1zKkS-PCsKdsBTi4kbe0sD4F13-ecaKAJqZLVLTjlmWsVmpG_NjshMKaSd8DqW0IAXnnzu3LDmSMLSrMvB5seepUyDR3ODJ_QAXAYzvw8SV7BXrD51xsavUb6suCEkK/s3230/IMG_0450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3230" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJfzr2_l3E6b7ru2PNqBWoHjrvlKIFxFmd7yrv9zQwJMQSeudPgl-d1zKkS-PCsKdsBTi4kbe0sD4F13-ecaKAJqZLVLTjlmWsVmpG_NjshMKaSd8DqW0IAXnnzu3LDmSMLSrMvB5seepUyDR3ODJ_QAXAYzvw8SV7BXrD51xsavUb6suCEkK/s320/IMG_0450.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>And Origami Star (pattern from <a href="https://thecraftyquilter.com/2022/11/simply-stars-quilt-along-origami-block-tips/">The Crafty Quilter</a>). <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CVBxqASF1lE8WOPCJUJR-wvTVnWzvqVKqxyzORhnHPfCJfeNsjZlbapqjtuhMVBLkwRFG_s-_zUivmpU4Fxf10PwexAoQ8iFZEQbkI5yhIOMRIQVp9Sk-s9Yb0thHe2GZCJp7_fcZLZ8yc-yk_egbWFEBQY89n4Y3jjcySFSZDMjaPMWcgSu/s3458/IMG_0444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3458" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CVBxqASF1lE8WOPCJUJR-wvTVnWzvqVKqxyzORhnHPfCJfeNsjZlbapqjtuhMVBLkwRFG_s-_zUivmpU4Fxf10PwexAoQ8iFZEQbkI5yhIOMRIQVp9Sk-s9Yb0thHe2GZCJp7_fcZLZ8yc-yk_egbWFEBQY89n4Y3jjcySFSZDMjaPMWcgSu/s320/IMG_0444.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div>I’ve bought some wadding and I may have to buy some fabric for the backing (oh dear, what a shame!). At least with bordered blocks I don’t have to think about sashing. So putting the blocks together and quilting will take up September. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another bit of sewing this month has been an old cross stitch of crocuses. I put a photo on Instagram a few weeks back (I’m @suewilduk on Instagram) and someone messaged me to say they had a tapestry of the same design from Prima magazine. After all these years (the copyright on the pattern is 2002) the cross stitch kits can still be bought on EBay. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlaYqx3HUntwKqAG0zO5j1fxzz75XPbTcwiwZ9DpTaGwCiEcpzdkx0svReq6YqC4Lm6X_T_pj4Ii4FoHE7f_2z7NcDfIA6z221KtJK878bEtyrAiSdLraUHKf1CUV0luw32GdUJDdRqWN723dvssHXDFvD7Gf-m7J1Ul2OnB-wVmAdFVGXb-U/s2160/IMG_1142.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlaYqx3HUntwKqAG0zO5j1fxzz75XPbTcwiwZ9DpTaGwCiEcpzdkx0svReq6YqC4Lm6X_T_pj4Ii4FoHE7f_2z7NcDfIA6z221KtJK878bEtyrAiSdLraUHKf1CUV0luw32GdUJDdRqWN723dvssHXDFvD7Gf-m7J1Ul2OnB-wVmAdFVGXb-U/s320/IMG_1142.png" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>The problem with this is that I started to run out of thread, mainly as the pattern states 1 strand of stranded embroidery thread and I used 2 strands. There were no numbers for the threads used so I had to try and best match the threads with what I had (I use DMC stranded cotton) or to get from Hobbycraft. As with last month’s Furtle, I am working on it a short time each day and made very good progress so should be a finished item by September. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0dZ2SKun1PJg9zpA6dnmSvLN_w_WZ6bwPn-Xfpt48d_dO6BuPTb5dv9v-xAAgSlcuRVjRcr67fSgIFG9wXP_k_Lz1iXUJrwNVnQWRp2jQ7NMGz3YNh3Ry_6eniCAZKkoGQHyrNEN62tm1IH7ox2BouIq5pAzWaZ2cUWzXNWox4niJP3MDTgT/s4032/IMG_0451.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/AVvXsEiW0dZ2SKun1PJg9zpA6dnmSvLN_w_WZ6bwPn-Xfpt48d_dO6BuPTb5dv9v-xAAgSlcuRVjRcr67fSgIFG9wXP_k_Lz1iXUJrwNVnQWRp2jQ7NMGz3YNh3Ry_6eniCAZKkoGQHyrNEN62tm1IH7ox2BouIq5pAzWaZ2cUWzXNWox4niJP3MDTgT/s320/IMG_0451.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>August also saw the start of #100hexies100days on Instagram, hosted by @sewfoxymama. I’m posting on a weekly basis and have so far posted 4 weeks and each week has a theme.The first week was 5 days, so 5 hexagons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb6PoVpDyjy1nTtQvK69mcx47P5lsLrmSttntePWPOOxknJ3g_OezBz4HFVAzzDFDNEkAfN7sIYnlvxSetk1J2UUVsE7s98H3RLo_r4hjr3mHoxtOXhaoFAHu3iecC3rfMXoLZN9PLlFyaAtCJABSD9-nPUj3O-FbiIk_-x3u2DBk3VSQ3jV-/s3542/IMG_0412.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="3542" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb6PoVpDyjy1nTtQvK69mcx47P5lsLrmSttntePWPOOxknJ3g_OezBz4HFVAzzDFDNEkAfN7sIYnlvxSetk1J2UUVsE7s98H3RLo_r4hjr3mHoxtOXhaoFAHu3iecC3rfMXoLZN9PLlFyaAtCJABSD9-nPUj3O-FbiIk_-x3u2DBk3VSQ3jV-/s320/IMG_0412.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Week 1 - Hello - it’s Me. Glasses, of course, they’ve been part of my life since childhood. Knitting. Reading books (though I don’t need ones on learning to sew or quilt!}, train - heritage railways, and a shell - for living in Dorset, not far from the Jurassic coast.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWDFfOo93jly-zlIWa_sNUIxm2ChEMkf_iBrCRMJjMa2vIKm63XqoAcbdVBYNDgcWgd65GtmKxrYovCN_ksZZsbarES4d9SaH2xcQ31PYLPFsoxf3vAbPW2hvvetT2b_wKmqqXDhlqJY6EEXgNEQEweNIw8k-ZVVhyKFNf2HiKvooloF1UA5w/s4032/IMG_0414.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/AVvXsEigWDFfOo93jly-zlIWa_sNUIxm2ChEMkf_iBrCRMJjMa2vIKm63XqoAcbdVBYNDgcWgd65GtmKxrYovCN_ksZZsbarES4d9SaH2xcQ31PYLPFsoxf3vAbPW2hvvetT2b_wKmqqXDhlqJY6EEXgNEQEweNIw8k-ZVVhyKFNf2HiKvooloF1UA5w/s320/IMG_0414.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Week 2 - Summer Vibes. Ice cream, I had to do a little appliqué for that hexagon. A gull, though the ones on the coast don’t wear Breton Jumpers! Deckchair stripes, a little bit of Liberty fabric. Cocktail glass for the warm summer evenings. Flowers, another wee bit of Liberty for the gardens to visit. Butterflies. Lastly beach huts, parasols and sunshine. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6nDUzSHXjgVq8y61dNOYTvQEUp7OkNdUfkwyJkWK9Po7e3mVJJeBj3FRhamUSzS36slDON4L3AadhNPnxlhYM7BVDNgXvPmYktL_r0hUh-DOdGb-VOJUTJjtyc3Sp_4M2Hn5CYToraqk_mTxNw3E-p06jFhBmYlQLBNAsXzacL2eq3WAlkHx/s4032/IMG_0424.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/AVvXsEhs6nDUzSHXjgVq8y61dNOYTvQEUp7OkNdUfkwyJkWK9Po7e3mVJJeBj3FRhamUSzS36slDON4L3AadhNPnxlhYM7BVDNgXvPmYktL_r0hUh-DOdGb-VOJUTJjtyc3Sp_4M2Hn5CYToraqk_mTxNw3E-p06jFhBmYlQLBNAsXzacL2eq3WAlkHx/s320/IMG_0424.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Week 3 - Sewing Notions. I think each hexagon is self explanatory, but I’ll start from the top left - sewing machine, iron, rotary cutter and scissor, another pair of scissors, safety pins, dressmaking pins and cotton reels with tape measure. I surprised myself that I had that much variety in this subject.<br /><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvnRNtrqRFteggaHRtCkNyjM2B6ViwnuFd4r3yFJW0KwhuycCsg9nQZ7bNJxUBfVCQQhKp-tZ9XWslHo-C6vTfYjWnTI0Y5tnjuk3zZPgvCopT7tZtw6qu9GD1xkrxYxx9DiErHGiYK4ZBYpKFeLWLi8G47Ddf3PEFy72jRyORlr_Gx6KgeXn/s4032/IMG_0447.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/AVvXsEidvnRNtrqRFteggaHRtCkNyjM2B6ViwnuFd4r3yFJW0KwhuycCsg9nQZ7bNJxUBfVCQQhKp-tZ9XWslHo-C6vTfYjWnTI0Y5tnjuk3zZPgvCopT7tZtw6qu9GD1xkrxYxx9DiErHGiYK4ZBYpKFeLWLi8G47Ddf3PEFy72jRyORlr_Gx6KgeXn/s320/IMG_0447.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Week 4 - Flower Power. I managed to find some contemporary fabric flowers for these hexagons, which include Fuchsias, Passion Flower and Roses</div><div><div><br /></div><div>For the ATC swap this month the theme was Fairy Tales, so I made Little Red Riding Hood. I painted the background and the trees, which I added after. Red Riding Hoof looks more like Sunbonnet Sue. Grandma’s Cottage is a bit of fabric from a coastal themed fabric (from which the shell hexie was also cut from - this fabric looks like Swiss Cheese with all the fussy cutting done). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv7byjFQIufKNoDZ3ou6jUe_Kj7bejZLzuU6kz_sbrijlixVX7NEBu8Nq0QGIpmH0R_bgFSs88USwPi6MnEycnWARCNd2DJoSbbJQD65T8uuwHweeXiIfvfF4X-eQjRuXYJzcWcpbmJUJeIMjEHuJrzdJaEIHOfqmy1yi2H_B8ZnPrv0A5tmD/s3884/IMG_0416.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="3884" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv7byjFQIufKNoDZ3ou6jUe_Kj7bejZLzuU6kz_sbrijlixVX7NEBu8Nq0QGIpmH0R_bgFSs88USwPi6MnEycnWARCNd2DJoSbbJQD65T8uuwHweeXiIfvfF4X-eQjRuXYJzcWcpbmJUJeIMjEHuJrzdJaEIHOfqmy1yi2H_B8ZnPrv0A5tmD/s320/IMG_0416.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>And I received Three Little Pigs in return</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjL_xVjEL9QWatpzdZMNKEpv5cSxUT4Y5ydMrUbgV_qFSZEa9NawZ55aEbtdYxif8sEfGApwIJH3Y7ipdRpytt6nbQ_keerWrY6Iroi1rMoG6BGrnCaaQG3tdkOJk9YCKXkmC2qrHP44VzvZUkTKicjB3p2ss3AGaQXoP_QPrxmvDVZ5qXDZw/s4032/IMG_0452.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/AVvXsEjNjL_xVjEL9QWatpzdZMNKEpv5cSxUT4Y5ydMrUbgV_qFSZEa9NawZ55aEbtdYxif8sEfGApwIJH3Y7ipdRpytt6nbQ_keerWrY6Iroi1rMoG6BGrnCaaQG3tdkOJk9YCKXkmC2qrHP44VzvZUkTKicjB3p2ss3AGaQXoP_QPrxmvDVZ5qXDZw/s320/IMG_0452.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And last but not least knitting. I’m starting to get ahead on the C*******s making and started on some fingerless gloves. This is in some self striping sock yarn and they won’t be quite a matching pair, but near enough. Since I took the photo below the second glove has grown a bit more.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMs23Atu0vwHPzIX-S5qMY2ZgEurSxkODzIyIUkpQSKIqiQBf0UkLzF3B0p-3Uzs-QQiB8HI_mofF4rmBYwFRt9oA6Pt9oD7aB02vPHHsb9_p9VK-KN2z68D9wCPbQ3WXlONk-4uphO_Kuox3BvNkDb3CxDquyYKnQXI53C7ozQYYZ8IkC9Fbu/s4032/IMG_0453.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/AVvXsEgMs23Atu0vwHPzIX-S5qMY2ZgEurSxkODzIyIUkpQSKIqiQBf0UkLzF3B0p-3Uzs-QQiB8HI_mofF4rmBYwFRt9oA6Pt9oD7aB02vPHHsb9_p9VK-KN2z68D9wCPbQ3WXlONk-4uphO_Kuox3BvNkDb3CxDquyYKnQXI53C7ozQYYZ8IkC9Fbu/s320/IMG_0453.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>But not much progress has been made on my jumper though. I haven’t yet divided for the sleeves, so I’m not going to share here. I’m going to get the gloves done and get back to the jumper then.<div><div><br /></div><div>So September I hope the cross stitch will be finished, the quilt blocks joined, a pair of fingerless gloves done and more hexagons to add to those done already. Let’s see how that goes…</div><div><br /></div><div>Joining in with Mini Archie’s August Furtle Around the Blogosphere </div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/p/furtling.html"><img alt="Archie The Wonder Dog" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ7oo6tyMM0/XFF5HxcQW1I/AAAAAAAAEJU/BZnZPfse8k0BXwjt6KAOJIMwySjnfDHbQCLcBGAs/s200/textgram_1548790799.png" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-87396822487572634502023-08-16T08:23:00.001+01:002023-08-16T08:23:20.464+01:00Mid August Meanderings<p> It’s halfway through August and it’s Granny Square Day on 15th August. So here we are </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsl7PNTw2HW7Kfk37gVjNbHAp94MamxhhbfZa6MHRlFl4y5690rimDGQu7ORSbMZww0hGREN1TQe-LgGBT_vUzPDOXtLSlNBk_AJBzgh9AnfIK964Qu6AuDyYUxT5d9wbjw6Rlf5sLiEGckki8J9aCJrUicP8NQNWuliKMwIAxM-pVLtxqO3j/s2819/IMG_0422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="2819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsl7PNTw2HW7Kfk37gVjNbHAp94MamxhhbfZa6MHRlFl4y5690rimDGQu7ORSbMZww0hGREN1TQe-LgGBT_vUzPDOXtLSlNBk_AJBzgh9AnfIK964Qu6AuDyYUxT5d9wbjw6Rlf5sLiEGckki8J9aCJrUicP8NQNWuliKMwIAxM-pVLtxqO3j/s320/IMG_0422.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>As it’s also the start of #100hexies100days, here’s a hexagon version</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_uEZIH1WR7dX1GWOw-yjjR2_2DpDoT3OrAi2jNYbt3vRld_peGmwH7-qSs6v-60CENpRzyID5RD7TZMucdPKXkS6PzFVFis5ABs0H7kmiQjPZscIDl8diPVDQJh9On10oGaX0iJmkFO5TIdQOdygbFRVK01WS_rHo2ZBLaSW2qydWFVhof2B/s3079/IMG_0423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3079" data-original-width="3019" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_uEZIH1WR7dX1GWOw-yjjR2_2DpDoT3OrAi2jNYbt3vRld_peGmwH7-qSs6v-60CENpRzyID5RD7TZMucdPKXkS6PzFVFis5ABs0H7kmiQjPZscIDl8diPVDQJh9On10oGaX0iJmkFO5TIdQOdygbFRVK01WS_rHo2ZBLaSW2qydWFVhof2B/s320/IMG_0423.jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><p>I started on a sort out of my room and found a lot of orphan blocks. Five of them were from a Quilt A Long from way back in 2014 called Classic Meets Modern by <a href="https://www.sewathomemummy.com/p/classic-meets-modern-quilt-along.html">Sew at Home Mummy’s blog</a> (although she no longer maintains the blog as it seems the last post was 2017). But as it was raining on Monday I dug those blocks out and framed around the Drunkards Path block and made two more. The blocks are 16.5” square. So three more blocks to make and as they are framed, no sashing to sort out. As you can see I’ve kept to a palette of red, pink and purple on a white/light cream background. I’d like this to be an older child’s quilt/care leavers quilt. I would have to make this as a 4 x 3 blocks so 4 more to be made.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy33u0LsnzeV70ZkPOz2QS9RXKI3NOfrUtLi2cRNBt5qT-XD5CHbtqy-WWqH1aa8aBdECjHimRfgwh3mbws4uflMONbqwtrExj95__zgJChKiKr9P8kKvamI1WV158Ua4clRUu6mVSni8z6aDLwFjztqLoCzk5JSDmTec_bBcCT5G-B_kNcoa4/s4032/IMG_0421.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/AVvXsEhy33u0LsnzeV70ZkPOz2QS9RXKI3NOfrUtLi2cRNBt5qT-XD5CHbtqy-WWqH1aa8aBdECjHimRfgwh3mbws4uflMONbqwtrExj95__zgJChKiKr9P8kKvamI1WV158Ua4clRUu6mVSni8z6aDLwFjztqLoCzk5JSDmTec_bBcCT5G-B_kNcoa4/s320/IMG_0421.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here’s a close up of two of the blocks I’ve made</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyuemelIweoIVPhMSN8V609jXNMpZ_eJK5DdqoTWZx9MUFTLB9BIGqwXWbHg1Eq22JrkkwIMdzvmlu-RLb7nCG7NljG8Xt7zhWTQsHQ9dhEd_VcZKprGJGb3wrUvqiDAJrpvqvMIeKIyboAJhjufeojCm3ccLctA6qZSNVUZmjzmzxVKXg1b5/s4032/IMG_0417.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiVyuemelIweoIVPhMSN8V609jXNMpZ_eJK5DdqoTWZx9MUFTLB9BIGqwXWbHg1Eq22JrkkwIMdzvmlu-RLb7nCG7NljG8Xt7zhWTQsHQ9dhEd_VcZKprGJGb3wrUvqiDAJrpvqvMIeKIyboAJhjufeojCm3ccLctA6qZSNVUZmjzmzxVKXg1b5/s320/IMG_0417.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>A Churn Dash, to which I added a crazy log cabin centre<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7spX_NREg9f8s6hihlHfsyw5IGQcP1G5DIFS3XmwFEaJXbWOuKLBsq6A-lv8PlLKjGy8s7sQQR2SdRHP0-PkVqVo6n21miEq1zqPMknEkqk_6xZx-UfIDD2RUMoqTcIW1pwhU-S8a5WiZyHooOL1Nu3Y8Wvxdk_A-tLuOEu-0nM2OW4r1CFhK/s4032/IMG_0420.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEg7spX_NREg9f8s6hihlHfsyw5IGQcP1G5DIFS3XmwFEaJXbWOuKLBsq6A-lv8PlLKjGy8s7sQQR2SdRHP0-PkVqVo6n21miEq1zqPMknEkqk_6xZx-UfIDD2RUMoqTcIW1pwhU-S8a5WiZyHooOL1Nu3Y8Wvxdk_A-tLuOEu-0nM2OW4r1CFhK/s320/IMG_0420.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>A Dresden Plate block.<div><br /></div><div>And bordered the Drunkard’s Path block too</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyclROW6DSZn7nCcvu2GXmj3ENC-h9--3kkBXw0jvvw9o-XYVSGo-mhGEet7qDHTGBy8EWQfOm8iDeIhlN6LpADBZPP9PNCaMnl4cLNcmy58MWMQMdFTn2Uz_lIDnNOUVH_ITtAu9-hVbUiloK5b_UDz8GiLN3z8CDxeW_gSaGq0i0vy3UCo9/s4032/IMG_0418.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhsyclROW6DSZn7nCcvu2GXmj3ENC-h9--3kkBXw0jvvw9o-XYVSGo-mhGEet7qDHTGBy8EWQfOm8iDeIhlN6LpADBZPP9PNCaMnl4cLNcmy58MWMQMdFTn2Uz_lIDnNOUVH_ITtAu9-hVbUiloK5b_UDz8GiLN3z8CDxeW_gSaGq0i0vy3UCo9/s320/IMG_0418.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I have a lot of orphan blocks and general bits and bobs that need making into something so if I can sort the above quilt out, then I may do an ‘odds and sods’ quilt next. </div><div><br /></div><div>The first 2 weeks have passed on the #100hexies100days Instagram challenge, hosted by Maranelle, @sewfoxymama, which also has weekly themes. The theme for the first week, which was 5 days, was “Hi it’s me”</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYT09huFUjMx-Dhjxw8CNBjjg98ZSTSpKIm1FcTiYToaw8Db4XfZEuKFutnEhvdANKkEzpHA1ZHjwSJhJJmCoLmDPLzCHWuyjHo_uVPahMd2oIF5YU4VRLGfVEruqi0bdiLSFRgYGhds0lR3qPbXsLhXIjDAw8AXhjEbpHMI89nl5MBzkeu2z/s3542/IMG_0412.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="3542" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYT09huFUjMx-Dhjxw8CNBjjg98ZSTSpKIm1FcTiYToaw8Db4XfZEuKFutnEhvdANKkEzpHA1ZHjwSJhJJmCoLmDPLzCHWuyjHo_uVPahMd2oIF5YU4VRLGfVEruqi0bdiLSFRgYGhds0lR3qPbXsLhXIjDAw8AXhjEbpHMI89nl5MBzkeu2z/s320/IMG_0412.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Day 1 refers to glasses as I’ve worn glasses for a long time. Day 2 knitting (and crochet too) which has returned to my crafting life. Day 3 books as I’ve found time to read books again. Day 4 trains - we enjoy visiting heritage railways and David volunteers on our local Swanage Railway. Day 5 shells, we live near the coast and not many miles away from the Jurassic coastline.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXlrvlQhxaBixKIlnfPGdP5o3RezozfPW0jm1haFti37kKbWVm8WVnwK6-m7LEJgMYQnASPmrxWjFFoDvVAXeyrWmKjsQihSIDlfbbA9zONmyqYFg2l5uh-_rpJMzZkSTLVDveI5W7svJ9FwNfksD2YyxNEuXPXKbPVVtKXoqU7NKA44RBWk8/s4032/IMG_0414.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhfXlrvlQhxaBixKIlnfPGdP5o3RezozfPW0jm1haFti37kKbWVm8WVnwK6-m7LEJgMYQnASPmrxWjFFoDvVAXeyrWmKjsQihSIDlfbbA9zONmyqYFg2l5uh-_rpJMzZkSTLVDveI5W7svJ9FwNfksD2YyxNEuXPXKbPVVtKXoqU7NKA44RBWk8/s320/IMG_0414.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Week 2 was Summer Vibes - Ice cream, I appliquéd this hexagon. Gulls (who would nick an ice cream if they could). Stripes, this Liberty fabric said deck chair stripes to me. Cocktails, or drinks of any sort for the get together or socialising outdoors. Flowers, this was another Liberty fabric, for wandering in the flower gardens at this time of year. Butterflies, that just says summer . Beach huts, sunshine, what could be more summery.</div><div><br /></div><div>So this has been my month so far.</div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-8613688449173737932023-08-02T18:21:00.001+01:002023-08-02T18:21:53.161+01:00Furtling in July<p> Well that month went quickly and now into August. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2H3G9nKv8MQj9ICBSZ1AtB0W3aD5C3jb6ew0ud4Mx4FYPepFtQy9YUUTNO2aUcD05ZFS-_GkHZhwC1Z9p1mK2Yi3X7IuvA80MIqxUaMqUb9V27RSZ3Zem7SkDQtDDVSE0yQ5ZIBAhmfr8BVdk8RVC3FTG_6ncSRRiLZPSDQCmhuVJepr9tGm/s4000/IMG_1129.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiU2H3G9nKv8MQj9ICBSZ1AtB0W3aD5C3jb6ew0ud4Mx4FYPepFtQy9YUUTNO2aUcD05ZFS-_GkHZhwC1Z9p1mK2Yi3X7IuvA80MIqxUaMqUb9V27RSZ3Zem7SkDQtDDVSE0yQ5ZIBAhmfr8BVdk8RVC3FTG_6ncSRRiLZPSDQCmhuVJepr9tGm/s320/IMG_1129.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>So last month had two finishes. Below is Flo’s cardigan, which she is now wearing and really pleased with. The pattern is by Stylecraft and the yarn is King Cole Procewise, which although acrylic was a nice feeling yarn to work with.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlyzN3SBYe_U1MGJgZLNtvfnEWke0uDWAWcwGXktB6hSQsqBxEvGr1nUzvHmJyzCWO05UYyom45coXSUnzJhZdpkWoEwmcl1Dnbdg3bOm3N_gDtPAWOPKAlOiaSeEkaRwXsB81AjDePL4bhypxqeS6ukQDyis7Js4OJPXw2RJ4UEr-wLZHPfW/s3830/IMG_0403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3830" data-original-width="3013" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlyzN3SBYe_U1MGJgZLNtvfnEWke0uDWAWcwGXktB6hSQsqBxEvGr1nUzvHmJyzCWO05UYyom45coXSUnzJhZdpkWoEwmcl1Dnbdg3bOm3N_gDtPAWOPKAlOiaSeEkaRwXsB81AjDePL4bhypxqeS6ukQDyis7Js4OJPXw2RJ4UEr-wLZHPfW/s320/IMG_0403.jpeg" width="252" /></a></div><p>Earlier this month I finished the gnome, I tried to keep up before my holiday in June, but it had to wait on my return. He’s worked out well. This is Gnifty and used a mosaic colourwork technique (in which colours are alternated in each row) for the rather large hat. Got a rather large nose to match! The pattern was a knit along by Imagined Landscapes and I used 4 ply yarn in my stash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmuD9hDNcEqhlxILQvT9E68uyF18U7j-GWDca88uRYeNTlT5u3EZVzpGBI4O_byzwlBrAFuw64MBoZ_RMuZn3O6XZfvLR4mfiq7mwlShO5E5nnUryrJMe5vWGzUr1xm8tg5qj2S5tMggbIaiVHu9eggmYQP9nvCpFW1vXLUbKUojcdM7sQdP1/s4032/IMG_0329.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhRmuD9hDNcEqhlxILQvT9E68uyF18U7j-GWDca88uRYeNTlT5u3EZVzpGBI4O_byzwlBrAFuw64MBoZ_RMuZn3O6XZfvLR4mfiq7mwlShO5E5nnUryrJMe5vWGzUr1xm8tg5qj2S5tMggbIaiVHu9eggmYQP9nvCpFW1vXLUbKUojcdM7sQdP1/s320/IMG_0329.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div>And a new knitting start. I’m using shades of blue hand dyed yarn to make a short sleeve jumper. This is Seashore Stroll by JST Knitwear Designs. I tried to do a tension sample in the round which I found difficult so I’m just going for it and starting to knit and checking my gauge. It may mean I might end up un-knitting but see how it goes, it’s a risky venture.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AL83uj-5XJyz8HWkEv_RZ6drz0HDSSk0qcgK-obozFdgvm_FX8Ab3SBo2cgu-LiBvzJhsABIHYR094rKjVYW3H7P6gR8pIKAl8Na9mwtFwN-1K9X399r4qgqyaTLZhM__kxeF_ABN6J7jMPW-kS9owramBwV6TFbYbEplfY3etUERxOg7Vfm/s2977/IMG_0406.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="2849" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AL83uj-5XJyz8HWkEv_RZ6drz0HDSSk0qcgK-obozFdgvm_FX8Ab3SBo2cgu-LiBvzJhsABIHYR094rKjVYW3H7P6gR8pIKAl8Na9mwtFwN-1K9X399r4qgqyaTLZhM__kxeF_ABN6J7jMPW-kS9owramBwV6TFbYbEplfY3etUERxOg7Vfm/s320/IMG_0406.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There has been progress, working a short amount of time each day on my cross stitch. I’ve been working on the bowl. There is some white spaces to fill, but I will be sewing a different colour for the bowl’s flowers, which should also be white. If you look to the bottom left there are some small squares trying out some shades of peach.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9daIpmvw2a_6FZNob4FoYEjlPlCIWfAN0PjDT4LOzrryS0uzQQCZ5Y1PVqB0pRjIRu2J3OYzTJ1OTvSoPe_Bva3rj8JNCqjejFS756WKZ7rxfUWOIiaG-ojWHSAJ9sXgeVh-t4x77hAPt8Ag1ELkW4oHeSj8o--phDFPpYmMcWUoXEaRnesa/s2683/IMG_0409.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2683" data-original-width="2636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9daIpmvw2a_6FZNob4FoYEjlPlCIWfAN0PjDT4LOzrryS0uzQQCZ5Y1PVqB0pRjIRu2J3OYzTJ1OTvSoPe_Bva3rj8JNCqjejFS756WKZ7rxfUWOIiaG-ojWHSAJ9sXgeVh-t4x77hAPt8Ag1ELkW4oHeSj8o--phDFPpYmMcWUoXEaRnesa/s320/IMG_0409.jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The ATC swap theme this month was monochrome and I was inspired by the small quilt that’s on the wall in my room inspired by Mondrian.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIC2sz5ZgkRYuJcUtG8dT7iM0fDQbEFwjG2YDytPcEQNmpdlpXtfhTp1OVoxys12xt5_YCB-DmC64Q6HFKlY4hOzqRBTZWgvI-oLHofSI5_CGNjO4Dk0GopOWHjaeIUe1Li2qHKErRcxR-HpW01GFoZdhUGLfzd-dW6yZEKZ34qm8mxSIj3UH/s4030/IMG_0410.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="4030" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIC2sz5ZgkRYuJcUtG8dT7iM0fDQbEFwjG2YDytPcEQNmpdlpXtfhTp1OVoxys12xt5_YCB-DmC64Q6HFKlY4hOzqRBTZWgvI-oLHofSI5_CGNjO4Dk0GopOWHjaeIUe1Li2qHKErRcxR-HpW01GFoZdhUGLfzd-dW6yZEKZ34qm8mxSIj3UH/s320/IMG_0410.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I can’t remember when I made it and it is pieced, there’s no bias strips and I think this was the wrong size for a quilt challenge so it stayed with me and I’m pleased it did. Anyway, from that inspiration I made these. I’ve kept the black background one. These were embossed backgrounds with strips of the opposing colour and decorated with these black and white dots.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1cCzhZW-rbEOz0mtI42VCHlFaUyTn8pmMc6uwJMr2cdZtnOlEBAgEaXsOalygdlI0_DxxL1Dc4V4gBSgL9RrTsifrWLsZUrDHaYnFvDqjs1tWskm0T94rFivKIAZjjo0LgYw9y4f2cpgAfBPtWE8jVtmoREpkrdycsQkXsYy6yRGQecV4Z0W/s3179/IMG_0318.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3179" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1cCzhZW-rbEOz0mtI42VCHlFaUyTn8pmMc6uwJMr2cdZtnOlEBAgEaXsOalygdlI0_DxxL1Dc4V4gBSgL9RrTsifrWLsZUrDHaYnFvDqjs1tWskm0T94rFivKIAZjjo0LgYw9y4f2cpgAfBPtWE8jVtmoREpkrdycsQkXsYy6yRGQecV4Z0W/s320/IMG_0318.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And I made a birthday card too. I added gold embossed card<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cIWTHp7wDJf48GpG2LBYdVFs4eyTLRjFm_hMybHWeTZoKfO0TEXVOi0dIAxgR_9OnYkqDVsTkgfo52RPs4yarTv5t8oG7213SBGiXRr1wOKoFnNDRxLjN4jISk8OP7HYd22dhoIz6O-R1JMzVaSW13DAZMPJXWFdUsooPK8wVjvIuWoLpTwh/s4032/IMG_0398.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/AVvXsEi0cIWTHp7wDJf48GpG2LBYdVFs4eyTLRjFm_hMybHWeTZoKfO0TEXVOi0dIAxgR_9OnYkqDVsTkgfo52RPs4yarTv5t8oG7213SBGiXRr1wOKoFnNDRxLjN4jISk8OP7HYd22dhoIz6O-R1JMzVaSW13DAZMPJXWFdUsooPK8wVjvIuWoLpTwh/s320/IMG_0398.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I’m seriously not into cardmaking but I’ve been to a couple of workshops at the nearby card craft shop. I hope this is not another slippery slope I’m going on. Below is the one I took last weekend.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9vm4Q-LG2urcPuV7O5gH_S1njC7uzN4HFqf4DTIv_0Jmw3bBcOHfZUO5pBWZR92NfPrYhMi7in1-CxOfKbYmeMbEwj5b7_oXoFamsoLV27xEKP6M9aKAKcwlYvR7G9eCannkhOoq22rm276r-RynI9gZEBDn8HsDrhPBkjYc0vyoLEIKhgga/s4032/IMG_0397.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgM9vm4Q-LG2urcPuV7O5gH_S1njC7uzN4HFqf4DTIv_0Jmw3bBcOHfZUO5pBWZR92NfPrYhMi7in1-CxOfKbYmeMbEwj5b7_oXoFamsoLV27xEKP6M9aKAKcwlYvR7G9eCannkhOoq22rm276r-RynI9gZEBDn8HsDrhPBkjYc0vyoLEIKhgga/s320/IMG_0397.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have been sewing and started on a ‘backwards’ quilt. I’ve made the backing from patches of fleece before I’ve made the half square triangles for the top. I will share photos later this month of the progress and it will be a Project Linus quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div>I’ve also made blocks for Siblings Together as not making any for ages. The request was for Economy blocks in creams, browns and blues. I also put in some squares for the nine patch blocks to go with them.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodkYYZLeGvdaWSNKtx9yFgcwK1yYOd_WZNwXXoCuL3EOJYXln_TjYxIeLi7Y_dLfKJAISpkk2NmKdsZOe0USr3Bo3MZOEIYSh6S6rYXEb36EXAB7MdG3UyU0CQQRcS5Ytu0kgeTM5mpZVZXAIqNqYcrPrvmQ14tn5FnlHw0bHENeq9-tbHuau/s4032/IMG_0395.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhodkYYZLeGvdaWSNKtx9yFgcwK1yYOd_WZNwXXoCuL3EOJYXln_TjYxIeLi7Y_dLfKJAISpkk2NmKdsZOe0USr3Bo3MZOEIYSh6S6rYXEb36EXAB7MdG3UyU0CQQRcS5Ytu0kgeTM5mpZVZXAIqNqYcrPrvmQ14tn5FnlHw0bHENeq9-tbHuau/s320/IMG_0395.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPJrrhSHlT2zLNI8xVcxBmSQXRp-0x-Q0mrjwvU-TnBq7zEzPgVbxRBMYzI64C3LCn-7yQSst3j-kXahU8tg7-QV1oqJuJ9vxcF7a7YhGXygqX1lLDbDLehLfepa70j5YoudPCx-V8B4sHrrR993-0lMYNEBfkEy9Qocl3dT4RZrf14jLGAD2/s4032/IMG_0396.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjIPJrrhSHlT2zLNI8xVcxBmSQXRp-0x-Q0mrjwvU-TnBq7zEzPgVbxRBMYzI64C3LCn-7yQSst3j-kXahU8tg7-QV1oqJuJ9vxcF7a7YhGXygqX1lLDbDLehLfepa70j5YoudPCx-V8B4sHrrR993-0lMYNEBfkEy9Qocl3dT4RZrf14jLGAD2/s320/IMG_0396.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I’ve also been making some scrappy pouches again, which was from a You Tube years ago from the Gourmet Quilter that I’ve made over and over again. They use quilt as you go blocks. In the photo below includes a completed pouch which I use myself,</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVorNxCBXuPUlddAgu2YLM6G9GspFPcmYZgRwY-GH7UgIXbqdWPWzpWPWBs7QzQuI_QigtNjF60--KPJp-AExbZaXaM9LcWKsDUkkEv5zWYRB_7b9ax2bYyTe-5fhmxDtvE_j-dmtqrbGHcAUJns48HMU5UOnR4zJTwLRgZC0EgGGiS8jKM1o/s4032/IMG_0401.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjzVorNxCBXuPUlddAgu2YLM6G9GspFPcmYZgRwY-GH7UgIXbqdWPWzpWPWBs7QzQuI_QigtNjF60--KPJp-AExbZaXaM9LcWKsDUkkEv5zWYRB_7b9ax2bYyTe-5fhmxDtvE_j-dmtqrbGHcAUJns48HMU5UOnR4zJTwLRgZC0EgGGiS8jKM1o/s320/IMG_0401.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>July also involved a visit to the Romsey Quilters’ exhibition at Romsey Abbey, which happens every 3 years and there is more about the quilts and yarn bombing in this <a href="https://suewilduk.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-catch-up.html">post.</a></div><div><br /></div>July has been a busy month, which I guess is why it’s gone so quickly! <div><br /></div><div>As you will see from the top of my post are a lot of hexagons. I’m going to take part in #100hexies100days2023 on Instagram. I’ve posted about this on my last <a href="https://suewilduk.blogspot.com/2023/07/what-am-i-thinking-of.html">post</a>. Not sure what will become of them, but it’ll be fun making them.</div><div><br /></div><div>I’m not going to Festival of Quilts this year but hope that all those going are inspired. <br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I’m linking up with Mini Archie’s July Furtle Around the Blogosphere.</div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/p/furtling.html"><img alt="Archie The Wonder Dog" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ7oo6tyMM0/XFF5HxcQW1I/AAAAAAAAEJU/BZnZPfse8k0BXwjt6KAOJIMwySjnfDHbQCLcBGAs/s200/textgram_1548790799.png" /></a></p>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-32185028767079512492023-07-29T08:54:00.000+01:002023-07-29T08:54:26.752+01:00What Am I Thinking Of…..<p> Hexagons. I’ve got a lot of them. I have some loose ones in a small bowl (bottom left) and two more collections of them sewn up. The colourful ones are sewn with flat bases and the cream ones are sewn on point. So what have I just decided to do? To take part in 100 hexagons 100 days Instagram challenge on Instagram from 1st August, that’s what! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-PN77UBqYhNC32Vkj8Vmz4CCLuowREc390QrL9qlic3CRVOODxahSO8BY3Hxct1LKcSV00XwUwF8cnucOB4c2QPpM2sAYRVh4u1mzlP0C5toI6utEhS2PifZBMI9UMDEMN7tekvtGfy3bmhPMV3IKn06_o8wDpAfBfJ3ttayL7DnYDcib2TZ/s4032/IMG_0404.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjY-PN77UBqYhNC32Vkj8Vmz4CCLuowREc390QrL9qlic3CRVOODxahSO8BY3Hxct1LKcSV00XwUwF8cnucOB4c2QPpM2sAYRVh4u1mzlP0C5toI6utEhS2PifZBMI9UMDEMN7tekvtGfy3bmhPMV3IKn06_o8wDpAfBfJ3ttayL7DnYDcib2TZ/s320/IMG_0404.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>To add to that it’s crochet Granny Square Day on 15th August and I’ve seen a hexagon Granny block which I’ll be making for that.<p></p><p>If you want to follow me on Instagram I’m @suewilduk. The challenge is #100hexagons100days2023 .</p><p>So I think next month’s posts will feature a lot of hexagons!</p>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-41193809468102777262023-07-28T22:04:00.000+01:002023-07-28T22:04:42.966+01:00July Catch Up<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBtHYsMtyDIybvOps1NcRi2vDOVwQaY5ou9PVfE4kcxXWMQ_SrnFAg7abYejcsSFhyBWGODewckwGvBoTTJdWJWNVfe4ysBHAyWWLVeeWtzl3JTeO9qPNxaJ5RwmyCfKFKSdNbReFuUlOYP1_tRLxLkTdrOOck49OQGTWdmpljhoxh3wZ2MXj/s3145/IMG_0616.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3145" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBtHYsMtyDIybvOps1NcRi2vDOVwQaY5ou9PVfE4kcxXWMQ_SrnFAg7abYejcsSFhyBWGODewckwGvBoTTJdWJWNVfe4ysBHAyWWLVeeWtzl3JTeO9qPNxaJ5RwmyCfKFKSdNbReFuUlOYP1_tRLxLkTdrOOck49OQGTWdmpljhoxh3wZ2MXj/s320/IMG_0616.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>It’s racing towards the end of July, but as you will find on my earlier posts I have been writing about the Scottish touring holiday that David and I undertook last month. July has been a bit of a catch up month after coming back. <p></p><p>A few days after returning my friend Brenda and I went on a trip with Canford Heath Townswomen’s Guild to Sidmouth. The weather started cloudy and it got considerably worse! All those months of planning and it was the only bad day of the week! First stop was at the <a href="https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/visit-us/sidmouth">Donkey Sanctuary</a>.where we had a couple of hours for refreshments and to see the donkeys. I’ve never been there before and surprised how big the place was. The pictures below was in one of the barns, where they were waiting to have their hooves inspected and trimmed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bgTr1DiB-uCzW3LoQQmRMUTN7UBmMiN7NyJxPLe5QIg_yIHIHD11iwmga6o7dvXfqNmC8uyZTqmYnWT8g72q48tM7_N8_R2pGbSapnMobbdJnXzbUZUOorqb-OO5uiEKAsaWk2x1GGIFvOB315Y2b_JT4fDn8UZq4uum2j-EHP26lYHks87O/s4032/IMG_0331.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/AVvXsEi6bgTr1DiB-uCzW3LoQQmRMUTN7UBmMiN7NyJxPLe5QIg_yIHIHD11iwmga6o7dvXfqNmC8uyZTqmYnWT8g72q48tM7_N8_R2pGbSapnMobbdJnXzbUZUOorqb-OO5uiEKAsaWk2x1GGIFvOB315Y2b_JT4fDn8UZq4uum2j-EHP26lYHks87O/s320/IMG_0331.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0O-nqPestPZbhN_kMhBkRQ6st5B2XSBt41rzjsEt8P06mM3VV6LhiFGCJB99eqFqGgiv9NLbXpdAdR57zxHfBQGO9JWD4vWGZ6GQNCtSbfZxxHLNMU-CnW8SoZFL42lZpkzxBalrs9-XPpAjgDRv5nt9TVHD__zYJVEX7fDP_aOdpnv4ky_j/s4032/IMG_0332.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/AVvXsEjx0O-nqPestPZbhN_kMhBkRQ6st5B2XSBt41rzjsEt8P06mM3VV6LhiFGCJB99eqFqGgiv9NLbXpdAdR57zxHfBQGO9JWD4vWGZ6GQNCtSbfZxxHLNMU-CnW8SoZFL42lZpkzxBalrs9-XPpAjgDRv5nt9TVHD__zYJVEX7fDP_aOdpnv4ky_j/s320/IMG_0332.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Outside the yard there’s a lovely little memorial garden, a nice place to sit. That was a donkey figure, not a real one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNlhdzAnZe_p_hmkHYaMTYp_MElz43UJ5ZboUVP_uNTgZGAbg8tAB_iWa71qM92_AX8CeGOQXi3sAnu71UnhNM-CtjWvRs2DWfNlSVdGg9SXTdZ06u7j7RnDucodQqo8xs4ITB2ezpc-yJXSrgTHGrdD4I8nd8oIH_MMJjLFuBNTvkbaWg9FG/s4032/IMG_0333.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/AVvXsEjuNlhdzAnZe_p_hmkHYaMTYp_MElz43UJ5ZboUVP_uNTgZGAbg8tAB_iWa71qM92_AX8CeGOQXi3sAnu71UnhNM-CtjWvRs2DWfNlSVdGg9SXTdZ06u7j7RnDucodQqo8xs4ITB2ezpc-yJXSrgTHGrdD4I8nd8oIH_MMJjLFuBNTvkbaWg9FG/s320/IMG_0333.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As the weather was worsening, some took shelter under the trees.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV54yzzUg7baLoQU6qq-Wqi5dumoSvu9vpCH_e4n7-jeSfQy7OksdbXbM6lw_9nbxpWFjZORhX-v-WPpCGf_4xD2VLk8bneJkI0ZpcAJOWetdBABmvVI-syHWUygYuzrXdEcxhBWAC0x92is3CIQb6il3_dY3XJ9G44Da00u4upv-RRPi7c5xp/s4032/IMG_0335.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/AVvXsEgV54yzzUg7baLoQU6qq-Wqi5dumoSvu9vpCH_e4n7-jeSfQy7OksdbXbM6lw_9nbxpWFjZORhX-v-WPpCGf_4xD2VLk8bneJkI0ZpcAJOWetdBABmvVI-syHWUygYuzrXdEcxhBWAC0x92is3CIQb6il3_dY3XJ9G44Da00u4upv-RRPi7c5xp/s320/IMG_0335.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>As we left it started to rain and when we were at Sidmouth town it rained and rained…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijO3TmvazRR4zMODDgcUsrrIwdmBnsAE8hXiXaQiMjOnVxeD1ORBgMmtKK2jgNj00pfGwtFmmxeHKNEBFwl3sCpGPNII9n0hYPLt4o6OsgXJaYN73q05xOXThK6cb8bNuKqGH0P9qCLmhHfJt1Lsn2OOgI9tXPuRFGkjUr04mfQjt4LJCjGnk4/s4032/IMG_0336.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/AVvXsEijO3TmvazRR4zMODDgcUsrrIwdmBnsAE8hXiXaQiMjOnVxeD1ORBgMmtKK2jgNj00pfGwtFmmxeHKNEBFwl3sCpGPNII9n0hYPLt4o6OsgXJaYN73q05xOXThK6cb8bNuKqGH0P9qCLmhHfJt1Lsn2OOgI9tXPuRFGkjUr04mfQjt4LJCjGnk4/s320/IMG_0336.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>I don’t think the toys in the beach toy library got much of an outing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOJBqz7vsjQ9r0Bi6NdegV0x-ncIWRPduSgd0eVhxWLII4rvf0T_99QiS5CKDF3wHuhb0mrJigGr89vQdMMNwBV84BkAxngeXKOGSC7sEi_ma6olFFlmMXMv7nieCmBj_Eegw7iSEFMrBoA7TpSuNXb_CklOMWW-RNIjy7VJBHr4Ru-4l9YxG/s4032/IMG_0337.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/AVvXsEhdOJBqz7vsjQ9r0Bi6NdegV0x-ncIWRPduSgd0eVhxWLII4rvf0T_99QiS5CKDF3wHuhb0mrJigGr89vQdMMNwBV84BkAxngeXKOGSC7sEi_ma6olFFlmMXMv7nieCmBj_Eegw7iSEFMrBoA7TpSuNXb_CklOMWW-RNIjy7VJBHr4Ru-4l9YxG/s320/IMG_0337.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>I might like to go back and visit again, but when the day is nicer to appreciate more.</div><div><br /></div><div>At the end of the week another trip out, but I drove myself and friends from Bourne Quilters to Romsey and the exhibition at Romsey Abbey. <a href="https://romseyquilters.co.uk/">Romsey Quilters</a> had a Fabric Fiesta with traders and the local quilt shop <a href="https://greenhillpatchwork.co.uk/">Green Hill Patchwork and Quilting</a> opened their doors too (they don’t open on Sundays). </div><div><br /></div><div>I wasn’t going to buy fabric (no, I’ve got enough of my own!) but as there was a heavy discount on a pack of fat quarters I did succumb! The pack was called Bookworm, by Lewis and Irene fabrics. I later went into Green Hill shop and bought 3 fat quarters of fabric there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0WrNtLLylqtDluvf-lkf7CFvRmy7KriBKaflxhfSGMn4MQapL1j2f6UKjZR4VpK6jZhYcSXKNqJQZp0Geqlk0H01fL4WeiqrveuiZ2iqLZBQB7g0IMEtfxTNccZ1baRmabN7isPVbD1gd9GVOJh4TPzlVcE5IgRNDCmGVNl0LooeqfwjgjD9/s2160/IMG_0381.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0WrNtLLylqtDluvf-lkf7CFvRmy7KriBKaflxhfSGMn4MQapL1j2f6UKjZR4VpK6jZhYcSXKNqJQZp0Geqlk0H01fL4WeiqrveuiZ2iqLZBQB7g0IMEtfxTNccZ1baRmabN7isPVbD1gd9GVOJh4TPzlVcE5IgRNDCmGVNl0LooeqfwjgjD9/s320/IMG_0381.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Outside the street bollards we’re yarn bombed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7exQ1fPSLrDl5sR5hPWGXt9BHw_91Td_92zOg4_HCqqDNOr-u_90YOqyM_vTnPlS3aeMG-fYn2b4WauWVZTq9HY1f8sIH37CZ2RZ_-YF3gNqhIN6EjR7clMAtf0zQUP9o2kcyKrG8ylZ8liwfhhjijstxU3dYil7u31dAL_bnGJjAYZhwaSBo/s2160/IMG_0374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7exQ1fPSLrDl5sR5hPWGXt9BHw_91Td_92zOg4_HCqqDNOr-u_90YOqyM_vTnPlS3aeMG-fYn2b4WauWVZTq9HY1f8sIH37CZ2RZ_-YF3gNqhIN6EjR7clMAtf0zQUP9o2kcyKrG8ylZ8liwfhhjijstxU3dYil7u31dAL_bnGJjAYZhwaSBo/s320/IMG_0374.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TEnTX8vopQ7ZXEtJ5PHZiJK4VSiZVhm1IwNHK_uu1VDepnhFcaP18XAen4Nz1TXwJII8FF7DbXC_gdztHscR9IRfKsOM98bngREEyw2DWv2B53ZoHS2hv97EyHnoI_D-WD-4K8KY1d3wz56gNpelFtZhQFqv4xaJOWr3wp0zpx_7HbzgR1WK/s4032/IMG_0375.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEi2TEnTX8vopQ7ZXEtJ5PHZiJK4VSiZVhm1IwNHK_uu1VDepnhFcaP18XAen4Nz1TXwJII8FF7DbXC_gdztHscR9IRfKsOM98bngREEyw2DWv2B53ZoHS2hv97EyHnoI_D-WD-4K8KY1d3wz56gNpelFtZhQFqv4xaJOWr3wp0zpx_7HbzgR1WK/s320/IMG_0375.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PkIzMbhJekg-PYo8t-vKuiV8VIvHoppBFWSr4JZ4HRdpF4JNAySYbf0T3EUzYfkpBBANYsV1wbqTF_tW-6EVZof6qGZjFT8vZbSrEgNjNRI7LbfyKUqG5eAatg1RKJwVKZlZFvrDV97U42Fw2t9Twt1ChhxKzshaGtwHtviS2NIuWUoKQIUU/s4032/IMG_0376.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEg9PkIzMbhJekg-PYo8t-vKuiV8VIvHoppBFWSr4JZ4HRdpF4JNAySYbf0T3EUzYfkpBBANYsV1wbqTF_tW-6EVZof6qGZjFT8vZbSrEgNjNRI7LbfyKUqG5eAatg1RKJwVKZlZFvrDV97U42Fw2t9Twt1ChhxKzshaGtwHtviS2NIuWUoKQIUU/s320/IMG_0376.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWh_1CxWlt_phtENKAkGJsL6mvoc08BJ7JenCLDpeyyz-4M5SEv-meE6jsdeQ1aDqJh0pFiFmIVzbRHqsjykblwdUcua6RxATT9012UzecVn46AqbQOdDYSzIXwW92OtATBU3Pgn3KpgAfOjuHgO56paGb76QCVTnYi5zd2Qk__sOGiIJKn00/s4032/IMG_0379.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/AVvXsEgqWh_1CxWlt_phtENKAkGJsL6mvoc08BJ7JenCLDpeyyz-4M5SEv-meE6jsdeQ1aDqJh0pFiFmIVzbRHqsjykblwdUcua6RxATT9012UzecVn46AqbQOdDYSzIXwW92OtATBU3Pgn3KpgAfOjuHgO56paGb76QCVTnYi5zd2Qk__sOGiIJKn00/s320/IMG_0379.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcapD2eqb4BiHb-UovCENUKdOLtNAS2MJlHHdc3cm17JdcJIjgIMRf5lBgTQeGViLIr6CsFa3JzJMiYXYUPHgxZBiARTkkfLe_p7IELuWqamxQRRPqCLkjY8tuU95hcVY6CxJbx4Bfq7OKdSBX23OuEqCurJ2npNauKtpqu_E55_8Nf1dHYQK/s4032/IMG_0380.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/AVvXsEgRcapD2eqb4BiHb-UovCENUKdOLtNAS2MJlHHdc3cm17JdcJIjgIMRf5lBgTQeGViLIr6CsFa3JzJMiYXYUPHgxZBiARTkkfLe_p7IELuWqamxQRRPqCLkjY8tuU95hcVY6CxJbx4Bfq7OKdSBX23OuEqCurJ2npNauKtpqu_E55_8Nf1dHYQK/s320/IMG_0380.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>It really did brighten up the town’s streets.</div><div><br /></div><div>On to Romsey Abbey. I always think it’s a lovely setting for the quilts and these are just a few of the pictures that I took.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFglkfu-aiWge3IA8GBirRGNGB3CnQGMdcxhQ6fLjg-fTFUthwGAGxA0ACgatlu7mW4V9G7y3BZQ8612Iq5dXSdCIrzGdCwSXGAO4UQbyWbi_wjWsJtQ_Gh0XsT3CLs3tVaQvTOvW4qyEtGnJtK5xj7UNdTcPLmBQHr3Wmu9KEuFFcr2f5-fh/s4032/IMG_0348.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEghFglkfu-aiWge3IA8GBirRGNGB3CnQGMdcxhQ6fLjg-fTFUthwGAGxA0ACgatlu7mW4V9G7y3BZQ8612Iq5dXSdCIrzGdCwSXGAO4UQbyWbi_wjWsJtQ_Gh0XsT3CLs3tVaQvTOvW4qyEtGnJtK5xj7UNdTcPLmBQHr3Wmu9KEuFFcr2f5-fh/s320/IMG_0348.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTSs51vagwtD4GvGp58Ws9Xb0u828SgvqzbnBTnL78nsrBknF049aKp37BW4CALH-KdS2MYcsm80ezIxyDbRy_XqTYn_a2ug243ftfeD1gOWLSqE2AtQGJD4AhmmyF-aV7-RIn5-d1YPzrFwklO_r3C6uHNV9DPdaQ3hNmsK2KT9teQ3Wsy1Y/s4032/IMG_0349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Fabrics were provided by Lewis and Irene (the design company is local to the town) and some of the Romsey Quilters helped the pupils.<div><br /></div><div>I have been making progress on some things and hope to have a finish for the end of the month and possibly a new start too. </div><div><br /></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-60896422099781026202023-07-21T22:15:00.002+01:002023-07-21T22:18:43.635+01:00Scottish Holiday (part 5) (the end now!)<p> We’ve been back 3 weeks now and like any holiday it seemed a long time ago. I finished off the last post by being back in England and our penultimate stay before returning home was in Wigan. Our overnight stop there was to visit Quarry Bank Mill not far from Manchester Airport, to the south of Manchester.</p><p>This is a National Trust property which shows not only the mill building but also the buildings for the child apprentices and one of the workers cottages. There is also a school building, which is the current local school and people live in the rows of cottages (other the the one used for tours) so Styal village inhabited. We had a timed tour of the Apprentices cottage where children as young as 8 from workhouses and orphanages were employed the mill. The pictures below are in the wrong order as the the general room where the apprentices ate, had lessons and (if there was time after their long working day or on Sunday) recreation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Oiy7RI1wt6wPAgDBKbj_-l1GIL15oRExTB9w8vnOaSO90Laj1Mekyw4_sQCHKfUqpZCfN82f4zArusOYPNwh0mPWGcFUyY8w92P8NkgWUJBfrDNL9cl5BeO92b9iYs08hUD-RyOJ9qxjA49MLYPkdiKT0Lvo2CqI6nZPboFerIzpdtnp6Onu/s2048/IMG_0316D.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEg7Oiy7RI1wt6wPAgDBKbj_-l1GIL15oRExTB9w8vnOaSO90Laj1Mekyw4_sQCHKfUqpZCfN82f4zArusOYPNwh0mPWGcFUyY8w92P8NkgWUJBfrDNL9cl5BeO92b9iYs08hUD-RyOJ9qxjA49MLYPkdiKT0Lvo2CqI6nZPboFerIzpdtnp6Onu/s320/IMG_0316D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Simple dolls the girls made clothes for and below basic knitting and darning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRRISUY0bU3QuvRX3r2KbyiA9kpJohK6F49o8mLP7brL2tBANlqnROYTMZiKTYqX5aydorgE54IoMSpWDMw5AzZoQJht83KI1dSk7T4g02RNNu-s3vwOeAt9rA7223-r2qEXrWsKiKjBuL5IRSsI2VzoErBupv6aSsiqAFSDtlpHPpOu9Wlun/s2048/IMG_0317D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRRISUY0bU3QuvRX3r2KbyiA9kpJohK6F49o8mLP7brL2tBANlqnROYTMZiKTYqX5aydorgE54IoMSpWDMw5AzZoQJht83KI1dSk7T4g02RNNu-s3vwOeAt9rA7223-r2qEXrWsKiKjBuL5IRSsI2VzoErBupv6aSsiqAFSDtlpHPpOu9Wlun/s320/IMG_0317D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ558UexB2OV0tVLrrwDht1fyAmeEG1B6u9JkIdojYc3Wy0yiE_bjmoiprzHtVkOslS4weVYx8Za_x3Qlbbgnn5pGvVu7NNwnjGOqRxWfLbbZDSd0kio7zCZ3NOthWu_q0If3-5Cv7XAStjHUSvuIhCfaomEldKBtZVwL7cixiROidPB7RU2I3/s1440/IMG_0596.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ558UexB2OV0tVLrrwDht1fyAmeEG1B6u9JkIdojYc3Wy0yiE_bjmoiprzHtVkOslS4weVYx8Za_x3Qlbbgnn5pGvVu7NNwnjGOqRxWfLbbZDSd0kio7zCZ3NOthWu_q0If3-5Cv7XAStjHUSvuIhCfaomEldKBtZVwL7cixiROidPB7RU2I3/s320/IMG_0596.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The apprentice’s house and below a box of their possessions and cloak (worn on Sunday to go to church)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTl6Wrta658hvzbeszf1vlbdy6mDk3bRU6YoPQFPMkEn5RUCcGnkw9d_yFhOOszsO7HIpsm1HbukNqNE3Asp0d3U1_6jpCI4YtuiAwlfDxd0Mxq-5f88z2-lIW-4bGsNFPPEbT03SqLz_8Uic7Fy3xuGrxNAFLxaH9p8-GbKrQx1l3XX1fgfTv/s1440/IMG_0600.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTl6Wrta658hvzbeszf1vlbdy6mDk3bRU6YoPQFPMkEn5RUCcGnkw9d_yFhOOszsO7HIpsm1HbukNqNE3Asp0d3U1_6jpCI4YtuiAwlfDxd0Mxq-5f88z2-lIW-4bGsNFPPEbT03SqLz_8Uic7Fy3xuGrxNAFLxaH9p8-GbKrQx1l3XX1fgfTv/s320/IMG_0600.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The House Supervisors’ room. As you can see not as basic are their charges living conditions<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTQMn6aqXCBFxEKzPzGbfD3YRh3GsSH9uQR6ivoo5sMH2893-DLvlw14n7_AITTurvS6X2aosFjBLgW5F-Q2NkRcCRWgiMBVo_E1-47T1uyZ5ZcpO-z3hQutYQTz17-z8NlQ0qY9MVTr1LbIviLi7fPrWS9OUnnVPRVrYVL_-_R3ENxm-fRBs/s1440/IMG_0601.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTQMn6aqXCBFxEKzPzGbfD3YRh3GsSH9uQR6ivoo5sMH2893-DLvlw14n7_AITTurvS6X2aosFjBLgW5F-Q2NkRcCRWgiMBVo_E1-47T1uyZ5ZcpO-z3hQutYQTz17-z8NlQ0qY9MVTr1LbIviLi7fPrWS9OUnnVPRVrYVL_-_R3ENxm-fRBs/s320/IMG_0601.jpeg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEjMoZE_W2JdXcAXTklgNH_7-6JPxa2XBLzET4bwZUy5KuELN9pbqf6tHs_jOdpjLMGTaRj8N0higDIKzial_3xo1XeYUV6ERvRBPXGNtO4gDbztMaP8kCbCS0z1WonHyleOd8DX_BDlC6V2rcdEBxYcRUix8ZmTPNKCnyvTz-kvlA27F0DG7k4Y/s1440/IMG_0590.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoZE_W2JdXcAXTklgNH_7-6JPxa2XBLzET4bwZUy5KuELN9pbqf6tHs_jOdpjLMGTaRj8N0higDIKzial_3xo1XeYUV6ERvRBPXGNtO4gDbztMaP8kCbCS0z1WonHyleOd8DX_BDlC6V2rcdEBxYcRUix8ZmTPNKCnyvTz-kvlA27F0DG7k4Y/s320/IMG_0590.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Above is a wage cup, which has the employee’s number. below is the mill building.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQKl4LhWXb2vijnm6nlZTjiHptPmi49aZlW0pT9UyuvixkkeFqs4DPgVK-4vkgzvW2jHnl1YgpfGN-JKpj2jPgD-Dlp2xseovKhB6w7KQbzq16yF31nLPQKTh_hGOYhItJmDW0PHJMAAOqxY_HlUU4-gSYNtfgfC0huy8OTGZMV7d34gKmOrG/s1440/IMG_0593.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQKl4LhWXb2vijnm6nlZTjiHptPmi49aZlW0pT9UyuvixkkeFqs4DPgVK-4vkgzvW2jHnl1YgpfGN-JKpj2jPgD-Dlp2xseovKhB6w7KQbzq16yF31nLPQKTh_hGOYhItJmDW0PHJMAAOqxY_HlUU4-gSYNtfgfC0huy8OTGZMV7d34gKmOrG/s320/IMG_0593.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxMH4xZolSM1sABQiKjyS2KQhM2xFrVbMBnOlKOiyj1FONtjaV6UWxwhc0o5Q7akllK5yhs2W7F6Gcsvi3UM4D8Ro9G-9Yp6rTPNW2359U32KbfDXgtRFxcJ_du_gD_rfCQeTDYYH3h4yJo60DDIUEmY3MNG4TIsJJQpjhXwYWHguP9TLpaNX/s1440/IMG_0594.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxMH4xZolSM1sABQiKjyS2KQhM2xFrVbMBnOlKOiyj1FONtjaV6UWxwhc0o5Q7akllK5yhs2W7F6Gcsvi3UM4D8Ro9G-9Yp6rTPNW2359U32KbfDXgtRFxcJ_du_gD_rfCQeTDYYH3h4yJo60DDIUEmY3MNG4TIsJJQpjhXwYWHguP9TLpaNX/s320/IMG_0594.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Inside the cottage with the range fireplace. Below the row of cottages.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1G6QRKKwluvoz9oYwL1qezm0Vzd614qKkHOO9WQbwQSbv-uRlkbfrOka5zpyHWr_FSKI3Daq6wzjmpMcn00cXNd1wHPLem4Uh8LuCzzsK5noJ803JoWwlou7u0VYH3GjGJkzqTUiuFCkCCZk2pnpnTHuSkL9zJGi_YDDORb17k3zpvP9r-6K/s1440/IMG_0595.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1G6QRKKwluvoz9oYwL1qezm0Vzd614qKkHOO9WQbwQSbv-uRlkbfrOka5zpyHWr_FSKI3Daq6wzjmpMcn00cXNd1wHPLem4Uh8LuCzzsK5noJ803JoWwlou7u0VYH3GjGJkzqTUiuFCkCCZk2pnpnTHuSkL9zJGi_YDDORb17k3zpvP9r-6K/s320/IMG_0595.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The cotton spinning machines<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsA6WBYfen-pP8vrI9DxoBsj9sCkSfRCCPbfvYbIXjH9VvEb9C_r2ips3FI0uwyw5dEmKv-NigPZk-3q7-LX21bIrjFaiAzCI5fZb2bYvx7PVtXYDsxh90j4OrQA3zdgHl0fCLy6rBuYBeWDu1LFfm07JVt598buw0CYG_KRr9E7fswL-p9Mo/s1440/IMG_0588.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsA6WBYfen-pP8vrI9DxoBsj9sCkSfRCCPbfvYbIXjH9VvEb9C_r2ips3FI0uwyw5dEmKv-NigPZk-3q7-LX21bIrjFaiAzCI5fZb2bYvx7PVtXYDsxh90j4OrQA3zdgHl0fCLy6rBuYBeWDu1LFfm07JVt598buw0CYG_KRr9E7fswL-p9Mo/s320/IMG_0588.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The bale of cotton<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDSNXshfBh3MJA3nLFyvHtwNf3hfegod7Bg4MhZGKgdBo92csfeAt5OGoHo4UrCtSBR23B3Q0igqGXtgEKgsSZSXci0Yt8VxrtPbdotofPvYO-vJ67L_FULk8IFh0X1G1_fSTe1cxlFyj-WKVLSHPMz4YL5gfNsPfx6io2hU4Ni_KQz2KNtmr/s1440/IMG_0591.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDSNXshfBh3MJA3nLFyvHtwNf3hfegod7Bg4MhZGKgdBo92csfeAt5OGoHo4UrCtSBR23B3Q0igqGXtgEKgsSZSXci0Yt8VxrtPbdotofPvYO-vJ67L_FULk8IFh0X1G1_fSTe1cxlFyj-WKVLSHPMz4YL5gfNsPfx6io2hU4Ni_KQz2KNtmr/s320/IMG_0591.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The weather suddenly broke towards the end of our visit there and we got absolutely soaked! Our last stop was a stay in Birmingham before making our way home.<div><br /></div><div>Looking forward to another break away, which I’m sure won’t be too long in coming. Since we’ve been home a holiday in Holland next year has been booked.</div><div><br /></div><div>A craft post will be coming soon.</div><div><br /></div>Sue Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607649796768549077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38536786.post-54177925797703175502023-07-19T14:47:00.001+01:002023-07-19T14:47:26.793+01:00Scottish Holiday in June (part 4)<p> From Oban and heading further south to Dumbarton, just outside Glasgow. We found our first view of Highland cattle, we hadn’t seen any before as the east of Scotland tended towards crop growing. Along with a ruined castle these cattle were almost lost in the long grass. This was near Loch Awe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QBo5UUf0wdBI-UZQBi3Q6gkPseDsW5tw8KFkKvUOFlqFePeqg_PGwn9dv71Tzz16RxDnEH6EfRqpeDwTR-XlWhvZNmISKyNhVcKNAdiFyk2KQHoXKfZ1rIXg0kVRrFc-DFgn-IJTW6YizdysMMQp1bYrqOdzkkGGT0JB8XEo3EDIjb3HLoHN/s4032/IMG_0196.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEh6QBo5UUf0wdBI-UZQBi3Q6gkPseDsW5tw8KFkKvUOFlqFePeqg_PGwn9dv71Tzz16RxDnEH6EfRqpeDwTR-XlWhvZNmISKyNhVcKNAdiFyk2KQHoXKfZ1rIXg0kVRrFc-DFgn-IJTW6YizdysMMQp1bYrqOdzkkGGT0JB8XEo3EDIjb3HLoHN/s320/IMG_0196.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXM-Kn-6rhZEH_IxoqiirKlqyK47p0DQDXoWM2qDpVGj3nzQle0jHbf-gcR0teZYV8dUztumkPcmWU2mTujuxvevnF7blUx4As5pvUcd8bXgrCvzTamA37pue0L-DJdU54LQDGMUkK94Fvq31wHqogyTyYte65dPl90DZgflBbBg0UvXHYEy5/s4032/IMG_0200.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhsXM-Kn-6rhZEH_IxoqiirKlqyK47p0DQDXoWM2qDpVGj3nzQle0jHbf-gcR0teZYV8dUztumkPcmWU2mTujuxvevnF7blUx4As5pvUcd8bXgrCvzTamA37pue0L-DJdU54LQDGMUkK94Fvq31wHqogyTyYte65dPl90DZgflBbBg0UvXHYEy5/s320/IMG_0200.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We drove alongside Loch Lomond, but the areas where we could stop didn’t have the views the other lochs had. When we reached Dumbarton, we were wondering what to see there and found the <a href="https://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/dumbarton-museum/">Scottish Maritime Museum</a>, which contains the Denny Ship Model Experimental Tank, which tested ship hull models. A fascinating place which had been used since Victorian times up until 1990’s and was in the heart of the Clyde shipbuilding area. Surprisingly there was a quilt. Part of a project involving the local community, called Skylark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBFBTSjHTJN6WWloNCbap8lcu4WIopDUTGr4yqpIAxGp7d4-jwq2Fxq0Rb3BhbPe0wcZPod3gna0MjMOiTUSMa78ei2gxKEd6HUOHVULn6N_MpXr3bDeZTFNcjNou75fKgORkeICwUnvZ-z5XwIKqG2hRbRfAIipL3UyXWfKPL8pW0K84o4RW/s4032/IMG_0205.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgdBFBTSjHTJN6WWloNCbap8lcu4WIopDUTGr4yqpIAxGp7d4-jwq2Fxq0Rb3BhbPe0wcZPod3gna0MjMOiTUSMa78ei2gxKEd6HUOHVULn6N_MpXr3bDeZTFNcjNou75fKgORkeICwUnvZ-z5XwIKqG2hRbRfAIipL3UyXWfKPL8pW0K84o4RW/s320/IMG_0205.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>In the former offices, were all sorts of items for calculations, technical drawings, a machine for making graph paper as well as organised storage for reference drawings. I couldn’t resist this picture of an enormous calculator. Just to think that nowadays you can just us an app on your phone! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMHdWlObQEu6hLivzfKyCRZzTnjkG0g4eL9jE3FIZ-MmxoLOKKw5kVNbqHghuGbCDVWpCXtn-27HaGK01yJ5ElT8yTEkFwbPH1nI6RbYxFS-S1s_YgWMczhtsWndok15ffmO2UPs9NYv-Joit-E2JPiOi2qvPN0djsjpIFlGsz3VoC1c3PciL/s4032/IMG_0211.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEigMHdWlObQEu6hLivzfKyCRZzTnjkG0g4eL9jE3FIZ-MmxoLOKKw5kVNbqHghuGbCDVWpCXtn-27HaGK01yJ5ElT8yTEkFwbPH1nI6RbYxFS-S1s_YgWMczhtsWndok15ffmO2UPs9NYv-Joit-E2JPiOi2qvPN0djsjpIFlGsz3VoC1c3PciL/s320/IMG_0211.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stayed a few days so we could go to Glasgow but it wasn’t quite how we planned. David wanted to visit the transport museum at the Riverside and also The Burrell Collection. We first of all found that public transport didn’t go to the Riverside, only the sightseeing buses. Parking was available by either cash or app, not contactless card (why?), so that restricted us on staying for one and not going to the other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But while in the city centre we later took a loooong walk to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (when we could have taken the bus (which we did going back to the city. Before then we ended up in the <a href="https://www.willowtearooms.co.uk/">Willow Tea Rooms,</a> designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44HgpCmjx2CXXij1K7AOGPCWMPWVSJP4oFxqrs9YAb4zMwZIliPP26ZBHh5lhqGPqUpbtosPir5Ehd2x6a7YIgDAHjittMjOf8u3d8M2-eVvdSLb8H42I0MaErbEegn1hTWguSHHNmyDL79oxQv_wRjkRjazPcfArTrOW_w7I9x78Ub2naS39/s4032/IMG_0215.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEj44HgpCmjx2CXXij1K7AOGPCWMPWVSJP4oFxqrs9YAb4zMwZIliPP26ZBHh5lhqGPqUpbtosPir5Ehd2x6a7YIgDAHjittMjOf8u3d8M2-eVvdSLb8H42I0MaErbEegn1hTWguSHHNmyDL79oxQv_wRjkRjazPcfArTrOW_w7I9x78Ub2naS39/s320/IMG_0215.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8Wn-lzop9mw3r9dfvEy8hOAIse58qicznzA6Bl2o0nUsUwVCDLtmq4CG4eaMNzNIDMuEsFcb8d87PPrsUkaCa87ov3mMMdXSfRa-Ua8Z33eD3pjCZ5MWE5mkoYonMtftzMvzWxfEiH9W7fepYIGPQkq019LJyDjqnZDhS6WKemIGyrbOiONR/s4032/IMG_0216.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I think it must be the only place where you can see an elephant and a Spitfire plane together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54xVEcUuw1G93vlGvRtLkxu6X_4Wc9HW0ZNqGcA6486uoka7oosOiZmypl4VML4wYoMJ_O9g_HTImXlfC0vePgB6a2L5t2VPDoMRErLH3KR_q-EDsa8Hq0ssk9jysTmP0qJH7vtFm5zj8my16xDpw1qOco2gK3eG9VzZwuLCfyK8YTQy6Zm4m/s4032/IMG_0241.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEj54xVEcUuw1G93vlGvRtLkxu6X_4Wc9HW0ZNqGcA6486uoka7oosOiZmypl4VML4wYoMJ_O9g_HTImXlfC0vePgB6a2L5t2VPDoMRErLH3KR_q-EDsa8Hq0ssk9jysTmP0qJH7vtFm5zj8my16xDpw1qOco2gK3eG9VzZwuLCfyK8YTQy6Zm4m/s320/IMG_0241.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>And look at all those heads, all different expressions <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8IdnKIPiQsPBKcNhzLXuFZ5rOQ2twSHX-iD4We8MUni1UvL4EoKg9DsgcL-i27LcPE-Hx6zNRSdlrLm7cdrg-I8ohWYklqcar4Xr6UMbmZNUvsycX4H0cUDaZSp25P1t0H4aghS9UJLJ8RHC6CVSNme4YN1PnQm5kfNRi0elYbp8m8dQio02/s4032/IMG_0242.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Our woes continued with not only the parking, but also on Friday the museum opens an hour later so we didn’t have as much as wanted. It is a modern building and a lot crammed in with cars being on a ‘car wall’ and bicycles displayed on a suspended plinth right way up and upside down!!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5BpwKpPzmHH3VlMRqf-AyFHjt0-it568DpeYbSZ9OxrgAIn5ehczQWne-KO4YrQLpO-RNf54Lp8_yvnXqeLXQjTOYDughK9pGixAFCcNmXuj4nviYE3SYLAF6xYZ7m1SYBZPiZMWLtLbn6CMnFkW0-U_x26PmqgkHYykfvUoJY2i3tZsPoSZ/s4032/IMG_0255.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgf5BpwKpPzmHH3VlMRqf-AyFHjt0-it568DpeYbSZ9OxrgAIn5ehczQWne-KO4YrQLpO-RNf54Lp8_yvnXqeLXQjTOYDughK9pGixAFCcNmXuj4nviYE3SYLAF6xYZ7m1SYBZPiZMWLtLbn6CMnFkW0-U_x26PmqgkHYykfvUoJY2i3tZsPoSZ/s320/IMG_0255.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTD7WjXJau7kqsKTTcEHkBAZVXd3zgBzBdqMPjnSfKNquvPu002NYT7kD4sZArh_pH_sL50fxe2l3cx7WBRiugQmeuPy3DQOmMkXfPxv1iyWHHWs8GfPpGmbBfYr-ImU8zRMgA6IOkd1O3ayN8i8e6pj8673eQ-jM9C5HXrCNoiGnShbeaFa9t/s4032/IMG_0259.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We would travel further south into England. On last venture before leaving Scotland was to Gretna Green, but it was to visit the <a href="https://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/">Devil’s Porridge Museum</a>. Gretna Green, before it was a place for people to elope and get married, was a community built around the First World War to produce armaments. The ‘porridge’ was Cordite, made from cotton mixed with explosive for bombs and bullets. Women were mainly employed for this work as it paid more money but it came with a lot of danger to their lives. Production was such that there was a village built, but there’s not much of that original village left now.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ0Fopz_LmX56u0e-XtJpklQqB3g1f4qNIq481Vtp6rDe1wYbMQhLO9cWJPVSRs9Lj0SSgYKYfqxFJJTJgRcHJXINqQvxaq82xX3rixxokkOnWnxuFYKY0YSxsgrOUthoT2e3gmcZoyy0iDVdvb7EZX8dHwgADO8eudiD83wKXCnN3NMoBxg8/s4032/IMG_0297.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEiIZ0Fopz_LmX56u0e-XtJpklQqB3g1f4qNIq481Vtp6rDe1wYbMQhLO9cWJPVSRs9Lj0SSgYKYfqxFJJTJgRcHJXINqQvxaq82xX3rixxokkOnWnxuFYKY0YSxsgrOUthoT2e3gmcZoyy0iDVdvb7EZX8dHwgADO8eudiD83wKXCnN3NMoBxg8/s320/IMG_0297.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbQJHEFmKHWbmYjiCcLo7z-RklsvEu7fvm5_1YhImHw5fblKS9Do2CCDJtiIqcV7KdH5O1M95bJcLD_oG58CSnYIifTJZcaoS8A95GZ4PXxWonN1aSy7W_-m34kUQSQgAV7eGv-lhxbja4FfXvMzG6VVYZDPiTCu92PfZ3NwE6EfMfOiGWXxP/s4032/IMG_0298.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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