This morning was damp and misty .......
..... if you were looking towards Hawick Town Hall, but if you looked in the other direction, the sun was shining!
Thursday, of course, means a scone to share in The Pickled Orange. Today's was cheddar, chives, chilli ..... and something else which we have forgotten. It was just out of the oven - delicious!
when we got home, there was still some mist round the Mintos
this was my bargain of the week - 99p for an insulated bag. I'll use it to take my lunch on Fridays to patch'n'chat
so, on to the new project! This is based on an item in one of the Ricky Timms shows that I watched yesterday. The design is by two sisters, Barbara and Mary. Their company is called 4th and 6th Designs ....... because they were the 4th and 6th children in the family! They didn't fully explain the pattern (obviously they want you to buy the book), so this is my interpretation of it. I decided to use the lovely Australian fabrics that Lee gave my for my birthday
I started by cutting strips in widths from an inch and a quarter to two inches, increasing the width each time by a quarter of an inch
I then sewed all the strips together (those of you who don't do patchwork, will be saying the same as patchworkers' husbands everywhere ..... why do you cut the fabric up, then sew it back together!?)
the next stage was to take a six and a half inch square ruler, and if you look where I am pointing, put the diagonal line on a seam. I used my small rotary cutter, to make it easier to cut round the ruler
the first square cut
four cut, and put on the design wall
eight blocks cut, and stitched together
so what is it? Well, when we moved here (six years ago), I put a little ruuner on the wine cupboard in the hall as a "temporary" measure, so this is going to replace it
I will add triangles to the ends, to hang down over the sides of the cupboard. I will also make matching ones for the little chest of drawers and lamp/plant stand, that you saw in the recent post about flowers. When I cut out the squares, I thought at first that it was a bit of a wasteful method
but I realised that a lot of the offcuts can be pieced together and used in another project
out in the garden, this rose is still flowering
it's a miniature rose - this is my pinkie!
three of the clematis are also still flowering, although they are a bit bedraggled
to finish ....... I don't mind getting begging letters from charities, but I prefer to choose how much to give. This latest missive from Oxfam (I already give them money every month) went straight in the recycle bin, as there was no option for an amount that I chose to give. I didn't entirely grasp the "doubled" bit, it was something about them having money set aside to match the donations to this appeal .....