THE FHG SEWING THREAD :-D

[ilove2patch]

As requested, a place for us to ask for help and advice from other stitchers and to show the things we make.
Over to you.:-D

[rainydaywoman11]

They had some Downton's costumes at last week's craft fair in Glasgow and a craft stall everything for a pound.

[stan3502]

Huggles ask son was it the mp4-12c:O

Cos if it was tell him I am soooooooooooooooo jealous;-)

[stan3502]

They had some Downton's costumes at last week's craft fair in Glasgow and a craft stall everything for a pound.

Bet that was a popular RDW did you get some good bargains 🙂

[captainbovine]

good evening one and all.....OOoh I've saved that pattern, I may just have a go at that, I think I can do purl....

I'll soon find out:^O

I'm doing squares now, I've got 4 blankies to sew up.

tonight I am knitting shades of minty green up and then I've got some wild colours to do another blankie....

that will be for a funky cat:^O

Merlin, that quilt sounds lovely and I haven't even seen it yet!

Numptz...what ya doing with all these buttons???

[huggles1253]

Huggles ask son was it the mp4-12c:O

Cos if it was tell him I am soooooooooooooooo jealous;-)

He's out. It's orange and sounds like a clapped out cortina to me.:|

[stan3502]

Evening captain,are we gonna get mote kitty blanky piccy's.

Huggles your lack knowledge of cars is showing does it only goes as far as naming them.

That reminds me how is son doing with "clive" and are you used to "Giles " yet 🙂

[captainbovine]

maaayyybbbbeeeeeee......:-)

depends if I foo them up sewing them:8}

[huggles1253]

My knowledge of normal cars is OK just not flat orange ones. What if he had dented it? Giles is good but I'm mainly using Clive as Olly isn't 16 till September. He probably won't want Clive now he's driven that. I won't give him the keys to even start it until he's had some lessons!

[rainydaywoman11]

Hiya Stan, yes it was a great day, got some lovely stuff.  Ribbons and buttons mainly for me and some yarn. My friend used to own a craft shop and has so much 'stuff' you wouldn't believe and still managed to buy more, including a trio of gorgeous little teddies, one black, one brown and one beige (loves her teddies).  Her OH just goes 'yes dear' and smiles 🙂

I wondered if Maggie's group would have been involved in a quilting display (by UK quilters groups) with Jane Austen as the theme, it was incredibly beautiful.  Then went for lovely Chinese meal and they dropped us home.

You going to the rugby???  Oh I so hope you win.  My son has dual nationality (half NZ) and is a massive rugby fan - he's put a bet on for Wales to win 😮  A Grand Slam, eh!!   You hear about Mervyn Davies?

[huggles1253]

Sorry isn't 17 until September.

[stan3502]

Mervyn davies was a welsh legend and will be sorely missed and yes RDW I am off to the match tomorrow thanks to a generous client so am hoping for a half early finish tonight but I doubt it will happen.:-D

Huggles will you teach your son to drive I tried with master P but was so tense and we were doth like Arghhhhhhhhh that he had lessons:-(

[ilove2patch]

Hi Rainy. That was the Quilters Guild of Great Britain doing the Jane Austen Quilts. I don't belong to that. Were they lovely?

[stan3502]

Evening Maggie did you enjoy youre day out,did you do anything nice

[ilove2patch]

I met my lovely daughter for lunch & we looked around the charity shops.:-) We meet 'halfway' in Yeovil, Somerset. I also had to take some quilt entries to a friend for her to deliver to Exeter for the quilt show later in the month.:-D

[stan3502]

Sounds lovely Maggie I love having a nose round the charity shops,think one of the best bargains I ever had was some lovely beatrix potter material to make curtains for Alesha's room when she was small for the bargain price of £1 :-x

[rainydaywoman11]

You're going to the rugby for real Stan  - it will be an incredible day, would you like to be my son's new best friend??  We're gonna get the wooden spoon - again - aren't we?  They play like girls.

The whole day was wonderful Maggie - so inspirational - always a bit of a blur by the end.  I especially loved all the sewing - catwalk, great designs by a lot of young designers, very Mary Q some of it.  There was a Beatles quilt/ all kind of 'raggedy' unfinished edges on the pieces, bit 3D, I would have died for (so they copy the faces onto fabric - how do you do that?).  The JA quilting was unbelievable - real works of art - and some of the scrap quilts were genius, I haven't got the patience to do those.  Downton costumes a treat - spent time looking at machines like CGs - want one.  I think that's the 3rd year we have been - but my friend goes all over to them.  Where was your day out?

Oooh huggles - if I win the lottery I'd buy an Aston Martin Volante - like Charlie.  I'm not fond of 'low' cars.

We went to see Mrs Browns Boys last night - please, please get a ticket for the future and go - 2 halves of a show - 90 mins each - he is a brilliantly funny man. Was better than the telly.

[ilove2patch]

No bargains today but I have got a Mothers Day present to unwrap on Sunday.:-D

[stan3502]

Lucky you.

Took my mums to her today and am keeping my fingers crossed that my kids remember.

[ilove2patch]

I had a card on the mat too from my sons family in Yorkshire.:-)

[stan3502]

Suppose that is one thing that I am really lucky with all 6 of our children live within a 15 min drive so see them all the time.

Right must go and take this cake out of the oven and think I will decorate it when i finish here and drop it off on the way out tomorow.

Youngest grandaughter Ava is 1 today party is tomorrow and I shall miss it but promised I would do a Hello Kitty cake (I must be mad :^O)