Yay a day off, and what better way to spend it than at the Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair. It took me an hour to get past the first aisle. No photo's of the quilts on request of the artists I'm afraid - though by the time I got to that end of the show I was pretty exhausted.
Shopping stash aquired;
3x little scissors from the scissor man - boy is this stall popular (unfortunately used later in the day for unpicking some of my 'love is' sampler when I realised I was half a stitch out - cries.)
2x macaroon case kits from Patchwork Mariko Japan, adorable
and last but definitely not least
a neutral tone Alpacalicious - not your everyday granny-square crochet blanket kit by Prudence Mapstone. The colours are lovely and the wool (Frog Trade fair trade alpaca) is so soft. I want to crochet it for my dad.
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I shall not let the fact that I can't really crochet stand in my way.
A highlight of the show was the display of creative tea cosies by Loani Prior (the writer of 'How Tea Cosies Changed the World.' Below are some of my favourites though it's a hard call. Now I really want some tea cosies. Both modern yet traditional all mixed up with an incredible splash of creativity.
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