My sewing today was interrupted by the arrival of the mail and it was a good mail day!  There was a nice fat check from Mancuso  for a first place win for “Watermelon Wine� at The PA National, and the package of Merino roving that I got on Ebay to learn to spin with.  The check was a surprise as I had not heard that I had won anything.  The quilt is not home yet.

I had to take a break from the poppy to try out the new wool. It is definitely easier to spin than the dog’s hair!  But still not EASY!  I got some books at the library the last time I went to town and I must sit down and read about how to do this now that I have the materials to work with. I’m sure with practice it will become less awkward.

The sun finally came peeking through today for brief intervals and I made the rounds to check on the new plantings. Everything is looking good.  In a few days perhaps it will be less sodden out there and I can do some more gardening work.

Between other stuff I did manage to get one half of the poppy completed.

Well, barring any changes that is! Painting with fabric is not as easy as painting with paint!  Here if you want to change a color you can’t just add another layer of paint, you have to remove the old and find a better new —

My “paint�.

Tags: contests, Poppy sample, Spinning