crazy patchwork purses (small) on the way...

No it's not a giant biscuit, pancake or oven mitt, it's how my purses look when they are backed/lined and ready to be stitched to the frame. This is the first of my next batch of five, yes five, the magic number. I can't quite bring myself to order more than one set of frames at a time so as it's five to a set that's how I'm working, five at a time. This one has gingham, my painted cotton and lots of lace with quite a bit of hand embroidery. Further down in the photo pile there are blue ticking rouleau loops, they are part of number two which is in it's infancy. number three is waiting to be cut up and tacked together. I have all the cloth neatly pressed and stacked and number three will be mostly white for a brave person who is good at keeping white clean.

There are a couple of new books on the list today, not because I have only just discovered them but because I have only just got round to it. Whole Cloth is hugely recommended, it has been my bible for years but when I put the link up to Amazon I nearly passed out at the price. My copy was a gift from a very good friend which I received just before I started my degree and after seeing the current price I am even more grateful than I was I first received it. The price seems prohibitive to me but if you have a good library I would really recommend you try and get hold of it.

Final thoughts on the football while I'm here and then we can ''put it to bed''. I am not sad, we just weren't good enough. I don't know about you but I didn't see any passion, any love for the shirt. The best team won Lampards goal given or not. I for one won't be using that as an excuse, I know what I saw over 90 minutes. The best thing about it all is that I am no longer at serious risk of a heart attack so for that we have to be thankful!! It also means that the purses will be finished quicker too, no slowing down of production due to stress. Have a great tuesday!

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