The colours are deeper than this and really work well with the stitcheries. Now to get it all together. I have one last stitchery to complete so I may even succeed in getting it done soon.
Hope your week is going well - Enjoy wherever you are.
Nomee and I played together again and made more of these - yes, there are three bucket bags, just going to Spotlight today to get the cords and they will be ready for use. Two have been allocated for presents already, that leaves me one in stock or maybe for me!
Hope everyone is having a good weekend, especially all those Happy Cats supporters!
I just love making round things they are so forgiving and so very practical, I can see there will be more of these made in the near future - a great way to package gifts.
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Red plain and spots for a swap project. Ssh... It's a surprise, I sure enjoy playing with red.
I completed the Love block for Christmas Wish and have to admit that I am very happy with the look of this block.
Sewing Peace has been good for me - things have been a bit turbulent around here lately.
Oh, yeh a question for you - Can you see I am sewing in an anti clockwise direction, now The Mother always told me I sewed backwards - I am right handed but find it most natural to go in this direction. Does anyone have preferences for Clockwise or Anti-clockwise when hand stitching?
I started the decoration on this one the other night and then decided I should do it in the daylight so the weekend will be perfect for getting this done.
Oh, and you see here - I said I'm not good at following patterns! I changed the word on this one, yes it does say something about me. Still more detail for the border decoration.
Okay, so I have been starting and not finishing again, but these little stitcheries are fun to work on and I am inspired by the words. I'll keep on dreaming that one day I may actually finish one thing before starting one or two more!
I have been practicing 'Needle Turn Applique' - well kind of - I know this is not really that technique but I like the running stitch detail. I used more of the recycled Denim for the Journal cover.
These gorgeous designs from Natalie at Cinderberry Stitches have been sewed to the main fabric ready for making into something fun for my Secret stitcher.
And this was the first Stitchers Angel project stitchery from Helen at Hugs and Kisses who is also the Swap Hostess. Here it is ready to be finished into a fun project.
Another stitchery from Gail Pan's free block of the month. As I was convinced the light colour which I used on the Believe stitchery was DMC 680, I asked Jindi's mum to pick one up for me on her way to visit last weekend. When I completed this block I realised it was lighter than the colour I used on the first one. A trip to Spotlight yesterday rectified the problem - the colour is DMC 167, the other colours I used are also DMC 610 and 924.
Of course all these beginnings mean I may just have a whole lot of finishes soon, but I wouldn't count on it!
Now that Gail Pan has completed her free Christmas block of the month and some examples have started to pop up in cyberspace, I decided that I might make a start, so here is my country version of the Believe block - I like these colours together and whilst they are all DMC they did not have identifying information with them so a trip to the shop with a piece of each will be required if I am to complete all the blocks using this colour scheme. The background fabric is batik in soft green.
Another free pattern generously supplied by Paula over at Sew little fabric, I like anything bear and just could not pass up the opportunity to work this super cute design. Yes, the same country colours as the Believe block above, it is destined to become a journal cover for a friend. Paula has other free designs so you might like to stop by and say hello sometime.
Hope your weekend is a creative one.
Whenever I am fitted with a new pair of these my world changes from bright to dull - things sound different and I am required to concentrate.
In order to provide useful feedback to the research team I need to find words to describe sound - this got me to thinking about the relationship between colour and sound. I am wondering whether anybody else makes connections between colours and sounds.
I'm back in my old world now and I love the way it sounds and the colours I am seeing and hearing.
Not much happening on the crafting front, got more recycled fabric from work this week and intend to get Nomee to work on the weekend.
I'd appreciate your thoughts on colour/sound relationships, Thanks.
Until next time enjoy your part of the world. Happy Crafting
Then there is a new knitting project which I started more than once on Saturday evening, but it seems to be going okay now. the colours are deeper than they appear in the photo and I am really liking the softness of this yarn which has a chenille texture to it. I got it at Lincraft last week a serious impulse buy - it was all about the colours. It is destined to be a neck collar, rather than a full length scarf.
Sunday I just had this urge to try making myself a new top, I figured if I started now it might be ready for when the weather heats up. There was a time when I used to do a lot of clothes making but not recently, I have to say I am happy with how this is coming together. It is not quite done but it fits and really I just need to do the cosmetic bits like the hem and finish the second arm hole - not sure what happened to the lining part of the pattern but improvised with bias tape it works.
You're right it will need a good wash and iron when I am done, this fabric has been in my company for many years and the creases just wouldn't iron out.
and fully clothed, haven't decided on shoes yet.
All fabrics are recycled as the pants are made from an old pair of jeans and the top is from one of the table cloths. I am happy with the way he turned out.
I am planning more sewing tomorrow, maybe I'll be going a fraction faster and may even get a finish?
