Blog 477
Where did the last 2 weeks go? Certainly not on sewing that’s
for sure! Christmas/New Year has passed so quickly. For us it was a simple and busy
family time, with the odd party invitation and the hosting of a New Year’s
meal. The decorations have been taken down and stored in the loft once again
and we are luxuriating in the newly established space and tidy order after the
Xmas clutter has been cleared. I managed a bit of time-out in my room, but only
to create order out of chaos. All my wire storage baskets have been sorted and
re-ordered and everything is in its place. Mind you, that sometimes has the
effect of stifling creativity as I am loath to disrupt what I have pain-stakingly
tidied. I’m sure I will get over it in time!!
Chaos
Order
Scrap basket
Boxes of threads
If you are a regular visitor, welcome back! If you are a new
to my blog, welcome! This blog is my journal, a record of my creative
endeavours. I post every Sunday evening and the content is usually varied and
hopefully interesting. I am raring to go again now and next week I will be firing
on all creative cylinders.
Order
The first thing I am going to do this year is get on with
using up my drawer full of scraps. These have been accumulated over many years
and are all shapes and sizes. I have to iron them first and then cut what
strip(s) I can out of them and put the unusable pieces into a carrier bag. The
question is ‘how small do the scraps have to be for me NOT to use them?’ Watch
this space.
Tomorrow I will be attending my first machine embroidery day
of 2020 at Suzettes. In the same way as I have collected fabric over the years,
machine embroiderers collect threads. This is Pat’s collection of threads, from
the palette she happened to be working on at our last session, to her storage
boxes. She has 3 of them … is there such a thing as thread envy?!!
Pat’s palette
Threads
I have driven Land Rovers for years and I love them as a
vehicle! But the last one has been very troublesome lately and has started to
cost serious money (the back axle had to be replaced twice in 4 months!) Enough
was enough and just before Xmas we found this little beauty. I have always
wanted a red car (in fact I would have bought an old boot on pram wheels as
long as it was red!!) and now I have!
New wheels
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