Monday Making

I'm not a Crewel Embroidery expert.

I don't know how to get the KINKS out of the linen background after it's done.

;/

I probably didn't use the right kind of yarn.

and...

I didn't follow the color diagram

OR

 the stitching diagram.

I DID my OWN thing...

and that's what was SO MUCH FUN!!!

With a $1 price tag...

I figure it was a GREAT entertainment VALUE!!

It gave me hours of happy work.

Now...

to get a NICE backing and finish this PILLOW!!

I'll be wondering as I sew...

"Should I KEEP it???

Or give it away????"

That's ALWAYS the question.

What are YOU up to this week???

Thank you for joining me here each week 

as we share about MAKING stuff!!!

You're a BUSY bunch

and I LOVE seeing it ALL!!

Friday Finish

I just finished this baby Afghan and...

I was HAPPY to be done.

but....

kind of sad to be done with these colors.

Thankfully I have a vintage crewel embroidery kit

and can continue my infatuation with

PINK!!!

The only thing purchased in the making of these projects...

was the vintage crewel kit ($1).

I didn't like the colors in the kit...

But...

I liked the FLOWERS!

I'm having so much fun creating a NEW color palette for this pillow!

Pillow Power

One almost finished crewel embroidery piece.

One piece of old ACID green fabric.

One bag of pillow stuffing.

 

One DYNAMIC pillow.

 

I added some quilting stitches around the border

after layering it with batting.

I think it gives this pillow a great finished look.

 

This is a big week.

Lots of family happenings.

So...

why am I goofing around with old embroidery pieces

and making unnecessary pillows??

Because.

That's what I do when life gets busy!

LOL!

 

Another Rescue

A trip to the Thrift store led to

another RESCUE this week!

 

Oh.... those UFO's.....

They speak to me.

They KNOW my NAME!

Their voices drown out my common sense.

 

I take them home with me EVERY time.

 

I can't leave them there on the shelf.

Such a lonely life THAT would be!

 

We usually get to be GOOD friends.

:)

All this one needs are a few brown stitches here and there.

We may not have TOO much time together!

 

I imagine this floral basket will make a LOVELY pillow

someday soon!

 

 

 

Pretty Pillow

Taking unfinished sewing projects

and finishing them

has become one of my

Spesh-ee-a-li-TEEZ!!!

 

I enjoy seeing the undone....

DONE!!!

This one came unfinished.

Wish I would have taken a BEFORE shot

of the embroidery!!!

It's done now!

 

I added some fabric highlights.

Voila!

A pretty pillow!

 

I love the way it turned out

and hope that someone else will too!!!

 

I've listed it in my little shop.

;)