A busy weekend

We delivered the photos of the Soap Corner's products on Tuedsay, Margaret seemed very pleased with them.  
Despite buying two  more different  fabrics for the quilt, I haven't made a single square since I last posted - I was out every evening last week - not socialising either, mostly meetings etc.   There is a shop in Marshside Road, Southport, which sells, among other things, a vast selection of patchwork fabrics - I would like to live there!  

I finished some felt book covers and they are now covering  2012 diaries and there will be more before too long.

Liz and I started on the Christmas table decorations last week, we only made 3 before we ran out of steam.  We intend to do some serious work on them this Friday.   

The weekend was extremely busy.  On Satruday, after delivering some of the Club's photos for a competition, we headed for Lark Lane.  We hadn't been there since July, so it was nice to meet up with all the familiar faces.   In fact, one couple who had bought prints from me before, came back for another one.    Apart from that, I didn't sell much apart from cards.

Sunday morning, very early, saw us heading for the unknown.   There was an Open Day at Wyresdale Hall and Country Park near Scorton which is between Preston and Lancaster.   We found it without too much difficulty,  despite the extremely narrow bridge over the River Wyre which was a bit daunting at first.   The Hall was an interesting old Manor House which I would have loved to visit, but we just didn't get the chance.  We hope to go back again, one day, to have a good look at it.    The Craft Fair itself was in a barn with the farmers' market.    It was very large, quite draughty,  and we shared it with some sheep!  However, we had dressed up in our walking gear so we were fine.    Surrounded by chutney, yoghurts, puddings etc. we had a great time.   There were lots of people browsing and buying, and quite a few took cards and said they'd either look at the website, or come to see us again when we visit Scorton Village Hall in November.   As usual, we met some very interesting people - especially Oliver, a gorgeous little boy who helped his mum and gran with their yoghurt/ice cream stall -  he entertained us greatly.    There was also a stall run by volunteers who were friends of Trinity Hospice in. or near, Blackpool.    They were selling the most beautiful, inexpensive, quilts and bags, and other crafts.   I hope they made a lot of money - they deserved it.   By the end of the day, when we had carried everything back to the car and made our way home,  we were absolutely exhausted - what a cure for insomnia.

On Monday, I had another busy but enjoyable day.  I went to run a mini felt-making workshop for my daughter and her friend.   We spent the whole day round her big kitchen table making felt.   They were both rank beginners but, by 'school run' time, they had each completed a piece of felt for a book cover and a small bag or purse, while I made a book cover and another felt bowl.   I hope they enjoyed the day as much as I did -  they said they did!


I've had my second ever order from the website this week - cue great rejoicing - it was for a double poppy corsage and I have already posted it.    I also had a call from the Coffee Etc Gallery in Parbold to say she'd sold some of my cowls and corsages, so I took some more there.    I need to get making some more corsages I think - perhaps on Friday.   So, all in all, an exhausting and successful week.


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