Thursday, 19 December 2013

Tis the season .......

of festive cheer, lights, food and drink and shopping!

Our trip to Yorkshire went well and although we enjoyed it we were glad to get home. It was strange visiting Leeds for a shopping trip with my DD. There's an enormous new shopping mall where we almost got lost, but nothing much has changed. It's still busy and grubby in parts and although I lived there for more years than I care to remember, I never thought of it as my home and I don't miss it.

There are people there that I do miss and it's nice to catch up with them from time to time, but I am beginning to make new friends here and I'm finding plenty to do.

On the quilting/embroidery front, 2013 has been a bit of a dead loss. Lots of good intentions, but not much resulting from them. Looking back over the year, what have I achieved? Well, I've done some painting and decorating, begun to sort things out in my new home,  visited various shows, joined a few groups, got some new books and dyed and painted some fabric.

Now I've set myself the challenge of actually making things. First there's a piece for the Embroiders Guild with a theme of Tree  rythyms. I've machined a grid on some soluble film and will now start some free machining to fill it in. Perhaps I'll also use some hand stitching too. 

Next is a piece for our South West CQ group on the theme of layers. Not sure what this is going to look like yet, but geology seems appropriate. There is also a plan for a group quilt on the same theme with each person making one layer based on a rock type. I have chosen serpentine as, being surrounded by a wall made of it, I'm not short of inspiration.

Looking at other people's blogs has been a wonderful distraction for me and I've picked up lots of tips and ideas along the way. I hope that the same applies to anyone reading my blog.

I hope everyone had a truly lovely Christmas and that 2014 will be good for all. Happy new year everyone!

1 comment:

  1. I hope 2014 will be a special year for you and Dave. Happy New Year love me and him xxx

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