Sewing

I’ve not had as much time as I would like to sew(you know where a zillion projects are in your mind that you wish to do), but have squeezed it in where I can and have managed .

I am able to show one of the sneak peeks as it has been received .It was a bag for a bag swap and as soon as I saw the pattern in a recent magazine designed by Jenny I just knew it would make the perfect swap bag.

I really enjoyed making this and Juwles (Julianne slack blogger) loved it.

I was fortunate to win one of the monthly OPAM draws from Peg and in that package was a lovely Florentine doily pattern designed by Fee.

I will admit this is not a pattern I would usually go out and purchase, but I fell in love with it when I saw it and just had to make it.

I do not have a yoyo maker but have a bag of yoyo’s I made many many years ago so I pulled them out and with some gorgeous variegated Cottage Garden threads I stitched.

Am very happy with how it turned out.

Another sneak peek of something made with Magic Fine charms by Eleanor Burns.

Oh and one more yummy yummy purchase that I made from Sarah at patchworkplus  came in the mail, oh I have to be patient and finish of some other items before I can play with these.

Cheers for now Vickie

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Crafting away.

Oh yes I have been keeping myself distracted with plenty craftiness, but alas I can’t show pictures as it’s all secret sewing..So not being one who likes to post without a pic I just went for a walk around the garden and took a pic of a head of blooms from each of my frangipani trees..Oh such heavenly scent…

Vibrant yellow centres.

This one is has slightly different petals and leaves it’s called a bush or wild frangipani.

This one has the loveliest off whit colour flowers.

Splendid pale pink on the underside and pale yellow centre.

 

This one just opened today oh the inside is such a brilliant yellow it’s awesome.

Lovely and pure white with soft yellow centre…

Cheers Vickie

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and some sneak peeks

Well they have to be sneak peeks cause I ma in several swaps and I wouldn't want to spoil a surprise now would I.

And now sneak peek 2.

Cheers Vickie

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hello blogland

Hi there, yes I am doing ok thankyou for the kind emails & text ‘s. Have had a yukky couple of weeks-a friend passed away last Sunday from Leukaemia (was only diagnosed in Jan 2010).I was visiting with her on Friday evening and she was very coherent but oh my   in so much pain –so ‘tis a blessing she is no longer suffering..

And have had some erkk health issues..slowly dealing with them.

I have been sewing –several items actually…but arhhh they are secret gifts so I can’t show them here-oh ok I’ll take some sneak peek pics on the weekend..

I have been doing a bit of hand embroidery..and was wondering how do you do it-like do you just hold the fabric ? Do you hoop it? Do you frame it? Me it depends on the size if it’s above 12”x12” than I frame it first..under that it is hooped..

I cut the fabric a tad longer than needed and then I sew it with the machine onto the  webbing of the frame.

And tada here it is already for me to start stitching..

Cheers Vickie.

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