ElenaRegina wool: Maglia gipsy .........un mondo di colori ............

ElenaRegina wool: Maglia gipsy .........un mondo di colori ............: Maglia gipsy Nel mio gruppo Fb  Condivido con il cuore abbiamo deciso di realizzare  una maglia molto simile a questa della foto Il mod...

Pin Jars, project 6

                       Flushed with success at my first Wood Street Market, I am making things with a vintage feel.  
These two upcycled Kilner jars are filled with vintage haberdashery;  needles, trims, threads etc, and have a useful pincushion on top, instead of the rusty lid.                                   

Moodling

This commitment to creating something every week has energised me.  I feel inspired to make things using what I already have, or am given.  Jill has been very generous with her stash of goodies, (why is another person's stash so much more interesting than ones own?).  She has given me some luscious bits of trims, buttons and fabric. But the thing I value most is her enthusiasm and encouragement.  Hence I find myself committing to several stalls, vintage in theme.  This, I have discovered, is where my heart lies at the moment; vintage and upcycling.  (So much for all the fabric stashed away in my cupboards!).

Recycled fabric.

I have enjoyed making these pouches from old shirts and blouses.  I have made suffolk puffs and some English hexagons tom embellish the pouches, but prefer the ones with buttons and ricrac braid.  I have worked really hard to make these this week, but am glad to be building up things for my vintage stall.

Celebrating Yorkshire Day

1st August.
Today I have been making bunting for my Vintage stall, which is on 18th August in Wakefield.
I used some old shirting and a bit of vintage fabric, joined together with some cotton tape.
As today has been the hottest day in the year so far, (31 degrees), it was rather warm work. I am glad I started and finished the project in one day.

A Quilt for Sam; project 3

I have been sewing a quilt for my newest grandson, Samuel, who is seven weeks old.  His big sister, Evie, has a similar quilt, but bound in pink so she doesn't get mixed up.  Sam's is bound in turquoise.  I gave them the quilts, (well Evie unwrapped both parcels), tonight, and Evie immediately spread hers out on the carpet and wanted a picnic on it.  She loves the quilts.
I am so glad to have finished Sam's quilt, as the binding fabric was very hard to sew, and my fingers are sore.  But it is so worthwhile.  

Project 2, A Quilt for Evie

This second project has taken more time than I thought it would.  Maybe the intense heat has been partly to blame.  Who wants to work on a quilt when it is so hot?
I began collecting these 5inch picture squares about a year ago, and when my grandson Samuel was born, decided to make him a quilt with some, and to make Evie a similar quilt as she has had to move out of her small-bed-made-form-the-cot, into a cabin bed of her own. I finished her quilt first as I found just the right binding, (pink), and would have had to trawl through my fabrics for the binding for Samuel's quilt.  I have since found the right bright turquoise one.  Watch this space!

Project 1, A sleep pillow for my friend

My first project was to make a sleep pillow for my gardening friend, Ann, who has difficulty sleeping.  I made it using some material I had on hand, some braid, a bondawebbed heart, and embroidered words, 'Beautiful Dreamer'. (I chose the words as they are the title of the tune in my musical jewellery box).  I want her to think lovely, restful thoughts as she goes to sleep enjoying the fragrance from the lavender and other herbs.

New beginnings

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by possible projects to make, and many projects to finish  I am going to limit myself to one creative project per week for one year, and I am going to call it my 52 projects.
I hope by using what I have, and limiting myself to one thing at a time which I will finish and blog about each week, that I shall feel calmer about my creative endeavors.
This is my goal.  7th July, 2013. to 7th July 2014.