M & O chose their own fabrics and only needed a little help with turning the sharp corners of the beak. I think M picked cute colours and fabrics and her tiny stitches are a wonder for any 10 year old. Spool Sewing used their birds to make an amazing mobile.
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Little birds
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Knitting in progress
Friday, 20 June 2008
In good company
An evening in Derry in the company of the wonderful Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably
Such a treat ! Kaffes energy and passion for colour is amazing. I left totally inspired and energised.
Kaffe showed a quilt designed by Kim McLean called
Her quilt was made using small pieces of Kaffes fabric and spectacular applique. Ideas for a future project I think.
Just to make a good week even better these arrived in the post Friday morning. New Birki's.
Monday, 9 June 2008
Purple & Green
The past 3 weeks have consisted of night shifts and sewing during my breaks. During my rota of night shift I tend to feel that all I do is work and sleep. Ive found the antidote.
Having a nice project to work on helps me to feel less sorry for myself. This flower pincushion from the brilliant Anna Maria Horner http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/ did the trick over the last week. It was small enough to hand sew and carry with me.
As purple and green are my favourite colours I thought Id try them together. The retro fabric used for the petals was thrifted, and works well with the green "roman glass" Kaffe Fassett fabric http://www.kaffefassett.com/patchwork.htm. I've another few projects in mind with this colour combo. By the way the pincushion pattern is from the Spring 2008 edition of Better Homes and Gardens "Quilts and more" mag.