Way back in the summer I promised the local library that I’d do a “talk” at their December coffee morning on some, at that point undecided but definitely sewing related, subject.
It was months and months until December at that point and so, obviously, I forgot all about it until a few weeks ago when they reminded me.
Oops.
Cut to this evening. Although I’d planned that I’d talk the ladies through making some very simple felt Christmas decorations, and I’d collected together all the materials I’d need, I’d not actually done anything with them.
More oops!
So I’ve been drawing simple shapes, cutting some of them out and packing a small box to take with me tomorrow.
This stocking, however, is for another project altogether.
One of The Husband’s colleagues is, Jude, a craft blogger who is knitting up a storm, making little stockings, which she is planning to fill with chocolate and sell for charity. All monies raised will be sent to The NIHR / WT Children’s Clinical Research Facility and the AT Society.
Both the stockings and the photo are Jude’s
When she asked me if I’d be willing to help out a little, of course I said yes. And promptly volunteered Ma as well!
Ma immediately set the needles clacking and whipped up a bagful of these little lovelies in no time flat:
I, on the other hand, am characteristically tardy, but will, on my return from the library tomorrow, crack on and get my contribution done.
With such good causes at stake I really need not to let the side down.
Bless, those little stockings are so cute! Good luck with your fund raising & your talk…
Thank you!!
Nothing like a deadline looming to concentrate the mind! Good luck knitting your share 🙂
I bottled out of knitting and spent a happy afternoon and evening embroidering and stitching some little felt ones!
Wise woman 🙂
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Evie, you crack me up! I am sure tonight will be great for you and you will manage to make those stockings too. Take some pictures of the event for us! And have fun!!!
I didn’t get photos of the event…but it was like an Amish quilting bee! 10 elderly ladies stitching up felt decorations, chatting, drinking tea and eating mince pies. It was lovely!
Playing with felt is so much fun!! Best of luck with your talk at the library. 🙂
Playing with felt is dangerously addictive! The talk was great fun, thank you.
Hope it went well (and why wouldn’t it?)!
It did! It was great fun. It’s been a while since I did anything like that.