I may be late to the party but I wanted to share my glee at finding Spoonflower.com.  Well, ok, I didn’t find them, I read about the company in Stitch* and then visited their website this morning whilst I was procrastinating.  I love the idea of having fabric made just for me and of making something that is truly a one-off.

Now, I am not a designer.  I was asked by my teacher to stop taking art class at school when I was 13.  It’s one of those things I remember quite clearly, he said that I wasn’t my sister and that I was talented at things other than art.  He was right and I took it cheerfully but it probably holds me back more than it should when I want to try craft experiments.  Ah well, that probably helps my bank balance so it’s not bad thing really.  Anyway, the point to this story here is that I don’t think I will have the courage to send in a design to Spoonflower in the near future but I feel excited knowing that the company is there.

In other news (and because a post without pictures is a little dull) I bought some blue potatoes last week.  Uncooked they look quite purple.

Once boiled they looked a little grey but they were very tasty, very fluffy and buttery.

R insisted that we mashed the rest and I think that was less successful; yes, they still tasted yummy but the mash was a pale purple-grey colour that I found, unsurprisingly, unappealing.  R still thought they were cool but then he eats army ration packs on his weekends so what does he know about food

*I love the layout and ideas in Stitch but I feel a little jaded about trying any more of the projects after a disastrous attempt at making the skirt on the front cover.  I read and re-read the instructions and, as usual, not all of them made sense but I figured they would once I was making the skirt.  Oh dear no, it could be me but I think some of the instructions are missing.  Ever the masochist, I have bought some new fabric to have a second attempt because the shape of the skirt does look so great but this time I know I need to add my own luck with it.