Hey Sponky, you thought I was odd to buy this appley fabric at Spotlight (and I only did because we waited there an hour to be served) - but doesn't it look lovely and fresh with the pink and green in these bibs? I think the backing also came from the same Spotlight experience. I posted the big one to Lyssy May to put in her shop.
Also note that when you go to Lyssy May's website, you can see some of my aprons (matching oven mitts can be seen here) in the background of the second shot of the shop interior.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
christmas ornament swap
I signed up for the Holiday Ornament Swap over at cake + pie and posted these on Monday (only 3 days late), but just getting around to posting the pic today. They are trees made of felt and tulle, with scraps of this and that sandwiched in between - and handstitched.
You may notice in the photo that they are sheared round the edges with pinking shears. I love my pinking shears. I bought them because I 'needed' them and then for ages I couldn't remember what I 'needed' them for - but I eventually found a use for them and now couldn't live without them.
You may notice in the photo that they are sheared round the edges with pinking shears. I love my pinking shears. I bought them because I 'needed' them and then for ages I couldn't remember what I 'needed' them for - but I eventually found a use for them and now couldn't live without them.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
placemats: red and black I
A commissioned set of 8 placemats and coasters for a friend at work. The disco black and red polyester jersey was a recent impulse buy - I don't normally go for synthetics but couldn't resist the pattern. I'm very glad I found the perfect use for it so quickly.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
for mum: red and black
Happy mothers' day, mum - only 6 months late! I did start this project before mothers' day but it took me a lot longer than I expected. It's all freestyle machine quilting which I was doing without a foot on the machine but then (thanks sponky) I discovered the darning foot right at the end which really would have made it much quicker. Not sure if there will be a next time but if so it will be a lot faster.
Monday, November 20, 2006
something old, something blue
The fruits of Friday's op-shopping. These will be the table decorations for ur 1920's wedding. Blue and brown, pretty vintagey glass and china, strewn with pearls and possibly turkey feathers. I just need to find about 10 more pretty blue and/or brown things. And some more pearls. I may have exhausted the Toowoomba supplies though - bridesmaids - if you're still looking for jobs, keep your eyes out at op shops. Budget is $5 each.
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