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~b/c i forgot to upload the photo when I spoke of it the other day.

Not the best photos but you get the idea. The heart is based on the elongated ones you sometimes see in Arts & Crafts style. Made from scraps of quilter's calico. The front had red heart-shaped buttons stitched to it to create a heart-shaped centre panel. The back is hand stiched with single strand of embroidery floss. The design is the same allover hearts I quilted on 'Spring Sanctuary', only reduced in scale. I liked it stitched but thought it might look more obvious with a little colour. Out came the versacraft ink pads and a fine brush.

Stuffed with dried lavendar, a red ribbon to hang it, and a couple beads on the point to finish. Smells wonderful!

Actually, it has been finished a couple days, but in the excitement, :-), I forgot to share! *g* So, with temps in mid 20s, (and last thing required is scarf!) here it is.

Made mostly during train journeys, the body is a simple mesh. I felt it needed something more, and found teeny tiny hearts on Attic24's blog. Many thanks to Lucy for sharing!

Hearty goodness. Having recently had crochet *click* in my head in a way my fingers could translate, I needed pictures as well as instruction, and Lucy provided both. I made a bit of a horlicks of the first couple, but 'you won't see it off a number 3', so am contente with end result.

For the curious, my scarf is composed of 1 ball of James C Brett's 'Ripple' in shade H4. (Considering this yarn is 55% wool, and wool makes me rash leik woah, I am considerably surprised skin on hands did not react during the crochet process. Curious but contente. :- )

...is jamming!

A work colleague of M's brought a carrier bag full of rhubarb sticks monday. After cleaning and chopping, there was a few grammes under 2 kilos. M wondered what the faen to do with it. Jam, I said, remembering afternoon tea at Howick Hall tea house in Northumbria. Their rhubarb and ginger jam was d'liceux!

Fruits of my labours y/day afternoon.

I used 1.1kg of fruit and jam sugar, and re-used honey jars. I found wax discs in the kitchen shop after attending Gait Clinic, and followed the recipe in my Good Housekeeping cook book. This the first time I have made jam and I'm pleased with how it came out. It has a good set, but I'd have preferred it to be less sweet. Still, I learn something new, no? :- )

Many thanks to Kootoyou for creating this new space for us to share creative spaces, thanks for dropping by, and see what others are doing in their creative space.

Remember this?

The 2 half yards of Alexander Henry cupcakes from Quilt Taffy--the guy almost centre image--with the little teeth--he's my favourite! Dracul cupcake. :-)

On friday, I whipped up the little something I'd been promising myself for S. S is budding artist. As all artists, she has lots of sharpies, pens, biros, aquarelles, graphite pencils, and so on.

The recipient is happyhappy with the result! Much high-pitched squeeing and many hugs! Here she is holding it. I had a little fun matching the two prints, but patience wins all, no? (patience and a couple naughty words!) Is just over 30 X 23cms. Lots of room for drawing supplies!

I quilted it with written phrases, simply to see if I could 'write' with the needle. 'Om nom nom' is one line. It was a fun thing to make, and I learned I need practice at setting a zip into a quilty something! S is happy with it, so is all good, no? :- )

... is working on too many things at once. More of that another day.

Yesterday, I made a pair of reversible lamp mats as a cheer-up gift.

Both are 'flower fairy' fabrics. The apple blossom is last year's range, and the sweet pea has been hoarded these many years. Layered with a scrap of Thermore batt, the blossom were outline quilted with 100g silk threads, top and bobbin. Simple but useful and cheery, no?

...is delighting in the work of my hands. 'Renewal; longing for spring' is completed; the first finish for 2011.

Hand pieced, hand quilted in the ditch and blocks, hand finished.

The reverse. The quilting designs were hand drawn.

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