I have so much to tell you about from this weekend and the last couple of days! It has been a time full of joy and love and that is precious beyond all things :D
On Saturday, the Marvellous Mrs M and I went on a coach, no less, to Olympia for the Stitch and Craft show and a very big pop! Having set off at the crack of dawn, well the coach left at eight, we settled in with our crochet projects to travel down to our gorgeous capital city. That's one of the things that I love about coach or train travel, you get to see things from a different perspective - that lovely building over there, the tiny little detail over that doorway, those flowers clinging on to a corner of a building site... Everything seems exciting and I almost become a child again - not that I've ever been that far from my inner child. And when we finally arrived there, oh the loveliness! We started at the top floor - yarn, wool, patterns, needles and, one of my greatest weaknesses, buttons! Mrs M and I looked at all 400+ quilts that had been given for the Olympic countries. Some were beautiful, some were accomplished and some were full of love - the recipients should enjoy them. Then Mrs M and I made a patch for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee quilt by Janice Gunner, should you get to see the finished article look for ours, it's the small floral one with our names on it.
After a picnic lunch on the floor, chairs were rare to say the least, we went down to the ground floor to look at the sewing and stitching stalls. The colours were enticing, not quite as tactile as the wool, but the best bit was meeting Mr X-Stitch and seeing his work and the other subversive cross-stitchers amazing stuff. There was one by Lord Libidan which you had to wear 3D glasses to look at - truly the product of a twisted mind, but soooo clever... Here's a link for you http://lordlibidan.com/2011/12/18/3d-pokemon-choice/#comment-207
Five super smileys for Saturday:
On Saturday, the Marvellous Mrs M and I went on a coach, no less, to Olympia for the Stitch and Craft show and a very big pop! Having set off at the crack of dawn, well the coach left at eight, we settled in with our crochet projects to travel down to our gorgeous capital city. That's one of the things that I love about coach or train travel, you get to see things from a different perspective - that lovely building over there, the tiny little detail over that doorway, those flowers clinging on to a corner of a building site... Everything seems exciting and I almost become a child again - not that I've ever been that far from my inner child. And when we finally arrived there, oh the loveliness! We started at the top floor - yarn, wool, patterns, needles and, one of my greatest weaknesses, buttons! Mrs M and I looked at all 400+ quilts that had been given for the Olympic countries. Some were beautiful, some were accomplished and some were full of love - the recipients should enjoy them. Then Mrs M and I made a patch for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee quilt by Janice Gunner, should you get to see the finished article look for ours, it's the small floral one with our names on it.
After a picnic lunch on the floor, chairs were rare to say the least, we went down to the ground floor to look at the sewing and stitching stalls. The colours were enticing, not quite as tactile as the wool, but the best bit was meeting Mr X-Stitch and seeing his work and the other subversive cross-stitchers amazing stuff. There was one by Lord Libidan which you had to wear 3D glasses to look at - truly the product of a twisted mind, but soooo clever... Here's a link for you http://lordlibidan.com/2011/12/18/3d-pokemon-choice/#comment-207
Five super smileys for Saturday:
- A day out with the Marvellous Mrs M
- Lots of delicious and tempting yarn....
- New knitting patterns
- Carrot cake (twice)
- Meeting inspiring and incredibly talented people
Cheery smiles, D x
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