Confined to barracks, and enjoying the novelty of washing up (that wont last), I pottered around the kitchen before settling down to listen to The Archers whilst doing some sewing. Project one was a Christmas present (or rather the preparation for a present) whilst project 2 was some applique and marking up for a splendid sampler block. 
Project 3 was the embroidery needed to complete the front of last week's mug rug. Tomorrow, at the Textile Group, we are planning on doing some free motion quilting and so I wanted to get the front sorted and the backing / wadding cut to size.
Next up was to clear out the fire place and lay the fire. I don't know about you but its rather cold and damp here and so an afternoon in front of the fire was the order of the day - well, all of that hand sewing needs to be done now doesn't it? After some intermittent power breaks, I settled down to watch Bobby 66 on Amazon - a documentary film about Bobby Moore. I can really recommend it - although you will need tissues at the end!
Talking about hand sewing - I set to last night and have made good progress on Terry's block - for the second time grrr! Still, it would have annoyed me to leave it with that thread damage so I feel better for making the effort. Sometimes it's just better to take a deep breath and right the wrong! Now - that's not a bad metaphor for life now is it?
Damp and cold indeed, well done on all the projects!
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