Amo,

Ouch to the thumb! But the bag is beautiful.

BTW, you're not far away from me, in not-so-sunny Dorset, today at least.

The thumb is healing Maggie but I have a large collection of thick skin healing bits which make feeling a needle virtually impossible. Thank goodness Bob the Bernina doesn't mind.

Thank you Lorchen. The colours in the photo are a bit flat though. Perhaps I should convince Gregory to come over for a visit.

Very stylish bag, Amo!

Lorchen

Amo, hope your poor thumb recovers quickly! It sounds like you are going to be having loads of fun!

Maggie in E. Central Illinois, where we seem to be experiencing monsoon season!

Hello everyone and worldwide Fabriceers!! I've just been washing drying, starching and pressing a whole batch of batiks in my knickers bags. This place has a lot to answer for! I've never pre washed in my life!!

My right hand thumb pad, you know the one that you seem to use most often when sewing, has been recovering from a nasty cut and a deep rose thorn that has left the tip in and so today I decided to add to the collection and burn it on the press. Well that's three things.

We have our Christmas picnic tomorrow and I was told on Tuesday that there is a competition to make a bag for it. Any shape, type or size. So I did. Pic in profile.

And before you all ask, the Christmas picnic is in the British monsoon season as opposed to the circus of the 'Christmas Do' one because it's more fun.

Saturday we have our Village Fete. Joy. :shock:

Sunday we have the Pedal Car Grand Prix. Fun!

Hope you all have something to look forward to this week end.

Amo

Welcome Loraine, it's certainly a great site!
Lynn in Cheesy Cheddar!!!

Hi Lorraine!!! Welcome to a little bit of UK on this wonderful website.

Welcome, Lorraine!

Lorchen

I'm glad it went so well, Rosemary, and look forward to see/read the whole story!

Lorchen

Hello just thought I would say hello. I have just joined and am a beginner quilter as I am into mixed media art. I live in Liverpool, UK

Lorraine

Great stuff Posy!! Look forward to reading the full story.

My Oh has just worked out that that is about the average working person (37hr week) working full time for over one and a half years. :shock:

Congratulations to your mom, Rosemary! I'm glad she got the recognition for her beautiful work on this piece. It is just amazing! Karen

Re - Trinity Altar Frontal, Sst Peter & Paul, Buckingham

The dedication service went very well, fortunately it wasn't blessed with holy water (water marks on silk damask does not bear thinking about!) and the priest made much of my mother and the dedication and work that she had put into it. We estimate that a minimum of 3000 hours was taken up between the super frontal and the altar frontal and that does not include all the extra thinking and measuring time. Every one in the congregation we spoke to was highly impressed and thinks that it is magnificent, which it is.

My mum still doesn't really believe that she achieved it - the girl at school who had to re-do her tacking stitches because they were not even enough

A full write up will be appearing in Stories presently, and a finished picture is on my profile for now

Yours Rosemary

P.S. Just don't ask about the flat camara battery and the spare at home!

Thanks for the giggle Rosemary, I love the story about Compo's sewing skills . I hope everyone enjoys Sunday and that you get the recognition you all deserve.