The New Year Starts Here

Yes my 2013 starts here.

My leg is mending, having torn my calf muscle on the 

first day of my skiing holiday on New Years Eve.

My cold and cough, which I came down with as soon as I got back,

has more or less gone having hung around for ages. 

 I have fought back from my black cloud

which had descended because I thought I had spoilt every ones holiday, 

as well as my own,

and I have got a bit of enthusiasm for life back which

of course means I can rejoin the world of Blogging.

I have done a bit of stitching while I've been

stuck in doors so here's a couple of the bits

I have made.

I have made myself a new pincushion and pouch for my Patchwork class

(more on that next time).

I love this fabric and spent a happy couple of hours in front of the telly

embroidering over some of the pattern which of course doesn't show

in the photo.  Just a new needle case to finish now.

I had a bit of fun making myself the Princess and the pea from

an old Mollie Makes although the mouth looks a bit crooked.

I have no idea what to do

with her but I did enjoy making her.

I have been reading some blogs as well and couldn't resist the owl

which I found here on Bunny Mummy.

It now hangs from the side of my work basket.

I am making loads of little cotton flowers at the moment

for a W.I. craft group project.

This is a post for the future as at the moment

it is a bit of a secret because the end result is for a competition

and we don't want the opposition to know

what we are doing now do we.

I love making them as they are so quick and

I have been experimenting with a couple of my own designs.

Most of those get ripped out again though and I the ones that work

I forget to write down how I did it and struggle to do the same thing twice.

NOTE TO SELF.

Keep a note book beside you!

Off now to make some more while watching the rugby

this afternoon.

Great to be back and I'll see you all again soon.

Gillx