I was looking for a piece of red ribbon this afternoon, and found myself singing this song .....
Scarlet Ribbons
I peeked in to say good-night
And there I heard my child in prayer
"And for me, some scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for my hair"
All our town was closed and shuttered
All the streets were dark and bare
In our town, no scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
Through the night my heart was aching
Just before the dawn was breaking
In our town, no scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
I peeked in and on her bed
In gay profusion lying there
Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
If I live to be a hundred
I will never know from where
Came those lovely scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
But I wasn't looking for ribbon for my hair, but for my Christmas wreath. I finished the quilting and added the binding (which I have still to stitch down on the back) ......
...... although there are one or two bits to fill in
As I couldn't find any red ribbon, I used a bit of gold, just to give you an idea of what it will look like when I add a big red bow
Before all the sewing, we went out for lunch to the Woodside garden centre. They had some Christmas themed sandwiches ...... I had 'Mistletoe', which contained grated cheese, beetroot and ginger chutney and salad leaves
while Malcolm had 'Rudolph' - turkey, cranberry and rocket. The sandwiches were delicious, and the coleslaw was excellent (and as always Malcolm ate my tomato)
I have been playing with my embellisher ......
Does it look better when I put a frame over it?
And here it is with a bit more work done on it - the next stage will be to do some machine embroidery, adding trees and other details to the landscape
When I was coming in from the studio, I noticed this little rose - I don't know why I didn't spot it when I was taking photos of the garden on Sunday. It was several feet above me, and I couldn't quite get it in focus - the camera preferred to focus on the ivy behind the rose
It was awkward taking a photo of today's wallhanging, as it is a narrow part of the hall, so I had to take it from a funny angle!
Lorraine and I have a special day out tomorrow (weather permitting!) ...... two of our most favourite things (shopping and food) will be involved, and we will also be visiting a friend we haven't seen for some time. Come back tomorrow to read all about it!