Pineapples. Possibly evil.

 
I’ve been working on curtains for the new house. I bought readymade stuff for three windows, but two sets I’ve been planning to sew myself: for the kitchen window (because it’s so small and achievable) and for the craft room (because it has to be perfect and amazing).

I was totally besotted with the pineapple fabric above when I saw it at Spotlight. It reminded me of something that a French man would have drawn for some imaginary ’50s children’s books. I purchased the special sunblocking fabric to back it, and sewed up most of the seams.

It wasn’t until we hung them up to test them that we discovered the fabric creates an optical illusion from far away. The lovely lemon yellow turns fluorescent, thanks to the green and blue of the pineapples, and the small print turns into something resembling a magic-eye puzzle. They make you sick to look at them. Even ironing them makes your eyes go wobbly after awhile.

Heart broken. Lesson learned. And I’m going to have to think of 100 small-scale projects to use up all the pineapple fabric. Because it is really cute, but only in small doses.

I bought some replacement fabric today but will wait until I’ve hung it to show you. It’s quite amazing, but you need to see the whole piece to appreciate it.

The good news is that this week is my one-year anniversary of being on the Marshall Protocol, and I feel great. My latest test results have come in, and I’ve been given the green light to start experimenting with more vitamin-D-laden food treats and some extra sunshine. I’m still sun-sensitive, but not as much as before, and that’s my only major symptom now. I have hardly any fatigue and feel great most days, with tons of energy. I can do stuff now, which truly is the main reason I don’t blog as much.

I’ve also taken this as a good excuse to move into Sparky’s new house, given that I don’t have to be paranoid about sun from the outdoor toilet anymore. So this weekend I’m painting the craft room my favourite colour and moving some stuff in!

 

Tea towels made better.

 
I’ve been working on zillions of other crafty projects, too, but these tea towels are the only one I’m allowed to show you. (Oooh, how exciting! But you’ll have to wait.)

The dog was a Japanese Clover pattern (embroidered on a $1 secondhand towel). “Hello” came from Jenny Hart’s book and was embroidered on a 50-cent Ikea towel. I love how the stitching makes it look lasso-like. I am tickled pink with how they turned out. I might have to fix up all of my tea towels now.