BLOG 528

 

Blog 528

 In my final blog of the year, it has become a traditional that I ask myself the question ‘Where has the year gone?’ Of course I know the answer to this because it is the reason I commit to journaling my sewing endeavours throughout the year. So what follows is my visual feast for 2020. Enjoy!

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Linus quilt 1

 

Linus quilt 2

Scrap quilt 1 (unquilted)

 

Scrap quilt 2 (unquilted)

 

Masks

 

Creating fabric (using small off-cuts and vanishing medium)

 

Felt houses (made into small wall strips and given as gifts for lockdown birthdays)

 

Painterly cat (for the front of a canvas bag)

 

Painterly bear (just playing with ideas)

 

Nasturtium cushion (painterly background and appliqued shapes)

 

Floral cushion (painterly background and sheers cut with a soldering iron)

 

Painterly vase with daffodils

 

Trio of flowers (Painterly background with appliqued flowers)

 

Contemporary sampler (felt back ground, polyester detail and painterly sheers)

 

Pansy patch (painterly background with appliqued flowers and thread detail)

 

Silk throw (a tonal wash made from a collection of silks)

 

Turning Turtle (Based on my doodles with mosaic type detail. Plastics have been used in various forms to surround the turtle)

 

Book cover (sewing machine stitches as detail)

 

Painterly background (in progress)

 

As 2021 is about to begin life can only get better can’t it? In Wales, we have been in strict lockdown for the week before Xmas and for the two weeks following. Thankfully we were allowed to mix with one other bubble on Xmas day so we made the most of it as you can imagine.  But in common with many people, and for the first time ever, we will be on our own for New Year’s Eve. My wish for you in 2021 is that you learn to find joy in the ordinary stuff of life and that you continue to appreciate the simple things that have provided comfort during the pandemic. Look after your health, find time to smile and take your 2021 journey one stitch at a time. X