Yesterday, it was off down the road to Chesters for another Woolgathering, organised by Lindsay. There were 10 of us there, including Jennifer, who came along with her Mum. We had a very productive day, with lots of knitting and sewing. Of course, there was also constant pots of tea and coffee and Lindsay as always brought along some of her wonderful home baking.
Fiona spent the day knitting a cardi for her aunt, but she had brought her felt ram for us to see. She made him at a workshop with Moy Mackay. Isn't he wonderful, he just needs a little bit more work, then he will be ready for Fiona to give him to her brother for his birthday.
Lindsay was embroidering small squares of felt - her stitching is exquisite. She hasn't decided what she is going to do with the squares, but she is thinking about using them as pockets on a wallhanging/ organiser - maybe you'll see it soon in her Folksy shop!
Ali brought this wonderful piece with her, although she didn't do any work on it, as she was enjoying relaxing with her knitting. Again, the future of this hasn't quite been decided, but it will probably be framed.
I was working on Sunset over the Bay. I finished the basic quilting of the leaves, the started on the sand. I am stitching curves, which I hope look like the ripples left in the sand when the tide goes out.
This detail shows the big stitches and raw edges - I'm enjoying working on this - it is just so completely different my usual work.
At the end of such a busy day, it was wonderful to get home to find Malcolm busy cooking dinner- how sensible was I, to marry a man who enjoys cooking!
Today, we went for a walk after lunch. We were strolling past the fields, when suddenly the sheep started a commotion, running to one corner and making a great deal of noise. The reason for the upset? There were two deer running across the field! I wasn't able to get a photo of them, but this photo shows their friend, who wasn't brave enough to run past the sheep and stayed in the middle of the field. Eventually he (or she) about turned and left the field at the far end, but the sheep went on fussing for some time!