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  • Lucky dip

    Lucky dip

    A busy day thus far….a successful craft show where I sold a quilt (thanks Dilly), a load of blocks and some vintage books. I also saw some good friends too. Financially good but emotionally better. How lovely to meet fellow quilt nuts and feel among friends when admitting to stroking my quilts and not wanting…

  • The road less travelled

    So, part two of my story…I’ve gone and got me a studio and I’ve started reviving my drawing and artistic tendencies after a career of science and financial services. At 18 I chose science, now I’ve gone back and taken the other fork. The picture above is my first studio sketch. It was so lovely…

  • Just what the doctor ordered

    So, the ripples of yarnbomb happiness continue to radiate ever outwards. I am now the proud owner of 3 copies of today’s Gloucestershire Echo. Yes, we are the page 3 spread! Look!!! The flowers and bunting seem to have made everyone smile, which is of course the point. I was particularly proud of my gnome…

  • Homeward bound…

    Homeward bound…

    A day of mixed emotions here. I hope your day was clearer. On the one hand I have had a mentally stimulating day, discussing and learning about the latest technical developments in my chosen field. The course was in a very chi chi hotel in Big London so this morning found me Paddington bound on…

  • Salt and pepper

    I’ve  not been too vocal recently. Things have been packed chez Stitch, with little space for tippy tapping. I swear the hours in the day are reducing as the boys are growing. I’m writing this in bed, in the blessed silence of a sleeping house. Soon activity will make it hum and buzz but right…