It may not be Christmas

But I still love my Reindeer mug I picked up in one of the sales before Christmas (the retailers finally succummed to poor show at the shops). It's nose glows red when it is warmed up with a cup of tea and goes black when cold.
Appologies for all the mess you can probably see in the background.


















A while ago you may remember I bought a few craft books.
One of which was the 'inpatient patchworker'. It uses all the kaffe fasset cottons beautifully.
Whenever I look at Kaffe's quilts I always squirm as they are all a bit maximalist and they really put me off his fabric, but this book really uses them well. I think I may start my patchworking experience with the cushion above.
I think, when I stop getting new bits of coursework and exams to revise for, I am going to have to acquire all the patchworkers' tools like a decent rotary cutter and mat, and get going with it.
I've always dreamed to make a patchwork quilt little by little but it seems the fabrics available in the UK are dreary and expensive, together with my little determination to see projects through to the end... but I suppose there is always retirement.