Jack of all trades and master of none.

Hi dear friends how was your week? mine was spent ill in bed with a stomach virus ,not very pleasant at all it has left me no strength to do any thing i was very frustrated i can tell you but i am feeling much better today.I thought i would show you what i made two weeks ago some are still waiting for buttons i will do these soon ,now i have made these with selling them in mind but not to sure about them so i have played safe in making them in the size of the granddaughters so if they do not sell at least their wardrobes will be full up, i have plenty more to do as i have so much material and of course the children will still have some but i want to get quite a few made before i start dishing them out but my main aim i want to do craft fairs and school fairs in the summer so what do you think ladies is it something i should do i would love your opinion please especially from ladies who go to these fairs is it some thing there is a call for i would also like to make PJS as well as other crafty things.I have some smocking just started i will show you it soon i have been wanting to do some for ages so today i got started on it but it does take me a while i suppose that,s why i do not do it very often,i have come to the conclusion i am a jack of all trades and master of none by that i mean i can turn my hands to most things knitting crochet sewing smocking embroidery to name but a few but i only know so much i am self taught but i wish i had learnt from a teacher but blogging has enabled me to learn from the best and i am always learning new crafting skills for which i will always be grateful. Well that,s all for now i hope you have had a good weekend and a better week to come.

Hugs Pat.

Oh what a week that was.

Hi lovely ladies what a week i have had ,hospital went well on Tuesday found out we are both depressed so doctor put us both on medication Dave took his first tablet on Wednesday and had an allergic reaction and i rang NHS direct and they sent an ambulance straight away because he had stroke like symptom's and his face was going into spasms it was very scary so to cut a long story short we where in hospital from 8 o clock PM and got home at 2.30 am after they had given Dave an injection to reduce the spasms and check he was okay. Thursday my son gave us a surprise visit early in the morning as he was worried about his dad we had a lovely day with him and my other son Dean came round and my daughter Hayley and they all helped to take down the decorations and help me tidy up.Hospital on Friday and again this Monday but on a positive note things are now improving and we are starting to have good days at last.I thought i would show you pictures of my granddaughters in their cardigans when we had a small family gathering last Sunday and their hats ,don,t they look adorable and Oliver in his hat and Oliver and Thomas posing for the camera not to be out done by the girls they all enjoy posing for the camera can,t you tell and David and Jessica asleep on Xmas day they here both very poorly but it did make a lovely photo,Well that,s me for this week doing more knitting at the moment will share with you soon and maybe some sewing projects so have a good week hugs Pat.

THE NEW SEWING ROOM

Hi lovely ladies i hope you enjoyed seeing in the new year we had a great time concidering i hate new years eve usually because i always get upset but last night was a good one my daughter and her family came round and Lauren and her boyfriend and his mom anne came round we had eats and drinks played scrabble and at midnight we writ our hopes and dreams on Chinese lanterns and lit them and off they went there where quite a few in the sky it was truly a lovely sight to see.Last post i told you about my sewing room well it started quite a few weeks ago just before Dave started his radiotherpy which was quite intence and after week four he went down hill and he needed a blood transfusion it has been a hard slog to get us where we are now,he is not eating but still being fed through a feeding tube straight in to his stomach he has an appointment on the 4 jan to have a scan while he eats and drinks to see what is happening as he seems to of lost the ability to chew so looking forward to that and hopefully some answers,Right on to my summer house which with out the help of my darling son Dean this would not have been possible, still a prodject on the go not quite finnished yet curtains to sort out and painting touch up to do but i think you will get the idea of how i want it to look so here the tour begins.



I covered my swivel chair i think it looks much brighter than the dark blue it was.


lovely shelf with a tea set on it both brought at the car boot £1.00 each,singer sewing machine table from ebay with sewing machine in it it works but needs a service and some attachments not really sure if this will be a goer as i already have 3 machines and an overlocker.
I painted my dresser looks much better.
Lovely pink chair from C.B.£5.00 phew that was a great bargain but you should of seen what it looked like before its face lift if i can find the picture i will show you this is a great chair to knit and crochet so comfy.

This is a little play area for when my granddaughters come for a visit pink chair £1.50 yes you guessed it the C.B. and sweet little pram £3.50 but this time from the C.S it was quite dirty and had some paint on it but some elbow grease and some beeswax spray polish and a bit of sewing and back to new,i have put a piece of remnant carpet down for baby Chloe to sit and crawl.
Do you like my thread rack £5.00 from ebay i would love another but can not find one.The door still needs painting and the outside needs doing but i will wait for better weather first,so what do you think of it.
Not much sewing as i have been keeping Dave company but i have done more knitting this time presents for my grandbabies for xmas i made four of these it did get a bit repetative at times but i am realy pleased with these aran cardies in wool and a sweet peplum around the bottom and great wooden buttons with flowers painted on them and they all had a hat will show pictures soon as i hope to have them all together tomorrow.Well have a great week hugs Pat

Happy new year!

Hi, dear blogging friends, i hope you all had a great christmas, as i did. Just thought I'd stop by an wish all my blogging friends a very healthy and happy new year. Haven't blogged for a long time, hubby's been a bit poorly, but is hopefully on the mend now. The sewing room is moving, not very far just up to the top of the garden Dave bought me a summer house for Christmas and it is my new sewing room it is all insulated and has under floor heating all mod cons how lucky am i. But on saying that we had so much snow that it brought down the guttering and then as that landed on the conservatory roof that collapsed also well we were in such a mess three weeks before Xmas and that is the room we use for Xmas dinner all fifteen of us well you would think no chance but we had two lovely guys come and as soon as they knew about Dave and the stress it was causing us they pulled out all the stops and one week before Xmas we had a lovely new conservatory and yes there is a Santa clause they restored my faith in people. Here is my sewing room I will show you the finished result soon but here it is in construction. well it is just a quicky as we are getting ready for a family get together for new year and we get to try this lovely raspberry cheese cake out of my lovely new book i had i will let you know what it tastes like. 2010 Has been a very tough year and to be honest i will be glad to see the back of it but it has been much easier to bear with the lovely comments from my friends thank you for being there for me oh no my eyes are watering now i must have something in them. Have a great NEW YEAR stay warm and stay safe and have a great time best wishes Pat.

My room on a budget and lots of other things.

Hello dear lady friends and a special thank you for your lovely comments they have cheered me up no end and hello to my new followers although some i can not visit so if you are reading this please leave me a message as i would love to visit your blog if you have one. Sorry i have not visited many of you lately but life is very busy at the moment with one thing or another Well i have decorated my spare room i wanted it to be all from the car boot charity shops or ebay or what i already had as i did not want to spend too much on it and its suprising what other people do not want ,one persons junk is another persons treasure so they say and it saves the landfill, so here's what it looked like before and i just remembered to take a picture before carrying on .I bought a cupboard from a Charity shop and painted it i think it looks so much better, and here is the little chest of drawers i showed you in my last post,i wanted little glass knobs on it but i did not want to spend any money so i glued on big glass beads instead and got the look i wanted,what do you think ?.The quilt on the bed was a CB find for £3.00 it is a king size handmade one but had a tear in it so i cut it down to fit a single bed and used the rest to transform my chair and recover a little box i already had also to recover this lamp a CB find for £1.00 and i also made a insert for this basket on the cupboard and also a cushion and a little heart for on the bed which came from ebay, there is a bit left over to use when i get inspired again. The lovely china mirror is from the CB cost £2.00 and also the what not shelves mounted on the wall £3.00 and finally a wooden plaque i made.The carpet is white and it was an off cut to keep the price down but it is very thick and soft.The room has a lovely calm and tranquil feel to it, it turned out better than i thought it would and every one has said how nice it is. Next is my bureau also from my previous post in my newly decorated hall and landing,this is not a colour i would normaly use but i thought be different for a chang and it is growing on me, the window is wearing a curtain cost £1.50 tied back with this lovely tie back cost 50p and this is my hall way it is only small Lastly on the DIY scene is my new rocking chair for my kitchen this was also from the car boot, cost £15.00 a bit more than i would usually pay but i had to have it, i don't think any one else would have wanted it anyway. It was a nightmare to recover but i am quite pleased with its transformation and it is very comfortable.Well now onto knitting,i have made the boys some hats for winter in a lovely warm aran i have made three so far one more to go and i made Maisy a cardigan for her second birthday back on September the 15Th also my birthday i am now making DD Lauren a hat and gloves ,i just one glove to go and i will show them to you. An up date on DH he has finished his chemo and the tumour has shrunk so much it does not show up on the scan and he is now about to start his second week of radiation treatment only five more weeks to go after this one he has treatment every day monday to friday and is coping remarklably well,so far he has been quite lucky as regards side affects hardly any i keep thinking the calm before the storm i hope it stays this way he has had a feeding tube fitted in his stomache in case he has trouble eating as the radiation kicks it can damage the throat he will probably never have to shave again and possibly have to have mouth sprays and drink lots of water for the rest of his life as it will damage his saliva glands but it will all be worth it in the end. So you see i have been keeping busy as its the only way i cope ,life is manic with hospital trips daily and people popping in and out and my IBS has played up something chronic but not surprising really with all that's been happening but its a small thing to deal with really, the house is nearly always a tip at the moment,i am not used to having Dave home all the time and i feel as if i am not in control any more.Finally if you have reached this far well done,a few light hearted pictures of the grand children Thomas in his hat doing what 6 and a half year olds do, acting the clown.The girls giggling in the guest bedroom with some dolls i used to collect and can you spot the real baby. Here's Lauren with baby Chloe having a cuddle. Maisy helping me make a trifle. Well thats it for now what a long post thank you for staying untill the end and visiting i realy look forward to your visits ,have a great week and keep safe big hugs Pat