Erratta

I have just wasted 20 mins of my life downloading and printing out 23 pages of errata for 3 of the books I have recently bought!!!!!

Just 3!!!! They are A Gathering of Lace, Victorian Lace Today and Swing,Swagger, Drape....all by the same publisher.

I just don't get it. How can there be several pages of errata for each book. The mistakes have been through several reprints as well.

Yours, fed-up of Coventry : (

The Wedding (and Tonsillitis)

I proudly present the Bride & Groom. Lovely wedding, beautiful dresses and a simple, sweet ceremony. What more could a proud mother ask? I have gained another wonderful son, that's two in 10 months!!!

Do you notice the Forest Canopy Shawl she is wearing???

I love the cake!! The Groom chose it and it just epitomises their humour : )

Proud family (I'm the one in the middle LOL). I'm not really a midget - DH is very tall!! The hotel was superb and the grounds were lovely for the photos etc. It was slightly cloudy, but warm and dry.

And last but not least, the 'other' new son and my eldest daughter. Do you remember their wedding in September? Their baby is due in 6 weeks and the Groom's mother did a fantastic job of making the bridesmaid dress with room for a growing bump : )

Phew, its been quite a year!! To top it off, DS has Tonsillitis and is off school looking pale and weak. Off to make some more tea for him....................................... and finish my second Forest Canopy shawl for the mother-to be. These shawls are addictive.

I'm Home!!!

I'm home, a bit sore and bruised, but that awful pain has gone!! 5 years and now I have no pain - so much for my doctor repeatedly telling me it was my morbidly obese body pressing on my hip........

Everything went well, so well that I dont need a second operation. I didnt kill anyone, or lash out in panic. I did have a panic attack in the anaesthetic room, but the staff were marvellous and helped me through it. I love the NHS!!!

The operation was 2 hours and the recovery room was 4 hours cos I was having trouble breathing and my blood pressure kept dropping, so they kept me in overnight. I am fine now. I feel rather odd though as though I have been in a car crash or something. I have never faced such fear before.

Many, many thanks for your kindnesses, for letting me whitter on about my fears and your patience in explaining stuff. I hope to be back at Kenilworth Knit and Knatter in 3 weeks.

Wedding in 7 days and then I shall see some of you on Sat 12th for the workshop

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Operation was a sucess!!!

This is Claires' Son. Claire is now just recovering from her operation, and should be out by tomorrow morning. The operation was a sucess, with no complications apart from her blood pressure wavering for a bit after the operation, which she has been treated for.

Shawls and Weddings

I have finished my Forest Canopy Shawl using 5mm circular needles and Regia Hand-dyed Effect yarn. I did 12 repeats and 12 rows of edging and it still only just ended up the right size. My youngest daughter is getting married in 2 weeks and her dress is Ice Blue with blue embroidery, so I am hoping she will like this shawl to keep her warm during the evening reception. If she pops over during the bank holiday I will show it to her and see what she thinks : )In a fit of optimism I bought this pattern by Sharon Miller. It is 25 pages of charts and instructions!!! I think I may be practising my lace for a while longer before I make this one LOL

PS Click on the photo's for bigness.

Surgery & Fabric

I have the appointment for my first operation. It is Wednesday 2nd June in the morning. I am trying to be calm and sensible about his, but am a bit wobbly still : (

I also bought a selection of patterned and plain fat quarters to make a quilt. I am not sure when I will actually make it, but it is pretty to look at LOL

Malvern Quilt Show 2010

On Friday DH and I went to the Malvern Quilt Show. As always, the quality of the quilts is outstanding. I was inspired by many of the quilts. The artistry and quality of workmanship was wonderful to see. I have put together just a few my favourite quilts. I think, if you click on the photo, you can get a better, larger picture.
I loved this one because the quilter had used words as well as colours. It seemed a refreshingly new interpretation of the competition requirement to produce a rainbow quilt.

The movement of the colours in this quilt caught my eye.

I love lone star type quilts and this one, with its foundation piecing, just spoke to me.

This was by the inimitable Ferret. She has such a distinctive look that her work can be spotted miles away. The wholecloth is dyed one colour. The lighter colours are created by using dense embroidery in other threads.

I chose this one for the beauty and harmony of its colour scheme and the accuracy of the piecing.

And this one for the same reason.

Don't those colours just zing???

I came away feeling both inspired and despairing. I have such a long way to go before I can produce anything like the work I have seen displayed. Still, everyone has to start somewhere!!

My next project is to try Cathedral Windows, by hand.