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Sunday 28 April 2013

Not the best of starts...

I got up really early so I could check out our spiky friend, but unfortunately he had checked out already; so a little diversionary tooth brushing with the kids was required, whilst hubby got busy with the clean up operation.  

It also seemed like my MacBook was coming out in sympathy, but a couple of re-boots and a hard slap later and I brought it back to life; you win some, you lose some, eh?

So onto the day proper, making use of the early start, I had the main block of my Patchwork Please! embroidery pouch all sewn up before 10am; the points are not all perfect, but I love it...


I did then spend a disproportionate amount of time then pondering the rest of the pouch, but I want it to be just right.

We had a picnic lunch, on a windswept, freezing cold, heathland!!  The sun never quite made it, any warmth was zapped by the Arctic blasts, so after an hour of asking the kids if they were ready to go, we finally upped sticks and came home...


I couldn't resist cracking on with the rest of the block once the kids were in bed though...


Shocking photo, but you get the gist!

And so ends another weekend, and next week's is a long one - woo hoo xxx

25 comments:

  1. Lookin good! Although you need to slow up or you'll have all the projects done before the sewalong even starts :o)

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  2. Karen's right, you'll have made everything to perfection before we even get going! Your pouch is going to be brilliant! Pity about the hedgie and the Arctic blast!

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  3. Love how your pouch is looking! Such a shame about the hedgehog and the cold picnic outing though:(

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  4. Is it wrong that I'm smiling at the clean up operation after the hedgehog checked out? Very probably *snort* Pouch looks lovely and glad the kids can't feel the cold because it looks very parky indeed!

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  5. Sorry it was a poor start to the day, but your pouch is looking fabulous. Love, love your fabrics!

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  6. Alas poor hedgie, we knew him well... Loving the pouch though

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  7. Such a great block. I must start planning what I will make from this book

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  8. Oh yes, forgot its a bank holiday coming up! Your block is looking fantastic

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  9. I've just lost a massive comment about hedgehogs :(

    So the gist was, that's a really lovely block and it's usually a sign if they're out in the day that something isn't right, and often they get attacked by wasps at that stage too which is pretty horrible and yet another reason to hate wasps!

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  10. The centre star fabric is like an optical illusion, it completes each of the other stars perfectly even nough they are all so different, amazing block, H xxx

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  11. Oh, RIP little friend.
    Your piecing is amazing. So pretty.

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  12. Oh I have just made the embroidery pouch too but a bit cheaty, no block on the front. Yours looks brill.

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  13. Fantastic block! Love the fun fussy cutting.

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  14. I love that block. It's a stunner. Shame about Spiky though.

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  15. Sorry for the hedgehog and the weather. :(
    But to quote the block, it looks great! All that pondering has already paid off. Looking forward to seeing it finished. I spent an insane amount of time trying to arrange my HSTs yesterday as well. Layout progress is an absolute win, though, so screw getting anywhere fast. ;)

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  16. Poor Mrs Tiggy-Winkle :o(

    Love the block and the tree climbing photo - you must have been nithered!

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  17. as long as Mr Tiggywinkle didnt end up like the one in "One foot in the Grave"!! great fussy cutting by the way x

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  18. Love how the block turned out. That is the back ground fabric that you are using? My daughter kept trying to convince me to picnic on Saturday but I was the one who just couldn't take the lack of sun and the cold breeze, I think she would picnic in a blizzard if I let her :)

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  19. Your pouch is coming along lovely!

    Sorry to hear about your "just around long enough for the kids to get attached" owl/hedgehog. He seemed a fine fellow. :-(

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  20. Poor hedgie but on a brighter note the block looks fabulous!

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  21. Good job Hubby clearing up spikey before the kids found him. Beautiful blocks missus x

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  22. So sorry to hear about your little hedgehog ~
    The block is wonderful ~ love the colors chosen.

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  23. Bet the slugs and snails are happy! Poor wee flattened owl!

    Good news is the pouch is looking great though!

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