The Moogly CAL 2016 officially came to an end on the 24th of November when the final block was released. All that was left to do was to begin the joining process and add a border.
Mine is all done now and I’m so pleased with the way its turned out! I can’t believe I stuck to it and finished it before the year is up 🙂
I’ve used my favorite joining technique – The Flat Braid Join (considering that I’ve never tried any other method and only ever used this once before in my African Flower Square Baby Blanket, I’m really not sure how its a favorite. I mean, you decide on a favorite once you’ve tried a couple of things and then you choose one, isn’t it? Which I haven’t.) Maybe I just wanted to use something I was familiar with and get the whole thing completed as quickly as possible so I can move on.
For the border, I used the Treble Scallop Edging that I had listed in my post on Borders and Edgings that you can read here. I loved it! Dare I say, its a favorite 🙂 !
So now that one big project has been wrapped up, I can now focus on my Sophie and a bunch of other little things I’ve been really hoping to make.
My 11 year old has been getting a little creative as well with some random doodling and she made these –
I think the first one looks like a little gift paper and when I told her I’ll probably use it to gift-wrap something small, I was subjected to the death stare and some angry rants akin to “it will just be torn off and trashed! Is that REALLY what you want with my drawings???” . Made sense, I guess.
Next time I shall just keep my ideas to myself, ooh and aah over it and quietly sneak it off when its completely forgotten about. Nah! Easier said than done. I’m not sure if I’m evil enough to do that. Will see what I’m capable of if ever a desperate need arises 😀
So for now, it looks like its just going to be piled up and treasured with all the other things she’s drawn up in the past.
So that’s all for now, dear readers.
I wish you all the Most Merriest X’mas and Fun-filled Holidays!!
Nicola Florence said:
Love the colourway xx
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Bessie V said:
Thank you, Nicola!
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Isn't She Crafty said:
When I was little and very productive with my drawings and creations for my lucky mum she would tell me she was sending special pictures to her auntie Edna in Australia – the aunt is real, but the pictures never made it to her. Wonder how I’d have reacted to my artistic abilities being wrapping paper x
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Bessie V said:
😀 I really wouldn’t have the heart to use those drawings as wrapping paper. Even if I have a house full of them. I share the same sentiments about crocheting rugs. I never make them because again, I wouldn’t have the heart to step on them and see them getting soiled (which is a little weird 🙂 )
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Kelley said:
How long do these projects take? I’ve never made it pass a maxi dress and a scarf and those took a week each. I love your pieces. It’s the 1st time I’m actually able to connect to your blog. I kept landing on a “not found” page. And the “doodles” look really great too. Talent and creativity all around, yayyyy!! 😊
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Bessie V said:
Thank you Kelly 🙂 This project actually began in January 2016 and ended in November, with 2 squares made every month. So this one took a year to complete. But you can finish them in much lesser time if you try and do a square every week or every day 🙂
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Antonio Blanco Gracia said:
Hello mate great blogg
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