The latest Op Shop haul & my end-weaving-in-needle (which I had to search the entire house for). I've grand plans.
The most exciting thing in my creative space today is this! I've grand plans for her too.
We're going for a little drive today which I'm very excited about... maybe lunch at The Heads Diver Dan's?
Have a fabulously creative day you lot!
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The convent is located at 1 St Helliers Street Abbotsford in Melbourne.
More information about how to get there here.
What better venue to have our quilt stitched by (mainly)women displayed than at the convent?
If you've been following the project & you're available on the 23rd we'd love to see you.
Just RSVP by replying to my RSVP comment on this post or if you're shy you can email.
The Quilt Project site will be launched on this evening also & will be live on the 24th of October.
I've eased myself in slowly.
The style was was limited by my fabric choice (just one flour sack).
The bag is lined for strength. I had a bit of fun with the raw edges and the stray threads & an Op Shopped suede belt was hacked into & fashioned into a bag strap.
Slouchy & casual & fun.
It's actually the party skirt from Pip's book.
I'm calling it my beach skirt. I plan to flog it over summer. I'll sling it on over bathers when we are down the beach or at the pool.
The skirt is a really pretty shape & suits my little waist/big bum shape nicely. I did make a few modifications ... I've added press studs (snaps) instead of the tie up waistband. Perhaps that's what has taken it from party to beach...but I'm pretty chuffed with it regardless.
Absolutely everything used in the making of the pony skirt came from the op shop. Feeling pretty good about that!
It's just one of the many beautifully presented quick & easy projects in Sew La Tea Do.
feet
& fowler
& friend
(& for fraught too).
I had a LOT of issues with this little footstool. In the end I think I overcame them but not without fairly liberal use of that F word I can tell you.
The fabric was crocheted by me in 8ply on a 3mm hook and then cross stitched using organic cotton.
I know ... nice expression.
Snapped in about two seconds on the way out to gift it. So it's the only photographic evidence that the thing existed.
I modified the "design" from the original & still I think one more tweak for the next one.
I used the leftover paintbox for the knitted component and the black hood is made from an Op Shopped scarf.
The recipient is absolutely thrilled so that's a tick in my book.
Another of my perfect bags made for a lovely mate.
I was determined to get the zip right this time. I went super slow, used HEAPS of pins & checked & double checked all the way along.
I'm really chuffed with the wonky outline stitchery. I think it gives the already special vintage fabric just a little lift.
Everything used in the construction of the bag was purchased from op shops/thrift stores along the way.
I promised myself that the next time I made this bag it would be for me. I'm determined but on delay. I have quite a few "must finishes" on the list before I'll get to it.
I had a bit of fun mucking around with some thermal curtain lining & the embroidery floss over the weekend.
I've posted the details over on Feeling Stitchy with a link to the pdf template if you'd like to make your own.
They've been out of the house for fully 3 hours & I'm already noticing how much I miss the rest of the team (& not just because I've had to take these pics myself).
This slouch beanie is totally ripped off a store bought one that was purchased for the big girl yesterday. It's reversible but I think maybe the red side is a bit too "Christmas elf". You be the judge.
Made from entirely thrifted materials. Both the cream & the red fabrics are pure wool. It's lovely & light & incredibly warm.
Noticed elsewhere:
tips on sewing leather
We saw a lovely knitted shrug in Sunspun. Of course, I'm more a fan o' the hook & decided I'd have a crack at my own.
I've been doing a bit of sampling with the hook but before I wasted time on the crochet version I refashioned from an Op Shopped/thrifted Pashmina type thing to make sure I had the measurements right.
Very much in the same vein as the slashed number.
I had planned to use the circles as a neck treatment but it seemed a bit too much.
& of course it can still be worn as intended.
There's a bit of a back story to this one.
My bossy mate Tracey came home from a client meeting & told me I needed to make her a scarf with sleeve holes cut in it. Then she mentioned she'd seen some fabulous vests in Cactus Jam that she also wanted. Should just mention here that she's the recipient of the grey granny shrug too.
Then I saw this at Leonie's & thought it was the perfect two for one. I decided to trial it with the last piece of blanket from the slippers. This rectangle was it...I didn't cut it at all. I just waved the tape measure around my bust & from my shoulder to my hip ... near enough. Positioned the arm holes by eye (lucky that worked out OK).
The slashed vest was supposed to be a 1 hour gig & truthfully the slashing took fully five minutes but I could hardly put a rectangle of blanket up with a few cuts in it & say I made it. The idea behind the slashing was to give the blanket a bit of fluidity.
I threaded the machine with red & the bobbin with white & just roughly rectangled the slashes. I didn't finish in under an hour ... it was more like two but that did include numerous trips to the bathroom mirror to check & check & check that I hadn't completely lost the plot.
I'm quite chuffed with it, so totally unable to decide if it is in fact fabulous or complete cheater craft. Either way it was fun.
PS: The doily top is merino & was a gift from Icebreaker (?) isn't it gorgeous?
PPS: Feeling a bit weird about loading a post with pics of self. More here if you want to see the red.