Virtual Fireworks for the Winner

WoW! What a lot of comments - good to meet new ‘commenters’?? commentators?

Now we know how to bring you out from the shadows. Thank you all for the encouraging words - they really do mean such a lot. Too many to answer individually so I’ll just pick out a few.

mycamera - so glad the bit about dry cat food helped. Stevens has been poorly again, which is very disappointing but seems on the up again now.

Anna - yes, I’m hoping to do oodles of work for the mixed media book I’m working on.

Jill, the flower foot is good on older Janomes - which model do you have?

Maybird - so sorry to hear of the fall. Use the fallow time for thinking - it can send you in a whole new direction. If you have one good hand do some drawing with it - even better if it is not your usual hand as it will be more abstract.

Jac - Flower Stitcher usually fine on Berninas but you may need to get the shank extension.

Doreen K - holding kittens is a mixed blessing. Clive and I bear the scars.

Hi, Judy in Tassie. I’d love to go there - Ken Smith has been telling me tales of possum and wonderful scenery.

Maggie - of course you can go in the hat. Fiona is going to do the draw later today and I shall report it ‘live’ as she does it!

Verobirdie - you may live to regret taking in that cute little kitten - pack away your breakables.

So glad you enjoyed the talk, Kate J. You were a great branch to talk to - it really does make a difference. I think two kittens are often so in tune with each other that they don’t need humans. It takes a bit longer to get them to cuddle you.

Phew - that was a busy bit. I’m typing this into Word this morning so I can paste it into the blog this afternoon when Fiona is here to do the draw. Then I shall type into the blog live as she does the draw - so look at the end for the winners.

We will also have an on-line firework display to celebrate, so I hope you all enjoy that.

I took a trip to Dorking branch yesterday for a talk and it was great to meet so many folk who read the blog - Hi to all of you.

Stitchwise, I have been finishing a vessel which was a bit of an experiment with wooden strips acting as a support. While I was working on it (before the bottom went in) I discovered that, actually, it was not a vessel but a cat tunnel.




I was too mean to buy Smudge a tunnel in the pet shop, so it serves me right.
I am quite pleased with the piece. It was much distressed by embellisher and kitten.



I am doing an article on the technique for Quilting Arts - will I have to include Smudge? Here is the 'proper' piece.



Clive has decided that we now have Cat Stevens and Cat Astrophe. It’s like living with a cartoon character as he hurtles from chairback to chairback, then winds up dangling from the windowsill by his front paws until rescued. While we were unpacking the food shopping today, he got stuck in the handle of a ‘bag for life’ and we had to cut it to get him out. Trust us to have a disaster area for a kitten.
This evening I have to take Smudge to the vet for his injection and Clive to the doctor’s for a check up. Hope I don’t muddle them up!


Michael Wicks has just said that he wants my next book, ready to print, by the end of August. There is a good reason for this which I will tell you soon, but I am thrown into such panic that my mind has gone blank and I am unable to write anything. I shall have to go and do some more garage clearance to find inspiration.

Later, that same day.....

Fiona is here and, as I am typing this into the blog she has pulled out - Ta Da...

Stephanie Pettangell, who wins a Flower Stitcher....

and

.....Guzzisue wins a Flower Stitcher

Ooh, that was a great firework. Did you see it? We've drawn the curtains so they show up really well. Onwards...

Marjorie from Toronto wins a Gizmo

Margaret S from Stockport, Cheshire wins a Gizmo

Gosh - that was a banger!


Teacher Carol in Swansea, Wales, wins a Gizmo


Finally ……(fanfare) ..

Penny from Victor Harbour, South Australia wins the stitched piece.

Please email me on maggie@workshopontheweb.com and tell me your snail mail addies and I’ll get the goodies off to you.

Here’s the set piece - amazing how they could set it up in our small office.

Back soon folks. More giveaways to come.