Love a bag of scraps…
Does anyone else get super excited when given a bag full of odds and snippets? I was given lots of lacy bits and pretty elastics which will take me an age to sort – but very therapeutic!
02
Jul
Category Archives: Diverse Stichery
25
Jun
Fresh as a daisy…
Some colourful little cards in the making. Brightly coloured gingham embellished with stitch and beads can be just the thing for a “Thank You”, a birthday, or a get well wish. The list is endless…
18
Jun
Around the world…
and who wouldn’t love a notebook in which to record their travels? As we can’t venture too far at the moment these quilted books could be used to write up interesting info about past and future trips abroad…… or, at the moment, favourite staycation destinations.
11
Jun
Setting sail…
A jolly flotilla of sailing boats, sending Father’s Day wishes, are on sale at Craft Coop Windsor.
21
May
Father’s Day is on the calendar…
so it’s time to gather a few ‘manly’ fabrics together so I can make a start on some cards. Oh, and maybe a notebook or two.
14
May
The grass is greener…
Painting Bondaweb is one of my favourite things. I just love watching the wet paint make the paper shrivel up and form rivulets and, because it’s green, when it’s ironed onto the fabric the background will resemble grass.
07
May
Déjà vu…
Now to repeat the process and start work on the Long Walk wallhanging. After tearing the sheet into appropriate sized pieces it’s time to paint the background. As usual, I layer the fabric so I have plenty of prepped base cloths for a number of projects.
30
Apr
Prepping the background…
for a new Windsor Castle wallhanging – this time with a view from the Long Walk. I try, as much as possible, to use pre-loved fabrics and the background for this project is entering its 3rd lease of life. It started out as an Irish linen bedsheet and as it became threadbare was used as an ironing board cover. For its last journey I have torn it to size and it’s now ready to paint.
23
Apr
Sketching out an idea…
So onto my next project…..
Having to overcome a fear of drawing I resort to my fail-safe method to get me started – a photograph, PhotoShop and tracing paper. It works well for me and no one need ever know!!
16
Apr
Packing up…
a potential sale. It’s all well and good designing and creating this Windsor Castle wallhanging but working out how to wrap it ready to go to its new home is also important. I think the best way is to lay it flat, face side up, place a roll of scrunched paper on top, bring the ends up and secure with paper clips. Last of all pop it into a paper carrier.