WIP Wednesday

What a week!  & it's only Wednesday!  

I don't know who is more exhausted?  The boys or I?  I could just go curl up in bed right now!  But no chance of that happening as we still have school this afternoon.  Tomorrow we can do nothing...  I think.  I had better check the calendar.  I think tomorrow is blank.  Fingers crossed it is!  

Yesterday was a huge day for all of us. We had an early drop off of the boys to the grandparents where they spent the day, while Stuart & I drove for 3.5 hrs to see someone.  OK, so I got to knit all the way there.  Job done & was a good time to go & spoil myself at the local wool shop!  Very excited!  I spent an hour there.  Fortunately Stuart & I are happy to meet up later & shop where we want to for a bit.  So I could browse all I liked among the wide range of yarns that I don't normally get to see.  I even treated myself to a couple!  So excited! 

But then another 3.5 hrs drive home.  OK, another 3.5 hrs to knit.  I got a lot done on the back of my cardi! Will see what I can fit in later today!  Quite enjoying it so far & I love the cotton!

Linking up with WIP Wednesday!  Say hi if you are visiting through here won't you?

& wow!  This is the last day of Blogtoberfest!  & I did it!  I actually managed to blog everyday!  Amazing!  I think I will conk out tomorrow!  Thanks to the host of this one!  It's been a fun ride!  Thanks for visiting me during the month!  

This Quilt Book Is A Must Have

Lucky you if you have this book already.  I just discovered it today at work when I unpacked it.  I did manage a minute to look through it too which was impressive in a crazy day...  It really is good though.  I couldn't believe the simplicity in some of the designs.  I have a couple of ranges of fabric that I am looking for the perfect pattern for.  

But is there a perfect pattern?  It is what you make it isn't it?  Some people can see a quilt in chosen fabrics so easily.  Others can only see it in the colours that are presented to them in the pattern.  I think that would be difficult to not be able to see past what is in front of you.  I am amazed at customers sometimes when they need what is there in the book or even on display with samples we have in the shop of different things.  It becomes a problem too when all those craft magazines out these days keep turning up with a customer & they want the fabric that is in the magazine so they can recreate that quilt exactly.  Unfortunately it usually turns out that the magazine is a few years old.  That means the likelihood of finding said fabric is really slim.  I think we can be a bit behind the times where fabric is concerned in these parts but it is funny as the customers are even further behind it seems.  

In any case, I think I have found the perfect book with a couple of patterns that I can certainly envisage for some funky orange, pink & white fabric that I have.  The patterns are really easy to follow with great cutting guides, block assembly & quilt top assembly.  In fact it was so easy that the patterns usually only were on 2 pages!  & that was with good pictures in it too!  Well, this is definitely one for my wishlist.  Do you have this book?  Which one have you made from it?  

Yay - Hat Success

I had to try that hat again didn't I?  Of course!  So after the small size on Saturday that was way too small I did the biggest size of the Oliver + S pattern yesterday. It fits!  I wasn't too fussed with fabric - this cute frog one "Gone Fishing", was out of the cupboard first.  I just happened to have some plain blue that I got at work on Friday with the intention of using it for a hat for me!  But it worked as the inside of this one so I went with it.  I can get more of course if I need it!  lol   

DJ seems kind of happy about his hat.  Maybe he didn't like being out on the deck at 7.15am for a photo this morning!  

Can you believe we are in the last quarter?  Scary isn't it!  So let's make it fun!  Playing along with Blogtoberfest this year!  Should be a fine challenge!

Check out my give away here too...

Blogtober in October

This is the first time I have tried this!  I am up for the challenge!  Well this week I am anyway!  We'll see how I actually go when October comes around - next week!!!

Are you interested in playing along for the month?  Check out Katy for all the info you need.  Don't stress if you don't end up managing it!  Real Life happens, we all know that.  But we can try can't we!