The winner...

This hasn't been the best week ever, on Monday my iron decided to go up in smoke, literally. I always use an iron when I'm sewing. I work in an L-shaped space and I could hear a strange fizzing/popping noise (I wouldn't have heard it at all if I'd had the radio or iTunes playing). There was my two month old iron billowing out smoke and giving off that horrible plastic smell. Scary!!

Then Wednesday dawns... cold, dark, owls hooting just to add a little atmosphere..... husband wandering around with a torch and a candle. (I hasten to add that this isn't something that he usually does.) The power was out!! The children seemed to enjoy the adventure of getting up in the dark with torches and eating breakfast by candlelight and although the rest of the house was pretty cold, it was warm by the fire before they went off to school. I think they were hoping that school would be cancelled... it was obviously a big part of what was talked about school that day.

Then reality hits... The absolute downside of technology is that it you've no power, it doesn't work! No computer.... can't sort out my shop orders...no essential kettle for necessary tea refuelings.... heating water in a saucepan seems to take forever! Wearing four jumpers definitely restricts movement... but it was cold even with the sun coming in ... Must remember to get the camping gear out this weekend... (for camping type kettles... lanterns etc. we do seem to get a lot of power cuts here.) The hours tick by... I was just resorting to sorting out magnetic snaps... they seem to need a lot of organising, when the power came back with a shriek of alarms, clocks, fridges and freezers leaping into life.

So, although it's taken ages to post this, remember the lovely bundle of 'Wildwood fabrics' designed by Erin McMorris.

This was the number that the random number generator provided me with.

....and this number relates to a comment made by Vonnie.

So, Congratulations , I'm sure you're going to enjoy them. I wonder what you'll make? Please just e-mail me your address and I'll get these fabrics off to you.

Comments

[Vonnie]

Oh my gosh!! Thank you so much Julia, I never win anything and this will make up for the hideous day I had yesterday!

[Craft Matters]

Vonnie I am so pleased you won... :) Glad you got your power back Julia - we are affected by power cuts here quite often so I sympathise! I just got a stove top kettle - at least that way I'll get my tea...

[Kelly]

your power cut sounds fun (almost) - well done to Vonnie!

[Amy Lane]

Yay, well done Vonnie! Glad your power's back Julia, couldn't survive without my computer and kettle! :)

[Andrea]

Congratulations Vonnie!. Nice early Christmas pressie. Power cuts never seem to happen at the weekend, it is always during the week when you are trying to beat the clock to get to work/school.

[Jenny]

Congrats to Vonnie, they should make something really nice.
Sounds like you've had a mad week hope your weekend is a little calmer!