On a good note, I have been oh so busy, what with my new toy (The Embellisher) and all the swaps, I have had to make lots of lists. I'm getting a bit overloaded but I would prefer that to being bored.
Well as I promised everyone, I will add my first big project that I used the embellisher for.
I thought I would make my Grand daughter a little pressie, she is such a clever lass. She is already a British Champion in Acro Gymnastics and she is only 11 years of age. Very shortly she will be going in for the trials for the Worlds Competition and she will be the youngest competitor. She has had a lot of obstacles to overcome to get this far and she never gives up, so she deserves something nice.
My Grand daughter as well as my own 14 year old son have been into Goth fashion of recent years. So when I asked my Daughter what she would like we had a chat and we both decided that a Goth Fashion type bag would be appreciated. Well I couldn't find the material I wanted for the project so I decided to make my own on the felting machine. here is the result:
This is the front of the bag, made with needle felt that has been woven the make the check fabric.Here is the back, she is so pleased with this especially as it has her name on it, she is Rebekah really but she likes to be called Bex.
Now my teenage son wants a hat, he likes a flat cap he has which he wore when he was younger at one of the Victorian days at his primary school, trouble is this one is brown, so now I have to make a black flat cap, help, I've never done this before. Well, I've made a paper pattern from the one he has, but I won't be using felt. I have some plain black fabric so I'll just be doing a standard flat cap. He doesn't even want any patterns or motifs on it so it shouldn't be too hard. He looks so cool when he wears his flat cap with his shoulder length wavy hair. I can't wait to see him in the new one.
Well, the other reason why I have been so busy is that I have been making lots of swaps. Here are the ones I have received today;
This one is from Helen Miles The photo doesn't do it justice I'm afraid, it's simply beautiful, it really reminds me of the sea and I just want to go down the coast when I look at it. Thank you Helen, your's is in the post, I won't put the picture up until you receive it, I would hate to spoil the surprise.This next one is from Liz we met on the Unlimited Textiles site and this months challenge is to make and swap a Postcard with the theme of landscape. This is a beautiful piece and it is made with a lot of beautiful silk, how did Liz know I loved Poppies? Thank you Liz.
This last swap is an ATC from Anne in France, we were introduced to do this swap by Doreen in Australia, apparently they have been doing swaps for some time now. Thank you Doreen for introducing us. Thank you Anne for such an exquisite little card, you wouldn't believe folks how small these stitches are. Don't you just want to give her a hug. Your card Anne is in the post too, I hope you like it.
Well that's just about it for now, but I will put my cards here that I have swapped next time. Till then, bye for now. Tricia
4 comments:
love the bag, maybe I have some goth in me fighting with the biker bit!! I received a quiltie from liz this morning with poppies, lovely texture from the embellisher.
Ah, I wondered who had received the quiltie version. It's beautiful isn't it?
Yes, my daughter said, oooh mum you could make some serious money making these, but I couldn't turn them out one after the other though, it's just not me.
As long as my Grand daughter liked it, that's all that matters, apparently she took it into school today to show it off, bless her. I love making for people, friends, relatives, it's much nicer than trying to sell work. Thanks for the comments, Regards Tricia
lovely thinfs here. I am desperate to play more with my new embellisher
Thank you Paula for your nice words. You have a new embellisher too, just go for it, it's so much fun. Tricia
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