WOYWW 209

Hi Everyone,

I hope you have all had a wonderful celebratory week. Sadly, I didn't manage to visit everyone during the week but I did do rather better than usual and thoroughly enjoyed visiting as many as I could. Apologies to all those I didn't pay a visit to. Anyone who is wondering what I'm blethering on about, it was the 4th year of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, brought to us by the amazing Julia Dunnit over on the Stamping Ground - and if you don't already, do consider joining in ... it's an awful lot of fun and, well, kind of addictive.

No papercrafting on my desk this week. Instead I've been crazy quilting as a way of getting back into the way of using a sewing machine again. As you can see the little bin that Lunch Lady Jan very kindly gave me is proving very useful for collecting bits of thread and fabric. At the back of the desk is a collection of sewing boxes - the little tin one contains bobbins, the wooden one has thread, pins, thimbles, etc., and actually so does the green one you can just see at the back ... I can't remember how long I have had that sewing box but it has got to be more than 30 years! Also in view are these beautiful ATCs received this week.

One from Annie (aka Wipso), A Stitch In Time, beautifully trimmed and embroidered, and the other from Janet of Fairy Thoughts ... it's sewing themed with lots of  fab stamping, inking and embellished with sewing notions. Lovely work ladies :)

Here's the finished crazy quilted patch complete with machine embroidery along the seams. I've forgotten a lot of what I knew about sewing patchwork and I'm working without all the fancy equipment I did have at one time like, for instance, a rotary cutter, just a pair of scissors and my sewing machine.  This square is going to be the centre of a cushion cover and it needs panels attached around the edges and a backing added yet before I can call it done. The patterns on the scraps are mainly Christmas themed so someone dear to me is going to receive it for their present this year.

I will, of course, endeavour to visit as many of you as I can over the next few days - I've given up the attempt to do it all in one day now that we are so many - however, I enjoy snooping round your desks so much that I'd have withdrawal symptoms if I didn't  :) And I thank those of you who take the time out of your busy lives to visit me and leave a comment - you're efforts are much appreciated.

Have a very good WOYWW and an enjoyable week. Take care too.

Happy crafting,