:: Power-Free ::

After a scheduled day off work due to a day without electricity (love the fact our power company actually warned me in advance and that I can't work at home with no power) I enjoyed a few hours of hand stitching in total silence. 

 

It was blissful.

 

I had planned to spend the day knitting, but after finishing up my wibbly wobbly quilt I decided to continue with some machine free stitching.

 

 

 

Unfortunately, thanks to blogger, whom I now officially despise (I'd say the 'h' word, but saying it is one thing, typing it seems entirely too harsh, but I'm tempted), it's not entirely clear what it is. I didn't edit these photos and I didn't taken them sideways either, but blogger has decided to rotate them all (except the last one.  Now I'm tempted to say the 'b' word, not blogger, the one that sort of rhymes with faster, in fact I have, but I won't type it.

 

Anyway...it's a needle case!!! 

 

Every single tiny square inch of it stitch by hand.

 

I was grinning from ear to ear when I finished it, but now I'm not, no names Blogger mentioned. 

 

It has to be one of my favorite makes of all time.

 

For once I might thank the power company for scheduling me a little day off the grid!

 

Happy Tuesday Folks!

 

Toodles...L x ♥

 

Wibbly Woobly....Oops

There are times when I just don't know when to quit. Of course getting started is more of the problem these days, but once I do some days I just don't know when my mind has gone to bed, but my hands still want to keep stitching.

Which explains this rather sweet, although incredibly wonky tiny quilt which I decided to start at quarter to nine last night.

 

 

 

It looks less wonky if I turn it 90 degrees to the left, but unfortunately no matter how many times I edit the photo, blogger likes its original format.

Anyhow, it's little, just 12 inches squarish (well it would be square if I hadn't been so tired and my pesky beloved Bernina hadn't been so temperamental too) and I l♥ve it.  Little quilts which come together quickly and allow me a few minutes of hand stitching have to be my favorite.

Happy Monday lovely readers!  I hope wherever you are the sun is shining and this new week treats to you well!

Toodles...L x ♥ 

P.S. I'll be back tomorrow with more hand stitching, although less wonky. ☺

 

Quilting and Scanning

 

 

 Solving the late night, no light photo taking dilemma - scanning!

Yes!  I put these little coasters on my scanner and I think it worked out quite well.
Of course I haven't figured out why blogger won't let me make my photos bigger, only the first one. I used to be able to make them all larger, but not anymore. Anyway, you can click on them to make them bigger and enjoy my homespun wobbly quilting skills.  ☺

 

Toodles...L x ♥

 

Insomnia

Late night crochet when sleep just doesn't happen.

I guess it's making the most of a bad situation and loving it.

Toddles...L x 

PS please excuse terrible photo from my ipad, but I am loving the Blogger app for ipad!

This & That

 

Sorry I've been gone so long. I've been thinking about my blog lately, but honestly didn't think I've had anything remotely interesting to say.  So I'll summarize the last few weeks:

• The weather has been up and down, snow, snow and more snow, then 60's on the weekend, mega snow melting going on with water everywhere you don't want it and the polar vortex is back today so all that water is now frozen solid - fun times.  NOT.  Please spring, hurry up!
• The Mister has installed a new light in the stairwell.  After 15 years of begging and falling down the stairs, the light is in. I love it.
• I've been sewing and swearing.  ALOT.  Sewing that is, swearing only a little, because these little dresses can be fiddly as all get out.  But they are CUTE.  Thinking (?) opening a little shop, but probably won't.  Far too critical of my work unfortunately.
• Making things girly in the living room, or as I like to call it Xbox central.  The second TV that was relocated to the living room over Christmas is STILL there. No chance now I'll ever get to watch Downton on the big screen again, just my little Ipad.  Not that it matters now since it's finished now, for another year. 12 more months to work on reclaiming the big TV.  Best get cracking on it.
• Thrifty.  I've found a lovely collection of Fire King cups and saucers over the last few months. I love them and I should probably take them out of the fancy stuff cupboard and use them.  The plate however is too nice to risk to my ever increasing tendency to drop things.
• Secreted in the back of the fancy cupboard I found this tiny silver bunny. I forgot I had him.  He's too cute.  Actually, I think he's a hare, more than a bunny.

So that's it really.  Not much to say.  No yarny stuff going on, other than spilling over out of baskets in every corner of the house.

What's new with you?  All is well I hope.

Must be off!  Back to work....uggghhhh....

Toodles...L x ♥

Sunday Drive

Sometimes on Sundays,when my mind won't settle the Mister takes me out for a drive.

We dream about moving out of the our little town, to the wilds of West Virginia. We go on a long drives, taking back roads, searching and looking for the perfect spot.  Far away from the crowds of town where we can have our own quiet patch.

Yesterday, I think we found it.
Vast fields, beautiful trees, mountains and a little stream.
Perfect.

Toodles...L x ♥

February and all that SNOW!

February 2014 has been quite a snowy month so far.

It snowed three times last week, not piddly snow, but big bucket fulls of snow.  Come to think of it, I think it snowed the week before!  I've lost track....

Anyway, the kids love it, Pigpen loves it and I've been mesmerized by it. Watching those tiny flakes fall from the sky and covering up the grey of winter.

I love this snow, but this week, for some unknown reason, I've been missing home.

Perhaps it's because whilst I've been freezing, my lovely family has been baking in the hot Australian sun.

Somedays, like these snowy February days I miss that warm sun and the smell of eucalyptus.

So whilst the snow fell and my thoughts turned to home, I sewed.

A little patchwork quilt, not quite finished, but looking lovely in the snow.

I hope the weather is making you happy and for my poor friends and family across the pond in the U.K., I do hope it starts to dry up a little over there.

Toodles...L x ♥

P.S. After finishing this post, I looked out the window to see it is snowing, again!