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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: ellisr on April 27, 2012, 01:21:58 pm

Title: summer crafting
Post by: ellisr on April 27, 2012, 01:21:58 pm

Well I have an awful lot of summer fairs booked this year so I thought I better start the summer crafting at least.

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: FiB on April 27, 2012, 01:44:58 pm

Awww!!  Love an matching mummy/child thing!   Think my 9 yr old would object tho ;D  Lovely makes

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: Bionic on April 27, 2012, 03:10:49 pm

Very nice and lovely for the summer (if we get any)

Sally

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: ellisr on April 27, 2012, 03:13:22 pm

I made one last night for myself  (If I ever get to go out)

I have lots of sewing to do this weekend and quite a lot of knitting to catch up on. At least I have finished the shawl pattern and popped it on the website eventually still have another 5 to write up and post.

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: Lesley Silvester on April 27, 2012, 06:31:33 pm

They're lovely.  When do you find the time to make all these things?

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: ellisr on April 27, 2012, 06:34:47 pm

I work most night until midnight and some in the morning before work it is the only way to keep the small holding as OH was made redundant at the beginning of the year

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: ellisr on April 30, 2012, 04:45:59 pm

Another of the items I was working on this weekend, I think the pattern has turned out well.

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: Bionic on April 30, 2012, 06:19:53 pm

I love that one Rachel.  Some little girl would look so cute in it. 

By the way they were selling extreme crochet hooks at Wonderwool Wales for £14

Sally

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 01, 2012, 12:00:59 am

I love that too.  Do you do your own designs or use patterns?

Sorry to hear about your OH's job.  I was made redundant a year ago as well.  Applied for some but usually no reply.

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: ellisr on May 01, 2012, 06:34:46 am

I design my own patterns sometimes from old patterns that I have cut up and changed and sometimes just from my head. My grandma taught me how to do dressmaking patterns it has just taken me a while to get the hang if it.

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 01, 2012, 11:36:45 pm

May have taken a while but you certainly have the knack now.

Title: Re: summer crafting
Post by: ellisr on May 01, 2012, 11:51:44 pm

Thanks that is very sweet of you to say