Nothing beats starting and finishing new projects! Because it normally means I am out of a funk and back into the rythmn of making things again. I find this does tend to happen when I have a shed load of work on at well my day job. Perhaps its the fact it gives me a release and the more I need to do at work the more I want to do my own thing. 

So the above lovely clock is for a lovely lady friend of mines son and the little beauty below is something I knocked out today. It's completely hand stitched no sewing machine for any of the seams. It was lovely to stitch. I have a few more squeezie frames laying about (now I remembered I have them) I will make a few more pouches over time. They are great for holding needlework tools and other bits & pieces. 

However, with these bits sorted out I can start working on another clock idea I have, which is a little different from the last couple of clocks I've made and also get back to doing more of the quilt. I will get it finished. 

You can pick the pouch up from my Wow Thank You Store 

Stitchin Saturday

Before I start today's blog allow me to introduce myself, hi! 

Today has been a rather good day have managed to complete a good couple of projects and still have time to return back to my old faithful of a project, the Quilt. Which almost sounds like a really bad horror movie...I suppose the synopsis would be a quilt becomes animated and smoothers people in their sleep, starting with an unsuspecting little old lady......Sounds horrifying but cosy at the same time.

And here is the stitching then, above is a clock I have just completed for my little baby nephew, Leo. For his brand new look nursery. I get to see him tomorrow, so lots of squidges to him. Below is a clock I have just completed for my friends young boy. The only thing I am not sure about this is the silver wave, I might do some post surgery and remove them, and see if I have something pirate like that I could sew in its place. This could be a little difficult as it's now been mounted...the other option is to sew a few more waves at the top and bottom of the clock to balance it out and stop it looking weird. I shall leave it tonight and come back to it later. 

Finally this is how the quilt is looking these days, you can't see much from these images but I have done the centre, the first ring round that square and now on the next row...if that makes sense? Anyway, soon as this blog post is completed that's what I'll get back to doing. I hope to god I can get this completed by Christmas. It would be nice!!

Tell me what projects your doing?!

75 Days to go!

75 Days to go!
Originally uploaded by lamdesigns

Okay the countdown for the holiday started bloody months ago but now as the months are flying by its time for me to pull my finger out and really get my days in order!

So this is me starting to prepare where and what I am going to do on my very first trip abroad travelling on my own! Gawd I can't wait to get back to DC.

Tools of the trade:

One well thumbed tourist guide book
Pop up Map (have 2 so this one is getting doddled on)
A new moleskein notebook...just because
Tabs!
Sharpie for the tabs and for doodling on map
Biro

Arrgh

I promised myself some stitching this weekend and I have so far delivered on that promise to myself. I have sorted out the start of a clock not only for my little nephew but for my friends boy as well. Pirate clock anyone? Hopefully will get these both finished by next Friday. In the meantime I think I am going to do a bit more on my quilt.


Pirate & Ship clock - Combination of appliqué and embroidery. 

Stitching

Start of a three day weekend and I promised myself some stitching time, and here is the start of it. Technically this was the third project I started, of the day. I mounted and framed something, which I will show later and I have another appliqué clock under way, as well as this little beauty. This is the start of a clock for my darling little nephews bedroom. It's an extra birthday prezzie from his smitten Aunt. x 

A Very Productive Day

Having a nicely productive Sunday, which is nice. Sometimes I set out to do a lot and I'll be lucky if I get one thing done. Today therefore has been a lovely surprise. I have designed two clocks for some very lovely people I know. A pirate clock for a friends little boy, and a little boat for my darling little nephew. I even dug out an embroidery I started but never finished. I have plenty of those knocking about. I got it out and did a bit more to it, and I think I am happy enough with the outcome to finish mounting, I will do so shortly. It will be in my Etsy store soon enough. 

I even started progressing my next stumpwork piece, only drew it yesterday and already I have drawn the main lines, and appliqued fabric to circle it. I had a brainwave this morning. I think after another cuppa, I will just stab stitch down the circle then start picking out what threads I am going to work the tree in and other such details. Like with the last one I am going to take it bit by bit, no rushing. Then I will go on and work some more of my quilt, you know I think I might even get that done by Christmas. Which will be nice. 

Next Stumpwork

Just starting to work out the design for the next stumpwork piece, since finishing the peacock I had the urge to start another. I had it in my minds eye how I would do it, and this morning it was just a matter of working out various sketches to get to that stage. Inspired again by another decoration. 


Can't wait to work out the next step, working out the threads and the fabrics...and this one is going to have a little extra sparkle......

Who won!

Ladies & Gents we have ourselves a winner!

Congratulations to Jenny! If you would like to either send me a direct message on my Etsy shop or leave me a little message. 

Well done! 

Thanks to everyone who participated there will be another competition in the future!