Life goes merrily along.........

Things are getting better here where I live as far as Covid19 restrictions. We are now allowed to get together in small family groups aka bubbles. I finally got to see my younger son and his family. We haven't been together in person since February. I got a shock to see how much my granddaughter had grown and my little grandson is walking and running full tilt :)

More and more stores are opening up and local major malls have been allowed to open to the public with serious new restrictions such as one way traffic lanes. Life has become a bit unreal in the world of retail.

What is sad are the number of small local stores that are still closed and may never reopen.  I was pondering the fact that so many people have been shopping for essentials online that they may continue to do so. 

Face masks or face coverings are now mandatory in all enclosed public places. That should have happened at the beginning in my humble opinion.

There are still lots of basic things missing from the shelves in our local supermarket such as yeast.  Tons of toilet paper though. They had it on sale even.

Hopefully I can get an appointment with my hair dresser soon as I need a haircut desperately. I look like something dragged through a hedge backwards.

Ah well.

On another subject altogether.

I was very fortunate to win a $25 dollar gift certificate from Green Fairy Quilts for participating in the Perfectly Pleasing Pincushion Parade. A very nice surprise.

The only downside is that I'm hooked on making pin cushions. I may have a few in process.

Take care and keep safe :)

Another Pincushion fot the PPPP.......

Here is one more pincushion for the Perfectly Pleasing Pincushion Parade.

First of all thank you everyone for your lovely comments and thank you Ida for organizing the PPPP event.  I'm really enjoying visiting everyone's blogs not only to see their pincushions but all the other lovely things they've made.

Now you cannot deny that this is a really weird looking pincushion. I really like it though...LOL

It was super easy and quick to make. If you're interested you can find the tutorial here.

And, to see more more pincushions in the parade visit the PPPP linky party at My Sister Made Me Do It......

I'm also linking up with the Needle and Thread Network .

It's been awhile since I posted on there because I haven't really been blogging. With all this "inside" time I have rediscovered how much I enjoy making stuff and blogging about it.

Take care and keep safe :)

The Perfectly Pleasing Pincushion Parade........

I have never participated in this event before but when I saw it advertised on My Sister Made Me Do It..... I thought that looks like fun.

So, here are my pincushions. All made by me.

Number one is a classic pincushion shape. I used a cereal bowl to get a circle and then scalloped the edges. The fabric is a very old piece of velveteen in a grey with mauve tones depending on the light.  To create the felt flower decoration I used a free pattern called "Spring Violets"  designed by Heather Bailey at Hello My Name Is Heather.

Very simple. It doesn't take a lot of fabric so you can use up those small pieces that you keep just in case :) 

Number two is a fun pattern called "Kitty Kat Pincushion". It's a free downloadable pattern designed by Sue Daniel at Dollmaker's Journey.

The base is made from a small piece of Harris tweed that I won from Susan Elliott at Plays With Needles way back in 2013. It's a beautiful weave of purple and turquoise which are two of my favourite colours.  I finally decided to use it. Now I can see it everyday.

Number three is a really cute and fun pincushion that I found at Bugs and Fishes designed by Manuela of imanufatti. It's made from felt and is really too cute to stick pins in....LOL

My final offering is a pincushion that I made about 2010ish. Sorry no link as this is my own creation.  And...of course it's in a purple shade which is my fave. 

My granddaughter plays with it.....sans pins... as I have a couple of mini teddy bears that are the right scale.

Well that's all from me. Hope you enjoyed looking at my pincushions. 

To see more pincushions go visit the PPPP linky party at My Sister Made Me Do It......

Take care and keep safe:)