Basting

Basting, the most despised of a quilter’s jobs – apparently this is all a matter of perception as this member of the family seems to think it is tops !

But it’s Eeeeettttccchhhhhhyyyy

Any woollen item that enters our house is promptly met with Poppy screams of “I am NOT wearing it – it is itchy!!!!” but she was so happy to snuggle into the ripple blanket while I was making it that she begged for her  own. As luck would have it the wool went on sale 40% off. We went into Lincraft and she was given a VERY  specific section (We don’t want to be crocheting with that horrid fluffy yarn or the pompom one!) to choose whatever colours she liked. It was so cute to see her feeling empowered to make any choice, so 14 rainbow coloured selections later this is what we ended up with and now she tells me her favourite colour is not pink – it is rainbow – yippee! She did ask though if it would be ready the next morning …..

Don’t you hate that

 

Last row and ran out of white! So close yet so far. It is now entering the dangerous “weaving in of ends” stage that seems to of cursed many a better crafter than me!

Things I love a little more than I should …

Do you have things that fit into that category, mine should also say chocolate too.

My shoes

The new Heather Ross III. I bought only  the one print, enough to make Poppy this dress out of the snow white one

And I just HAD to get some of the parade fabric from Sarah Jane - obviously I am ahead of my time with all the embroidery designs from Poppy’s quilt turning up in fabric!

The owl clock that Poppy made at her home class with Dawn. Two hours of crafty goodness at your home all supplied for $45 is brilliant and how I love this clock and the self portrait she did.

Instigram on my new phone ( I know, said phone is not that new to most people!)

A ripple in the ripple

 

Couch craft is dangerous in winter - there were plans for dress cutting last night but instead curled up on the couch for an hour of this. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I should share this one here in case I ran out of steam and it ended in a really long scarf instead of a blanket. There was a decision of orange or purple but Caleb assured me orange and white were the way to go. The pattern will be another 2 repeats which seems pretty doable at the moment. I am off solo to Brisbane in a couple of weeks for a wedding so airplane downtime should be my saviour! 

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