UFOs

 

A long time ago, about six years I suspect, I bought a lot of fabric from a sale at Ikea.  I started to make a quilt, then several things happened...  First of all, my lovely old sewing machine broke halfway along the first line of quilting, and was taken off by a kind repair man for an unspecified length of time - turned out to be about six months.  Whilst I waited, I tried my new sewing machine but it kept breaking the needle and I got fed up.   Then a set of play costumes intervened.  Then H was taken ill and left permanent teaching but needed space to work from home, so my sewing space disappeared,and both machines and a lot of other things including the quilt disappeared into storage.  Since we moved here I've had lots of space but have only recently had time to start sorting out.

 

Over the last few days I've been sorting out boxes and found the quilt (amongst other things) but not the binding, so after a quick trip to the local shop, I eventually finished it and it's now sitting on our bed. 

Feeling a bit more inspired, I set to and finished the little rug I'd been knitting in pom-pon wool I bought at the last craft show at the Three Counties showground.  It's lovely and soft and I like the colours very much.  It just needs a fringe to set it off, so I need to buy some cream chunky wool.

 

 I've started some artwork using the photos I've been collecting for some while now.   This is a central door pull from Redworth Hall in Co Durham - a friend found the photo for me.

He's coming on quite nicely - I'm using water soluble wax crayons  (Neocolour II by Caran D'Ache).  Daughter very kindly bought me some new art materials as in my sorting out efforts I discovered that some paints and inks had dried out whilst also in store.  I've also found that I have about twice as many brushes as I thought and several forgotten blocks of water colour paper.

Amongst other things, I've also sewn half the new curtains for my sewing room and knitted two thirds of a hoodie for my cousin's two year old grandson - photo to follow when it's finished.

A friend recommended, then gave me three novels by Laurie R. King.  I was sceptical at first at the idea of Sherlock Holmes with a young female partner (and wife), but the books are very entertaining, and I shall certainly track down some more when I've finished these. 

Realised today that I have only four more posts until I reach my first hundred, and only just over a fortnight until the blog celebrates its first birthday so I must contrive to combine the two I think.