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'tis the month of March... and I believe,
it is 'Crochet Month'... well...
'International Crochet Month' at that...
not that I knew about it until last year,
at the end of the month, so I've kept an
eye out to see what's happening...
I see where some folks have
CAL ???... ugh
Crochet A-Long... ummm
O.K. I get that one... ummm thinking
I've bought some new books recently
that are inspiring...
Amazons
This one came highly recommended by
Karin & the Hook & lovely it is...
Amazons
I've had this one a while & found
wonderful things in it, too... that I've tried.

I've done a bit more of this in a bigger size...

playing around with my pattern...

I've played with this new idea, too...

And I've made a few... well quite a few...

Irish roses for a project...

soo... I think I've decided....

Yes... I do think it would be Best...

Instead of joining a CAL...

it would be, far better, to get my UFO's

or would that be WIP's???...

And meself sorted out...

& get them all finished... done... finito...

That's what I think I'll do for

'International Crochet Month'...

What will you Do???

Angel Messages:

Even amidst chaos and in times

of trouble, remain calm & composed...

See they always have the right answer for me...

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'I got mail'... Yes, yesterday I got a parcel from US, so was quite excited as I have been anxiously waiting for my autographed book to arrive ... OK ... OK ... keep your hats on I'm getting to the book name...
It's the new book by Jane Da'vila & Elin Waterston called .... 'Art Quilts at Play... Ignite Your Inner Artist-Experiment With Surface Design Techniques' ... annnnnd guess what ... it's all I was expecting + more... I'm not a great reader so if a book has lots of 'how-to' photos I am as happy as...& this one does ... Girls you have done a wonderful job, as I knew you would, as I love your other book Art Quilt Workbook - I even got the DvD ... hint hint is this new book coming out in a DvD too?
Now I've checked it over page by page, twice now so, now it's time to 'devour' it page by page [ like read all the print - not just the heaps & heaps of hints].
The girls have a wonderful formula to their books ... they are not over cluttered, they are easy to read, they are easy to understand - yes there is a big difference to reading & understanding what you are reading], they are set-out exceptionally well & like I said before they have heaps of how-to photos ... not a page without... oops found one & it's in the credits but with all the other photos what's one page ... so if you were thinking about buying it - I'd say go for it it is well worth it ... & no I not affiliated, 'as they say', just a happy customer...
Thankful... to people who will put, what they have learned, out there, to share with others ...

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Working away on my 'In My House' Chunky Book Swap pages - all going well.
For a little R&R I have this wonderful book to read ... I do hope they will bring out another one like it soon as this one has been a wealth of info to me, while I'm in this steep learning curve. I have had it for a few weeks now but I am still reading & absorbing it - think it will be one of those books I will read and/or look at for a long time to come.