Something Small for September.......

Hello All,

For the last few days it's been a bit like this

cloud, rain and dark. But it's cheering up a bit now :)

Still have to go for walkies though, morning and afternoon regardless. I do a lot of thinking

while we walk.......how to get rich quick (unfortunately not found that one yet), ideas for art

projects (don't always remember them when I get home), and snapping the odd photograph

on my phone.

Mmmmm.......seem to have gone from glorious technicolor to monochrome.......

I try at some point each walk to find a bit of mindfulness and get rid of the mithering

thoughts. Here I was watching (and listening to) the raindrops :)

Most things lately have been large artistics......taking a lot of time.....which is fine but

I have decided to go small for September. Daily blogging something small, an excuse

to try out a few things without trying to change the world.

For the next week I will be noting down the ideas so I won't forget.

Hope you can join me for my blogathon.

Bye for now, P.

Colours in the Sunshine......

Hello All,

Just returned from a couple of trips away. The Festival of Quilts at the NEC was

as big and bold and spectacular as usual (though the travelling wasn't). I would

recommend anyone to visit.....loads of inspiration!....and colour.

Just before that it was somewhere a bit hotter where the colours are just amazing.

It's something to do with the light I assume.....so clear. Adriatic blue!

And something rescued from the bottle bank

It's about three feet tall so it wouldn't fit in my suitcase :(

But now it's back to the grindstone, with a bit of art now and again. So check back here

soon. Bye for now, P.

A Bag Emergency!......

Good afternoon All,

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday.

I had a bit of an emergency bag-wise yesterday......Thanks to Flybe. Going on holiday

for us islanders is not as straightforward as it is for you mainlanders. We have the

awkward, hassle-filled and EXPENSIVE problem of getting off the island before we

even start. Flybe has just reduced the cabin bag weight and size allowance again.......

so my bag which has happily gone back and forth many times, is now deemed too big.

If you get to the departure desk and the bag does not fit in the ever decreasing measure

box, it is taken to the hold at a charge of £50.

 Beware!

So yesterday, as none of our existing bags are the right size, I decided to make one.....

......to the given dimensions.  Its amazing what you can do with a bit of furnishing fabric :)

As part of my current "preparing for downsize" drive, I had considered getting rid of my

industrial Janome 1600P sewing machine....but not any more. It was brilliant for this

heavyweight project, and who knows when I might have another bag crisis?

And this bag is so light, it doesn't use up much of the weight allowance :)

So I don't need to take my pants on holiday in a supermarket carrier bag after all.

Lastly, a brief glimpse of the other thing I've been finishing....

Thank you for looking, and have a good week. P.

A Scrapbook Page.....something different for me...

Good evening All,

Now that I am doing a bit on the design team for Tattered Lace, I get to play

with a few different ideas. It appears to be Christmas in the crafting world at

the moment! I really can't get my head round it in July.

Managed something with a great deal of effort......but not able to blog that

at the moment. However.....

I also made a scrapbook page, featuring the love of my life of course!

It was sunny and warm outside (for a change) so I chose these sunny Summer

colours and some starry Tattered Lace dies to showcase a real star :)

Managing to tick off quite a few things on my "must finish" list in the last couple of

weeks. Clearing the decks before my holidays.

Back to the list now, back soon, P.

A Brief Paper Moment....in a Sea of Aprons....

Hello All,

I am pleased to report that all costumes and aprons are now complete!

(Phew!)

All delivered and a weekend of clearing up. So what next?

Need to finish an exhibition piece of embroidery by two weeks, but not

able to blog that at present as all will be revealed later. It's for a Chinese Whispers

project......each person takes inspiration only from the previous person's work so the

original idea gets changed each time......like the game we oldies used to play at

Brownies?

I did make time last week for this sample piece with the latest designs from Tattered Lace.

Unfortunately I forgot to photograph the other two :/

Anyway, back to squinting at some very small beads......oh for some miracle spectacles!

Back soon, P.