Festina Lente, aka 'Measure Twice, Cut Once', 'Plan Properly, Then Act' and even 'More Haste, Less Speed ( Read more... )

The quilt to commemorate Niece's engagement is progressing, though not as quickly as I might like (so why am I wasting valuable time here?)  I was hoping to have it finished by next Thursday, wishing to put stitches into the latest Sock Travel Project rather than hurriedly putting finishing stitches into said quilt ( Read more... )

It's often said that life is what happens while we're planning something else.  Mine's been a bit like this the past six weeks or so ( Read more... )

Regular Readers may know we have a Niece, Sis's daughter.  She's a good lass and a Christian woman.  She also turned 30 last October ( Read more... )

Aaaarrrggh!  They're already using the 'C' (or more likely the 'X') word.  Sewing Quarter had 'C****** in July' programmes last month, as have other channels, writes she having noted when skipping through looking for something actually interesting.
( C****, Weight Loss, Sewing, Gardening, Rambling! )

Writing of re-inventing the wheel ( as I did the other day) I came across this pattern for a peg bag.  Pretty, no?   I looked at it for a while and thought, Hmmm, I made something very like that for Mum years ago.  Many, many years ago.  Mum's old peg bag had worn out so I repurposed some heavy denim (possibly from old jeans) and bound the edges ( Read more... )

In Therapy

A while back I decide that I'd had enough of reading, watching TV - selectively, & doing puzzle books & wanted something to show for my time.  So I started on a pair of socks, then found a design I really liked, so copied it.  Then did another couple of pairs, plus a hat, for friends - & even posted them!  Then started on a pair for H ( Read more... )