Close enough

 Close counts, right?  The jacket is as done as I can get it for now because my stash let me down.  I know - horrors!!  I need four big dome fasteners (only have 2) and I was sure, in all the buttons I have, there would be four big red buttons.  Sadly no.  So, I'm calling the jacket done - until I can get to Fabricland to get what I need to totally finish it.  You'll have to use your imagination and pretend to see four large red buttons on the front where the pins are.

And....wonder of wonders!  It fits!!
(well, the sleeves and the body could have been
a wee bit longer, but it's okay)

- If you've discovered the many uses for beeswax wraps, perhaps you'd like to try making your own from the tutorial HERE.

- If we still had a garden I'd like THESE.

- Aren't THESE pretty?  I can think of lots of uses for them.

- Ummmmmm - WHY???

- Some of THESE are incredible!  

Today's quote..."Be nice to crafters.  We have enough creativity to make your death look like an accident and due to a lifetime of hot glue gun burns, we leave no fingerprints"

Almost

 There's almost a jacket - but not quite.  Another day should finish it so hopefully I'll have an updated photo for you next time.  In the meantime, the use-up-the-sock-yarn-stash project is growing but it's a slow slog.  I can usually manage two squares each evening but I'm refusing to sit and figure out how many I'll need to make a blanket large enough AND how long it's going to take.  At least the saving grace is that the squares are added as I go along so I won't have to sew them together afterwards - silver lining?

- THIS would be a great stash buster for yarn.

- I'm not about to make another jacket anytime soon, but THIS one did catch my eye (the Vibrant Sashiko Jacket that comes up first).

- Have a peek through the gallery of THIS artist!

- HERE is a cute little project.

- There's an interesting article HERE about pricing your handmade items.

Today's quote is from Tony Robbins..."Trade your expectations for appreciation and the world changes instantly"

....and....now we have pieces!

 All of the denim 'blocks' have been quilted with red thread and the pieces for the jacket are cut out and ready to assemble.  There was JUST enough in the quilt flimsy to do the job...phew.

Picture shows the front and back pieces - sleeves look prety much the same.  

- Our boys used to play with THESE and now I'm wondering if they are coming back in vogue.  Might have to make some for our grandies if that's the case!

- With rhubarb being in season right now, THIS is a great project.

- THIS little guy is awww-worthy!

- There are tons of ideas HERE to use up that prolific rhubarb in your garden.

Today's quote is from Matt Haig...."Wherever you are, at any moment, try and find something beautiful.  A face, a line out of a poem, the clouds out of a window, some graffiti, a wind farm.  Beauty cleans the mind"

and we have a quilt...but wait!

Yes, there's a quilt top flimsy done using all the denim I cut up as you can see from this...

 But - sadly it doesn't seem to have made much of a dent in the container of denim.

And - since this picture was taken, I've chopped it up again (still befuddling the RC over why on earth I would want to do that).

- THIS might spark an idea about what to do with a paper road map.  Now we have GPS maps seem to be a thing of the past.

- I may have posted a link to something similar to THIS but it was a long time ago and so I thought a refresh might come in handy.

- I think THIS is rather awww-worthy.

- Wish I'd known about some of THESE ideas when my Dad was still with us.  He had THE biggest collection of rusty nails imaginable.

Today's quote..."The problem with crafting at 10:30 pm is that it comes exactly one minute before 2:30 am  if you're not careful"

Hack and cut - stitch and cut

 Remember the tangent I told you about last time?  Well I spent the better part of an entire day cutting up denim and then I started sewing it all back together again.  Next 'up' on my dance card?  Cutting it up again!  (pictures to come in my next post).

Sadly, I don't have any pictures for you this time, nor do I have but one link for you.  Being a social flutter-bye and a day away means no time for searching links out for you.  I'll try to do better next time!

- THIS is an important read - and something to take to heart.

And how about this, instead of a quote...

Off on another tangent (or several)

 You likely will have noticed my quest to reduce the leftover yarn stash(es) and I came across an idea to finally use the sock yarns to make something useful.  I'm using THIS tutorial and so far I've done this much....

This just might be a project that will continue for the rest of my life!

And....I've added to the hat collection for donation with these....

And now I'm tearing off on another tangent in a quest to reduce the stash of denim that is overflowing the container and I am wondering if I could make THIS and use it as a base to make THIS.  Of course I've horrified the RC by telling him I'm cutting up lots of denim which I will turn into a quilt (he's fine with that) but then I sent him right off the rails by telling him that I then planned to cut the quilt up again.  My main goal in life is to keep him wondering!  And now I'm wondering if I (or my hands) will attempt to add some sashiko stitching.  Jury is still out on that idea.

- Although there's no real 'pattern' for THIS, I thought it was a great idea for displaying special buttons (or perhaps brooches?)

- Further on mitered knitting, how about THIS?

- THIS would be a fun thing to play with and create something pretty at the same time.

- The weavers among you might find THIS article of interest.

Today's quote is from Ronald Reagan..."When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war.  True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights, national self-determination, and respect for the rule of law"

Finishing stitches are in!

 Here's #4 in the 'Him and Me' series - complete!!  

Him and Me IV - Swingin'

measures approx. 19x21"

FOR SALE

There's approximately 21 hours of hand embroidery in the floral section alone (who knew?!).  

- I like THIS, only I'd make it longer.  

- Sometimes it's the simple things (like THIS)

- THIS takes you to part one of  a series on creating your own hussif.

- THIS is a rather brilliant idea (and very practical!)

Today's quote is from Desmond Tutu..."Be still, be quiet, and then you will begin to see with the eyes of the heart"