Showing posts with label granny squares. Show all posts
Showing posts with label granny squares. Show all posts

3.7.12

keeping me happy today


yes who can beat it, flowers and crochet, are cheering my life up at the moment! what with all this rain, I think they are really needed. Well we live in hope of the summer happening, again, after our brief encounters with it last month.


I am especially enjoying the rambling rose on the common. The grass is so long there now it is like one giant meadow to walk through. The cows are enjoying it too. During certain months of the year it is free land and the farmers allow their cows to roam. It's always entertaining when they decide to cross the road, on mass!



The flowers on my table this week. I love the feverfew? is that the name? The small white daisy like flowers. There is a mass of it looking pretty against my shed at the moment. I must go and get a picture....


.....well this week, life at my little red suitcase has found me visiting a new school as a possibilty for my son, who has spent the last year at home. oh boy, fingers crossed he will come back and visit it with me next week!

 He is 13 and found the first year of secondary school pretty difficult. This school is a drive away, but smaller, only 400, as opposed to 1500! at our local comprehensive.

 The headmaster was inspiring, realistic and willing to try and really seem to know all of the children there and their stories. So hopefully we will try there in september, otherwise it will be back to our version of home-schooling.....

hope the week goes well for you and the sun pops out to say hello, otherwise it's more muddy boots and a wet dog!

Heather

26.5.12

another cushion.....!

another cushion.....! by woolgenie
another cushion.....!, a photo by woolgenie on Flickr.
just can't stop making these!

I realize I am hugely procrastinating about making the backs of these and as a result I now have many many fronts.....!

this one will have a white background, I do love these colours against the white. Lots of fun.

in the meantime, this afternoon I have been making sunshine cushions from my pile of thrifted sheets. I will show you these soon. It's my way of thinking about the best way to put the backs of these crochet cushions together.

hope you are enjoying the sun and find a moment to sit and be x

17.5.12

making cushions

making cushions by woolgenie
making cushions, a photo by woolgenie on Flickr.
today I have been mulling over the options for the back of the cushions. I've found some cotton and wool mix, which looks clean and fresh and feels warm. It's tricky. Some maybe will just have a fresh white cotton. Envelope or zip? I wonder. I think I'm going with envelope. I'll let you know how it turns out.

also very excited that my woolgenie labels have arrived yay! Sea foam on a gray background. Nice

I'm determined to have some finished products to show you soon....
WIPs all over the place....

Heather

7.5.12

pretty and thrifted

pretty and thrifted by woolgenie
pretty and thrifted, a photo by woolgenie on Flickr.
just love the colours on these,
and this pretty sheet happily found it's way home with me!