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Saturday stitching and cotton perle

  It's a grey rainy morning, and I'm trying to concentrate on pleasant things, instead of the News which is full of the grim reality of armed conflicts overseas.  But that kind of content is for other blogs, ones far more serious and weighty than my ramblings about crafty matters.   I went to the last of my fabric covered book classes on Saturday, and it was a joy to see all the different ways others presented their books.  My over-the-top creation is the grey and purple one you can see above, and - if the light here improves - I'll try and film a little video on my phone.  Will post that later today or tomorrow.  In the meantime, look at the other books - the one with the eyeballs, the stripes and buttons, and the beautifully embroidered tiger who came to tea.   No two books were even remotely the same.   There's a pretty embroidered toadstool, and look at that pretend cassette tape!  During the class, because I'd worked a lot on my book already, I decided to go of