Bits and Pieces
I went away for the weekend to Melbourne – very decadent. While there, I visited my favourite shop L’uccello. The fat quarters in the above pictures are from there – I had to include the bag in the photo because it is such fun.
The yarn is from Hawthorn Cottage Yarns – they had a stall at the markets at the art gallery.
I have quite a few ideas – now I just have to get on and make something.
Filed under Fabric Stash, Inspiration, Yarn Stash
Images from ‘Royal School of Needlework – Embroidery Techniques’
I really like textiles and embroidery. I like the look of embroidery and the stories behind the creation of embroidery, but I am too lazy/impatient to do hand embroidery. I do like machine embroidery – both free motion and the digitised version – what I would really like to do is create embroidery that looks like it has been done by hand using my embroidery machine. To this end, I have been trying to improve my digitising. I made this blackwork sampler and now I am trying to learn silk shading. I am discovering a few tips and tricks with my software (which is Embird) and like anything I just need to practise.
Filed under Digitizing, Inspiration, Machine Embroidery, Software
Progress Being Made on my Rose Rib Socks
I like stories of all different kinds – novels, plays, movies, TV series – I suspect it is because I am nosy and like to know how people live. This means I usually watch something while knitting, which sometimes means my lace pattern can go a bit awry. At the moment I’m watching the second series of Once Upon the Time. I do like this show mostly because it is so beautiful to look at the costumes are spectacular ….
and I could quite happily move into Mary Margaret’s apartment.
The show itself is an interesting mix of fairy tales, swashbuckling adventure and good versus evil – and the villains are a bit conflicted, so I find it quite compelling.
All this means I look for excuses to watch it and therefore to knit. I should really be cleaning the house/buying food, but I will just watch one more episode! Besides some of the knits on the show are quite inspirational.
Filed under Inspiration, Knitting, Sock Knitting, Television
Finished the Owl Socks
Socks are finished. They have already been worn.
Now for a new project. I started this swatch …
but I can’t get guage, so I have abandoned that idea and now I am working on this…
Blossom Bolero by Stitchy Mama
Here is a link to her (Stitchymamas) Ravelry page.
Filed under Inspiration, Knitting
I want to start a new project! And yet there are so many on the go.
This one …
And this one …I have to say I’m not feeling the love for this anymore.
Not to mention this one …
And the quilt I am making out of the girls’ baby clothes.
I want to start something else. I want to make something with this yarn. Not sure what yet – but I have 12 balls of it, so I should be able to make pretty much anything I want!
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I have signed up to do a free motion machine embroidery course at Craftsy.
I’m only up to Lesson Four (of eight), but I am very impressed. You can watch the videos whenever you want and then complete the home work in your own time.
I’ve already picked up some useful tips: You can just use over-locker thread as bobbin thread (must be cheaper than the special bobbin fill) and you can use non-woven interfacing as a stabiliser.
I haven’t got any pictures to show yet because my free-motion leaves a bit to be desired, but I’m definitely improving and I have learnt it is better to go slowly rather than super fast!
Filed under Free Motion Quilting, Inspiration, Machine Embroidery
I went here while in Melbourne last weekend – it was fabulous. Heaps of things I wanted to purchase, but I was attempting to travel light (only carry on baggage). Above is what I did buy. I plan to make the girls head bands with the ribbons and the fat quarters? Well you can never have too many of those.
I’d love to go to some of their courses … but it doesn’t seem very likely – can’t wait for the online store to be up and running.
Filed under Fabric Stash, Inspiration
According to the Family Circle magazine, you burn 400 kj per hour knitting…
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I’ve begun quiting this quilt – I’m free-motion quilting using a double heart pattern (it’s from Quilting Arts magazine June July 2011). See below
It’s coming together quite nicely, but I have trouble covering the quilt in a fluid direction (I have to stop and start).
Filed under Free Motion Quilting, Inspiration, Quilting
As you’re probably all aware, Miss P is a huge dinosaur fan – we have a quilt, a cushion and a T-Shirt, so when I saw this book at Dymocks I just had to have it. You can find more about it here.
Both girls have requested this dinosaur …
On a cursory reading it seems OK.
Filed under Inspiration, Knitting
