just braggin'

Hi wonders never cease 3 posts in a couple of weeks, but I just gotta have a little crow. first up, an ATC, it's finished & on it's way to you Pauly, very poor quality photo, it is actually gold background, brown matting & gold die cuts, looks purple in the pic.

Next is the scarf i knitted for Karen, it is shades of mauve to purple, but my coat is actually black woollen fabric that looks grey in the pic

Now for my bit of a brag. Ta Da, check out below, my first Champion ribbon in 63 yrs

My three jumpers all took out prizes

two of my bears, where winners, I don't know why my Panda wasn't good enough, because I thought, it was better constructed than the small one, but I'm only the bear maker not the judge.

My patchwork wasn't good enough, there was some stiff competition in that section, so next year I had better try harder, LOL. Can't show you any pics as once again I forgot to take my camera. The other girls were snapping pics so maybe i can get hold of a few of them to show you. We had a crap day weather wise it was cold as & a few showers throughout the day, but all in all there were plenty of people about & plenty to see & do, it was a successful show despite the rotten weather.

Well I have raved on enough, better go and have some lunch, then go check the mail & live in hope that there are no bills only cheques, cos I reckon we have had our quota of bills for this month. Bye for now, Helen

A couple more

Two posts in one week, not often that happens. Like I had nothing to do & all day to do it in, pics below are how I amused myself today, instead of doing housework, surprise, surprise, I had no visitors, usually thats when they come, when the place is a mess. (which is most of the time, lol) I coloured the design, with coloured pencils then painted it with fabric medium & then embroidered the outline, (I think the technique is called colourique or something like that, spelling ?) a few months ago. wasted about an hour poring through patchwork mags looking for inspiration, then ended up making it up as I went. looks alright from a distance, don't know how it will go under close scrutiny by the judges on Friday, had a good run today, didn't have to do any reverse sewing for a change. The photography's not the best, but the best I could do with the flash & those damn energy saving light globes, they not much better than candle light.

Next pic is one of my older bears, I dressed it in a baby frock, bonnet & nappy, it's 20cm tall or 8 inches That's enough rambling from me for one night, I better finish up here on the 'puter & go finish the sleeve of my cardi so I can get it sewn up & the neckband done by Friday morning, I am a bugger for leaving things til the last minute, too old to change now LOL

So til next time be good, if u can't be good be careful. Helen

A long post

I thought it about time I updated my blog, it's been quite a while. Not much happens around here, haven't done much in the way of scrapping or card making, but i did manage to construct the 3 bears pictured below thanks to Jenny B she wanted a bear for the Handicraft day, of course as i hadn't made one in a couple of years i had no fresh ones, so of course i had to make one, I had the black & white alpaca for the panda on hand, and in my bear making hoard I found the 2 small bears cut out & ready to go, finished them then get on the net to Gerry's & order more mohair, gold this time. like a couple of hundred bears aren't enough. (Mum's big suitcase full are relegated to the garden shed cos there isn't enough room in the house for them.) LOL

The next pic is a work in progress, that is the second sleeve of my cardigan, that I was hoping to have finished to enter in the show next week, maybe I will get it done, we'll see.

The next one is finished, after our local show it is heading off to the CWA Handicraft Day & then into the craft shop for sale, I actually started making it for myself but as usual I put it on looked in the mirror, decided it made my boobs look big, so it's for sale.

The patchwork below is no longer a WIP cos I got busy & quilted & bound it the other day. I got inspired by a tutorial I found while blog hopping the other day, I'm sorry I can't give the lady the credit as I can't remember her name or the name of the blog spot

I reckon I have rambled on for long enough, & I have to go & do some veg's, the aroma of the lamb roasting in the kitchen is making my mouth water. So bye for now, til next time Helen