...I am back in the city, but I'm finding myself pining for my house on the lake, my very special slice of heaven, which if you can't quite spot above, is more obvious below...
So when you look at the photo, you might not be surprised that when I got back to the city after spending a solid two months at the lake, the noise, the traffic, the queues and the griminess of the city was making me want to run back to the hills, down these stairs...
...and jump into our lovely pristine lake, filling my lungs with all the fresh, oh-it's-so good-to-be-alive! earthy smells, so plentiful over there... (Sigh, sigh and double-sigh!...)
My last week at the lake was productive as I did finish the woolly patchwork blanket I showed you the beginnings of in my last post. I think I managed to do so only because, after a long hot and dry summer, we finally had a stretch of rainy and stormy colder weather which, I think you would agree, is so perfect for crafting indoors!
I decided to bind the blanket with an all-time favourite ditsy floral of mine which I have made pillowcases with and which I just so happen to have some on hand...
At our lake cottage, we have a little very vintage couch right by our fireplace which I felt was in dire need of a blanket, ready to cozy up with; as I'll show you in a following post with photos I took, my colour scheme for the woolly blanket was inspired by this couch along with the painting hanging over it.
One good thing about being back in the city is that I'm reunited with all my yummy fabric and yarn; I've already started to play around with some of it to try out some of the new ideas I came up with at the lake, which I hope to blog about shortly... I leave you with a photo Nico (our 13-year-old daughter) took of her feet just before jumping off our diving platform at the lake (ah, summer!...). Thanks for popping by and I hope you come by again soon to see what I have in store for this new fall season!...
I am in awe of your home away from home, I could stay in surroundings like that forever. It's absolutely breath taking.
I look forward to more photos, and will take imaginary breaths of that beautiful country air.
Posted by: Laurie | September 11, 2015 at 11:29 PM
Wow, its looks amazing i am surprised you can ever manage to leave. I love the new blanket, it looks so soft and cosy
Posted by: Emma | September 12, 2015 at 01:05 AM
Sounds like the perfect summer! The wooly blanket is lovely, look forward to more photos. Wonderful memories your daughter will have of the lake.
Posted by: Angela-Southern USA | September 12, 2015 at 03:21 PM
That photo of your daughter's feet would make a wonderful poster/print.
The ditsy binding is delightful.
Posted by: D | September 13, 2015 at 08:48 AM
Oh my... a dreamy place. And feeling the need to cosy up with such a beautiful wooly blanket right now
Posted by: mrs robinson | September 15, 2015 at 09:26 AM
Your heaven sounds heavenly.... and your blanket is so you! I love it.
Posted by: Lucy | September 17, 2015 at 12:54 PM
Hello Sweet Rose Hip,
I loved seeing your wool blanket. It is similar to one i made a few years ago with my old t-shirts. I edged mine also with a lovely piece of leftover calico. I love how the edging looks on our blankets and the colorful squares.
I was wondering
1) Did you use old pieces of wool or did you purchase... i guess it is not that important ... except in the lovely colors you chose and how you found them :)
2) If you just seemed your squares together with a tiny stitch and left it or...?
3) do you dry clean your blanket?
My cotton t-shirt quilt https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/3789228033/in/album-72157605777932949/
With Kindness,
Mary
Posted by: mary | October 03, 2015 at 10:27 AM