I had to make a new tube for the pincushion/sachet. The directions said to make a chain 1" longer than the cushion and then there was a pattern stitch for the first row and you cut off the rest. In hindsite, I see that this was not long enough. It didn't allow for the space the curve at the end of the pillow takes up, I probably should have made the initial chain the length of the cushion from midpoint at the side, up and over to the midpoint of the next side and then added 1". It was far easier to make a new smaller cushion than to crochet a whole new piece! I added some essential oil to the fiberfill of this one and it now resides in my lingerie drawer.


Another set of earrings! These are in Purdue colors, black and old gold. I'm not sure using the split ring for the jump ring was a good idea. It's thicker and bigger than a regular jump ring. I'm thinking about the fair - otherwise I wouldn't care - but it might matter in a judging. I think I might use a bigger gold thread too. The black is size 20 and the gold is size 12 with a gold thread added, but it's still not quite as thick as the black.

I'm going to gather up all the stuff I have to put in the fair this weekend and see what I've got. I may have to research my own blog to see what I've done. I forget so easily. I forgot about the Irish crochet pincushion and the other rose pincushions I made. There's another lace category I can enter. You can enter anything made within the past three years that has not been entered before. I didn't take anything in last year at all so I can enter anything from that year too. Still..there are limits to how much you can enter in any one category, so we'll see. I have a whole month before I have to send in the registration form.

Today was a fun day. A friend and I went to a labyrinth in Tipton, Indiana at the Sisters of St. Joseph Retreat & Convention Center. I'd been there before, in 2003, but now wish I'd made it habit to go on a regular basis. Walking a labyrinth is very soothing and inspirational.