A week at The Patchwork Heart

Oh what an amazing week in the life of 

The Patchwork Heart!

As you know I am a teacher 

so

 half term is the best ...

 a chance to live my dream

 to be

 full time at The Patchwork Heart

 and this one was amazing!

I began with packing

not the usual kind

but packing blankets

blankets

 made from Stylecraft Special DK

where was I going I hear you say

well my first visit was to

Black Sheep Wools

in Warrington

They had been so very kind to make me their

 Blogger of the month

 and had featured a lovely interview with me on their blog

you can read it 

HERE

Black Sheep Wools

  is a craft barn in the countryside near Warrington

 close to the M62 and M6.

They have an enormous stock of yarn, cross stitch and fabric along

 with a lovely tea room!

They have recently become stockists of

 Stylecraft

so I took along some of my recent creations made in

 Stylecraft Special DK

 to share with them

the red edged flower blanket ~ Stylecraft pattern 9090

the rainbow ripple star ~ by Celeste Young

and the Circle of friends ~ Priscilla Hewitt

I am very pleased to say

 that they were delighted to see how well it makes up. 

They are now selling Special DK

 and I know being able to view and buy this yarn locally

 will now delight many!

As their Blogger of the Month

I was excited to choose this Sirdar Cotton Dk as my gift

and can already tell you

 that it is a dream to crochet with as it does not split!

I am making flowers for brooches, corsages and bookmarks

 for a little Mother's Day sale in my

 Etsy Shop

Unfortunately the shop is empty at present

 as everything sells so fast when I refill it!

 But do keep watching it will be restocked again soon!

so that was day 1 ... now for day 2!

A day in Yorkshire

 at the beautiful old Slaithwaite Mill

 Head Office to Stylecraft

 was something I could not have even dreamed of!

what a pleasure it was

 to spend a day with lovely people

 talking about colour and yarn and discussing blanket making!

such a treat to spend a day in a world of yarn

this is definitely what I should be doing full time!

As if my visit wasn't perfect enough already

 it was completed with a 

wonderful gift!

OOOOOhhhh

just look at this yummy new yarn!

Yarn Stories

is a new yarn available online only at present.

This is fine merino DK and is available in

 20 delicious shades

so now I have the lovely task

 of finding a special new blanket pattern to make this into!

Then there was day 3

a holiday is not complete without a treat in a tearoom

and a visit to

The Sugar Plum Tearoom 

at Homewood Bound in Ruthin is my favourite

I am very excited to be planning some

 crochet workshops 

here at The Sugar Plum Tearoom.

These will be taking place at Easter and May half term.

For details and how to book visit their

 Facebook Page

or view their contact details 

HERE

So I am now exhausted ... so much for a restful holiday!

 Definitely an inspiring holiday

and something I would like to become accustomed to!

I hope you have all had a great half term too,

 now we will count down to Easter! 

Enjoy the lighter days my friends and keep hookin!

Heather

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