This weekend has been pretty full on. It's been great.
Saturday started with a trip to Peel for the WOSAT festival of arts. We met with Nicola Dixon, a wonderful Manx artist, and we bought a few tiny paintings and a large print. These are going into my new craft room (it doubles as a dining room when needed).
Another artist's work we bought was Juan Moore. The one that really took my fancy was a sepia water colour of a giant walking nose with a hankie. When I was in my teens my parents could tell when I had wakened by the sneezing. My elder offsping has the same thing. «sneeze» Ah, H has just woken.
Saturday also included a trip to Sweet Ginger.
This was primarily to buy fabric for C's blanket, but also to buy some new fat quarters for the Friendship Blankets we started at Messy Church. I've managed to make 6 little lap blankets. These will be given to people in the church family would would love to get along to church, but aren't able to do so.
The crafty road trip concluded with a stop at Joan's Wools and Crafts.
A few more fat quarters were purchased, as was a wad of fleece for backing C's blanket.
It was rather touch and go whether I would be able to get all the blankets finished for the Sunday service, but they were. The minister invited me up to help explain what they were about, and was asking questions about Messy Church. Six people who had been involved in the making of the Friendship Blankets came up to the front to hold them up so everyone could see.
At coffee time afterwards, one person asked that we do not stop with the blankets, and make more as people's situations change. Another person said she would be very happy to get involved with the blanket construction. Children and arty/craftsy adults said they would be happy to make more squares for future blankets. I'm delighted.
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