Autumn Sonata at Craftwerk.ee

Information here regarding this challenge.

Having just completed the finishing touches to my bag of squares, now named "Autumn Sonata", I came upon the abovementioned challenge while browsing Sharon B's Pintangle blog.

I used fabric from Interior Design sample books, a bit of creative recycling. The pattern I saw in a craft magazine, right now I can't remember which one.

I really had fun piecing the squares together, adding the embelishments, finally to end up with a useful gift for someone.

Stars....

I have had stars in my eyes this weekend. Some time ago I soaked a piece of calico in the coffee pot before getting rid of the granuals...the result was the background cloth in this piece. After I had rinsed it and hung it over the radiator to dry it found it's way back onto the pile of cloth I have under my work table....every now and then I take it off the pile and look at it trying to get inspired....This weekend the inspiration came and this is the work in progress.....

Postcard Swapping......

Last month was a very busy sewing month for me..it all started over here. I was interested in the birthday swap Gina E started but was too late to join in the swap so I decided to start Another birthday swap. What fun it has been. Next month it is my turn to receive cards...my first one arrived today... thanks Allyson.

But one swap was not enough so I joined another...started by Barbara Lockwood , I have been looking on in envy at the cards being received by the other ladies in the group but last week I received the pumkin one from Barbara and today I received two two more one from Dakotah and the other from Allyson, thanks again ladies.

We each made 9 cards for this swap...I really enjoyed making each card (see below)...now I am at a loss as to what to do next....

I did see over at SharonB blog, a bag challenge is being organised details here I think that will have to be my next project.

In the mean time I am getting to grips with a new sewing machine I purchased and attending to the interruptions to my life such as house work and ironing!

Distractions......

My blue coat has taken a back seat for the moment, progress is very slow.....

Right now my attention has been concentrated on the making of fabric post cards. I started a birthday swap over at http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/group/fabricpostcards . This is proving to be most enjoyable 'meeting ' like minded people in cyberspace. There was a time in my life when I was very solitary. This interaction would have been just great at that time but I have moved on now and my life is very full, I'm really lucky.

The other day I passed an Interior Decorating shop in our high street and noticed that they had put out a few sampler booklets for sale on the pavement. One of the booklets with plain fabrics in a rainbow of colours caught my eye and started the imagination cogs rolling. I snatched this up in a minute and could not wait to get home to do something with the fabric........Later.... a trip to the local treasure trove called Thread Bears I saw a piece of canvas work that I thought I would try out.......this is the result.






Then there have been other distractions such as candle lit dinners, spider watching, long walks in the Surrey countryside, housework, travels on the train and visiting with family.

Kew

Just recently, when the weather was glorious, DB and I spent a day meandering around Kew gardens....definately a do over....

Disguising the big blue......

...and so the disguise begins....

After I added the blue petals I noticed that the white ones disappeared...... to counter act this I added more white stitches and it worked quite well....I'm not sure that I have completed the motif yet, for the moment I am going to live with what I have done and move on to the other pocket.....clear my mind with a new task.

Big blue pockets...

Oh my just look at those blue pockets...... that aren't.... now the task is to disguise these blue patches...at the moment all I can see is two huge blue spots.....