Henry had a bit of time to kill and there was entirely too much tv watching so I said “How about we sew?”
A very simple 6×6 in squares cut from Grandma’s flannel fabrics. He practised straight stitching and following the 1cm line before joining the squares. It took 5 mornings to sew the top together and then we went on an expedition to choose the backing fabric.
It was the funniest visit to a fabric store ever. I thought yellow would be perfect but Henry wanted lime green. It’s my favourite colour said Henry. You don’t even have green in the top I said. Ok then fluro orange said Henry. But look how nice the duck-egg blue is I said. Blech said Henry. Then an old lady got in on the act and tried to sell the yellow again while a shop assistant extolled the virtues of a really boring grey. We both rolled our eyes at that one. Argh said Henry throwing his hands in the air. I just want to express myself!
So shamefacedly I bought the lime green. If one of my students had asked for lime green, I wouldn’t have even hesitated. Turns out the lime green was perfect. I should have trusted the boy in charge.
Like I said on one of my recent posts: lime green never fails (or words to that effect, lol).
Tink says hi Wozza!!
Lol … Your green was definitely cooler tho! And I loved the flowers in the second leo. Girls back to school soon?
Not till the 7th!! Auck Grammar went back on Monday already. One week too long, I reckon.
Wow, he did a fabulous job.