Saturday 23 March 2019

Things Here Lately









  • Piecing together of the hexies has started, I have decided to make some bright funky cushions for my family room sofa.  
  • A self sown Cosmos is bringing some much needed colour to my garden as well as much enjoyment for the bumble bees.
  • I'm currently midway through sewing a dress for myself.  This one has required me to hunt out the sewing machine instruction booklet and my button hole foot.  These were my practice ones.
  • From my never decreasing reading pile.  I have just finished A Well Behaved Woman, the story of Alva Vanderbilt and have now just started American Duchess, the story of her daughter Consuelo Vanderbilt.  It is quite amazing reading about Alva's life, in someways they were very much restrained by society's expectations of what was proper for a female, and in other's they did a lot to further women's health and rights.  Both these are fiction, but very enjoyable reads.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

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7 comments:

  1. Janie23 March 2019 at 18:58

    Your hexagons are fabulous!
    As are your cosmos, beautiful photos, thanks for sharing.
    I'm looking forward to seeing your new project soon.

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  2. Karen - Quilts...etc.24 March 2019 at 01:10

    I have never used my machines button hole foot - I really should at least look at it one day! I love that big hexie - so pretty with all those colors combined

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  3. Ali Honey24 March 2019 at 11:08

    I think your cushions will look great. Please show them when you've finished. ( I might want to copy them as I have 2 black sofas. )

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  4. Lynette25 March 2019 at 04:37

    Very pretty hexis. I haven't done garment construction for a long time, but I used to find the buttonhole foot very useful. Another reader! I know exactly what you mean by your "never decreasing reading pile". I haven't read either of these books, although they both look like the type of book I enjoy very much. I'm currently reading a posthumus compilation of Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" columns and an own-voices book written by an inner city black man. Oops - sorry! I didn't mean to ramble on! :)

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  5. Leeanne25 March 2019 at 19:41

    Love your hexagon piece, cushions will be nice! The Cosmo's are lovely.

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  6. Carla from The River26 March 2019 at 04:22

    Can not wait to see your dress. :-)

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  7. Saija28 March 2019 at 08:16

    Your hexagons are so pretty. Cosmos are my favorites!!

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