My Celtic Cushion is finished!

Don’t you just love these colours?

Rainbow Junkie

I recently finished the other half of my Celtic cushion cover and joined the two halves together.

I chose to sew the sides together as I thought that would be the easiest in spite of the fact that I don’t like and am not very good at sewing (probably some cause and effect here!).

I actually sewed from the right side because the stitches would tend to show anyway and I thought this way I would get the neatest result.

As a closure, so I can remove the cushion pad easily should it become necessary, I decided on buttons. I had thought about clear, virtually invisible, buttons but then I saw these and thought they were very pretty in an understated way.  

I increased the length of the original side with a few rows of dcs for something to sew the buttons onto then used the natural gaps in the…

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A Vintage Christmas Gift

Still in constant use!

Noddfacrafts

One of my favourite items when sewing is my trusty sewing box. This truly vintage sewing box was bought as a Christmas present by my Grandmother (Nanna Amy) when I was perhaps nine years old. So I know it is really vintage!!🌹

My Mum filled the box with notions. Now there’s a good word! It was full of pin cushion, scissors, pins, cottons, safety pins and so on. I still remember the delight on Christmas morning 🎄with this gift and I have used it ever since.

I was going to paint it but Hubs convinced me not to and I’m so glad that he did.it deserves to remain in its original finish.

For quite a few years I would take this box to school for sewing lessons. I carried the box alongside a leather satchel full of books, PE kit and cold toast for playtime! This journey was right across…

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Focusing at Yarndale

A great visit to Yarndale in Skipton a few weeks ago. This is One of my favourite days out of the year. Of course I didn’t go to buy any yarn, after all my stash is beyond measure! I just went to enjoy the woolly experience. Well, enjoy it I did! I enjoyed buying some beautiful four ply Merino wool. Well it was a bargain and it would have been rude not to buy it. I checked out all of the stalls, which are incidentally, located in a the animal pens of an auction mart. I enjoyed squeezing lots of wools and admired the rainbows of colours. It’s the colours that are the main attraction. I enjoyed buying a wool felt cushion kit. A girl can never have too many cushions (although when I will make it I have no idea!)I  did also buy hessian, now I REALLY needed this! Also a roll of Tweed scraps just because I could!

No WIFI

No WIFI and that’s my excuse! Oh and I’ve been trying to focus-well sort of! I have been away quite a lot. One week looking after little Sis whilst she recovered from first episode of chemo and my birthday celebration in the Lake District. No don’t ask how old – just old enough to know better!

The week with Sis was in her caravan in Snowdonia and we actually had a great week! Fantastically she wasn’t too sick just uber tired. We travelled around each day visiting beautiful tourist hotspots and treated ourselves to lunch out every day and in search of crafty bargains and ideas!

I am delighted to confirm that I was craft focused and completed a patchwork quilt that I must have started four or more years ago. I had no binding so I made up my own by joining on the bias, left over pieces of the quilt topper. I am really pleased with the result

I also sorted out my current knitting. I had made it unnecessarily complicated. I had never before knitted an ” all in one”cardigan. I have almost made it to the neck so pictures will follow ( eventually)

 

Today’s Quote

I just had to reblog this one today!

Soul Gatherings

The more one does and sees and feels,
the more one is able to do,
and the more genuine may be one’s own appreciation
of fundamental things like home,
and love, and understanding companionship.

~ Amelia Earhart ~
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Today’s Quote

Very apt after a difficult “second home” day. Focus !!!

Soul Gatherings

DaVinci’s Vitruvian Man

Before you begin a thing, remind yourself
that difficulties and delays
quite impossible to foresee lie ahead.
…You can only see one thing clearly,
and that is your goal.
Form a mental vision of that
and cling to it through thick and thin.

~ Kathleen Norris ~
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