in my hoop and on my table...

I am still contemplating but productively. Whilst the brain is ticking the fingers are working on toe wrap two...making progress on this. I am realising how delightful it can be to have colour and brightness in your work after weeks of white. That isn't intended as a negative towards white, merely a recognition of the benefits of colour. I think I may just concentrate on this for now, no new major projects yet. I am going away on holiday in early November and may plan something new and large whilst I am away. 

For now, this will be enough...along with my mini class.

embellishing...

I'm early! Did I catch you by suprise?? The skirt hunt happened yesterday afternoon, found a spare hour and off I went. No prizes for guessing that it was a complete waste of time..came home skirtless. So I will have to get it online...should have just done that in the first place I hear you cry, well yes, I know that now. Ten availabe it says so I am on to it straight after this. I also managed to embellish a little bit of toe wrap two, the stripey loops bit. I am fiinding it quite difficult to work with the pale red plaid fabric, lost for ideas really on what will match it thread wise, that's why I have gone with the safe option of white. I had to include the cloth as it is in other sections but from now on the use will be very minimal, I don't like not knowing what to do with something.

Today is lining hook and eye cushion day. My duck feather cushion pads have arrived...yes you heard right...duck feather, very posh!! Last night I had a bit of a revelation whilst I was dropping off to sleep and it has led  to me planning on making another hook and eye cushion, the same yet different and that way these picky clients will have a choice of three. If they don't like any of them at least there will be very posh cushions chez moi! I am also booking train tickets today, off to London next friday for a long weekend and the M6 on a friday tea time appeals not at all...would rather stick pins in my eyes so the train it is...

embellish....

What to do with this cotton lawn??? It was actually quite tricky. A busy all over pattern sometimes is enough on it's own but as this is for toe wrap two I thought it deserved a little titivating...

It may seem a little too much? A little over fussy? My thoughts are that once it's joined with the other sections and part of the ''whole'' it will hardly be noticeable.

I took some small scraps of lace and created a ''half'' edge along one seam, other bits were pleated around applique circles to create these very opulent little motifs, finish it all with french knots and hey presto! A little like a recipe for cooking don't you think......

on the computer front I have started composing my guest post for next saturday, the pictures are done and saved in draft so the hardest part is over, the rest just requires babble from me which as you know I am very good at, inane rambling....the secret project, well almost done...one more tiny thing to do that I am getting on to right after this so wish me luck!

embellishing....

Fingers crossed that you are not yet sick of gingham, bored to distraction by the very mention of the word!! There is WHITE going on here too it's just that I can't show you, sorry. These pieces are for small things I have in mind for the shop. The shop is no longer my main focus but I was over there a couple of days ago and there is actually very little in there unless you have some kind of button fetish. So these little things will be in there, with christmas in mind, when they are finished. Don't hold your breath though because I have sooooo much going on they may be ready for next year!

It's a long time since I made any puffs and I'd forgotten how good they felt in your hand. Little squishy balls of cloth and these ones have tails! The tails are left from the fastening off process so they can be tied to the surface. They will actually not be visible when the pieces are finished so maybe you should consider it an honour to see them in this ''naked'' state!!

We have lift off with the favours too!! Well at least in the sense that soon they will no longer be in my trusted care. The mother of the groom is coming to collect them on sunday. Can't quite give a ''phew'' or a sigh of relief yet though...they still need to be wrapped and adorned. That's my saturday entertainment sorted then.