Wednesday, March 14, 2012

I'm a winner!!!!!!


Here I am sipping martinis - because I'm a winner!


(Of course, you do realise that it's not really me, don't you?)



Just a photo in a crochet mag I happened to be reading whilst sipping coffee in my local.






So, why am I metaphorically sipping martinis?

Because, I won this!!!!




The lovely Clare over at Selfsewn Blog, had a giveaway to celebrate her newly relocated home on the web, (she used to be summerfete), and out of 102 entries, she picked me.

How brilliant.

Clare is a VERY talented young lady (actually, not sure how old she is, but she sure looks young in her photo) and is championing the side for the English paper piecing method of patchwork.

I have been intending for ages to make one of thse blocks myself - huh, we all now how long those 'Im going to one day' lists get - and now I will be the proud owner of one of hers. 
Brill.

She has tutorials on her blog for hand-piecing, and a really great one on 'fussy cutting'.
Don't know what that is, then, check it out.


OOOhhhhh, I should be so lucky,
lucky, lucky, lucky.


Thanks Clare,

cheers
Fi

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Joining Hexagons Tutorial

While involved in the 'great craft room clean up of 2012' - I found a little packet with some balls of cotton yarn and crocheted hexagons from a forgotten project.

It was supposed to be a pin cushion - from a pattern I bought from Ravelry, can't remember the name of the pattern maker.
I had 6 hexagons finished, and I think I only needed 8, but looking at it now, I think the reason I tossed it aside was that, as I was assembling it, I realised it was going to make a pretty big pincushion.

So I did what might be expected and turned it into a doily/thingy.




Anyway, I get quite a few people asking me about joining hexagon crochet, so I took the opportunity to photograph my steps to show those that need the know-how, how to join hexagons together.


Friday, March 2, 2012

Five years ago today....

...was the day.


Most days I choose not to let it out.

Most days I choose to keep my secrets to myself, after all, I know in Whom is my hope.

Most days I just keep him close in my heart, knowing that one day, I will see him again.

Most days I know that we all have things to bear.  Deep things.


But not this day.


Today it is refusing to stay quiet, so please bear with me - tomorrow will be crochet and craft.  Life goes on.


This is the day he was born.





This was the day I took him to the zoo for a treat.  Just him and me.



This was one of the rare occasions we were at a 'social' event together.





Nathan, I miss you and think of you, today, and everyday.



love
Mum