Shades of blue

I am in a fine mood, jolly good, never better. You see the sun has been shining on us daily and it acutally warms. Everywhere you go outdoors, you hear a drip, drip, drip. I am now hopeful that we will see bare ground sometime before May. Ohhhhh, if you haven't lived though one of these loooooooong winters than you do not have any comprehension of the sheer JOY to feel the warmth of the sun again.

So the color theme on today's post in no way reflects my mood, no I am SUNNY. However, the blues are the color of the big cloudless sky and it is so beautiful! So to celebrate the blue skies...

I was in such gleeful spirits after the freckle-inducing session in the sun. I sat in the backyard, decked out in my snowsuit, sitting on the lawn chair, knitting away. Afterwards I wanted to make something special and I once again cut into my cherished vintage pansy fabric. 

I like the shape of the pouch, it is the same curved bottom that I have so often used for my drawstring bags but this time it is on a zippered pouch. I think the zipper might be vintage too. It has a sweet drop pull.

Having accomplished something today other than sunning myself I thought it time for a cup of tea, but then the ble teapot and Lilly's rose cup remined me of a doll I wanted to make... so it was off to the sewing room for me again! Fru Himmel (Fru Heaven) is a corny name but that is what she is called, and it suits her perfectly. My dear daughter has even more whimsical names for her dolls, like: Emily Rainbow Lilly. Yes, all one name.

You can find the pouch and Fru Himmel in my shop. Oh, my goodness, I will have to make more pouches this pansy one is already sold.

I hope you are having a happy, sunny weekend!!!

 

Comments

[Julie]

I love pansies!

[Yvette]

I'm with Julie, I love the happy little faces on the pansies.

We hardly had a winter this year in terms of snow, but boy, we had some super cold spells even though overall it was a mild winter. I can relate to the "hurry up and melt" system, as we usually have lots of snow here in the mountains.

Wishing you lots and lots of sunshine!

[Jean C.]

Too bad! I love pansies too... they remind me of my grandma's!

[Faith]

Yay for sunny weekends!! We are getting lots of it here in NYC too! Love the blue :)

[Jacqueline]

Such gorgeous lovely shades of blue! Fru Himmel is soo pretty! So happy to know you are feeling good and there's sunshine! Hope you had a good weekend and love to you!

[joy]

Beautiful. I loved the pouch! You are the only one to comment on the give away which means you win!

[Natasha]

I can absolutly relate to loving the sound of drip drip drip, even with the overcast day we had today- I still heard it.

Your fru is adorable!!! I have a Lilli (with an i) too and when she was little she had a cat who had a string of new names each day!! Love it!

[Emmeline]

Hei igjen:)

Nå har jeg sendt deg en ny epost. Jeg ble så glad da jeg så at du hadde svart på kommentaren min:) Du er SÅ FLINK!!!! Jeg er dypt og inderlig imponert over deg! PS: Håper det er i orden at jeg skriver på norsk, jeg er HELT ELENDIG i engelsk--ikke rart at jeg foretrakk å undervise i matematikk i sin tid:)

[Beth]

Your pictures are always so sunshiny looking! Even in your dark Norse winter! I don't know how you do that. There were lots of days here when it was too dark to photograph with natural light. love, Beth

[La ville de Mille]

Hello:-)
Found your beatiful blog in Emmeline`s list,
- and I´m adding you to mine..?:-)
Abseloutely gorgeouss work you do - I`ll be back soon!
Have a nice evening, hugs Hege.