But that's not why I took this photograph. This foot stool belonged to my Mums Father. It has definitely seen better days, between my ex husband and my father it really is worse for wear. And there are one or two stains that I can't get off that cover, goodness knows what was spilled. I mulled over the idea of stripping off the green cover and putting something new on, but in the end I went for the far simpler option of making a slip cover that just goes over the top of everything.
Friday 29 October 2010
Another busy day.
But that's not why I took this photograph. This foot stool belonged to my Mums Father. It has definitely seen better days, between my ex husband and my father it really is worse for wear. And there are one or two stains that I can't get off that cover, goodness knows what was spilled. I mulled over the idea of stripping off the green cover and putting something new on, but in the end I went for the far simpler option of making a slip cover that just goes over the top of everything.
Thursday 28 October 2010
How did that happen?
So I need another project like a hole in the head right? Why then did I find myself sorting out a box and cutting squares yesterday?
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Knit one, purl one.
Here it is being modelled by my angle poise lamp! The button in the centre of the flower really is very pretty and this picture just doesn't show it off.
(I did ask this guy to model my hat, but he just didn't look right! )LOL
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Look Jenny!
Do you remember that while we were at the festival of quilts in Birmingham I agreed to make my Mother an elephant quilt? So she bought just about every African animal panel at the show. I finally made a start on her elephant quilt. She purchased a large panel of several Ele's at a watering hole, you can see it down there a bit, I got my pictures in the wrong order as usual. So anyway, see that pretty corner stone on the panel?
It made me think of Shoo-fly blocks, so I made some and plan to incorporate them into the quilt somehow.
Monday 25 October 2010
Peace and quiet.
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That peaceful feeling has continued into today, but not the laziness, look, I'm quilting. I decided that my original plan for this quilt was far to ambitious. And I'm off with some straight line quilting. I had left a lot of blank back ground fabrics, with the intention of getting a bit fancy with it. But then I made a huge great super king size top all in one go, I think perhaps if I want to get fancy I should quilt as I go in future.
I may go back and revisit that huge expanse of back ground and add some more applique, I'll see how things go.
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A few days ago I cast on another knitted blanket, I haven't done loads to it, just a row or two here and there. It's so wide it takes me almost a half hour to do one row. I've added a third colour to this one and played about with it again.
The pattern says to work the four row repeat three times and then to change colour, but as you can see, I'm not playing that game. I decided to go for a more varied look.
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Saturday 23 October 2010
Another busy day!
While my baking was in the oven, I remembered to spread out some of the mats I made and get some pictures of them. Here you see the off white side.
And the darker back, or second side.
Friday 22 October 2010
Busy, busy, busy.
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I finally remembered to sort out buttons for the Aran sweater, I stitched them on later. I sorted out ribbons and buttons for one of the Secret Santa projects, and stitched them on later.
I made a second SS item and found pretty threads for embellishments which were added in front of the TV.
I made a third SS item and need to find one more special part for that.
A fourth SS item was also completed and the final few stitches finished by hand in front of the TV.
With a little time left before Tony was due home from work I set too with some scraps and made some Christmas ornaments. Yep!! You guessed it, the buttons, bells and ribbons were all added later while watching TV. Needless to say I didn't get much knitting done last night!
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So whats up today?
I'll be making pies with the pastry I made yesterday, hopefully some of them will make it into the freezer! Then it's back up to my little nest, to make more Christmas gifts. :-)
Thursday 21 October 2010
A party frock.
I'm glad I snapped it when I did, we came back this way 20 mins later and it was gone! Spirited away under the drapes. The point of today's post? Well isn't that a beautiful dress and wouldn't you love to have the figure to be able to wear it? I sure would.
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After a day on my feet trailing around wholesalers and supermarkets I sat with my knitting needles last night and cast on another rippling blanket, with extra stitches to make it a little wider. This one will be my lap blanket for the winter months, and I get to stay cosy under it before it's even finished. :-)
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Today I'll be baking and sewing.
Wednesday 20 October 2010
I need to shuffle about a bit.
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Yesterday was pretty good. I made up my cushion covers as planned. As I used samples, they are all made from different fabrics.
But I think they work together. I also got on with more of the SSCS gifts, I finished binding the table mats and did some knitting. Oh! and some un knitting. (LOL) I knitted myself a beret a couple of weeks ago, but it came out huge, there was practically room for me to sleep in it. So out it came last night. I'll make the kiddy size and see what happens. It really is a nice pattern and I'm prepared to give it another chance.
Tuesday 19 October 2010
Not pointing any fingers but......
Sewing in my new place.
I still have one or two bits that need homes, but that will come.
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I'll have a full table on Saturday, with eight of us eating. Hmmmm, I only have sets of six place mats, except for Christmas stuff, and I'm not going there just yet. So this afternoon I set to and made some. I used only fabrics which mum gave to me. Do you remember when she brought round that huge bag of curtain samples? Here's a sample of the backs.
And the fronts. Even the bindings are made from sample fabric.
Monday 18 October 2010
My own room.
The super computer has been moved down stairs, and all this junk and clutter, including the bed, will be gone very soon too. I might keep his certificates though.
Friday 8 October 2010
Another day off.
I have been making the most of this time off, I've done a little knitting, look at this teeny tiny sleeve.
I've almost completed this little sweater now, I should have shopped for buttons when I was out this morning, never mind, it's an excuse to go back to the shop! LOL
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I've also spent some time working on my SSCS project, it too is almost done, well the main gift is, I just need to sort out what else I can add to it and make an ornament. I know what the ornament will be, hence the trip to the crafty shop this morning.
No pictures, you'll have to make do with the label as a wip.
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My knitting needles are calling me, I wonder if there is a decent movie on this afternoon? Oh yes, and I reshuffled the furniture again, you know how it is, you can never get it right on the first go around. Now I have my seat in the perfect spot for the TV. ;-)