kangasarpajaiset toimii

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Eilisen tilkkukillan pikkujoulukokouksen ehtoisa emäntä oli paitsi keittänyt kahvit ja teet, toteuttanut aktiviteetin. Jokainen sai nostaa hatusta arpanumeron, ja numeroiden osoittamassa järjestyksessä me voittajat - jokainen arpa tietenkin voitti - saimme valita ihanasta kangaspalapinosta mieleisen.

Valitsin tämän palan.


Pinossa oli jäljellä yksi erittäin viehättävä kuosi ja useampi tosi kiva, mutta päätin valita tilkun, jota en välttämättä itse tulisi ostaneeksi. Kaikenlaisia kankaita tarvitaan!

Vertailun vuoksi pino kankaita, jotka ostin Käden taidot -messuilta marraskuussa.



Rehellisyyden nimessä: mukaan tarttui paljon isompi pino kaiken kaikkiaan; tässä on vain osa saaliista.

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