Hither and thither

hither and thither,

adv

. in various directions, esp. in a disorganized way. 

e.g. Bloom is running hither and thither, from one project to another, as her brain races ahead of her fingers.

I have been working with felt, lots of fiddly cutting with small scissors, but it will surely be worth it. 

The design is a table centre by Mandy Shaw of Dandelion Designs and is from Australian Homespun #109. It reminds me of scherenschnitte, a form of German paper cutting which I love.

Progress on the hexagons is slow but steady.

My 'local',

Marally Craft

, generously sent me home last week with fabric panels and coordinates to play with: 'Animal Party Too' by Amy Schimler for Robert Kaufman ...

... And '

Pretty Paisley

' flannels by Lesley Grainger for Robert Kaufman. I am planning a new pattern that might make use of all those cute panels that I have stashed in the cupboard over the years! So I have plenty to keep me off the streets :) Hope you too can find some time for creative pursuits this week.