scribbles

I bought some lovely yarn in John Lewis - Sari Ribbon (Louisa Harding yarns). Once I finish the course I'm hoping to do some "scribbling" with the help of a pattern I found in The Curious Knitters Guide - Mason Dixon Knitting.

Also on the to do list when I finish the course is to sort out the garden .....I spent a wee while in the garden today, the snakes head fritillaries are flowering along with the spring hyacinths.

Thats all for now, Ali

london break

I'm just back from a very tiring, but enjoyable few days in London.

First port of call, was the exhibition - Quilts (1700 - 2010) at the V&A. The visit was most inspirational. My favourite quilt has to be the Liberty Jack quilt by Janey Forgan because of her use of Liberty fabrics and the lovely colour scheme. I found myself being moved standing in front of some of these quilts. If you can make it, its well worth a visit.

I also had to pay Liberty a visit....heres me browsing through the lighting.

They have lots of quilts displayed inside and some very interesting ones in their window display!!!!!

Here's a photo of the back of the Liberty building at the Carnaby street entrance. The whole wall is painted with a Liberty print........stunning!

Bye, Ali

easter projects

Crocheting does not come naturally to me as does knitting.....I do keep trying though. I crocheted some eggs and a chicken to sit on top, especially for Easter. The pattern which includes other farm animals is an Amy Gaimes one - Old Macdonald had a Farm and it is available from her etsy shop.

I also knitted a few creme egg cosies as Easter gifts. The pattern is loosely based on my free chick creme egg cosy. I really must write the bunny pattern up - something else for my ever lengthening to do list!

Have a nice Easter, Ali