tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24561084619417621632024-03-05T04:42:23.854-08:00Bilberry LaneJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03819895146199621505noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456108461941762163.post-66336966269605176142020-12-24T01:42:00.001-08:002020-12-24T01:46:19.976-08:00A Christmas Waldorf Doll Finish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">There doesn't seem to be anywhere near as much blogging these days and I keep wondering whether to bother, but I will for now ..... for the record at least. Really, I favour Instagram now, but anyways!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">I finally finished the Waldorf doll I started several months ago, but was awaiting for her clothing! </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">I think I’m making a bit of progress with each doll I make, but still want to improve. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">I love the pink tights I’ve made for her, but can’t decide on the head wear ..... knitted headband or knitted bonnet (photos of both)?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Do you see her peeking through the stairs at the Christmas tree 😀</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Happy Christmas everyone 🎄🎅🤶</span></span></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/AVvXsEhnFkZznUHPmRt6tHLKJIoPzvaa1TqJ77yrZCitzXtAvw4oBAlFT_1wZqCgDDfYjHO-qdfxRoabrZtpk2_0M2YvgYXQURJuEFt_BflDC9ee0jRvZ-hEPizLeJtnlMvU5MFmvvJM_82ucxcd/s2048/IMG_3795.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFkZznUHPmRt6tHLKJIoPzvaa1TqJ77yrZCitzXtAvw4oBAlFT_1wZqCgDDfYjHO-qdfxRoabrZtpk2_0M2YvgYXQURJuEFt_BflDC9ee0jRvZ-hEPizLeJtnlMvU5MFmvvJM_82ucxcd/w534-h640/IMG_3795.jpeg" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9XxiWg8vDEz5HMnqymPeayLu6BZenhqyE_asyw8qFipdP7FkXb6IyMnEZo5sPqSYupt5aoiHvdKJxuoXkpHbb_DfwBPs6nMvAp7cIYY0orDuPmSqceYE8_AaAzUA4EzxD61B7bCu4mhD/s2048/IMG_3798.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/274/E6597F18CD99193EBBB70661E7AC36A1.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03819895146199621505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456108461941762163.post-9229028942205673222020-12-09T02:08:00.001-08:002020-12-09T02:08:14.761-08:00Blackbird Design Bountiful Harvest Cross-Stitch<p>J<span style="font-family: inherit;">ust a quickie to show my completed and framed Blackbird Design Bountiful Harvest Cross-Stitch. I won't point out my mistake 😬 but I will tell you about the small change to the pattern I made. The alphabet in the middle is stitched one over one and the very pale green (see the photo of the pattern) I just found impossible to do. The tone of the green against the linen was just too close, so I stitched all of the alphabet in the darker green shade.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJHD3snaY7i6UnBhLbd-glW1L3OGUbf1J3tVT22iHg20M4Nu3FXmrUyhAmGm0voQeFMrnU1cGktAGLBolCv9hESXMrVUbxu3bGECwy70lQK1QJtD3oASG2IJVngx9gdNEo0CiAkbfqrD5/s387/BBD+Bountiful+Harvest+%25284%2529+8.12.20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="387" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJHD3snaY7i6UnBhLbd-glW1L3OGUbf1J3tVT22iHg20M4Nu3FXmrUyhAmGm0voQeFMrnU1cGktAGLBolCv9hESXMrVUbxu3bGECwy70lQK1QJtD3oASG2IJVngx9gdNEo0CiAkbfqrD5/w400-h400/BBD+Bountiful+Harvest+%25284%2529+8.12.20.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz17jj5EulWAkMkf969xKK6d1sM-YHHKhkazFXlET9NLzt09tVVepUqcaF7KUEpQN1jFx9Oc_AJ8kMy4PR1uXnGttHprl6KBEcUjlqm4IJ9I9ZoKDoLkdC5iC24BLEYbacwo5lb3-5oVY/s387/BBD+Bountiful+Harvest+%25282%2529+8.12.20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="387" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz17jj5EulWAkMkf969xKK6d1sM-YHHKhkazFXlET9NLzt09tVVepUqcaF7KUEpQN1jFx9Oc_AJ8kMy4PR1uXnGttHprl6KBEcUjlqm4IJ9I9ZoKDoLkdC5iC24BLEYbacwo5lb3-5oVY/w400-h400/BBD+Bountiful+Harvest+%25282%2529+8.12.20.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9TqdtHXNHQIAtWo9e2Hhl_hmlIABPdJ4hs0POa1TtlWo0iPS5Kds1KAd2-YKXrXVGtujPa8qBgb2kuXX-2lSuDibD5NtLYSH0uNd5GMNZPemc9xZPLV2eJmime0Zc75RQeryMxKdB03x/s387/BBD+Bountiful+Harvest+%25281%2529+8.12.20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="387" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9TqdtHXNHQIAtWo9e2Hhl_hmlIABPdJ4hs0POa1TtlWo0iPS5Kds1KAd2-YKXrXVGtujPa8qBgb2kuXX-2lSuDibD5NtLYSH0uNd5GMNZPemc9xZPLV2eJmime0Zc75RQeryMxKdB03x/w400-h400/BBD+Bountiful+Harvest+%25281%2529+8.12.20.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/274/E6597F18CD99193EBBB70661E7AC36A1.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></span></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03819895146199621505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456108461941762163.post-66319326424440218402020-11-17T12:12:00.002-08:002020-11-17T12:12:21.316-08:00William Morris curtains, plus this, that and the other!<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">You know how it
is; you’re in the middle of one craft project and you get distracted with
another!! The distraction being two Christmas stockings (dogs in Christmas hats)
and a small Christmas sack. And then I came across a ‘Tilda’ Cow free pattern –
never seen the Tilda cow before! So, of course I had to make one – only a peak
at that though, as it’s not quite finished.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0f1TJ4e_wBwKk6Bg4AwH0KGoedoP_8kxj5eksNG5U-Ibovjf75F7TjI2OCCO0G_lx-GC8xofLoSzSF63xCopTIX7hk43iPnISNj-DPZ7JVdoWvSzLK4BtFu_9Yb7MtuexlhtXV1BujJA/s2048/santa+sack1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0f1TJ4e_wBwKk6Bg4AwH0KGoedoP_8kxj5eksNG5U-Ibovjf75F7TjI2OCCO0G_lx-GC8xofLoSzSF63xCopTIX7hk43iPnISNj-DPZ7JVdoWvSzLK4BtFu_9Yb7MtuexlhtXV1BujJA/w508-h640/santa+sack1.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EVsJPunDK-bvJLLLk5bazDnwoq0HyZnt0ry2K018sOe_sw9Cr-whkT73Ve-ptD1HZGZtK3svXozLM5BM4HM3vWCOnVZS9cDm2YKDXc4I1x52Q1lrJVc5SMKhSi2FwXykKGs-R0BYmAKi/s2048/santa+sack2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1705" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EVsJPunDK-bvJLLLk5bazDnwoq0HyZnt0ry2K018sOe_sw9Cr-whkT73Ve-ptD1HZGZtK3svXozLM5BM4HM3vWCOnVZS9cDm2YKDXc4I1x52Q1lrJVc5SMKhSi2FwXykKGs-R0BYmAKi/w532-h640/santa+sack2.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlLwVfPe4ABVxfba0aaIBwnHUz04nrwtaaiLQQgP0gP5jQJHUqdXq79it2Tb3ND5x-9EZ2g84LKjw2ABtECLs_nR8aJRODtC0MIymDOx-otoVD4HBhqAyqOCJxxmMSePmWM0Ja3yPQfYh/s2048/santa+sack3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1811" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlLwVfPe4ABVxfba0aaIBwnHUz04nrwtaaiLQQgP0gP5jQJHUqdXq79it2Tb3ND5x-9EZ2g84LKjw2ABtECLs_nR8aJRODtC0MIymDOx-otoVD4HBhqAyqOCJxxmMSePmWM0Ja3yPQfYh/w566-h640/santa+sack3.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGN1uCgg9g40zi90mBTJnSd0uoLN1dGIIw_Gsbts1kCfYAtp-anjmyLqxcO7cDHmIIBg0w31Edd7ia2E58lcWHaL6utt_aj_Lw8DvRAHSPdaU5m289T1546Ao1roU0xgt3jUFY85ollBF/s2048/dog+stockings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1981" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGN1uCgg9g40zi90mBTJnSd0uoLN1dGIIw_Gsbts1kCfYAtp-anjmyLqxcO7cDHmIIBg0w31Edd7ia2E58lcWHaL6utt_aj_Lw8DvRAHSPdaU5m289T1546Ao1roU0xgt3jUFY85ollBF/w620-h640/dog+stockings.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNhqffWsdtgGMJ43urkAom64VO-UNVHfV4ZiUe-WoaZad_fTiLSnEP6SO-RSCdlrMO4KPxh-PWQvJnsWZOq6A-sqYCkWGqJuwrhfksUGvPUguY7MwkQ1wljLd_noyluPzS5tpxHGXd8Yd/s2048/Tilda+Cow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNhqffWsdtgGMJ43urkAom64VO-UNVHfV4ZiUe-WoaZad_fTiLSnEP6SO-RSCdlrMO4KPxh-PWQvJnsWZOq6A-sqYCkWGqJuwrhfksUGvPUguY7MwkQ1wljLd_noyluPzS5tpxHGXd8Yd/w480-h640/Tilda+Cow.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p>My lounge
renovations are nearly finished – I’m just waiting for my new sofas to arrive –
can’t wait, as I’m currently sitting on a loaned chair from my sister-in-law. A
week ago, I finished making and hung my ‘William Morris’ curtains – the fabric
is a red version of the ‘Willow Bough’ pattern. I have always wanted some
William Morris in my home, so at the grand age of 60, I have achieved that
dream. The fabric was very expensive, so I can’t tell you how terrified I was
to make the first cut into the fabric. I’m pleased with the result though.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinRxHwJiNaN4VwEyqtJ6y0Lpa6NVj8hHYBqxM8h4zV5vbiZNdkUgnLdNdLEiiCWqdLX-mwWCOt_JfC5x1VpM3gbREkRXi1mDK67kCqwvsUSpM3xk9laDayI4y1igc0H9mG84Ad5z5stJP/s2048/curtains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1115" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinRxHwJiNaN4VwEyqtJ6y0Lpa6NVj8hHYBqxM8h4zV5vbiZNdkUgnLdNdLEiiCWqdLX-mwWCOt_JfC5x1VpM3gbREkRXi1mDK67kCqwvsUSpM3xk9laDayI4y1igc0H9mG84Ad5z5stJP/w348-h640/curtains.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Unfortunately, a
dismal day means the light isn’t very good for the colour.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">In the last few
weeks, I’ve also altered a pair of curtains for my nephew and made some pelmets
for my kitchen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">How happy I am to
get back to crafty sewing. I’m still in the middle of my Blackbird Design cross-stitch
and the cardigan I’m knitting for myself. And I’ve also been in the middle of
another Waldorf doll for about 2 months (no photo)!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7Auf3G3CTezFEv-DmZJt9hiR6F9S7b_bKVKSDfqX8W0O-9MxKdpGgaOTG39BHyBB8tTnZJjvdn914LL-nZc19xIdLw_WDlUX1Pg7j_CsSVu7QXtVCmNFgrq9Tko3qkvOrZQo55xuuXGc/s2048/BBD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1473" data-original-width="2048" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7Auf3G3CTezFEv-DmZJt9hiR6F9S7b_bKVKSDfqX8W0O-9MxKdpGgaOTG39BHyBB8tTnZJjvdn914LL-nZc19xIdLw_WDlUX1Pg7j_CsSVu7QXtVCmNFgrq9Tko3qkvOrZQo55xuuXGc/w640-h460/BBD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">That must make at
least 6 different projects on the go!!</span><p></p>
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/274/E6597F18CD99193EBBB70661E7AC36A1.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03819895146199621505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456108461941762163.post-63989167707075185352020-07-06T12:32:00.000-07:002020-07-06T12:32:36.952-07:00Shabby Chic embroidery<div><font face="verdana">Just a quick one to show a bit more embroidery I've been practising, which I've made up into a little cushion/pillow, adding a piece of lovely vintage pink stripe fabric and a few Mother of Pearl buttons.</font></div><div><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVP8IlxVPTuw1fA0TFGJFirxWd1gIF0REIXnD5HdrjeE4UlZWKOiG3Y4lkBsn4D3o7OJAjelO2wH6WfeuAHobnkMhTYI-Xodni5ag66f5LW1IqD3fZj1A1dq2vj6WY83ljyOwh8jykrJGP/s2818/IMG_3007.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="2154" data-original-width="2818" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVP8IlxVPTuw1fA0TFGJFirxWd1gIF0REIXnD5HdrjeE4UlZWKOiG3Y4lkBsn4D3o7OJAjelO2wH6WfeuAHobnkMhTYI-Xodni5ag66f5LW1IqD3fZj1A1dq2vj6WY83ljyOwh8jykrJGP/w625-h479/IMG_3007.JPEG" width="625" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">It's a little bit Shabby Chic in style and colouring, which I love. This is it still in the hoop:</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaEI92nAQMtIrNqt2Qdp8bBmB7I0ZiFqERGXIaYWGnOB7BRhyphenhyphenTm1LLMR49OjrqdFokWrrPAFbqsWaz2_NB6ALYk5ZN-PiYP0uK9moA_h87nb18LjLBZGmG3wHS9VhRsHO_Y4EWzn96uz2/s3557/IMG_3005.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="3557" data-original-width="3023" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaEI92nAQMtIrNqt2Qdp8bBmB7I0ZiFqERGXIaYWGnOB7BRhyphenhyphenTm1LLMR49OjrqdFokWrrPAFbqsWaz2_NB6ALYk5ZN-PiYP0uK9moA_h87nb18LjLBZGmG3wHS9VhRsHO_Y4EWzn96uz2/w664-h781/IMG_3005.JPEG" width="664" /></font></a></div><div><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div><div><font face="verdana">...... and the back - I found a nice piece of pink silk fabric</font></div><div><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9751kaWKtoXwDkJ4rrP-J2H_dpNYGGx75kExgUg_qXj3dzhjCyfPK54PZkyiUnwjg3nCg6cBi0kZ8CSq3uOjN4f_1iGmw6BGVH7-gvG9izejwdBr_DM_vO2nRhed9xVyAEW-JG-YAtx-/s2652/IMG_3008.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="2652" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9751kaWKtoXwDkJ4rrP-J2H_dpNYGGx75kExgUg_qXj3dzhjCyfPK54PZkyiUnwjg3nCg6cBi0kZ8CSq3uOjN4f_1iGmw6BGVH7-gvG9izejwdBr_DM_vO2nRhed9xVyAEW-JG-YAtx-/w625-h606/IMG_3008.JPEG" width="625" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana">That's it for today.</font><br /></div><div><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div>
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><font face="verdana"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/274/E6597F18CD99193EBBB70661E7AC36A1.png" style="background: none; border-image: none; border: medium;" /></font></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03819895146199621505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456108461941762163.post-4383490289315105182020-06-26T09:00:00.000-07:002020-06-26T09:01:52.188-07:00Finished beanie
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</p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana" style="line-height: 1;">Well, my fair isle challenge was a
success! This lovely retirement + lockdown thingy means I have finished my
beanie hat already …… bring on the winter so that I can try it out!! only
kidding 😁although I have been absolutely melting in this heat.🌞 I am NOT a sun
worshipper! I’m fair skinned, so burn easily. Still, at least I don’t need to
go out in it (i.e. go to work), so I have mostly stayed indoors or just sat in
the shade in the garden. Indoors is definitely cooler than outdoors! I’m rather
proud of how neat the inside is – that's the ‘wraps’ as they call them in fair isle as
you bring the different colour yarns across each time you change colour.</font></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQ7deORpcrb-yyV8ZH0-4FrRxkdjYtVRjb3fBD-SCoupGNn5EorTve0m6-bgyHjb4LXv2qf4xZP3pU8OVAsJ69T9OjK2S79Q3CRsu9vrpCaRP0INOfMg8VJiQBCxh0kJJKPFb2vRn1rvV/s2301/IMG_2941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="2139" data-original-width="2301" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQ7deORpcrb-yyV8ZH0-4FrRxkdjYtVRjb3fBD-SCoupGNn5EorTve0m6-bgyHjb4LXv2qf4xZP3pU8OVAsJ69T9OjK2S79Q3CRsu9vrpCaRP0INOfMg8VJiQBCxh0kJJKPFb2vRn1rvV/w625-h580/IMG_2941.jpg" width="625" /></font></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana"></font><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIic5AXKpExB8lv5RIOOyWlXtTEQaW09ohZ3ocjSx1GIzXE2tgaeZBkUQ6o9Hg-wV4RPsvpR47pSDOG-sPEZgi8Ea4g6XNNxgjYnBXTLK27Px9NHO8eQiFD6or8rOYhM87EPd7Ox0kWSgv/s4032/fair+isle+beanie+%252824.6.20%2529+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIic5AXKpExB8lv5RIOOyWlXtTEQaW09ohZ3ocjSx1GIzXE2tgaeZBkUQ6o9Hg-wV4RPsvpR47pSDOG-sPEZgi8Ea4g6XNNxgjYnBXTLK27Px9NHO8eQiFD6or8rOYhM87EPd7Ox0kWSgv/w586-h781/fair+isle+beanie+%252824.6.20%2529+1.jpg" width="586" /></font></a></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana">And one of it on my head!!</font></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKnnMz7W-NC5wtZHGPW-SKKzExFAc2pJE31F6QdDNVbcfE7Qxx5RnulEM_L7EvXuaSwkOGt2S57Pwfm2ahtr9umLY4riPvDFTU7kUCt6Q7_YAmaS-xaBQc892BzNA65497w_L28F1YU1X/s754/fair+isle+beanie+%252824.6.20%2529+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="669" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKnnMz7W-NC5wtZHGPW-SKKzExFAc2pJE31F6QdDNVbcfE7Qxx5RnulEM_L7EvXuaSwkOGt2S57Pwfm2ahtr9umLY4riPvDFTU7kUCt6Q7_YAmaS-xaBQc892BzNA65497w_L28F1YU1X/w555-h625/fair+isle+beanie+%252824.6.20%2529+4.jpg" width="555" /></font></a></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana">As well as knitting, I’ve also been
trying out a bit of hand embroidery – haven’t done any in a while – this is
just a little fun piece using a wooden cute cow button and embroidered roses
and leaves.</font></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nb8XH4fcn9scUY9cSUgKDhnrp3vfb6APPUEv_R3QDf8Eywf7e1Rxxu1BzqUVdK4ESzjfSr7qUcK7qTlPSTpHTfwGpt_UvOaLrFcLO48v7COZH4NZ5gw2sbogRWdLeTiczyLTLqkOIFb-/s2858/hand+embroidery+-+cute+cow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="2754" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nb8XH4fcn9scUY9cSUgKDhnrp3vfb6APPUEv_R3QDf8Eywf7e1Rxxu1BzqUVdK4ESzjfSr7qUcK7qTlPSTpHTfwGpt_UvOaLrFcLO48v7COZH4NZ5gw2sbogRWdLeTiczyLTLqkOIFb-/w601-h625/hand+embroidery+-+cute+cow.jpg" width="601" /></font></a></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana">Talking about outdoors, I need to
replace my garden fence panels, but do you think I can find anywhere that has what
I need in stock? - I’ve spent ages looking! I’ve been told to try again next
month. It’s not a surprise really with lockdown and the very hot weather ………..
clearly everyone’s been putting in new fence posts.</font></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana">Do you know the thing I really,
really miss because of lockdown? Theatre! I sooooo miss a trip to a musical or
a play ….. but as it must be for now!</font></span></p><p>
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<p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Well, here’s a new challenge for me!
Knitting </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">🧶</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> ‘in the round’. I was taught to knit as a child by my mom,
but I’ve only ever dipped into it here and there over the years - matinee coats
for babies; and even sweaters for myself, plus one for an ex-husband (not ‘ex’
at the time LOL).</span></font></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Over the last 6 or 7 years I though, I’ve become more and more interested in knitting again – and lately I love to knit for my Waldorf dolls.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">So, 'knitting in the round' - something
I’ve never tried! For me, it’s only ever been two straight needles, knitting
and purling; and generally able to follow a pattern. However, with the new surge
in knitting (and other crafts too) it seems increasingly that when I look at a
pattern, it calls for knitting in the round. Initially I simply avoided those
patterns, but then realised I was missing out on some lovely things to knit.
So, in the end I caved in, bought some circular needles and decided that
learning this strange (to me) method of knitting was the answer! So on to
YouTube I went. There’s hardly any kind of teaching resource you can’t find on
YouTube - and mostly free – it’s fab! Just lots of lovely crafting communities
willing to share their knowledge.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Alongside this over recent years
(like many) I’ve become ever aware of the damage we’re all doing to our planet
with the global warming issues and the over use of plastic, so wherever
possible I’m doing my best to swap to sustainable, natural products. And with
that in mind, I’ve vowed to never again buy acrylic knitting yarn - for acrylic
read plastic! The same applies to any fabrics I buy, although I’ve vastly cut
back on fabric.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">So in my search for some
pure/natural yarn, I came across the beautiful yarns produced in the Shetland
Islands, which is great as I’m also attempting to ‘buy British’ and do away
with those ‘air miles’. Buying from Shetland also sparked an interest in
fairisle knitting. There are some extremely talented ladies on Shetland who are
just amazing ....... and so fast at it too!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anyway, this is a very long-winded
introduction to my current project - and little of it to show at the moment,
but having sent off for some lovely 100% Shetland wool yarn, I’m breaking
myself in gently (I hope </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">😟</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">) by knitting a beanie hat. Wrong time of year I know, but
it might take until next winter to finish it </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">😁</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></font></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana" size="2">So yesterday I made a slow start and
managed to get as far as the ribbed edge. I was very pleased with myself though
when bearing in mind:-</font></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is my first attempt at ‘knitting in the round’ (apart
from one little practice piece);</span></font></font></p>
<p style="text-indent: -18pt;"><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">It’s 4-ply yarn, so takes longer to knit up; and </span></font></font></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">It’s fairisle. </span></font></font></p><p style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana" size="2">So, this is what I’ve achieved so
far:</font></span><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwa3_kem8HQuB81w1f1Dfp7zwZ4w0nptO34jGgu3iHYWxq7etAnpmi7uPUM98aEpSJ-N8klNEyfdY7_r5lqhfZxKRuv3QbVRyTbfqLPLVJoaIgRxUhqXedamTKzwvHKVnxVrmsytcwgtS/s4032/IMG_2815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwa3_kem8HQuB81w1f1Dfp7zwZ4w0nptO34jGgu3iHYWxq7etAnpmi7uPUM98aEpSJ-N8klNEyfdY7_r5lqhfZxKRuv3QbVRyTbfqLPLVJoaIgRxUhqXedamTKzwvHKVnxVrmsytcwgtS/w480-h640/IMG_2815.jpg" width="480" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="2"></font><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana" size="2">And this is how I hope it’ll look
when finished, but in a different colourway.</font></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><font size="2"></font><font face="verdana"></font><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CM90m4N5EVKofcb1srrF_DOZwimW0c5qNQ63yGAFmwd8c3COIP8_QTspFI2w4CIJr73LgaX3-ycKtd-0C5MwWjX5btgpfZ3-xJKOu7nsOoKmUH34O_PwTo3x1MLied_hCGgMqG_tX7lU/s517/IMG_E9198-640x480.jpg" style="color: #0066cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="517" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CM90m4N5EVKofcb1srrF_DOZwimW0c5qNQ63yGAFmwd8c3COIP8_QTspFI2w4CIJr73LgaX3-ycKtd-0C5MwWjX5btgpfZ3-xJKOu7nsOoKmUH34O_PwTo3x1MLied_hCGgMqG_tX7lU/w640-h494/IMG_E9198-640x480.jpg" width="640" /></font></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><font size="2"></font><font face="verdana"></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div><p class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font size="2"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">I’ve also discovered the Shetland Islands
hold a knitting festival each year </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">😁. T</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">his would have been its 11<sup>th</sup> year. At the
beginning of the year I was pondering the notion of a trip to Shetland (Britain’s
most northerly region) to visit the island and of course go to the knitting
festival ……….... yes I know, there are closer knitting festivals – to be honest
France is closer to me than Shetland!! But it would be a mini holiday too wouldn’t
it - and now being a (retired) lady of leisure, I can do that. Of course, due
to Coronavirus, this year’s festival has now been cancelled, but I’m planning
for next year instead. Have you seen how close it is to Norway and Iceland?
Yes, it’ll be cold </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">🥶</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> but with a good wind, I’ll have my beanie hat to
wear. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana" size="2">Alongside the festival, they produce an annual
magazine full of lovely patterns, plus interesting information about the Islands,
so while ordering the yarn, I also ordered one of the back magazines (2018). The
fairisle fingerless gloves are in very pretty colours; and I love the sweater
on the front, and although I love that mustardy kind of colour, I can see it in
a nice winter red - maybe with a matching beanie ......</font></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nitH1O0qD91H0hjhk3KsogCIBd54pe7uLjwDGcgHRLLHqxnBZl_GPpwiqjQWObuRKLgWrYyn3hgU6mQN0UDHVL0jFn799AWxgEocyUV830MLSaRQNrd5-P2g6b6eDBO1X6iUlNoSFvIT/s3548/IMG_2732.jpg" style="color: #0066cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><img border="0" data-original-height="3548" data-original-width="2982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nitH1O0qD91H0hjhk3KsogCIBd54pe7uLjwDGcgHRLLHqxnBZl_GPpwiqjQWObuRKLgWrYyn3hgU6mQN0UDHVL0jFn799AWxgEocyUV830MLSaRQNrd5-P2g6b6eDBO1X6iUlNoSFvIT/w538-h640/IMG_2732.jpg" width="538" /></font></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><font size="2"></font><font face="verdana"></font><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv4SIDLJg7kjKS8a4C4xNi_pwppEeOLgn1LSECNRpMYtXGlEVhe_LKBr8dgJy7c5UTa1g1Vc9gFl4vkOgX6Fo7NWe8dWd6he-vU7OJQHF1ZCvII4epVEBhSNzNgeB_B-LLI0v4nhYySjN/s2494/IMG_2819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="2494" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv4SIDLJg7kjKS8a4C4xNi_pwppEeOLgn1LSECNRpMYtXGlEVhe_LKBr8dgJy7c5UTa1g1Vc9gFl4vkOgX6Fo7NWe8dWd6he-vU7OJQHF1ZCvII4epVEBhSNzNgeB_B-LLI0v4nhYySjN/w640-h500/IMG_2819.jpg" width="640" /></font></a></div><font size="2"></font><font face="verdana"></font><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnbqxrAnWjYe2MYktcrRract8nrqADMChyphenhyphen7Ntf6X2XHdiQEUgyPRYVhNbCELAFLPvmfsFTLC2jyf5X75L7G6sK-lqpfkJ0P7KF_N4OTJoTlAeoGYHonAEOKiPNZUlCoxLYchntM24bgUK/s2026/IMG_2820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2026" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnbqxrAnWjYe2MYktcrRract8nrqADMChyphenhyphen7Ntf6X2XHdiQEUgyPRYVhNbCELAFLPvmfsFTLC2jyf5X75L7G6sK-lqpfkJ0P7KF_N4OTJoTlAeoGYHonAEOKiPNZUlCoxLYchntM24bgUK/w640-h468/IMG_2820.jpg" width="640" /></font></a></div><font size="2"></font><font face="verdana"></font><br /><u><font color="#000120"></font></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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nearly forgot! I’ve also made these two tabard aprons for my nephew’s partner
who needs them ready when she returns to work as a Steiner teacher. Crafting with
little ones can get messy!</font></span></p><p class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcCfF1Nobg_8bkEQn9sbTSRcIeDsrtgsIhmg4Kin2EuqxAHr9Fd9pcPTYCIbQH-7lgW_Veeus3Wl-_NUe6QbDMKHDl7yO8J4yhVzIVVAF-s9KxEb78JEj4J0AKtlbmnGJuvskYsHS7bLF/s2462/IMG_2796+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><img border="0" data-original-height="2462" data-original-width="1959" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcCfF1Nobg_8bkEQn9sbTSRcIeDsrtgsIhmg4Kin2EuqxAHr9Fd9pcPTYCIbQH-7lgW_Veeus3Wl-_NUe6QbDMKHDl7yO8J4yhVzIVVAF-s9KxEb78JEj4J0AKtlbmnGJuvskYsHS7bLF/w319-h400/IMG_2796+%25282%2529.jpg" width="319" /></font></a></p><p class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 1; text-align: left;"><font face="verdana" size="2">So, that's it for now!</font><br /></p>
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<p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font face="helvetica"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">I will
get faster eventually at making Waldorf Dolls, but for now, they take me an age
– there is so much involved!!!! And I still have plenty to learn, but I think
this one is better than the last, so I must be getting there.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></font></p>
<p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="helvetica" size="4">Her dungarees
are made from cotton velvet, lined with a Tilda cotton fabric ………. note to
self: DO NOT sew with velvet again – it moves!!!! 😊</font></span></p>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></div></blockquote><div><font face="helvetica" size="4"> </font></div><blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><font face="helvetica" size="4">You’ll see in the
first photo that she’s being very sensible and wearing her mask ….. sorry, just had to
do it 😊</font></span></div></blockquote><div><font face="helvetica"></font><font size="4"></font><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7A8kJYZbzCZ7dPhVubp1Qy8M5zVN1Y5hIyid4IrmhpcTTR269Vg7hp0bk2On_tkd71y09KrQYc6IOSCUJKbylFah7hQnhwCvY1xpJFkuPPnQM1q600KS_wqhEkasiJ0dCr423wHx2Ub5F/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="helvetica" size="4"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7A8kJYZbzCZ7dPhVubp1Qy8M5zVN1Y5hIyid4IrmhpcTTR269Vg7hp0bk2On_tkd71y09KrQYc6IOSCUJKbylFah7hQnhwCvY1xpJFkuPPnQM1q600KS_wqhEkasiJ0dCr423wHx2Ub5F/w480-h640/IMG_2773.jpg" width="480" /></font></a></div> </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/AVvXsEhPE7hUBvYVjG44YsqW2-j3lAj9uHBQIv_U5KxHYwDJ3ayVteyGlgNgvIpKmKjN89TCrYss-4Ds0HeOKPWV1AjmXriQd1NCLkdhOnTg9nM1iEp1BCkzhGK0a2SlXNb7WuS7Nlbf_RL1bW7V/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPE7hUBvYVjG44YsqW2-j3lAj9uHBQIv_U5KxHYwDJ3ayVteyGlgNgvIpKmKjN89TCrYss-4Ds0HeOKPWV1AjmXriQd1NCLkdhOnTg9nM1iEp1BCkzhGK0a2SlXNb7WuS7Nlbf_RL1bW7V/w480-h640/D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSdcosLGXsjIKJAYnoeG6VhyphenhyphentFY_v3M2Tj5MYSMhVicPSOXn3mzRZOo0QO9kddyrcoDSRN4yHSc_7YfPamGLnAko_EV-RQtqC2b4-5dhpKxIp-B8FNVpYuPqP8GAv9oDi5OlE9IA_4lqc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSdcosLGXsjIKJAYnoeG6VhyphenhyphentFY_v3M2Tj5MYSMhVicPSOXn3mzRZOo0QO9kddyrcoDSRN4yHSc_7YfPamGLnAko_EV-RQtqC2b4-5dhpKxIp-B8FNVpYuPqP8GAv9oDi5OlE9IA_4lqc/w480-h640/F.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoie4QuDDP-I8D4lUo_PT5VxeHa0BvFkE2DqQlNwNkzEAjnngHuQQrIjdu40-02o_DNy4o0vl0ou_l6MonTv0j1k2XsVDmOWWcWR5MDEet8W5DuM_0mm6tyQOe8fdwr5i-3Qn4Yv-CIaO/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoie4QuDDP-I8D4lUo_PT5VxeHa0BvFkE2DqQlNwNkzEAjnngHuQQrIjdu40-02o_DNy4o0vl0ou_l6MonTv0j1k2XsVDmOWWcWR5MDEet8W5DuM_0mm6tyQOe8fdwr5i-3Qn4Yv-CIaO/w480-h640/IMG_2752.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAR9FtsAzYYru4Shv_E02-12sLlWXuHJUp_tk11Y0BSFTR_JsYNQQPYOs-YV9LqKGifPSVoLsDgDv3S1pYdDuZyXLDTwWCDsCOWUWUYs_CsbLbtriAaaW7DjN_Wou53BcQmIRvCeLMCj6/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="2655" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAR9FtsAzYYru4Shv_E02-12sLlWXuHJUp_tk11Y0BSFTR_JsYNQQPYOs-YV9LqKGifPSVoLsDgDv3S1pYdDuZyXLDTwWCDsCOWUWUYs_CsbLbtriAaaW7DjN_Wou53BcQmIRvCeLMCj6/w374-h400/IMG_2704.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="helvetica" size="4">She loves her boots!!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="helvetica"></font><font size="4"></font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="helvetica" size="4">I hope you're all happy and keeping well.</font><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="helvetica"></font><font size="4"></font><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, my next Waldorf style doll is finished, BUT she's a little bit bare at the moment!! and so needs something nice to wear. She's thinking she would like some velvet dungarees (see beautiful cotton velvet draped to protect her modesty 😉) - mind you, sewing velvet ……….. ?? enough said! <strike>She</strike> I may yet have a change of mind 😄</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have the time though ………….. did I mention I'm now retired??!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She needs a name too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've recently celebrated turning 60 (hence retirement) and thought you might enjoy seeing some of the balloons my darling!! eldest nephew organised for me ……… he does love a laugh (at my expense). I think they're brilliant! The 'Hip Hip Replacement' is referring to the knee replacement I had about 18 months ago. You can't get knee, knee replacement, because clearly that wouldn't be funny, so 'Hip' was the next best thing. I keep on trying to explain to this 33-year old nephew that he too will, one day, become old and decrepit 😄</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A year or more ago, I bought the pattern to make this rather quirky earflap knitted hat …….. it just appealed to me!😕 Then I bought the yarn to knit it; and as I do not want to waste what I've bought, I was determined I would knit it. So, in the midst of sunny Spring weather, I finally got around to it. It involves a bit of fairisle knitting, but it's a nice chunky yarn and wasn't too onerous. And I'm sure I'll appreciate it in the depths of chilling winter walks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last Friday, I made this birthday card for a friend. I had nothing suitable in to send and I really do hate going out to the shops at the moment ….. I, like many others, find it all very scary. And as I have a small supply of card making 'stuff' and a Gemini die cutting machine, I thought I'd take the time to make a card. This is a die called (not surprisingly) 'Afternoon Tea'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I know why I never really got into card making though, because one card took me probably half a day!! It's pretty, but so much time for something that will probably eventually be thrown away?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, is a knitted dishcloth. Some years ago when I noticed that many ladies were knitting/crocheting dishcloths, I didn't really get it - what's the point in going to so much trouble for a dishcloth I thought??!! I even, much to my embarrassment, said as much to another crafter, who promptly told me that her mother made them …….. that was a rather red face moment!! 😳 This looks grey on my laptop screen, but is in fact a nice dusty pale blue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I know it's only a dishcloth, but it's part of an increasing interest in homemade, recycling, minimalizing etc. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I have developed <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">over the last 4 - 5 years. <span style="background-color: transparent;">Like many others, </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I have developed a deeper sense of the damage we humans are doing to our planet, so </span>I won't start on how much I now hate plastic - and yes, I also have plenty of the stuff in my home - who does not; however, I plan to buy no more wherever possible. Grocery shopping often makes it very difficult, particularly when you have to run a very tight ship (financially) as I do. And I know also that it has its place, such as in hospitals. But, we have to start somewhere and I shall do whatever I can from now on. By the way, the dishcloth is knitted with a 100% cotton yarn. I will never buy acrylic yarn again!! Rant over!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lastly, just to show I have not forgotten about my Waldorf dolls, I have also spent considerable time on my next one. I actually started on two at the same time, but the other one isn't working for me at the moment, so I'll need to back peddle a bit and try to put right what's wrong. But this one is working for me. The doll is finished, but now she needs some hair - that may get started today. And then the task of making clothes …… always my favourite part 😊</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For now, I need to psych myself up for tomorrow when I shall be 60 years old ….. eeeek!! I don't complain though about getting older …. it really is just a number. And as a favourite saying has it " aging is a privilege denied to many". This always makes me think about my wonderful brother who died tragically 10 years ago at the age of 53 - he ought to still be here and aged 63, but he's not!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It won't of course, be terribly exciting - the fun has to be postponed for now, but I hope to be having video calls with friends and family. I may even receive some cards in the post if I'm lucky (a few have already arrived actually). And I've decided I shall bake myself a cake and put a candle on it. Then those at the other end of the video call can sing 'Happy Birthday' to me and I'll blow out the candle. That's the best we can do for now. There are tons of others having to put their celebrations on hold too. I feel really sorry for those who have had to postpone their weddings!! 😞</span><br />
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Are we all going to end up the size of houses after this ??? I’ve just made these Oat Cookies following a recipe found on the <a href="https://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2020/04/home-safe-week-three.html" target="_blank">Attic 24 blog</a> ....... very tasty. I must not, must not eat them all in one go 😂😂<br />
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or so ago, I was sitting in bed with my cup of coffee (at silly o’clock in the
morning as usual) looking at my new (ish) bespoke chest of drawers with Ikea
mirror on top and decided it needed a little something by way of décor …. and that
décor needed to be ‘me’. It’s only a small space, but it didn’t take long before
the idea of a very long skinny rag doll popped into my head to hang on the
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of much decent to watch on TV the evening before (I’m really not into all of
the reality shows), I’m going through my favourite DVDs, of which I have quite
a few! And I’d decided to watch Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
starring Kenneth Branagh (of course), Emma Thompson, Richard Briers, Denzel
Washington (scrummy!) and many other big names. I just love this 1993 film. It’s
fun, and with gorgeous costumes – <span style="background: white; color: black;">flowing full skirts and corset bodices and </span>filmed<span style="background: white; color: black;"> entirely at the Villa Vignamaggio in Tuscany …… just call me a romantic!
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costumes I’ve referred to above became my immediate inspiration for dressing
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is based on the Tone Finanger ‘Tilda’ doll, but with some modifications. I used
to have a couple of the ‘Tilda’ books but sold them during a clear-out a few
years ago. So, I had to freehand a pattern based on pictures I found on
Pinterest.
I used some lovely pure
white lightweight 100% cotton/linen mix fabric for the dress and added some
pretty lace at the cuffs. The bodice is made from a very delicate antique rose
stripe fabric (had it in my stash for years), which I carefully inserted some
antique style brass metal eyelets (love them). The hair is some felting yarn I had
in and then I tied a piece of cheesecloth fabric in a lovely plum colour around
her hair. She’s then finished off with painted shoes (to match the hair tie)
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‘Reticule’. A good friend bought me a kit at Christmas, which I hadn’t yet got
round to making. As you can see from the label, it came from an Alpaca Farm in
the Cotswolds. Everything, therefore, is 100% alpaca wool, with added buttons
and beads for decoration and is all stitched by hand and was relatively quick
to make. I’ve decided for now to keep my dpns knitting needles in it.
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Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03819895146199621505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456108461941762163.post-6289907279889129432020-04-07T03:59:00.000-07:002020-04-07T03:59:27.580-07:00Easter crafting!<span style="font-family: inherit;">The last two days (or part thereof at least) I've spent crafting for Easter, seeing that it's that time of year. I don't have a great deal of Easter/Spring stuff, so this is a great opportunity to add a bit more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So first of all, I grabbed some of my card making supplies and my 'Gemini' die-cutting machine and using some stencils, distress inks, black liner pen, glitter glue and a lovely antique gold gilding wax, <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">created this Easter/Spring banner, and which is now decorating my old Singer sewing machine</span></span><br />
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starring James Corden on YouTube? It was being broadcast free of charge. Boy, it was very funny ....... and who's not in need of a good old belly laugh at the moment!</span><br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, I made a good bit of progress this afternoon on my ‘Ye Old Crow Sampler’ by Heart in Hand cross-stitch ..... I’ll never be as fast as <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogin.g?blogspotURL=https://wendy-kirby.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wendy</a> though - she’s a super quick stitcher! I’ve probably nicked the idea for this pattern from Wendy actually - can’t remember, but I’ve been ‘inspired’ by her work once or twice!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1">And then when I’d had enough of that I decided to have a go at making some ginger biscuits. This time ’inspired’ by <a href="http://simone-lindengrove.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Simone</a>. She made some yesterday. Mine though; well a bit of a disaster! I cook and bake regularly, but I’ve never made biscuits before! I didn’t know I needed to leave loads of space between each one </span><span class="s2">😕</span><span class="s1"> so what came out of the oven was one big square gingernut biscuit. All I could do after it had cooled a bit was to cut it into smaller squares. So not your conventional gingernuts! But, hey, they still taste nice ...... dunked a couple in a cuppa after I’d had my tea. </span></span></div>
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all of those ‘to do’ crafty projects will now turn into ‘finished’ projects ……….
won’t they?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">And yesterday
I decided to start a ‘Halloween’ theme cross-stitch – completely the wrong time
of year I know, but just to make sure it’s completed in time </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> It’s only a small
pincushion/pillow, so shouldn’t be a problem. It’s called Ye Old Crow Sampler
by Heart in Hand – all done in the one colour, so even easier!</span></span></div>
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only taken me getting on for 5 months to produce a follow-up Waldorf Style Doll.
What with Christmas, a personal matter and work as usual getting in the way, it’s
taken a while!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, here are some photos of my newest doll. She is made (I think her
name is Clemie) from the same pattern we used at Ildiko’s workshop in September
last year. That said, there are plenty of differences to the end result, which
just proves the benefits of having a teacher on hand! I’m reasonably pleased
with her, but she’s far from being as good as the original. And why is that?
Here’s what I think:</span></span></div>
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arms and legs, for some reason, are too skinny</span></span></div>
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cheeks aren’t chubby enough and her forehead looks a bit too wide</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">The
shade of fabric is lighter that the original and next to the white hair, she
looks a bit anaemic – a darker skin would have looked better!</span></span></div>
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mentioned the hair though, that is the part I am really pleased with. I had a
go at a crocheted wig using mohair yarn especially designed for doll hair. It’s
called Wild Brushable Mohair. I found various tutorials showing the method of
making them, but then you just have to work it out as you go along adjusting
the ‘wig’ to your doll’s head. I then washed it gently (before sewing it on her
head) and let it dry into the lovely curls you see in the picture. There is a downside
to this type of doll wig though. As lovely as it looks with all those curls, it
soon becomes quite matted when handled, so I can’t imagine it staying looking
so nice after being loved, cuddled and played with by a child. Maybe, in time,
I will discover a way of keeping those curls! For now though, as seen in the
other pictures, I’ve re-styled her hair into little bunches in the hope they
will stay in place easier than pretty curls – still quite cute though!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Just over a week ago, I attended a
weekend Waldorf Doll Making workshop in Hereford! It was run and hosted by the
very talented Ildiko of </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://waldorfdollshop.co.uk/" target="_blank">Waldorf Doll Shop.</a> It was a very
intensive 2 days ………….. and with ‘homework’ to be done on the Saturday evening
too! That was to start crocheting the wig cap. Ildiko had us working hard,
because there’s a lot to do to complete a doll in a weekend – she’s a very good
and thorough teacher; and the ‘proof of the pudding’ is in the dolls we
produced. And that didn’t include making the clothes either – they were already
made for us. During the weekend, Ildiko also fed and watered us with plenty of
delicious homemade food, biscuits and refreshments.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">I’ve had a go at making a couple of Waldorf dolls over
the last year, but with little success. It’s the head and face that’s the key –
get that wrong and you’ll have a weird looking doll, so that’s what the
majority of the workshop concentrates on. My interest in these dolls has been
growing over the last couple of years – and at the same time, my interest in
the teddy bears has been diminishing. The elephant I showed in the last post
was the first bear I’d made in over 12 months and I didn’t particularly enjoy
making it, so I see myself going down the Waldorf Doll route from now on so
long as I can repeat the technique next time. I like that they’re made totally
organically of all natural products, which is part of the Steiner principals. I
also approve of the fact they are likely to be played with by children, which
is why they are made so well. There are collectors out there too, but they are
really designed to be played with.<span style="margin: 0px;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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one I made - note, every bit is handmade! There were five of us making dolls
and the next picture shows all the dolls together made by Sue, Alice,
Manuela, Siobhan and me. </span></span><br />
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it’s again been a while since I last posted – not intentional; however, I’ve
had stuff going on and I suppose lost my sewing mojo to some degree. I moved
house mid-May. What I’ve actually done is to move back home, having temporarily
moved in and lodged with my sister-in-law for about 18 months – I rented out my
house to tenants. It was a great opportunity for me to reduce my mortgage a bit,
which is in preparation for me retiring next May when I’ll be 60-years old
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back home, I decided it was a good time to have some decorating done, which I did
before moving back. I’ve had all of the upstairs and the staircase redecorated
and new carpet laid, new wardrobes from Ikea, new light fittings and I’m still
waiting on a bespoke handmade chest of drawers, which I designed. So, a fair
bit of my time was spent organising all of that. Plus also re-packing my
belongings, removals, ending the tenancy and everything that goes with that
etc. etc.</span></div>
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start with, I made a bag for my nephew’s wife (Hafsa). They had been to Turkey
on holiday, and Hafsa had bought back a print of lovely colourful doors. As soon
as I looked at the picture, I saw ‘free-motion applique’ which had to be done,
and as everyone can use another tote bag, that’s what I decided to do. I used
faux leather for the base. Here are the framed print and the bag:</span></div>
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fairly sure I’m moving away from the Artist Teddy Bears in favour of the Waldorf
Dolls I’ve been loving more and more over the last couple of years or so. I have
LOADS yet to learn about them, but here is my third attempt</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">. </span></div>
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better than the first two, but I’m FAR from happy with the face – getting it
right is about the eye/mouth/chin area, which I’ve not done well; however, it is
the face that’s the most difficult to get right. Still, in about 3 – 4 weeks, I
shall be attending my first Waldorf Doll Workshop, which will hopefully guide
me in the process of the face and hair making. I also made the dress and
knitted the cardigan that she’s wearing, together a spare red & white dress.</span></div>
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(4 weeks ago) I decided to break my ankle!!!!!!!!!!!! Now if you’d read my last
blog post, you may recall I was on crutches then because I’d had a total knee
replacement. So, this is a bit of a déjà vu moment – same leg even! What happened
was that I was going downstairs (getting ready for work at 6:15am) and thought I
was on the last stair before the floor – unfortunately, there was actually
another stair, which I missed, and I landed very heavily in a heap on the
floor. A trip to A&E and then the fracture clinic resulted in a moon boot
and crutches – and 6 weeks (or so) off work!! Mind you, boredom has really set
in being housebound! Daytime TV is totally pants – here I am watching the ‘Sewing
Quarter’. I’ve even signed up to ‘Netflix’! Still, it could be worse! Speaking about
Netflix, have you seen a wonderful film called ‘Lion’? It came out a couple of
years ago and is a true story about a 5-year old boy who became lost from his
home and family in India; accidently ended up on a very long train journey
across India and was eventually adopted by a couple in Tasmania ….. what a
fabulous film (and a tear jerker).</span></div>
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to keep my leg elevated as much as possible, which rules out sitting at the sewing
machine, so I’ve settled down to some knitting instead. A few weeks before the
ankle break, I’d been to the Birmingham Yarningham Knitting Festival, where I excitedly
bought a kit to make a VERY quirky (which I love) little fox. So excited was I when
I bought the kit, it didn’t occur to me to read the pattern. Now, although I’ve
been a knitter since I was a child, I’ve only ever knitted in what I’m now
terming the ‘old-fashioned’ way on 2 metal single pointed knitting needles with
either double-knit or 4-ply yarn. This quirky looking fox has been a massive
(and welcome) learning curve to my knitting skills. I’ve had to knit with what
is probably equivalent to something like 2-ply yarn (very thin), knitting with
dpns (double pointed needles) in size 2.25mm (also very thin) – my sister-in-law
said they look more like cocktail sticks, which is true, especially as they’re
made from bamboo. I’ve learnt to do something called ‘short rows’, I’ve knitted
‘in the round’ – I’ve cast on with a method called ‘figure of 8 cast-on’ – and all
this on needles only a little bigger than cocktail sticks. I did it though and
my ‘quirky fox’ is the result AND he looks like the picture on the pattern. He measures
about 8 inches from top to toe.</span></div>
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week, I also finished an ‘Ellie’ which I’d prepared months and months ago. Finishing
meant stuffing the body and doing the head. He has a little pair of trousers,
but I’ll probably finish him with a little knitted top …….. eventually!!!</span></div>
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to be honest, I’ve been doing a lot more dreaming about the crafts I want to
do, rather than actually ‘doing’!! I’m really hoping I can do something with my
crafts once I retire, such as holding workshops as well as selling made items
and I think I’m getting too anxious about it all. Although I have loads of
ideas of things to make, I just really don’t know where to start with the ‘doing’
side of things!! I need to do some business research I suppose and make a plan!
I also think I’m probably afraid of failure and am procrastinating big time!!</span></div>
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just because he’s so gorgeous, here’s a photo of my great nephew, Mika, who is
just over 8-months old now ……. isn’t he a cutie?</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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shall be going back to work on Monday next week after 10 weeks off following my
knee replacement surgery – rather glad to be getting back to normal actually!!
So I thought I would do a little re-cap on what ‘crafty’ things I’ve achieved
during my enforced rest!</span><br />
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this - Jolly Happy Soul cross-stitch by Brenda Gervais – very rustic in style<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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two stockings were from some free fabric I received from the Home Shopping
channel ‘Sewing Quarter’. I was placing an order anyway; and this was a free
offer on the day – there were 4 half metres, plus a couple of other things. The
fabric was unknown, but I was really pleased with all of it when it arrived. The
stockings were made with two of the pieces of fabric and I gave the stockings
to 2 lovely little boys I know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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two special quilts for two very special little boys – although the sex of the
babies was unknown when I set to on them. I love that the parents didn’t choose
to know in these days where most young couples want to know – I’m clearly rather
old fashioned!! My Great Nephew, Mika
was then born on 2nd December – my nephew’s wife, Hafsa, chose the ‘elephants’;
and then William Owen was born on 27<sup>th</sup> December and his quilt ‘the
bunnies’ was sent all the way over to Australia where he lives with his mommy
and daddy, Ross and Amy. Ross is my nephew’s cousin (not blood related to me);
but he did grow up calling me ‘auntie’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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two of these and gave them both away. I made a couple a few years ago from (I think) a
Simplicity pattern. I no longer have the pattern, but I remembered how they were
made, so they were easy enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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made two of these! I didn’t know what else to call it, but ‘Triangle Christmas Tree’
seems appropriate. I made a couple some years ago; and I really don’t remember
where I had the idea from – all I know is I couldn’t have come up with the idea
myself. I’ve clearly ‘nicked’ it from somewhere - probably Pinterest!!One has been given away and the other will be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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no Artist Teddy Bears!! I haven’t stopped making them; it’s just me being me
and getting distracted by so many other things to make. In fact, I do have two
bears prepped (thank you to <a href="https://wendy-kirby.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wendy</a> for suggesting it), but haven’t gotten around
to them yet. My next project, apart from finishing off some hand quilting, will
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my stitching will likely slow down a bit once I’m back at work – I anticipate
being a wee bit shattered at first, even only working half days – so wish me
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I can now show you all the two baby quilts I've been busy with lately! They're almost identical with the exception of the top panel, which have different animals. The 'elephant' one is for my nephew Jonathan and his wife Hafsa, who made me a Great Aunt on 2nd December with the birth of their gorgeous little boy, Mika (pronounced Mee-ka).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I designed the quilts myself and then managed to source a gorgeous selection of fabrics - they're mostly vintage/retro child/nursery themed designs. It's not a true rainbow of colours, but I chose 3 different fabrics in each of 7 colours. I knew exactly how I wanted the quilts to look and I have been chuffed to bits to be honest with how they've turned out. I didn't have a clue what size to make them though and 'Googling' didn't really help, as I ended up with a variety of sizes!! In the end, I opted for 'on the larger size' because they will actually be big enough for a child's first bed. </span></div>
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just sometimes know when a package is going to fill you with joy – and this one
certainly did! It was waiting for me when I got home this morning. Lovely <a href="https://wendy-kirby.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wendy</a>
has sent me a ‘cheer-you-upness’ Autumn themed package following my knee
replacement surgery 5½ weeks ago. I clearly laid on the ’sympathy vote’ thing
well didn’t I? It has been painful though ….. see, there I go again! Wendy is a
very talented crafter and her prim, rusticy kind of style is very ‘me’. So,
here we go with the reveal!! First I opened the box to see it filled to the
brim!</span></span><br />
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eyes immediately fell on the Maltester Truffles – Maltesers are my favourite
chocolates by the way, so they will not last beyond today!! And so on to this
gorgeous velvet pumpkin pincushion with three of those lovely decorated pins. Isn't it fabulous?!</span></div>
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this really lovely cross-stitch sampler cushion – Wendy is a very prolific cross-stitch
expert – check out her blog for proof and see the exceptional work she produces.
Also, the sweetest little felt blackbird sitting on a wooden bobbin – just so
lovely!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that just leaves me to say a massive BIG thank you to my lovely, kind and very
talented bloggy friend, <a href="https://wendy-kirby.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wendy</a> – I absolutely love it all! You’re such a very
kind friend xxx</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew it would be bad news for my bank balance being at home for an extended period!! Yes, there have been one or two (or three) random fabric purchases, but on Monday when all I went out for was paracetamol for my poorly leg, I came back with this absolutely gorgeous (well, I think it is anyway!) decorative spiral staircase .......... as you do!! It's in that lovely country, rustic, faux rusty style that is so me. I didn't have any plan for it; and probably wouldn't have bought it (it was £140!!!!!) if my dear sister-in-law, Ruth hadn't encouraged me. Usually Ruth encourages me not to buy things unless it's something I really need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, as you see below, I have found a good use for it ............ it makes a great bear stand. And I do honestly think that once I've retired from work and hopefully have the time to do craft fairs etc. it will make a great display feature - have I convinced you??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In case you're interested, its approximately 4½ feet high, so not a little table top thing:0) </span></div>
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here’s my ‘Frosty’ (real name, ‘Jolly Happy Soul’) cross-stitch all complete
and made up into a little decorative cushion – it’s a Brenda Gervais design. The
original was designed as a pincushion I think, but as mine is bigger, I’ll just
call it a small cushion. And that’s because I’ve used 28-count linen, instead
of the 40-count called for by the pattern ……….. eyes and all that!! Now I hope
none of you are cruel enough to attempt a close-up of those cardinal birds,
because I can tell you, some of that was guesswork, owing to the one strand of
floss over one thread. Even in lovely bright daylight yesterday afternoon, I was
struggling with seeing where the needle needed to go – so be kind to me and
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have plenty of – I didn’t have any white/ivory, but I think I like the red
anyway. And on the back, I’ve used a piece of hand-dyed cotton velvet (hand
dyed by me several years ago), which also matched in quite well. Depending on
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here I am lying in my sickbed after my knee op …….. Well okay, I’m not in a
sickbed! I am, in fact, becoming quite the master of these here crutches –
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while I’m fairly well being waited on hand, foot and finger by my lovely
sister-in-law, Ruth, I’ve been keeping myself entertained with my Frosty
cross-stitch – actually the pattern is called ‘Jolly Happy Soul’ and it’s by
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leaving the trickier parts until last – that being those tiny little cardinal
birds, which are stitched with one strand of floss over one thread – can you
just about see them on the pattern? Don’t know how I shall mange those. I have
considered popping them in the post to the lovely <a href="https://wendy-kirby.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wendy</a>, who is so clever, she
works on 40-count linen (mine is 28-count), but she must have 20/20 vision I’ve
decided. Wendy would sort those cardinals in no time! Don’t worry Wendy, I wouldn’t
do that really, because then it wouldn’t be ‘all my own work’ ……….. such pride
LOL <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I shall have to make sure I do
them in nice bright daylight and then I might stand a chance. I won’t worry
about them though for a couple of days!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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