A feature on the village carried this photo of Caroline and Julie as its main focus. There was a very nice report to go with it.
Then on Wednesday it was Stitch Bournville. We'd run out of poppies AGAIN, so Jules and Sandie were making leaves and I was on poppies.
I'd hoped to introduce us individually, but the photos are all stuck together!
Top left introduces Gillian and Kate-the-Nurse, both of whom appear regularly in the blog. Gillian is our felting expert; she's just made a fabulous new bag for display in the shop. Kate-the-Nurse has made some amazing tea-cosies which are being sold in aid of Marie Curie.
Deliveries included more colours of Louisa Harding's Amitola, which left me panting, and the complete range of Rico 2-ply cotton. I very much want to try it; the colours are really vibrant.
Caroline and I have been protecting our poppies from people trying to buy them - or sell them, come to that! She's been working on some of her extra-extra special ones to make a vase of them for Julie's window; I've been making a wreath for the other window.
I acquired a metal frame from Louise's shop, two or three doors down, some weeks ago, but all the experiments with leaves were unsuccessful. Then there was a kerching! moment: the florist at Louise's had talked about moss!. So I made 'moss' and wrapped it round the frame.
Then I sewed on the string of leaves I'd made. Those who know me realise I have all sorts of lazy ways; this one saves darning in ends all the time.
And finally I added the poppies. Of course I miscalculated when it came to sewing them on, but it will have to do; I have fluffy poppies to make!
Note the elegant hanging device; here we have the whole picture:
That's Rhiannon getting arm ache!
For once, I'm quite pleased with something I've made, and I'm going to use the basics to make a Christmas wreath. But it won't be red and green!
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