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Making big things takes a long, long time….

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Don’t worry, I’m not going to show you more triangle pictures! I could though, I’m still going, although life has rather got in the way, so progress is slow. 15 more to go by my calculations and then I can sew them together. That will mean a lot of pinning and seam matching, and no […]

Seeing triangles in my sleep

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

But I think the end is almost in sight… Helen P.S. Hopscotch (Camille Roskelley) using Terrain (Kate Spain)

A spring evening

Friday, March 30th, 2012

A lovely sunny spring evening, so warm that it feels like summer. I hope to goodness we haven’t been lured into a false sense of security as it isn’t inconceivable that we could get another load of snow (Please God noooooo!) For the first time in living memory I’m home alone on a Friday evening. […]

I’m in love!

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

with Hopscotch and Terrain (and Mr H too of course!) I just knew that if I got my point colours right then this pattern would sing and really bring out all the pizzazz of Terrain. That’s why I got myself into such a dithering tizzy. Before I started I really thought that Kona coal would […]

And the answer is ….purple

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

After faffing around with blue and orange points, coloured centres and various other ideas – none of which I liked – I’ve now gone for purple…. …and I’m completely unable to take a photo that shows the true colour – it’s way lighter than it looks here! Maybe tomorrow I’ll be a bit luckier. I’ve […]