in my old emroidery box, I had coloured threads of embroidery cotton that my mother had given me when i was little girl. I had other silken shards of thread that I had bought, and all sorts of beautiful hand made laces, velvets, patches of embroidery and millions of pretty beads and buttons. I had thimbles, tiny scissors, packets of needles, pins with coloured heads on and little bits of gold wrapping paper.

i enjoyed going hunting, there was so much rambling stuff that it was an adventure - i never knew quite what i'd come across, and which bits of thread and colour would go together to make something beautiful.

i loved it! and gave the box to my daughter so she could continue the adventure!

now i'm too busy to sew and have a beautiful patchwork in a box, unfinished..