fun at the SECC

J and I went to the Creative Stitches show on Sat 8th and had a fantastic time. The absolute highlight for me was seeing the Gingerbread House. Photos do not do it justice. It is gorgeous , breathtaking and wonderful. We bought the book "In Praise of Ginger", a knitted gingerbread man( for J), a knitted sweetie keyring ( for me) and some photos and signed up to knit for the next project, an underwater tableau for the RNLI.

I did manage to knit some Easter chicks on the train to Glasgow ( public transport is marvellous) and was drinking coffee and reading Knitting mag on the way back. Very civilised, and better , much better than driving.
I enjoyed the WI display of handicraft over the years and saw a piece from Shincliffe village which was a patchwork collage about the mine closures. It was very dramatic. I thought that the portrait in Lace of HM The Queen was amazing, and a stumpwork piece for the millenium depicting a village and all its characters was charming. We spent most most of our time in the Creative Stitches hall and only about 30 mins in the Hobbycraft hall. The papercrafts left me cold this time. Years ago, the reverse would have been true.

I did buy some sizzlits to make some birthday cards on Sunday, but I was irritated by how long it took to do, I kept thinking I could be knitting & listening to the footy instead.

Not a good weekend for the lads, both the Magpies and the Cats got beat and are plummeting down the table. Still, Man Utd and Chelski got knocked out of the FA cup! Semis are Pompey vs Baggies and Barnsley vs Cardiff.