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December 4, 2013

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!

felt hearts

So I’ve been drawing simple shapes, cutting some of them out and packing a small box to take with me tomorrow.

felt trees

This stocking, however, is for another project altogether.

felt stocking

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

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:

IMG_9861_edited-1I, 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.

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Comments

  1. Anne W says

    December 4, 2013 at 11:35 pm

    Bless, those little stockings are so cute! Good luck with your fund raising & your talk…

    • PendleStitches says

      December 7, 2013 at 5:22 pm

      Thank you!!

  2. themateriallady says

    December 5, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    Nothing like a deadline looming to concentrate the mind! Good luck knitting your share 🙂

    • PendleStitches says

      December 7, 2013 at 5:22 pm

      I bottled out of knitting and spent a happy afternoon and evening embroidering and stitching some little felt ones!

      • themateriallady says

        December 8, 2013 at 4:51 pm

        Wise woman 🙂

        • PendleStitches says

          December 9, 2013 at 10:20 am

          😉

  3. Sewing Princess (@sewingprincess1) says

    December 5, 2013 at 1:23 pm

    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!!!

    • PendleStitches says

      December 7, 2013 at 5:23 pm

      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!

  4. Susan says

    December 6, 2013 at 7:44 pm

    Playing with felt is so much fun!! Best of luck with your talk at the library. 🙂

    • PendleStitches says

      December 7, 2013 at 5:24 pm

      Playing with felt is dangerously addictive! The talk was great fun, thank you.

  5. Chica Andaluza says

    December 8, 2013 at 9:21 am

    Hope it went well (and why wouldn’t it?)!

    • PendleStitches says

      December 9, 2013 at 10:19 am

      It did! It was great fun. It’s been a while since I did anything like that.

Evie

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