I must be feeling better - this is my second blog post of the day!! Well I've had a good old rummage through my button tin - I've got lots of really old buttons in my tin, lots of them were on my daughters' clothes when they were little girls, and I couldn't bear to part with the buttons so snipped them off when the clothes wore out, some were given to me by a friend of my mother-in-law, and the other day my mother-in-law gave me her button tin too!! Anyway, it means that I've found the perfect little buttons to sew on this stitchery project (pattern by Leanne Beasley). I've really enjoyed each stage of putting this together - the stitchery, choosing the fabrics, the applique - and choosing the buttons!!
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The applique is going well on this project (pattern by Leanne Beasley) - I managed to find a reel of silk thread for this, and a packet of Clover Gold Eye applique needle - it certainly does make life much simpler if you have the right equipment for the job! I used a technique involving steam-a-seam which was cut to the exact size of the applique shape and ironed onto the back of the applique fabric. Then I removed the backing paper, folded the edge of the fabric over, and finger pressed it into place - and finally hand stitched it to the handkerchief linen, using VERY small stitches, and making sure the corners of the squares and rectangles were all folded in neatly. I didn't need to iron the shapes into position before stitching them on, as the steam-a-seam held it in place. The edge of the steam-a-seam also gave me a nice neat edge to fold the fabric over too - so I'll definitely be using this method again. Next job is to sort through my button tin, to find some tiny flat buttons to embellish the stitchery squares and rectangles.
This stitchery sampler, "Sew Laugh Love" (pattern by Leanne Beasley) was the perfect project while I've been recuperating! Following surgery, I was told told to rest, which was extremely difficult!! and so spent several days doing nothing very much except some hand sewing, and this is the result! If you've been following my blog and my FB page, you will have seen that a little more progress was made each day. I found a gorgeous bundle of fat eighths in my stash that I'd had for simply AGES and my daughter Alice chose these two for the borders and the applique. Well the borders are on - now for the applique!
If you've been following my blog, you'll have seen my slow but steady progress on this stitchery project - "Sew Laugh Love" - the pattern is a design by the Australian designer Leanne Beasley, and I ordered it a couple of years ago from Quilt Fabric Delights, in Australia. This was a kit, with pre-printed handkerchief linen, and a selection of gorgeous Cosmo threads. Well the stitchery is finally completed!! Now all I have to do is to find some fabric fro the applique and the borders, so I need to sort out the fabrics in my stash, otherwise I might have to go shopping for just the RIGHT fabric!!
The "Tour de Fibre" continues, and I've been enjoying the nice weather and stitching in the garden. I've finally reached the bottom corner of this stitchery design, "Sew Laugh Love" (pattern by Leanne Beasley). I originally ordered this kit a couple of years ago from Quilt Fabric Delights in Australia, and it came complete with pre-printed handkerchief linen, a copy of the pattern and a selection of beautiful Cosmo embroidery threads. It is also available from Coast and Country Crafts in the UK, which is where I buy most of my stitchery patterns from. Now please excuse me while I carry on stitching!
The weather is beautiful here in Suffolk and I'm going to enjoy a relaxing day stitching this project "Sew Laugh Love" (pattern by Leanne Beasley) while I'm sitting in the garden. This is making rather slow progress - like my recovery following surgery, there is no rush. Unfortunately I've learnt this the hard way over the last couple of days - with lots of reverse stitching AND a trip to the doctor. So for the rest of today I'm relaxing in my PJ's and watching the world go by - from the comfort of my garden with maybe a little more sewing!!
Today is day 6 of the "Tour de Fibre" and I've continued with a slow but steady progress of my first project, a stitchery design called "Sew Laugh Love" and is by the Australian designer Leanne Beasley. This was purchased originally as a kit, with pre-printed handkerchief linen and a selection of embroidery threads by Cosmo. I've finally completed the bottom corner of this design - and have enjoyed sitting in the garden in the sunshine - what better way to recuperate after surgery!
Well it's day 4 of the "Tour de Fibre" and I've made a slow but steady progress with my first project "Sew Laugh Love" (pattern by Leanne Beasley) and also making a very slow but also steady progress with my post-op recovery too!! I'd been enjoying some leisure breakfasts in the garden, and have enjoyed a bit of hand sewing as well - although there has been rather a lot of unpicking too!!
For a few years now, I have followed the blogs of 2 Norwegian quilters, Hanne and May Britt. For the last 3 or 4 years, they have a "Tour de Fibre" in the summer, where they stitch and sew and quilt and knit and generally catch up with unfinished craft projects. They invited me to join them, and this sounded like a great idea while I am convalescing! Although I am still very tired following recent surgery, and finding it difficult to concentrate on bigger projects, I decided to do a little bit of hand sewing to pass away the time! This kit has been in my stash for ages - it is called "Sew Laugh Love" and is by Leanne Beasley. I took it with me on a cruise to Norway last year, but didn't do very much - so yesterday I made a start on picking up where I left off. I'll give you plenty of updates on how I'm progressing - and hopefully by the time this project is finished, I'll be ready to tackle some bigger projects with my sewing machine! Oh and here is a peek of my progress so far this morning - stitching and eating breakfast in the sunshine!!
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