Best laid plans….
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More appointments with specialists and dentists last week, and not much time for sewing. And I had such grand plans! I should have known not to even hope for any time in the sewing room with outside stuff on four days of the week….
I took Elizabeth to her sewing class on Thursday night and brought Nina with me so I could keep working on Natural Wonders. When we got there, she set up Bernie and I set up Nina…. and noticed that I had left the pedal at home… so much for sewing that night. So I HAD to go shopping.. I mean I wasn’t going to just sit there for two hours doing nothing, was I? Nope….
Off I toodled to Lincraft. Now I haven’t been there for years… and I was so surprised to see this huge store with all sorts of things. They used to be just a fabric shop, but they have all sorts of craft stuff there now. Anyway, I was reasonably good.. hee hee.
First of all I got some Christmas colored yarn to make little bags/baskets:
I snuck in a mixed fat quarter pack:
Because I really liked the blue with flowers and this one:
Then I headed over the the new patchwork shop in Ballarat and found a charm pack to use for the bag challenge. So yummy:
After that little bit of shopping I went back to see how the girls were going and started crocheting with the Christmas colors. I made these two little baskets, my first finishes for the Early Bird Christmas challenge (taken next to the iron so that you can see how small they are):
I love to make homemade goodies for Christmas and put them in a basket for friends. I thought this was a different way of presenting them… When I learn to crochet a bit better I suppose I could put some more decorations on them, but with some lollies (candy) inside, or homemade cookies wrapped in cellophane… I think they will do 🙂
Last night and today after church I managed to work on the bag a bit and got this far:
Next step batting I think…. but that will have to happen tomorrow.
I have more well laid plans for this week…. not many outings, so maybe I will get some of my plans done!!! I sure hope so!
Oh dear Joy- Murphy's Law eh? Wow seems you were supposed to leave that foot at home , what glorious purchases you made that fabric looks lovely with the pies on it..oh wow your baskets look very cute and the bag is coming along nicely-I pray for you a week with sewing time in abundance…cheers Vickie
The baskets are so cute!!! I think I will have to learn to crochet one day. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!
And your colors look even better on the bag. I like the blue with flowers and the pies too. So what you going to make with them??? L,A-
Thanks for the blogland welcome Joy.
Love the spoils from your shopping trip – of course you had to go shopping if you couldnt sew !!! Cute baskets.
Marilyn