Feels like a Bank Holiday Monday . . .

 

I am repairing - or rather replacing, the blanket stitching on this mid-century Welsh woollen blanket.  There was just a length of some 6" of old machine done blanket stitch and that unravelled very speedily.  There were also two of the tiniest holes, probably made by a geriatric clothes moth which was swiftly flattened.  Now no longer visible.   Anyway, I am just about out of darning thread now so have had to order more from eBay.  I had been watching The Great Escape, so saw the last bit, and then watched Zulu.  I have seen these so many times as they were always shown at Christmas or Bank Holidays.  Of course, I had help . . .

Lulu had to make do with the back of the sofa . . . as did Alfie, who was right behind me and I couldn't get his photo.

You may remember this quilt which I had to restore the missing central panel on.  I did an hour or so clipping two of the edges together (back/batting/quilt top) before my back said no more.  I have pinned it a couple of rows further in and will do that all the way across and hope to be able to do some hand quilting around that central panel.  Finishing the clipping and machine sewing the borders prior to binding it is a job for tomorrow morning. 

It was very frosty again this morning.  I left it until lunchtime to pop down the town in search of darning wool (not to be had in the haberdashery in town), and got my charity Christmas cards (the Red Cross are doing a 3 for 2 deal), and another birthday card, and I couldn't resist another mousey chap on skis to join my meece family . . .

The view from Tam's  bedroom window.

I will do some more eBay listing tomorrow.  Go for a walk, and lots more sewing.  Enjoy your weekend, all.