When I started it in the summer I thought it might be completed in time for Jacob's birthday in October.
Now I'm wondering if it will be ready to give him for Christmas.
Because the problem is knowing when to stop , although at the moment my plan is to make it square. However that is still several stripes away!
More colour is obviously required.
As though the world had been sprayed with a sparkly coating. It looked stunning.
And as an added bonus... clean dog weather so no muddy paws to wipe!
Not only a chance to make a something seasonal but also the opportunity to learn some lovely traditional stitches - ribbed spider's web, french knots and blanket stitch.
It was only a small group of five girls and we had a shorter meeting than usual as it was followed by our Guild's Christmas Tea, but still they managed some brilliant results and Charlie and Abigail even got theirs finished
I think they are fantastic... so well done Charlie, Abigail, Jemima, Skye and Tabby. Looking forward to our next meeting in January when I think we might get the machines out! And well done for putting up with my taste in music... at least I didn't get out the Christmas songs!
And in the spirit of Christmas I thought I might have an impromptu giveaway... if you or someone you know would like to win my sample stocking pictured above, just leave me a comment to tell me the age and sex of the recipient and I might just pick out your name and send it your way filled with a few bits and bobs. I'll pick a winner on Wednesday...
Filled with clever ideas for the perfect tree.
Interesting and exciting recipes for new twists on old favourites for a fabulous festive feast.
Grand designs for gingerbread houses.
Ways to deck the halls with garden greenery...
or with beautiful collections of eclectic objects.
And gorgeous gifts for all the special people in my life... homemade by me of course!
And every year I end up doing it all the same way as I've always done. But I'm not the only one am I?
This has been the result of a term working not only on making book jackets but also on creating layers of textures with the sewing machine.
For me, I love having the continuity of the same group of students each week as I can see how they improve and progress and this group of ladies have come so far, producing some stunning work.
I'll shut up now and let the pictures speak for themselves...
I'm not the only crazy person doing an advent post each day in December up to Christmas... check these blogs out too!
What if I did a blog post every day in December as kind of blogging advent calender? A virtual countdown to Christmas day. It was a very silly idea that shouldn't have been given head space. But it was an idea that wouldn't go away so here goes...
