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Made for Mikes make-along. OK so not technically felt but it is machine felted blanketing.

I was totally limited to what I had at home.

I used the clover needle felter & some wool that was floating around to make the flowers. So quick & easy! I'm a bit annoyed that I didn't think of it when I made the couched owl last year. That thing took forever to make.

I'm sure that there is a proper technique for needle felting with yarn & I may or may not have used it. I just positioned the yarn onto the felt & away I went. It does shrink a fair bit as you push the fibres through. BUT I think that this would be an excellent technique for features for softies.

I'm not going too well with my plan to focus more this year. Still leaping from project to project & finding lots of distractions....

He's my finished Softie for Mirabel.

I’ve become very emotionally attached to him - we’ve been through a lot together.

He began life as left over wool suiting & a remnant from an after 5 number…I’d been patiently waiting for the silver since November last year & I’m pretty sure he’d been waiting for me too.

Together we’ve struggled, fought & made a more than a few mistakes but we’ve dusted ourselves off and made firm friends.

I knew it was all going to work out because he never stopped smiling. Now he’s here and he is going to be hard to say farewell to. I’ve poured my heart & soul into this little fella.

You know…he’s a bit rough around the edges, he’s had his share of knocks & he’s got a few battle scars to prove it. But look at what those tough times have revealed…

a silver lining - it has made him who he is, given him character and fleshed out his personality.

He’s a good sort

He’s off to have his 15 minutes of fame in the Meet Me at Mikes window & then I know he’s going to make some somebody a very good friend.

You can find out more about the Softies for Mirabel appeal here.

I'm normally not that fond of the sewing machine - it's a means to an end in my opinion. But...I've had so much joy in the making of my silver lined cloud!

I didn't think anything could be worse that waking up to a clock radio which is stuck between stations.

But The Date says there's no way he can sleep with this ticking so I guess it's for decoration only.

Ah well...opped for under $10 in Greythorn.

CLUE #8
Pip's making tea & serving it it lovely mid century cups too.
What's the name of the charity Pips is collecting softies for?
Use the first letter of this word.

Hot
-Red
-Finishing up & posting Music Boxes. My music box shop.
-matsutake I think I'm going to like it there. Found via whipup (also pretty hot).
-tinkering around with a bit of html.
-Fiona's puppy for softies for mirabel.

Not
-Red
-Electricity taking up to FOUR weeks to get connected! What is up with that?
-too many hours kneeling on the floor, sitting at the sewing machine & typing on the keyboard. All this makes for a pretty creaky OLD me.

More of what's hot & what's not over at Loobylu.