At the farm ... our lupin crop is looking really good. But we have learned not to count our chickens before they're hatched! The last lupin crop was as good a crop as our agronomist had ever seen, and heavy late season rain and wind blew them all over.
At my machine ... I am playing with charm packs. I am working on a new pattern, designed to bust your charm pack stash! I can't bring myself to count how many charm packs I have ;)
I am inspired by ... Nicole Mallalieu's book, The Better Bag Maker. I have always loved Nicole's patterns. She has a wonderful sense of style, but also has pattern making and design credentials that make her projects stand out from the rest. I have grand plans of working my way through her book, and making each of the bags in succession, from easiest to most difficult.
I am thinking about ... books. Beautiful, old books ...
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... with letter pressed bindings and covered in dust.
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I have a book-themed commission for Australian Homespun that is proving to be quite a challenge, and has me a bit stumped at this point. I would ask for your help if I was allowed to! Perhaps this will spark some inspiration:
Have a good week. Bloom x
love the photos of the old books - I adore books like that. I was fascinated that you grew lupin as a crop and had to Google it to find out why. I had no idea it was used for feed and the seeds were edible. Lupin grows wild on the side of the road in New England - mostly in Maine. Maine is famous for its purple lupin.
ReplyDeleteI know this may sound stupid, but is your lupin field aromatic? It's quite a site to see so many in one place. Just lovely.
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