A few photos of my latest stitchy project.
This started as a way to use up a few scraps of fabric. I merrily stitched away with no real purpose, just enjoying the little lovelies taking shape.
Then the idea formed for them to become a picnic blanket. They could easily have become a bag or a cushion but no, a picnic blanket they will be!
I have worked out that I will need 1200 of these little 1 inch hexagons to make a decent sized blanket so this is very much a long term project!
I love the way they mount up when you have a few spare moments to stitch away....
However it may be summer 2015 before they resemble a blanket!
Well hello there....
Deary me, it's been a while! If you follow me on Instagram, you will see me pop up regularly on there but this little corner of the internet has been sadly neglected of late.
Here is a little snapshot of what I have been up to and I promise I will be back blogging here more regularly in the future! I've missed you and it feels nice to be back!
New postcard sized papercuts that are backed with delicious Liberty Lawn cotton.
These are available in my Etsy shop.
My crochet has taken a back seat this year and has given way to a new hexagonal patchwork project. More on that in my next post....
Do you remember the miserable cold dark days of February, when it felt like winter was going to last forever and I started a mammoth ripple blanket to keep us warm on winter nights...?
Well, it's been a while since those days and the weather couldn't have been more different lately!
I rippled away during the last days of winter and merrily into spring and then when the sunny days arrived, I put my blanket to one side for fear of overheating under the weight of the thing!
Well, it's been a little bit cooler of an evening lately, enough for me to pick up my blanket once more, finish off the last few stripes and weave in all those ends and now it is finally finished!
It's a bit colourful to say the least but my main intention was to use up lots of odds and ends. I usually stick to a much smaller, more neutral colour palette so actually it's been lovely to go with the flow and use colours I wouldn't usually choose together!
Hopefully it will be a while before we will need it to keep us warm at nights but it's tucked away by the side of the bed ready to pull on when it does get chilly!
Lately, I've been working on some lovely wedding papercuts. It's definitely wedding season and who doesn't love a good wedding?!
Never one to need an excuse to celebrate all things romantic, I was inspired to design a new papercut that I hope you all like. Each letter is made up of little tendrils of foliage, each leaf measuring about 2mm so it's quite a delicate piece.
I'm thinking the design would translate well with lots of different song lyrics and sweet words.
