See this post for details - it's the first time I have tried Pay It Forward - it seems like a lovely way to connect with folk elsewhere in this big wide world.
I am trying to get enthusiastic about progressing on my latest bag but it's getting a bit warm, my sewing mojo slinks away for a while in this heat. Even more so does my knitting mojo......at this rate my cardigan won't be finished by autumn......and this weekend the forecast is for 44 degrees C - that's 111 degrees F, for those who count that way - that's not nice. But next week will apparently be much cooler thank goodness, my mojo will come back and I will sew up a storm.
The other day I quilted the layers together in a diamond grid for the bag back, laid it carefully on the desk so it wouldn't get creased, and yesterday evening had to kick Binky (The World's Friendliest Cat) off it. She thought it was a lovely new little Binky-sized quilt. I have news for her......no pics yet, I will take a pic when it is finished. There is still some decorating with beads, buttons and bows for the front to be done, the handles to be made, the lining to be cut and assembled, and the whole bag put together. When it's put that way - it doesn't look as though I am very advanced at all!
If anyone emails me and I don't reply within a day or so, please forgive me; we are having ongoing mailbox/server problems. It is so bad that last week I rang the government ombudsman who helps sort out problems, after being passed around from technician to technician, and country to country, I have had enough. I may be old,* short* and fat* but don't mess with me.
Jennifer
PS *old - not really, I am 29 and some months; *short - can't help that, blame my parents; *fat - no, just carrying a bit more weight that my doctor thinks is good for me. But don't mess with me anyway.
its not that im not interested in the pay it forwards idea, but i think A) i wont have time cause of my other commitments with my patch swatch swap and dance, among other things, and B)why do we need some sort of fancy schmancy blog thingy to so something as simple as a craft swap. I prefer to do swaps that are overseas one on one, rather than for several people. kinda makes it hard to keep track of sometimes. My friend who is hosting our 9 patch swap is having a hard time organizing....and shes usually pretty good at that....its probably cause there are alot of people running behind on their squares
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ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog. My it's hot over there - thought it was bad enough here. Glad you got to see the mountains you missed seeeing when in NZ.
Please visit my blog again. Are you near the Blue Mountains?
I saw you over at Ali's. I grew up in Te Puke! In fact I was born there.
ReplyDeleteLove your photo of the green grass. After this weekend we may have none left!!