Postal Treats

At the end of last year, Fibre and Stitch zine net group had a challenge to make a box and all entries were placed in a prize draw and I won! much to my surprise as I am usually the one still holding a full complement of raffle tickets at the end of the draw also I'm normally stood next to the person who has won all the prizes. The box was made by Sue Bleiweiss and was filled with useful fibres and a Fibre and Stitch Tag.

Scrap Challenge #4

Emptying the red scrap bag again, I found two crazy blocks about 8 inch square.

presumably left over from making these pincushions earlier this year

So I joined them together, bonded scraps of sheer fabric in red and blue, then scrounged a stamp from my mother who is a card maker.

Found a decent sized scrap in the bag to use as a lining.

And made myself a sketch book wrap.

Machine wrapped elastic gold cord to finish. size 4.5 inch x 7.5 inch. Thanks to Fibre and Stitch and Sue Bleiweiss for instructions.

scrap challenge #3

Fragment #1

size 3x5 inch

Scrap of dyed muslin, handmade felt and recycled wood? beads. Handstitched and finished as a postcard with machine stitching.

scrap challenge #2

The red scrap bag contained a lot of handmade felt offcuts which I teased together and bonded onto a sheet of acrylic felt.

I then machined straight lines to hold it all in place

I then added sequins and beads from my stash

Result, new cover for last years travel journal. ( I usually use the same cover year after year so I have several books that need covering)

Scrap Challenge #1

The fun challenge from Fibre and Stitch discussion group came from comments on what people do with their scraps, especially since most people do not throw anything away. So we had 15 mins to gather scraps together and the challenge is to create without buying anything further. I metre additional fabric from stash is ok so is any embellishments, fusibles, etc.

I already had two plastic bags packed with scraps that had not been touched since earlier this year so decided that I would try and use these up simply to free up some space!!

So watch this space over the next couple of weeks to see if I come up with anything.....or maybe I will just open the bottle of whisky and put my feet up :)

contents of blue bag

contents of red bag

The Bike Spot

Sunday 23 December is the last sand race at Mablethorpe before Christmas, if anyone is interested sign on is at 8am, racing generally a hour or so later depending on the tide. We will be there ,as long as it isn't tipping it down , so watch out for the MZ hats.

Discharge printing

on the Fibre and Stitch discussion group, the topic of conversation has strayed to the use of kitchen implements etc. This is work in progress, black velvet printed with cream kitchen cleaner ( the thick one with bleach) whist taking all the usual precautions of wearing gloves, covering all surfaces etc. The original print has been cut up and mounted on black velvet background.

I found them !!

Had a good hunt round and found the needles, so set about cutting up the fabric and making a box for the fibre and stitch challenge.

Looks like I might have found an idea for a lampshade.

Finished box, 3 inch square

Eye Candy for Bikers

While I enjoy the latest edition of Fibre and Stitch, here are some pictures to keep the bikers happy.