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Month: October 2016

Poinsettia Pattern Testing

11 Oct

Poinsettia Pattern Testing

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It’s a damp and grey morning and it seems that s

It’s a damp and grey morning and it seems that summer is finally on the way out and making way for the arrival of autumn next week.
When the cooler weather arrives I know I’ll be pulling the knitting out again so I’m using this morning’s working from home coffee break to sort through my needles and get them back into order in my knitting needle rolls.
I got these two gorgeous rolls in swaps back in 2015/2015 and they have been much loved and used since then. Each year they slowly empty over the colder months as needles make their way into crafting bags with assorted projects, and then as the season begins again I reorganise them all ready to slowly empty once more.
#knitting #knittingroll #knittersofinstagram #timetoreorganize

I’ve been doing some pattern testing for Alyce @

I’ve been doing some pattern testing for Alyce @blossomheartquilts and using up some glow in the dark fabric scraps I had left over from making quilts for the boys a couple of years back.
Isn’t this little lollipop just the spookiest, I mean cutest 😁
He was fun to make and I’ve plenty more glow in the dark scraps left to use up so he might just get some friends to hang out with over the coming weeks.
#CandyCrewBHQ #BlossomHeartQuilts #patterntesting #sewingforhalloween #spookysewing #glowinthedarkfabric

I need to do a little pattern testing and Hallowee

I need to do a little pattern testing and Halloween sewing and I’d be lying if I said my fabric choices weren’t influenced by the thread that’s already in my machine 😂
#halloweensewing #halloweenfabrics #singer201k #vintagesewingmachine #sewingwithaurifill #makingthingseasy

Clearly geography is not Etsy’s strongpoint 🙄

Clearly geography is not Etsy’s strongpoint 🙄🤣

At least the post know better and made sure my little parcel of fabric was safely delivered 😁

#badgeography #switzerlandnotsweden #livinguptostereotypes #geographylessonsneeded

One son has the day off school so I rearranged my

One son has the day off school so I rearranged my working hours this week and finished my working week yesterday as we have planned a bit of a fun day together.

However, before all that kicks off there is time for an hour of #epp and take a rare opportunity to catch up with the weekly #sipteaandepp party hosted by Irina @nordiccrafter and Larisa @stitchingnotes

The theme this month is Books and Inspiration. I was initially inspired to try EPP when I saw a picture of a hexie butterfly on Pinterest. I made one and quickly decided that hexies were definitely not for me so I decided to try designing my own butterlies which then led me on to dragonflies, to playing with shapes and geometry and then I was hooked.

Nowadays I take my inspiration from the shapes I see all around me. Everything from tiled floors to diy tools and from the geometry in daffodils and other flower structures to the patterns printed on toilet paper have inspired me and continue to inspire me every day.

#sawwheelquilt #slowsewing #inmysewingroom #amomentofcalm #slowstarttotheweekend #theweekendstartsnow

My #sawwheelquilt came out last night. It been for

My #sawwheelquilt came out last night. It been forgotten about for far too long so it’s time I just figure out what I still need to make to finish it and then simply get on with it.
#epp #slowsewing #longforgottenprojects

Today I was lucky enough to be gifted all this bea

Today I was lucky enough to be gifted all this beautiful homespun wool. There is over 1500g just waiting for me me to get my needles out, so now all I have to decide is do I search for, or try to design, the perfect aran shrug/wrap cardigan, or do I just start knittjng cabled aran sample squares to make a patchwork lap blanket.
#decisionsdecisions #homespunwool #whattoknit #anamazinggift #knitting #knittersofinstagram

I managed to get out into the garden this afternoo

I managed to get out into the garden this afternoon. As well as some tidying and watering I did a little harvesting and then after I was done with my jobs I finished off with a nice little bowl of strawberries and cream.
Now I reckon the kitchen beckons as it’s time to do a little fermenting, pickling and pesto making.
#gardening #raisedvegetablegarden #homegrownveg #chilliharvest #strawberriesandcream #harvesttime #itdoesntgetfresherthanthis

After our summer of staycationing, where I pretty

After our summer of staycationing, where I pretty much replaced sewing and crafting with reading, we’re all finally getting into our new work/school routines and that means a return to crafting for me.
It’s #crochetonthetrain today for my #workcommute and as I sit and work I’m planning the next few sewing projects I want to tackle in my head.
#crochet #craftingtime #theviewfromthetrain #timetothink

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