Fabric Fusion 2011

I've been remiss and neglected the blog of late but that's because I have been making and making some more.......MONSTERS!!!!!!! I absolutely love these guys who are based upon the great patterns of Rebecca Danger, I'm a fan can you tell?
I've been making lots of stuff not just monsters, which was to update existing stock and flex my brain for this past weekend's Fabric Fusion event in Bradford on Avon. I got to set up camp with the lovely and talented Lou Butt of Louise Butt Designs and spend 2 whole days knitting, stitching and chatting to some lovely people who stopped by the stall. Did I mention the cake? So today it's back to tidying up and putting things away and thinking up new ideas for the next event.....a Handmade and Vintage day at Jumble Jelly in Bradford on Avon, check out their website for all the details.
Back to the wool stash!

Sign up, Sign up it's workshop time!

I've got some news that I am over the moon about! I've been asked to run some sewing workshops at my lovely local shop Jumble Jelly in Bradford on Avon. So we've been having lots of chats about what people want to learn, what we think they want to learn and how we can get those people learning and sewing with their machines. The workshops start in August so there is still plenty of time to get your name on the list, here's a sneak peek of what you could make in the applique apron class but the design is really up to you. Get in touch with the lovely ladies at Jumble Jelly it really couldn't be simpler. Hope to see you there.

Spring has sprung

It has been too long but if I tell you that I have been up to all sorts of exciting things you will forgive me I think.
So the time has flown by with...

Cake - and lots of it, birthday cakes, bought cakes, whoopie pies, cakes I shouldn't have eaten and cakes I am most definitely glad I did. I also discovered the cake hangover. Who knew it was possible?

Knitting - so much knitting and being seduced by Ravelry type reading. I've finished two shrugs in the lovely Rowan Linen Lenpur (which I got in the sale so even better), halfway through a stashbusting wool cardigan for when it gets cooler (and it just did, please don't tell me the English summer is over already) and that leads me to crocheting.

Crocheting - I've been improving my skills which let's face it were basic at best and so far so good. The crocheting has also distracted me from finishing one of the above mentioned shrugs (sewing up seams) and not yet finishing the cardigan which needs a neck. But I love granny squares.

Visiting - my new favourite hangout, where all the cool kids go when the real kids are at school is Jumble Jelly. A fantastic and oh so friendly purveyor of wool, yarn, fabric and if you are really good they give you cake!

Gardening - the garden has burst forth with all the fantastic weather we've had and so I've been pootling about there and also dismantling the poor excuse for a side garden that the builders of our house left us with thereby transforming it into the veg garden (this brilliant idea was thanks to a passing comment by my friend Red). So the beanpoles are in and the blackberry and raspberry canes seem to have survived the transplanting. There's a bit more to do and any pictures would be slightly disappointing so we'll have to wait. My biggest battle is trying not to turn into a volcano when I have to clean someone else's dog poo off my garden path! And breathe. Let me just say, my dog doesn't poo in your garden, don't let your dog poo in mine. Enough said on that topic. But looking forward to some courgettes the size of marrows - which some will be because they always grow faster than we can eat them. Which leads me to Chocolate Courgette Cake. The best. Which also means we've come full circle back to cake.

Today's cake selection is a cheeky little lemon and lime coconut cake, once I've finished squeezing the limes!