The charity morning tea auction was today, and morning tea is a term I use loosely for an event that went from 10am until around 3pm this afternoon. It was quite a fun day all told though and I have managed to come home with four bottles of wine at last count mmmmm. I also lucked out in the bidding and got a lovely embroidery book which has victorian pillows and some very nice ribbon embroidery etc. It has me all inspired to go out buying pretty silks and ribbons now, which is challenging my latest urge to start knitting again.

I have way too many hobbies and not enough time :p

Funnily enough Nic ended up with my little spot, still feels odd to have a stitchy friend bidding and winning my stitching. I wasn’t lucky enough to get her wonderful pillow that she did using TWs “The Castle” but Lesley was making death threats to people that even thought about outbidding her on it. I have piccies of it that I will share here if Nic says it is okay, or she can put them up and I will link to them. It was very lovely and all hand stitched too.

Spot (as in spot of tea) was finished up like an ornament late last night and I was quite happy with the results. I even managed to make the cording and tassel. All in all I was quite impressed at the way the finished project looked even if there were a few things I may try and do differently if I finish a piece that way again. He was all bundles up with a selection of teas in a little box and will hopefully go to someone who “really” likes tea. hehe

The auction was a big success making over $900 for the day for the Cancer Foundation and somewhere along the lines Nicole and I have volunteered ourselves to make a candlewicked single quilt in celtic designs for next years raffle…. did I mention I have too many hobbies?