WOYWW 879

 EASTER JUBILATION FILLS THE STREETS AND TOWNS...

Hi all, hope you had a lovely Easter weekend! Mine was filled with a market and Son No 1's birthday amidst other things. The weather has been beautiful and nature is blossoming all over, can't be bad eh?

The market went reasonably well but was fairly quiet. I guess folks were out making the most of the sunshine! I did ok and made enough to attain the £14K, hooray!!

£14,030 to be precise! Got another one this weekend so anything we make will be a bonus xx

I've not done as much making this week just cos other things have been happening:

OMG I love this fabric...in fact, I've ordered more as it went quickly and I need some for myself!

The colours are just so vibrant!  On the opposite end of the scale is the daffodil fabric, different but just as pretty:

The colours aren't done justice in this photo, they're much more distinct - I like that spotty contrast too.

The wavy blanket (Attic 24's neat ripple pattern) came to its final wiggly stripe:

I really enjoyed making this, very easy pattern to do when watching telly, not much concentration required...which is just as well these days *grin*  The yarn in the box is for the next version, same wavy stripes but in shades of blue, grey and sandy interspersed with narrower white. Should look quite seasidey!

Short and sweet today, hope you're all keeping well and happy and had lots of chocolate at the weekend xxxxxxxx

WOYWW 878

 ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW...

Happy Wednesday all you lovely Deskers, hope you've had a cracking week. Hugs to those of you who've been under the weather, hope the warmer temperatures and lighter evenings are helping lift your spirits xx

Another busy week....

Last Saturday saw me at the town market:

I bagged a corner spot in the hall which meant I could spread out a bit more! We did well, only another £130 to break the £14k, woohoo! I've got an Easter Fayre this Saturday, maybe we'll do it, maybe not, it'll happen eventually xx

The bed in the JanCave is covered with fabric cut out ready:

I LOVE that rainbow tiger stripe so much!! Can't wait to get cracking with that beauty but have to finish off other stuff first including peg bags, a lot of them have sold recently.

Lynne sent me a beautiful little work set in the shape of a bird she'd stitched with patterns and beads, it's gorgeous:

The wings fold together with a popper and there's a little scissors pouch, needle book and a tiny pocket, such wonderful details. I love it Lynne, thank you so much!!

The nicer weather has meant being out for more walks - G and I went to Aberglasney gardens again yesterday and the gardens were lovely but my goodness, it was cold and windy. One of the gardeners was in shorts! But the blossom and spring flowers were glorious:

Inviting paths to meander along...

This blossom tree was stunning and alive with bees...

The camellias were in full throttle...

And the Fritillary Meadow is getting better every year as they spread...

And a very pretty pastel tulip bed which worked really well with the interplanted bronze grasses.  We stood and admired it all and then really enjoyed warming up in the cafe!!

That's it, Happy 1st April! Hope you have a lovely Easter weekend and get out and about. See you soon! xx

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