Home Again, Home Again

We had a lovely weekend away :) We got to catch up with some very good friends and us ladies got a lot of crafting in (and that of course is the best thing about going camping!). We also went on Saturday morning to a couple of quilt shops. My dear friend Tracy so kindly offered to drive us ladies, and we left the kids with the men while we went off galavanting!


On the way home on Tuesday, I encouraged Cameron to take us home via the quilt shop :) There were some things I wanted to show Elizabeth, and Cameron loves to drive through different places. We stopped there and had lunch at a bakery, and then had a quick look at the quilt shop again. Elizabeth was so pleased - she had been looking for some horse fabric to make a quilt for her friend's birthday, and there she found a horse panel that was perfect! I also got a bit of background fabric, and some offcuts. I think I controlled myself quite well :)



I worked on some more of the Quilter's Blessings stitcheries:



and I made a start on this one:

Sorry the photos are not so good. It was dusk.. but I wanted to get a post up! Once I start putting sashing on I will take some better ones I hope.

Another dear friend (I am blessed with so many of them!!) was crocheting a granny square blanket. I had done one when I was a teenager, but had long since forgotten what to do! So while we were getting some groceries, I bought a crochet hook and some wool and asked her to teach me. Once I got started, it was very addictive! So, sadly, I have started another project...!!

This is how far I got:

Can you tell that the outside yarn is different than the inside?! I think the dark wool was in the wrong section, and I grabbed two balls in a hurry that were similar, but not the same. I did go back and get some more, and although it probably would look fine as is, I think I will pull the second ball of yarn out and use the original color... does that make any sense at all?! ~sigh~

And now I need to get off the computer and keep unpacking.... that is the part that is no fun :( Lots of washing and lots of sand! Ah, the joys of camping by the beach! But we did have a lovely, lovely time.