Stash Wars

The last days have been so busy that I hardly found any me-time at all. I did, however, manage to squeeze in some light knitting and finished my Pumpkin Vine Socks, which are this month’s contribution to the Sockdown Knitalong.

The Jury is still out on whether I will ever wear them, but I think I might muster the courage on October 31st.

Somehow pumpkins seem to be a recurring theme in my life currently. I have been meaning to try my hand at quilting for quite a while, and this week I finally set aside some time to visit the local quilt shop. I went in with visions of tastefully combined, intricately pieced quilt tops in my head, stumbled across this

and instantly fell in love with those silly, smiling pumpkins. I mentioned to the shop owner that I could see this in the centre of a log cabin block and she kindly helped me find some matching fabrics. The end result was a halloweenish colour combination which is about as tasteful as a Jelly Bean counter, but what do I care? Just imagine having this

on your sofa to cuddle up under on a grey winter’s day.