Yet again, its taken me until the middle of the month to write a review of last months projects but nevermind, better late than never! Here it is:
Spring embroidery sampler: its finished and I actually got round to framing it too, along with my winterberry embroidery…
Here’s my version of the spring sampler, compared to the original. Much as I did like the original, I wanted to put my twist on it, there was a little too much green for my liking!
Linen project bag: I did the embroidery on this and was all ready to sew it up when I discovered I’ve lost the velvet ribbon that goes in it for the tie, so its currently all pinned up waiting until I either find the original ribbon or a suitable alternative.
Mystery crochet project: This remains a mystery, I’ve lost steam with it so may put it to the side for a little while.
Zenbbroidery mandala: this is going very well and is largely the reason that I haven’t finished the mystery project as I seem to be wanting to work on this at every available opportunity.
I’m loving the embroidering so much, I find it very therapeutic rather like colouring in.
Ripple blanket: The ripple blanket is going well, albeit slowly as I keep getting sidetracked with the embroidery and machine sewing. I’m just about a third of the way through it now but I’m in no hurry to finish it just yet.
Machine sewing: Yippee, the old bird finally came out of her retirement and I am very very excited about all the things I am planning to make with her! So far I have whipped up lots and lots of bunting triangles. One length of bunting is actually complete, 1 more ones is all pinned up ready to have the binding sewn on and a third is just waiting to be pinned. Here is a sneak preview of the completed one but there will be a full post once all 3 sets are finished…
Itty bitty squares: they still remain in a box, with their itty bitty ends still attached. I think this may well be left for a little while and picked up in the Autumn in blanket making weather.
All in all I’m quite happy with what I achieved in June, especially the bunting. Unfortunately I don’t have an awful lot of spare time at the moment but I can see the sewing machine put into A LOT more use in the near future.
July project goals
Seeing as though we’re already almost half way through July it seems a bit daft to write a separate July goals post so I decided to tag it on to this one. Pretty much my only goal for the next week is to get through the last week at work, the last few weeks at school in the summer term are always a bit manic to say the least. Crafting wise, I’ll be happy if I finish the 3 sets of bunting that I’ve started, finish the linen bag and continue to work on the Zenbroidery mandala. Anything else I manage to get done will be a bonus!
What crafty makes are you up to at the moment?
Karen x
