lohtutyö edistyy hyvin.

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Toivuin mainiosti epäonnistuneen koejakun aiheuttamasta pettymyksestä ja edistyin lilahtavan torkkupeiton kanssa hyvin lupaavasti. Sain eilen illalla tasatuksi 40 tilkkupalaa ja ommelluksi ne viideksi riviksi. Yksi rivihän minulla olikin jo ennestään.


Aika lailla lilavoittoinen tämä näyttäisi olevan. Ei pelkästään lilahtava!


Olen näköjään käyttänyt monta kangasta, jotka muistan eri yhteyksistä. Yllä näkyvän kuvan tilkkublokeista tunnistan ainakin

- Miehen boksereissa käyttämäni kankaan 80-luvulta
- päiväpeitekankaan myös 80-luvulta
- lyhythihaisen paitajakkuyläosan 90-luvun puolesta välistä
- amerikkalaiselta ystävättäreltäni saamani hauskan kalakankaan, josta ompelin itselleni hihattoman kesämekon ehkä kymmenisen vuotta sitten (mekko on edelleen käytössä).

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