A finished object and a new WIP

Finally, a finished object to show.
This is item number 6 for 25 Things for Charity as always it is going to Hottentots Holland Hospital, I’ve got three items to hand over this month.
Today was another really hard day at work. I took the students to see Monkey Town. I had to pay for the staff [...]

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Still no finished objects…

I have an inch and a half left on a sleeve (knit in the round so there’s no seaming) and I cannot find the energy to finish it.
I did put in 12 hours at work yesterday, so was just a little tired when we got home, ok, I fell asleep on the couch while Gorgeous [...]

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100th Post

This is my 100th post. Who would have thought I’d have so much to say, well ok, I’m rarely at a loss for words…
There’s nothing really profound to say, or exciting (craftwise) to share in this post, so I’ll use it to catch up on a few things.
I’m having problems with comments being delivered to [...]

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Quilting workshop

I took a class to learn how to machine quilt. The teacher was very talented this is the reverse of one of her sample quilts.

Another sample of her work, all done on a domestic sewing machine that is 2o years old!
Her quilts sell in galleries and she is preparing for an exhibition in the [...]

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A finish…

I did a lot of sleeping this weekend, but I did manage to get these little booties finished.
Not the best picture, they are not so dark in real life. These were made with the donated yarn from Shelly and are destined for the babies at Hottentots Holland Hospital. I was holding my breath [...]

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Sometimes my job is really hard…

Today was ‘outing day’ for work, we took the students to Camps Bay Beach and they got to spend some time in the sun.
After a few hours there we drove up to the Signal Hill Lookout. This vantage point gives a great view of Cape Town and Robben Island (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned [...]

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How to embarrass your husband in two easy steps…

Yesterday we left work very late and decided to stop and eat out. Gorgeous Man and I felt like fish and so stopped at a seafood restaurant on the way home.
Everything was going fine, until the young man who was our waiter sat us at our table and started speaking. (In my defence the music [...]

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A Cold Snap

We drove to Hermanus on the weekend and, since we’ve had a cold snap, I took some yarn and needles with me in the car. Behold the car knitting -

The colour is actually more green in real life, but I can’t get an accurate picture. It reminds me of the sea. This is going to [...]

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Favourite colour swap questionnaire

Favorite Color Swap Questionnaire
1. What are your top three favorite colors?
Purple, green and blue
2. What crafts do you really enjoy?
knitting, quilting
3. What products do you really covet?
sock yarn, cheap quilting fabric
4. What other activities do you enjoy besides your favorite crafty things?
Reading, going to the theatre
5. Is there anything you collect?
Books and Chinese postage stamps
6. [...]

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Some animal blocks

This is currently my favourite block in the animal quiltThe blocks are 5 and 1/2 inches, I need to work out how to embroider the ear onto him/her (haven’t decided yet). I just did back stitch for the tail.
The hippo is the block I worked on during quilting guild and got some good advice on [...]

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