WOYWW 877

 ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING...

What a lovely week it's been, everything feels better when the sun is out, definitely a hint of Spring in the air!

It's more of a show and tell rather than a desk shot today...I've finished a few things and am getting some more stock ready for the upcoming fairs.

This is how the fruity square quilt turned out:

I had the salmon pink border fabric in my stash and it was just right for finishing off. I had bought a really cheap duvet cover in Tesco a couple of weeks back (£10 for a king size!) and some of that made a great backing:

Just the right colours and there's enough left for three more quilts...you couldn't buy the fabric for that!

I finished off the last of the crochet squares as well and laid them out:

I sewed them together whilst watching The Other Bennet Girl on iplayer so it flew past! I did a dark purple border to finish it off but forgot to take a pic...

Some more fabric turned up this week, must have been ordered by mistake....cough....

lovely and bright!

plus some nautical prints which should go well around here! I cut straight into the shell print fabric:

and it's turned out ever so well! I'm doing some with this pale blue lining and some with a silver grey, very smart!

I have enough to keep me out of mischief for a while.... 

I started another crochet blanket as my tv watching crafting and am doing Attic 24's Neat Ripple pattern in various shade of pink and grey with a white stripe in between:

I've only just started but it's growing nicely - I like the ripple effect and it's very simple so is a mindless project to do!!

Taking about crochet my SiL sent me this pic from New Zealand, the most beautiful but teeny tiny crochet earrings:

Aren't they lovely? I wouldn't even know where to begin, too fiddly for this impatient girl lol!!

There, all done, thanks for reading through to the end. Hope you're all keeping well and happy, have a great week!

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WOYWW 876

 WHO PUT THE COLOURS IN THE RAINBOW?

Hello lovely deskers and how are you doing today? The sun is out, hooray, it makes everything seem better doesn't it? We've been out and about a bit more and it's so wonderful to see the spring flowers and the blossom in the hedgerows...even more important after the months of rain and gloom!

Neet is home now and is doing ok but might be in and out of hospital in the future, fingers crossed that won't be too often. A few of us UK based Deskers got together to send her some flowers - if I missed you out then I'm sorry, I did try to get around everyone. Anyhow, here's a pic of the bouquet from the florists' website:

Bright and cheerful, Neet sent a quick note to say how thrilled she was. Get better soon lovely gal, we miss you on the desks xx

Last Saturday was another fair - apologies to you who've seen this on FB already:

It was a lovely few hours, lots of people stopping by and chatting and we made £258, not too shabby! My stall was next to Magpie Jewellery run by my friend Jan, we get on ever so well and always have a laugh! She's JanJewellery, I'm Janthe Bag lolol!!!!

I have been doing a bit of crafting, got to get back on the treadmill as there's a few events coming up:

I was gifted some fat quarters in fabrics that I probably wouldn't have chosen but they're making for a bright and cheerful simple quilt.

And I've only got six more squares to do before I have enough for a blanket, fruity colours eh?

And that's it for today, short and sweet. I've ordered some more fabric so will have some new stash to share next week!
Have a great day xxxx

WOYWW 875

 IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY.....

Hi there lovely Deskers, hope you've had a good week with lots of crafting being done xx  Best wishes to Neet, whose birthday it was yesterday, love and hugs to you, hope you're doing ok.

It's been a sorting out few days for me, I've not done that much sewing:

Hence the tip that is the JanCave! I was asked to provide some photos of my stock for advertising for the Craft Fair I'm at on Saturday - that's why my 'wood' backgrounds are out and the little shelves.

And then I started sorting out all the strips I'd chucked into boxes in preparation for another quilt. I know I should do it as I go along but it never happens..... anyway, it's all done now.

From strips to squares...I'm working my work through my DK yarn for another charity blanket. It's mindless stuff but perfect for telly watching crafting! I like this colour combo a lot.

But the main reason for not crafting that much is the arrival last Sunday of our older son Owen who couldn't come at Christmas due to being really poorly with Covid or flu. We were really happy to see him and as a laugh we had a postponed Christmas dinner complete with crackers and Pud after exchanging some presents!

And played stupid games afterwards!

We've been dodging the weather to get out for walks and went down to our local country park:

There's bears in them there woods! Owls too...

I could happily have this in my garden for sure but don't have a backpack big enough lol!!

Take care all you lovely lot, I may be late commenting as we're off to Tenby today as it's the nicest day of the week xx

WOYWW 874

 I WONDER AS I WANDER...

It's been another whizzy week hasn't it? The weather has been slightly better so we've been out and about a bit more. Stomping along the beach helps blow the physical and mental cobwebs away

The dredger was hard at work but it's a losing battle against the sand banks moving constantly.

There was a bit of sun! So lovely to be in after what seems like months of gloom... there was some in the JanCave too:

Proper shadows and everything! I've been using up odds and ends of fabric, cutting out whatever I can from the different sized remnants. I think that check works well with the lime green spot.

This was the scene on St David's Day, just had to do some sewing with the dragon flag fabric!

I'm going to take these down to the opticians in town where there's a box of soft glasses cases already.  I think a few have been sold so that's another useful outlet!

And TV crafting has been more bunny knitting, these are made from the component parts shown last week:

That's enough of Easter makes for me now, back to squares for blankets, I've got an awful lot of DK odds and ends to use up!!

Have a wonderful week everyone, hope your crafting goes smoothly xxxx

WOYWW 873

 EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT....

Hi there all you lovely Deskers and other friends who drop by, hope you've had a good week! It's been another busy one, goodness knows how we had time to work.... Neet messaged a few of us yesterday to say she's back in hospital, poor gal, it hasn't been an easy couple of months for her. Big Hugs to you if you're reading this Neet, hope you get better really soon xx

I've been flitting between projects, that's the only word for it, can't settle to any one thing. Butterfly Brain or what?

I'm going between knitting more small animals, hence the preponderance of rabbity brown in the basket, and crocheting blankets in that colourful chunky yarn. When I get bored with one thing, I switch to the other!

I've not done much sewing either, just cut out some more peg bags after selling a few at the last fair:

But my Sil has been doing sterling work with quilting:

She's recently made this amazing quilt for her craft room - it's a Bargello pattern...

..and she used the offcuts to make a backing fabric, genius! I've said it before, she has more patience and meticulousnessness than I'll ever have. It's a beautiful job done with great skill!

I meant to share this last week but forgot, I needed a Valentines Day card for G and drew this one in five minute flat:

G loved it, he's the slightly grizzled grey one on the left and I'm the fuller figured ginger on the right lolol!!  It might make a good anniversary card too, I'll upcycle it!

And that's it, thanks for dropping by, I'll be visiting you all soon xxxxxxxx

WOYWW 872

 A COAT OF MANY COLOURS...

Hope you've all had a good week! It's another Wednesday, how on earth do they come around so fast? Blog Day and Bin Day are the two constants eh?!

I had a brief email from Neet, she's home and doing ok, if still tired. Let's hope her recovery speeds up now that Spring is on the way, the evenings are getting lighter and the daffs staring to bloom xx

A brief post today after last week's marathon! Saturday saw me at the new town market, there were about 28 stalls, pretty good footfall and we did ok - I'd do another. 

I sold three pegbags after months of not selling any - must be a sign of Spring!  The next craft fair is on 14th March so a nice break before that.

This fabric is fun eh? I thought it would go well down in the Harbour tearooms.

What a state of the bed in the JanCave....a little bit of everything. The box on the right contains my Christmassy yarns which G did on the machine featured last week. I've been using some of the rewound cakes and they are fantastic, they don't move about, the yarn pulls smoothly from the middle and it doesn't tangle towards the end of the ball. Win win win!

I got some cheap chunky yarn (Yarnsmiths brand from Wool Warehouse) and have been crocheting up some simple treble blankets, aimed for the Cats Protection League. Mindless stuff but good while watching the Olympics!

Hope you're all well and happy - may your crafting be stress free. I'm off to this new craft group this morning so some comments may be later.

Byeeeeeee xxxx

WOYWW 871

 THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS.....

Hi there, hope you're all ok and keeping well! Great news that Neet is home, sending you hugs lovely gal xx

It has been a whoosh of a week! After I posted last Wednesday, I went to a new craft group in town. This one was led by an affiliate art lecturer from the Glynn Vivian gallery in Swansea - I wasn't expecting this, just thought it was an ordinary crafting session but it was very enjoyable!

We were given a print to copy by Alfred Janes, a friend of Dylan Thomas, we had to paint the background and constituent parts separately then cut them out and collage them.

Now I like painting a lot but collage is out of my comfort zone..

But I really enjoyed doing this and was happy with the result - it was nice to get out my set of acrylics as well. I'm looking forward to going back though I think next session is a bring your own craft.

I did my first fair on Saturday:

I was given a corner spot with two tables, so that was helpful, it meant I could spread stuff out a bit.

I had thought it was too early to put out the Creme eggs, how wrong was I? Lots went, the hedgehogs were very popular! We made £188, I was pleased with that.

The JanCave has seen some action too, I've been building up stocks for the fairs but also for the Harbour Lights cafe - in fact, I'm going down this morning to restock the baskets and shelves.

The hearts will be ready for the Burry Port Market next Saturday, perfect for Valentine's Day!

It's pretty fabric, I enjoyed making these. I also decided to tackle my ribbon stash, it was a mess:

Here's the before...I forgot to take the 'after' but it's a lot neater!!

And I received a late Christmas prezzy from G:

One of those things that you never thought you needed but it's really useful (hope this video works!)

The wool cakes that are wound on it mean that they sit flat and the yarn pulls from the middle which is so much easier. They sit better in my storage basket too! Lynne gave me a nostepinne which is so handy for smaller amounts, this gadget is a lot easier with larger amounts.

And before you know it, you have double stacked yarn cakes all ready to be used. G has been doing this for me, he enjoys the gadgety aspect of it. All I need to do is knuckle down and get it used up lol!!!

Sorry about the long post today, there was quite a bit to share. Thank you for staying to the end!

Have a great week! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx