So Thread Weight Does Matter!

I was so proud of the lovely threads I purchased in the last post.  Not at all suitable for what I am planing tho.  Hmmmmm..... time to bust out the stash that I am hiding in a box under the shelf in my stashroom.

A few months ago in a complete buying frenzy I ordered a huge box of 4ply cottons from Jimmy Beans in America.  I couldn't decide on a colour so I just said - What the heck - and ordered one of each.  It was one of the best boxes I got to open last year, hands down.

So I had a quick play last night and this is what I came up with.  I think it's a lovely spread of colours and this weekend - long weekend at that, I shall have an experiment with this chosen few.

Shopping for Apples :)

 I went out on a good deed today to get some apples for my horse, Lily.  Well to be totally truthful that was a ruse to drop into  the yarn store to see if there were any colours of crochet cotton that I adored.  There was, I bought and then ran out of time to buy the apples.  Ooooops!

I have a plan for these colours - hopefully my play tonight will prove that my plan is a FANTASTIC plan.  It's always a good thing when a plan turns out to be so.

It also involves some twigs I went hunting for a few weeks ago.  I didn't realise how hard it would be to find twigs that were the right size and the right type and had the right shape.  I was pretty pleased how they turned out and they have added a very minimalistic look to my not very minimalistic lounge.  Poor Tom has been wondering where I am headed with this look - he just knows in his heart of hearts that this won't be all that is happening on the dresser.

So there we are.... we have the twigs and we have the yarn.  I can see that there won't be too much happening in my world outside these two things.  Update tomorrow!!

Rainy Sunday Sew Fest

I used to be a regular little patchwork addict but in recent times knitting and crochet have become the passion of choice.  I still dabble but the addict-factor is at an all time low.  This weekend I did venture into my sewing room and had a wonderful time - a wee bit of cutting and a whole lot of stitching.  The view from my sewing seat is wonderful even on a rainy Sunday - the birds all hang out in the trees outside my room making it a very nice place to be.

Here's a small peek at some of the applique I have already done in the centre of the quilt.  It's a lovely quilt - Jesse's Garden.  I have been working on the applique on and off for quite a few months but it is coming together quite nicely now.

Here's a wee look at the border I have been working on.  It's all attached and when I have a chance I'll get a photo of the completed border.  I am totally chuffed with the way it all went together - not a tuck or pleat in sight. Magic!  Hopefully I will get a chance next week to get to work on some more flowers so the branches aren't looking quite so bare.  See you all then with more blossoms.