I finidhed knitting myself a cardigan in the sparkly wool I bought over the Internet from BlackSheepWool.com
Who provide alltypes of wool and other craft items at a very good postage rate.
It was very easy to make up from a Sirdar pattern. It will also be handy for parties in the winter, where a bit of warmth may be needed.
The button was a bargain at only 20 cents in the local hardware store.
I have been getting a bit of a head start with this year's Christmas presents making another cute little purse to go with the other two I have already made.
It is a pattern from a kit we originally got in our patchwork group, and I havr altered the rabbit original to make a cat this time.
It has been a busy week for Cómpeta. Night of the wine on Friday brought our village hundreds of tourists. They all enjoyed the local feria, celebrating with lots of local wine and migas.
We had lots of people taking photos of our front door too.
Today however thanks to Marilo in the florist, Dave and I managed to repot and wind a very long plant, tying it round a moss pole. It looks a lot better in its new guise.
Here are before and after photos.
I finished the second of the two cushion covers we were given to complete as projects in our quilting class. We were given the choice of designs for the centre, and of course the stitchery colours and the quilted borders. I drew the heart shapes to echo the slightly deco border design. The colours of the cushion were chosen for us, so there will be a few of them in the village..
We have a high temperature alert today 40 degrees, so we are staying in the shade.
This afternoon I have been making myself a bracelet using up all the odds and ends of seed beads. Iam making it in a type if patchwork design. It is also very pleasant sitting in the breeze on the terrace.
Our neighbour Patiencia has arrived from Barcelona with her family for the summer. We have known them for several years now, and she was telling me on Friday that it was her 34th wedding anniversary. Dave and I congratulated her and gave them a watercolour painting of the church tower as a present. She told me that she loved it and it will take pride of place in the dining room in Barcelona so she can see the pueblo every day. Wow!!!
This encouraged me to paint this picture of a couple of boats as I have not painted for a couple of weeks.
