City and Guilds Patchwork and Quilting FORM MODULE

I am really enjoying this module - and I have almost completed it. Here is the resolved piece. We had to make a 3-D scene based on a landscape view. I chose the view from the end of my street - the viaduct (was a train line - now a cycle track- or it will be when they reopen it).This is the 3D scene that I made from painted card and acetate. It fits in a C6 envelope.
This is the view from the top showing the zigzag sides and the layers mounted on the folds so that it folds out to be a 3D scene and then folds flat for storage inside the envelope.

Knitting

As you can see I am not a very frequent blogger, but that doesn't mean that I am not constantly making stuff.... Have a look at my latest knitting projects....
Mrs Pig was knitted by my 83 year older mother for my friends new grandson. Mum has been knitting these little pigs for almost 50 years since the pattern was first published in Woman's Weekly.
My lovely son took this photo of the Chunky cardigan I knitted last month. It is probably the nicest thing I have ever knitted for myself. And it fits really well!!
This little waistcoat is knitted in double knitting yarn and is my own pattern. It worked quite well - considering I have never designed my own knitting before.

Happy Birthday Summer

Here's the card I made for Summer's birthday - hope she doesn't see this before tomorrow!!!

RIP Dave Adams

Today would have been my brother's 54th Birthday, however he died unexpectedly on 9 April 2008 (30 years to the day after his Grandmother). He'll be riding his big BMW in the sky now. I recorded a song this morning that I had written to remember his life and am going to plant some acorns from the oak tree in his garden. We won't forget you Dave!!

For my Mum's 83rd birthday this year I took her to Gorilla Crafts evening where we made perpetual calendars. I worked out that our family members all had birthdays on different months and printed out photos for my mum and me to stick on our calendars.

Valentine's Fabric Book Covers

Here are three fabric book covers I made last night.

New Year Necessity

Here's a little calendar I just had to make for myself. I had the idea to make little calendars with the childminded kids with a photo of them for their parents; no one wanted to do one last week, so I made one for myself with a photo of 'little boy'. He opened his Kwanzaa present from me and said ''Bubblewrap - just what I always wanted''. It has pride of place on my kitchen cabinet.

Long Cardigan

I finished knitting this cardigan yesterday. Why didn't I upload a photo yesterday - cos there was no one to take one. A friend obliged today (thanks Alison) and here is the cardi..... she suggested lining it with fabric... now, there's an idea. It's lovely and warm and I think I might knit another one - especially as there are six balls of yarn left over!!! I might alter the pattern next time and do buttons down the front, it may stop the front bands from curling.