Hello there friends,
It's been a while since I blogged. We went to the UK and spent a lovely time with family there, and also managed to visit some places we hadn't been to before.
I am jetlagged and sad ... but also happy and grateful.
Whilst I was at my daughters a lovely gift of a new wall-hanging arrived from Lin...
I had been watching this being made, and love the colours and the detailed work in it.... thanks Lin, a wonderful surprise.
This is the grand total of my sewing in 7 weeks! There wasn't a lot of opportunity to bring out needle and thread....
My lovely DIL gave me a bunch of used shirts (mostly my sons but also some of hers) and asked if I would make up quilts for the two daughters with them.... Of course I would love to.
I spent a bit of time chopping out collars and seams to reduce the bulk bringing them back. There is a good assortment so I will have lots of fun....
I did do a fair amount of knitting as it is an easy project for train rides, chilling with the family, etc
Plain and purl in this simple cardigan.... I am presently working on the sleeves.
I am not a shopper on holidays (my view is I can shop anytime here at home).... but I did mail order a kit from my favourite UK Wool Warehouse - a kit for an Attic24 pattern.
This will be my next winters project.
I have missed my blog reading and commenting and looking forward to seeing what people have been up to....
I have so many photographs to sort through, I'll try and get up some pics of various places we visited.
Take care.....
17 comments:
Your socil media posts showed that you were having a wonderful time....welcome back!
Glad you are back safe & sound - looked like you had a wonderful time
The quilt from Lin is lovely
Welcome back! It’s hard to leave family but nice to be at home.
Welcome back! It’s hard to leave family but nice to be home.
So glad you like the churn dash hanging. Plain knitting is always good for travel, much easier to pull out for 5 minutes or so. Nice new kit to look forward to next winter. xx
Welcome home and look forward to seeing your photos and new projects as they progress.
Welcome back. Lovely hanging from Lin. Love the project for next winter.
Glad to hear from you again. Also happy that it was a great trip and all went well. Unpack your luggage, rest, have a cup of java and then we'll talk and look at all the pictures of those grandchildren of yours.🧡 Welcome back. ;^)
Welcome back. I followed some of your adventure on FB. Looks like you managed to do a little crafting and planning for crafting.
Oooo you are making th e Dune blanket! I love mine and use it all the time. Such a treat visiting the UK. Such a lovely surprise gift from Lin. Hope you are Covid free.
After all this time, it must have been really special to spend so much time with the family. Love that little quilt, it's beautiful and a lovely coming home gift
Welcome home . It was lovely to see your family and places you visited on social media…
Beautiful gift from Lin….
Glad you are safely back from your wonderful travels, catching up with family is magic and a few treat as well. Love the wall hanging, beautiful. It´s quite heart wrenching to leave but you will have such wonderful memories. take care xcx
Wonderful that you are home safely Fiona & yes I can imagine the mixed feelings about it all. That is a beautiful gift from Lin .. so kind of her. I look forward to seeing the quilts come to life with the shirts. Take care Fiona. xx
I enjoyed seeing the FB photos of your holiday in the UK, Fiona.... what a wonderful time you had and I can imagine it will have been difficult getting back into your routines again. How sweet of Lin to send you the churndash wall hanging - it really is beautiful. I look forward to seeing what the shirts become :-)
I can relate to your comment - "I am jetlagged and sad... but also happy and grateful." That's how I feel too. It's wonderful seeing family so far away but saying goodbye again is no fun. What a lovely gift from Lin! You did more sewing than I did while you were away! And knitting, wow! Welcome home and here's to both of us getting back into the sewing room! xx
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