Wendy hosted FNSI on Friday and I'm truly grateful to her as it really got me into the sewing kind of head space I needed to get going on some things .... Note the several projects all on the go on the dining room table as I joyfully moved from one to the other depending on what was going on around me .........
First I finished off the crochet squares in the "Glacier" colour for our Crocheted Veranda Throw - its now sitting in a plastic tub while I wait on an order from Bendigo yarns, and an order from Deromores (UK) . I would have preferred to use all Bendigo cotton for this project, but unfortunately their colour selection is somewhat limited.
Next on the agenda was to begin doing something with the lovely little Elephanz embroidery..... I had to do it twice when I made a bit of an "oh dear" when I forgot the pen I had not used for such a very long time didn't actually erase when you ironed it ...... nope, apparently I should have wet it! Oopsie!! So I got some practice doing a second one!
Moving on, and by now it was Saturday afternoon and I was itching to get back to the sewing ....... so, as you might have read, I'm taking part in the BOM, "down the rabbit hole " by Sarah Fielke which I had seen on another blog (oh how I wish I could remember who else was doing this and where I saw it??? Is it you?? Whoever it was - a big thankyou as Sarah explains things so well in her videos as well as having the pattern sheets!) .... anyhow, she also includes little surprises as part of the BOM we pay for apparently and sent through a lovely little "Hussif" pattern with video instructions for making it up. Although it certainly wasn't compulsory, I just couldn't resist when I saw the carrot pincushion in it! I've still got a tiny bit left to finish it off, it's been such a while since I've done much sewing and I first had to dust out the sewing machine and give it an oil, but here is a snippet .............
I'll show you the rest once I get it completed, which I would have done, if I hadn't been blog hopping on Saturday morning while having breakfast .......
Val Laird had a post about a lovely wall embroidery over 12 mths which she is doing as a freebie (check out my sidebar for the link), and it really spoke to my heart. It will be a good reminder as I stitch the verses and it will then make a perfect little wall hanging for our new home! So since I didn't want to go and buy anything for this one, I had to stash dive in the fabrics I'd unpacked the other day - I really did not want to have to go and undo that box again (thankfully when I pack boxes I number each one and have a book with the list of the main items in each box) ........ instead I had to undo a different box (number 26 ), to pull out my cutting mat and ruler lol ......... Why did I ever think it would be a good idea to pack up the Beehive with all my crafting goodies??? Still, I surely have more than enough to keep me occupied for a while!!! Naturally I had to get creative with the fabric scraps I had and try to work out how to get the amounts out of what I had ....... this ended up taking way longer than I had ever intended it to take, so I've yet to begin on the actual embroidery yet! But I do have the pieces all cut now (except for the "cream on cream" ones) and in little plastic sandwich bags!
I don't think the sewing smile left my face all weekend! The table sure has been covered in sewing goodies - Hubby just smiles and nods appropriately...... It's all going to have to get cleared away this week as we have an open house here on Saturday ...... fingers crossed and prayers please for a house sale!
Have a great day everyone!
Hugs, Sharm
For those of you who might be wondering.... yes I did take part in the FNSI last night, however I decided I would post about it over on my other blog for a change...... so if you want to see more then head over to The 7 Pillars Home
Apart from some sewing, I also got my crocheted ripple afghan finished off................
I'm really happy with the way it has turned out, given it's my first time making a ripple rug, and it's just so toasty warm and just the right size for popping over me while I watch TV or read a book! Anyhow, grab yourself a cuppa and come on over to the The 7 Pillars home to visit me there
Hugs Sharm
