tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86522791218733843312024-03-14T06:25:33.898+00:00Celtic Thistle StitchesCeltic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.comBlogger615125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-78787957277404473342024-02-01T16:09:00.004+00:002024-02-01T16:09:47.928+00:00Walking with Giants<p> Today on the Endeavourers Challenge blog we are revealing our responses to this quarter's Challenge - Patterns in Nature. Now, given that I proposed this particular challenge you would think that I would find it really easy to come up with a quilt to fit the theme, wouldn't you? Alas, no that was not the case, I dithered for ages over what to make. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12Y3cxHzH_ZOonQWrCIX5a6KgNUsGbjq4YqlkPed0Md9nj4v4ISQV8X2ByefnqRdin5wQ-fi_GQvQcnqMuAAhfpbXwKSf-wlFGPRMF0dH5wmFreiBPishH3w-hwmdP1FLy7tUFdwrQuA-mK4QFNu-98mOLFe0KWQ-LQ4W-u6p6lkXqJZGTLIpaTD9LqU/s3792/Giants%20Causeway%20Stones2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="2848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12Y3cxHzH_ZOonQWrCIX5a6KgNUsGbjq4YqlkPed0Md9nj4v4ISQV8X2ByefnqRdin5wQ-fi_GQvQcnqMuAAhfpbXwKSf-wlFGPRMF0dH5wmFreiBPishH3w-hwmdP1FLy7tUFdwrQuA-mK4QFNu-98mOLFe0KWQ-LQ4W-u6p6lkXqJZGTLIpaTD9LqU/w300-h400/Giants%20Causeway%20Stones2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Then one day this photo popped up on my screen. The photo was taken a few years ago when we visited Northern Ireland and Donegal and went to see the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant%27s_Causeway" target="_blank">Giant's Causeway</a>. The site was very busy when we visited so it was almost impossible to get a photo of the basalt columns without several dozen tourists clambering all over them, so I was very pleased with myself when I managed to get this photo of just the columns. I had been thinking of plants, leaves, flowers, etc., for my Challenge quilt but realised when I saw the photo that these hexagon shaped columns would be ideal for the Patterns in Nature theme. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYJ9UksJCOlHMulle-OWnLJBgPDd8S3DfVYWT6_0WtI6N72ezp8AoW9hrER90pmi5OU7HdSGQ43Cl-z_4BGZX8ixlEv_flD4-tVrQRFCqRNO7L5XDSwLz-xvfpENd4m-Kamji64pyal3HbXgkgTUof2dRGgmCZPtM_CdZLMBUKxmAJ_8wGdjDiejBeHs/s4272/Stone%20Fabrics2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="4272" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYJ9UksJCOlHMulle-OWnLJBgPDd8S3DfVYWT6_0WtI6N72ezp8AoW9hrER90pmi5OU7HdSGQ43Cl-z_4BGZX8ixlEv_flD4-tVrQRFCqRNO7L5XDSwLz-xvfpENd4m-Kamji64pyal3HbXgkgTUof2dRGgmCZPtM_CdZLMBUKxmAJ_8wGdjDiejBeHs/w400-h241/Stone%20Fabrics2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRQfgcBj4v_HpaqPS9Votm3PAfH6oBVosBbWhyphenhyphenq608BiEeVOj__9Vfz2-PkZf8yLoThD7sAiaR-o-aE74wsU_JjjAADK7CiGaWi0Zh3leA_cY3Eq8TnIoA2YvmXyogVsqf5NKmCeLbwdV223wX-vRAmZ1O5stOqa1E-OKJA0BXMc9jTDP8GHWjtX6N7E/s3801/Linen%20Mix%20Shirt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3801" data-original-width="2848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRQfgcBj4v_HpaqPS9Votm3PAfH6oBVosBbWhyphenhyphenq608BiEeVOj__9Vfz2-PkZf8yLoThD7sAiaR-o-aE74wsU_JjjAADK7CiGaWi0Zh3leA_cY3Eq8TnIoA2YvmXyogVsqf5NKmCeLbwdV223wX-vRAmZ1O5stOqa1E-OKJA0BXMc9jTDP8GHWjtX6N7E/w300-h400/Linen%20Mix%20Shirt2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WfTlHtKNoxOlKmaO6zjKsO803So9-czKndVYWXqUpldA9dIYZTiYMSdGSCmVbVmFeLcXfl8OAclauNLII-1ds3sAzUxH9Kc-9kyl6NVY09aJJEr912_ZLrr2Hfoj__GYD08yuoiVJdTOA2eRJ7JTnn2iiap-xteeBOYCUV1fTrwpKIIu5BVefa110A0/s3552/Linen%20for%20trees2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="3552" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WfTlHtKNoxOlKmaO6zjKsO803So9-czKndVYWXqUpldA9dIYZTiYMSdGSCmVbVmFeLcXfl8OAclauNLII-1ds3sAzUxH9Kc-9kyl6NVY09aJJEr912_ZLrr2Hfoj__GYD08yuoiVJdTOA2eRJ7JTnn2iiap-xteeBOYCUV1fTrwpKIIu5BVefa110A0/w400-h321/Linen%20for%20trees2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I gathered together my supplies, quilting cotton for the basalt columns from the Cottage Cloth collection by Renee Nanneman for Andover Fabric, Linen/Cotton mix shirt for the background and Linen for the treescape. The linen and linen mix fabrics are a nod to the Linen industry in Northern Ireland, which prospered not far from the Causeway itself.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_POX64jCh-iaMCBo8K62LyO-z3hpKAyWe-s6HJD-c7t1n5i5MLNf5coOmwcl58XcSdqMlxsu0oocoqlkKpV8iVR_BuhGfGV3wXNiHxYB0buKVp61kpjpsG06CGnCUErLv4Y_e0Zl6I3YpqLbDh5C5aZ_H4HOuUXzV1gpUaVJ3-9Hg1cJYYrqkIN-Yls/s4081/Hexagon%20Templates.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4081" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_POX64jCh-iaMCBo8K62LyO-z3hpKAyWe-s6HJD-c7t1n5i5MLNf5coOmwcl58XcSdqMlxsu0oocoqlkKpV8iVR_BuhGfGV3wXNiHxYB0buKVp61kpjpsG06CGnCUErLv4Y_e0Zl6I3YpqLbDh5C5aZ_H4HOuUXzV1gpUaVJ3-9Hg1cJYYrqkIN-Yls/w400-h279/Hexagon%20Templates.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIS9qUVFuEKsWuQffYLw8_pkrlklTXn7XC1iNeyl96ZxFp6ugK0Bn7ioV39oTizm0OrculOf4I6sZj1EKZl9liDsOQajky2-LiFA9UqeA5neWnyUJ1jQbPZ-NNUYXaz4nJuC54-8MKwjvpJjQ9zl8fOkhouprJ5f5YwQSpu1jcP5ldSHRaQ_S9Rc2tQQ/s3417/Tacked%20Hexies2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="3417" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIS9qUVFuEKsWuQffYLw8_pkrlklTXn7XC1iNeyl96ZxFp6ugK0Bn7ioV39oTizm0OrculOf4I6sZj1EKZl9liDsOQajky2-LiFA9UqeA5neWnyUJ1jQbPZ-NNUYXaz4nJuC54-8MKwjvpJjQ9zl8fOkhouprJ5f5YwQSpu1jcP5ldSHRaQ_S9Rc2tQQ/w400-h334/Tacked%20Hexies2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>With the aid of some hoarded hexagon templates and papers I was able to create a range of paper-pieced columns to replicate the Causeway. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG1z1p0Wlh5Gsep6Je3bC5pueveTqnhsfIUu62Ch6-4uCDhkM-64xGCuIYnAw39JAIhp46fesFweE_o5slSLT9aAaVjXDDCDhwNXE-JiMCVuVu53IFF2bwvA1j0pzSB03VMwTtolOmxc_YXVwYEcsv_1j6jmcingLT5Q_C4Sa1rE-YLXrX3a4SGoqJFU/s3926/Walking%20with%20Giants%20full2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2462" data-original-width="3926" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG1z1p0Wlh5Gsep6Je3bC5pueveTqnhsfIUu62Ch6-4uCDhkM-64xGCuIYnAw39JAIhp46fesFweE_o5slSLT9aAaVjXDDCDhwNXE-JiMCVuVu53IFF2bwvA1j0pzSB03VMwTtolOmxc_YXVwYEcsv_1j6jmcingLT5Q_C4Sa1rE-YLXrX3a4SGoqJFU/w400-h251/Walking%20with%20Giants%20full2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>So, here is my finished Challenge quilt - Walking with Giants. </p><p>Once I had worked out how I was going to interpret the theme I enjoyed putting it all together, but one of these days I am going to surprise myself and not leave it all to the last minute :)</p><p>If you want to see how my fellow Endeavourers responded to the Challenge head on over to have a look <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-38717906745394049672023-11-01T09:30:00.001+00:002023-11-01T09:30:00.154+00:00Scares and Dares <p> There have been some very strange fabrics passing through my sewing machine recently! I love making clothes for the grandchildren, as you know, but it is especially fun to make them costumes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4aPQDGI30KMmWRYN5-w_qDFY_BR26JYUZlFDfgAGFav9fCWxYybngCenhrrex8KIrCD_7UU5vVZMDtylWOdO-o6sJJweo9KAZubf8RqFT0mf-E-mn6Xoz70GWP3LgkOU26baclAVtucalWooilf0ImZvuftsaVuf1dASJn4qdQ6EUlePGxmmq40DmjU/s4125/Mummy%20Wrap%20Costume.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4125" data-original-width="2795" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4aPQDGI30KMmWRYN5-w_qDFY_BR26JYUZlFDfgAGFav9fCWxYybngCenhrrex8KIrCD_7UU5vVZMDtylWOdO-o6sJJweo9KAZubf8RqFT0mf-E-mn6Xoz70GWP3LgkOU26baclAVtucalWooilf0ImZvuftsaVuf1dASJn4qdQ6EUlePGxmmq40DmjU/w271-h400/Mummy%20Wrap%20Costume.JPG" width="271" /></a></div><p>I knew as soon as I saw this mummy wrap fabric from <a href="https://kpfabric.co.uk/collections/patterned-in-stock-fabrics/products/mummy-wrap-jersey" target="_blank">Kids Print Fabrics</a> that our elder grandson would love a mummy costume for Halloween. As I wanted him to get more than one nights use out of it, I made it as a separate top and leggings with a balaclava to complete the outfit, so that he can wear them later as pyjamas without the balaclava. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLWhTp-mLGP52pgaMjSXzuIgA-8Q9JzKZ7JbOcxkX-IOJhVs7clNXKdZpFd9QshT_TPPhRe5Pt8R-dRXEEzXP9Ol2BUOLlXgkW1GPyHuaDtbENrI41zvP8op3AxDTf4ti44YN_fgWgqK7-LRBaR_GKoWsBsEvhu8NX_SqP0D2fNq_ajHI203Ik3m6xhY/s3579/Spider%20Web%20Halloween%20outfit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3579" data-original-width="2848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLWhTp-mLGP52pgaMjSXzuIgA-8Q9JzKZ7JbOcxkX-IOJhVs7clNXKdZpFd9QshT_TPPhRe5Pt8R-dRXEEzXP9Ol2BUOLlXgkW1GPyHuaDtbENrI41zvP8op3AxDTf4ti44YN_fgWgqK7-LRBaR_GKoWsBsEvhu8NX_SqP0D2fNq_ajHI203Ik3m6xhY/w319-h400/Spider%20Web%20Halloween%20outfit.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><p>Our little grandson is Spiderman daft, so was very agreeable when I suggested that I could make him a Spider's Web costume for Halloween. Again I have made a separate top and bottom with a balaclava with this great Spider Webs fabric from <a href="https://kpfabric.co.uk/products/spider-webs" target="_blank">Kids Print Fabrics</a> . The web is stretch netting embroidered with spiders, which I have attached in a couple of places along the sleeves and neckband so that it can easily be removed once the scaring is over :)</p><p>I am delighted to report that both outfits met with the approval of the grandsons!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXhs8SvBJ4X4xiX8GWIm-Lksi8_pvsCRR_ZJfNYeoq-k1m3lkn1RF9Cgzj_7AdpmhBEVY5Gc3cKKYyt8PyQMDZ4MO5c2vD2oujd6B2NkAHwyOTKxelNjf0j06CMNtuP7i7Od-ki4-Ohmkwgat8UbQDBXKTORYRGQCRMsWrqGLPr-P8S1mmAsOm5o3dhM/s2048/Halloween%20Bats%20and%20Spiders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXhs8SvBJ4X4xiX8GWIm-Lksi8_pvsCRR_ZJfNYeoq-k1m3lkn1RF9Cgzj_7AdpmhBEVY5Gc3cKKYyt8PyQMDZ4MO5c2vD2oujd6B2NkAHwyOTKxelNjf0j06CMNtuP7i7Od-ki4-Ohmkwgat8UbQDBXKTORYRGQCRMsWrqGLPr-P8S1mmAsOm5o3dhM/w300-h400/Halloween%20Bats%20and%20Spiders.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Of course, I couldn't make Halloween outfits for the grandsons without also making one for our darling granddaughter! The flounce is made with the same stretch spidery net that I used on the spider web costume. I rather overestimated how much of the bats and spider web fabric I would use, so our granddaughter may be getting an outfit from this again next year :)</p><p>The first of November is also time for another Endeavourers Reveal. This quarter the challenge was circles and squares, which seemed quite straightforward at first but took a while in the end to narrow down. Ultimately I was inspired by a quilt that I came across on Pinterest (and now cannot find!) that had circles appliqued on to a background quilted in a grid formation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMWO2vVdb2Cpsu_-hv8tvwSH9qx6S1QRdMz0xDtHLryqlISjPaCV8XfT0t3Kmooa6um1JE5G5EOF4DTB1sYrkeugq4RJJoh_972EZCEEc5DW6YdfmV55kn6yjpcxo_QE6tCTmJ1QP67LIAy_1nGPDGOUrRFN_WI5Zr39Fpxt8sKp-vXi3rWs_FSqjSfU/s4112/Dare%20to%20be%20Square%20with%20pumpkin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="4112" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMWO2vVdb2Cpsu_-hv8tvwSH9qx6S1QRdMz0xDtHLryqlISjPaCV8XfT0t3Kmooa6um1JE5G5EOF4DTB1sYrkeugq4RJJoh_972EZCEEc5DW6YdfmV55kn6yjpcxo_QE6tCTmJ1QP67LIAy_1nGPDGOUrRFN_WI5Zr39Fpxt8sKp-vXi3rWs_FSqjSfU/w400-h229/Dare%20to%20be%20Square%20with%20pumpkin.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I decided to expand upon that basic premise and used this checked, gingham fabric for the background and selected all dotty fabric for my appliqued circles. It is not easy to see from the photo but the background has been quilted in a grid formation. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykkqPNZ5T6Jt5Va_6_l_mQn8XeMCllpyX_nRt_NDO8ewrWG69HcA-IZhdEIizUTYgf9n_kJpd9sxka9ZdTdwilm0HnvMn-6eH02Piipd_ktVUMZ5WB5jbA09gadT11f1THSNpOTVg8lA53cUood7qR7UwOCFrWpep2oRpv5W7bzfN-5EDp1BvMgQlOgc/s2848/Square%20Quilting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="2642" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykkqPNZ5T6Jt5Va_6_l_mQn8XeMCllpyX_nRt_NDO8ewrWG69HcA-IZhdEIizUTYgf9n_kJpd9sxka9ZdTdwilm0HnvMn-6eH02Piipd_ktVUMZ5WB5jbA09gadT11f1THSNpOTVg8lA53cUood7qR7UwOCFrWpep2oRpv5W7bzfN-5EDp1BvMgQlOgc/w371-h400/Square%20Quilting.JPG" width="371" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> The larger circles have also been shadow quilted in circles, except this one which gives the quilt its name - Dare to be Square :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrimniGwuk7IWE9qt4087FeKZxE94ygVACci-mjyM83D2a_XXXxVldfTqC0lc5qQyxOOYWryIqwxs9ApqFqY9WWIDhS8w-Qe_scTaxubTK8-1y7oDzJfT2-U4vMKZIGscp615Ud6wXDMZX6u5vCKQaFLyaNiaOz_wFCI29gc0_Ig0m24B1V28WrpUWQBY/s4198/Halloween%20Hall%20setting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4198" data-original-width="2783" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrimniGwuk7IWE9qt4087FeKZxE94ygVACci-mjyM83D2a_XXXxVldfTqC0lc5qQyxOOYWryIqwxs9ApqFqY9WWIDhS8w-Qe_scTaxubTK8-1y7oDzJfT2-U4vMKZIGscp615Ud6wXDMZX6u5vCKQaFLyaNiaOz_wFCI29gc0_Ig0m24B1V28WrpUWQBY/w265-h400/Halloween%20Hall%20setting.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><br /><p>Along with the Endeavourers Challenge project from November 22, I had the ideal hall setting for any Halloween visitors. Sadly we are not even in the same country as any of our grandchildren at the minute so will not get to see them in their scary outfits, so will have to make do with photos instead :( </p><p>Head on over to the <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> blog to see what my fellow Endeavourers have cooked up for this quarter's challenge, you will definitely be inspired!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-84296229680150713452023-08-01T15:11:00.004+01:002023-08-01T15:11:29.088+01:00Floating Around<p> This quarter's theme for the Endeavourers Challege was Collage and, I must admit that I really struggled to come up with something to fit the theme for most of the quarter :( </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDz6J0B1bSjkMvn6pEDMehepAXJc7wtGq-9pR1ygZJsOy5vKERk1I2BVRF9vLglouShib_BMO8V3H0oHIzvs5OEZIcXIbFrilKx10nOlwMUq5QPaO9ymCuT9q4vXtXsgQTOj1CjEl8YXSFk7NJAw0PS84nd-8y8mcObsnoMxkANckjMCImuMnqJDcBYs/s4165/Collage%20Complete%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="4165" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDz6J0B1bSjkMvn6pEDMehepAXJc7wtGq-9pR1ygZJsOy5vKERk1I2BVRF9vLglouShib_BMO8V3H0oHIzvs5OEZIcXIbFrilKx10nOlwMUq5QPaO9ymCuT9q4vXtXsgQTOj1CjEl8YXSFk7NJAw0PS84nd-8y8mcObsnoMxkANckjMCImuMnqJDcBYs/w400-h266/Collage%20Complete%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I finally finished "Floating Around", above, on the day of the deadline! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEpPt-TwF8NmzLHIfZQTUs-Z-a2onccii0jKespIaZ3WA_BNMd3hmtoKhGd-bVmoTy4cJT8VTCyFnABe1ksg1AfU6CQBqhz4rDL2gwwxJXUE3F755QBNi3YRwOsE31xEsZiboqFLRBj9Ymg1Gl7WcgWNO9pPMOOfvvl2DFSUqvaBfkl7wtoMZklQqvIc/s4160/Collage%20starting%20block.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="4160" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEpPt-TwF8NmzLHIfZQTUs-Z-a2onccii0jKespIaZ3WA_BNMd3hmtoKhGd-bVmoTy4cJT8VTCyFnABe1ksg1AfU6CQBqhz4rDL2gwwxJXUE3F755QBNi3YRwOsE31xEsZiboqFLRBj9Ymg1Gl7WcgWNO9pPMOOfvvl2DFSUqvaBfkl7wtoMZklQqvIc/w400-h266/Collage%20starting%20block.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>At a Textile Printing Summer School last year, I had put together these pieces of printed fabric but not progressed further with them so they lay in a cupboard for a year. The theme for the summer school had been leaves and grasses and, at the time, I felt that, although I really liked the colours and textures that I had achieved, the fabrics didn't really fit the theme that I was meant to be aiming for. </p><p>However, I could see possibilities in using this piece as a starting point for a bigger project on a water/underwater theme. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNTc_uEXGENKvlK67y5FmaiNKWeCTByLWjoUpaN6z8ok04e5swCY1gM2zw7DvBXujwweniwH1KKR7MuyDwopFOFvL9pVCG6bFq8LaCO20ZJ2-tuLV096SQ8VnLaQpCj01HO__9aZMI1If_NnLdwUQRCG7sXXxCc72h0tn-RZQTlLhHWk8IkiaMzwupDI/s3083/Collage%20orphan%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="3083" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNTc_uEXGENKvlK67y5FmaiNKWeCTByLWjoUpaN6z8ok04e5swCY1gM2zw7DvBXujwweniwH1KKR7MuyDwopFOFvL9pVCG6bFq8LaCO20ZJ2-tuLV096SQ8VnLaQpCj01HO__9aZMI1If_NnLdwUQRCG7sXXxCc72h0tn-RZQTlLhHWk8IkiaMzwupDI/s320/Collage%20orphan%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="2377" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU6gyr98g6XOlgpPbq-tVPcsprf-qsO5-Pyu9tjC8Ewf-YiW_yQ04AOAyXm7BsArq98LXcRx3KZ9GlA_XLMzf-dG8fOXYhi7uHZaWtDaGgUGWwY-NsP5AHuDYwPn366XmHaMWk4z4vrkbXF_Fs3gxj-JQL_r0SrShSCCiKcHf1N2ushtQsyw7vs6hZ9Y/s320/Collage%20second%20block.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><p>When I found all of these orphan blocks in the same cupboard I decided that this challenge piece would incorporate existing pieces to create an entirely new one. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHM2I6ujAI01MIP2FRA7hqcImGplnsuf4T-7DhxyAHbL24kwQXkfNaHs-s0hwnquUcRjs-RdOGzY6nEURcjCPCi8pJ4F_2xHuJ90bUc4qR4mDBYReKXI3cBw66tNkB3JVrtlIQjTjLcG7Svh6U4HB7UEtMBHxMdMUZHAtASCdNqLqbh1qq0AESFmoid0U/s3624/Collage%20Cross%20Stitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2416" data-original-width="3624" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHM2I6ujAI01MIP2FRA7hqcImGplnsuf4T-7DhxyAHbL24kwQXkfNaHs-s0hwnquUcRjs-RdOGzY6nEURcjCPCi8pJ4F_2xHuJ90bUc4qR4mDBYReKXI3cBw66tNkB3JVrtlIQjTjLcG7Svh6U4HB7UEtMBHxMdMUZHAtASCdNqLqbh1qq0AESFmoid0U/w400-h266/Collage%20Cross%20Stitch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The final piece to be incorporated was this small frog and lily pad cross stitch that my mum completed years ago and I inherited when my parents passed away.</p><p>With the pieces all set, I got to work on the fun part - embellishing!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Sm3S3z7HsoGjTRNz3qyNKcAc1eCC0b3FpAj-8HbgPdxOsDzRi5PqI_F74UmiVwbHdpOrUPtnOJavGdF7GE1SFSaBZ5cyJ5llthPRtdQkQBd6H2gufKgl7jvvPr9nWSZ4HjIYl2lyPXkjHld-KaL_do-MCgWuZHt68dc28isHryejUEcsR5ajyTfHMIw/s3909/Collage%20beads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3909" data-original-width="2606" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Sm3S3z7HsoGjTRNz3qyNKcAc1eCC0b3FpAj-8HbgPdxOsDzRi5PqI_F74UmiVwbHdpOrUPtnOJavGdF7GE1SFSaBZ5cyJ5llthPRtdQkQBd6H2gufKgl7jvvPr9nWSZ4HjIYl2lyPXkjHld-KaL_do-MCgWuZHt68dc28isHryejUEcsR5ajyTfHMIw/s320/Collage%20beads.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>With the addition of some beads and sequins, inherited again from my mum, Floating Around was complete! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQtZdp31gShmFma6Z8f86sg3Pr_9WZoBgQgHUvs6XqM2fgL9n09mvi_dctPENpODwIY1KtRnTCM3Tmw4tmGutiB7mw5lzyUPCINPKwA9sC-isCOpkHwSDljuiBZT5ReGkEr4cUR6sT9xOGsHT7h3H5v8D7eJTW94leQeGQAP63u5o0THloqdiWzucp78/s4123/Collage%20Complete%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="4123" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQtZdp31gShmFma6Z8f86sg3Pr_9WZoBgQgHUvs6XqM2fgL9n09mvi_dctPENpODwIY1KtRnTCM3Tmw4tmGutiB7mw5lzyUPCINPKwA9sC-isCOpkHwSDljuiBZT5ReGkEr4cUR6sT9xOGsHT7h3H5v8D7eJTW94leQeGQAP63u5o0THloqdiWzucp78/w400-h266/Collage%20Complete%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Despite leaving it to the very last minute, I really enjoyed putting this together and can't wait to see what my fellow Endeavourers have come up with to fit the theme. If you want to see too, head on over to <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Endeavourers</a> you will definitely be amazed! <br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-21757818662614325372023-05-05T10:37:00.001+01:002023-05-05T10:37:00.146+01:00Roarsome <p> The love affair with sewing clothes for the grandchildren continues! Indeed, the eldest grandson now assumes that any item of clothing he receives from us must have been made by Granny :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnaQGLazsCPBE4j38K7YnyN2GkSDlRwLWiFlHFNsCRNG2ZXU825VROUjhNBfbuZd6p8uyS92RuyohIxr_XpcZucWvcOjo56gBjcfJzzJw4fWzxHXPhULkrLysFae4YsagpQz9f2068iaDwwmHlH2lsI1pYSG8YGiG5g2a8CWbI1Efyf9pKFdOJ1iX/s3777/IMG_5742%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3777" data-original-width="2519" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnaQGLazsCPBE4j38K7YnyN2GkSDlRwLWiFlHFNsCRNG2ZXU825VROUjhNBfbuZd6p8uyS92RuyohIxr_XpcZucWvcOjo56gBjcfJzzJw4fWzxHXPhULkrLysFae4YsagpQz9f2068iaDwwmHlH2lsI1pYSG8YGiG5g2a8CWbI1Efyf9pKFdOJ1iX/w266-h400/IMG_5742%20(2).JPG" width="266" /></a></div><p>I knew as soon as I saw this panel that our elder grandson would love it, but it took a while for me to find a pattern that would work with it. This top is the Altitude Pullover from <a href="https://peekaboopatternshop.com/altitude-pullover-pattern/" target="_blank">Peekaboo Patterns</a>. I have made several of their pullover patterns for the boys in the past so knew that this would be pretty straightforward to put together, which it was. </p><p>There wasn't enough of the lava fabric for a hood so I used the cowl neck option instead. With necklines like these I always have a hard time working out which will be the right side and which the wrong as you will see in the top below made for the littler grandson :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm5ZY3JCVGKktYtB1MKeGdgRfFqGQIRA5uofkNrLTlQJn4BptgHLJk0IGQDOqWHkhShct1AANu5Qj3N9orNRRxMf4bxVeecSEBAtanq2z9GkCYnsjSfrZimF0lRLjlQ5ocvRW5MG8HitTukptpOQfHnXKrdTR0gf_e4JMKlEGoUUQBd5_tWrOCgQW/s3625/IMG_5743%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2417" data-original-width="3625" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm5ZY3JCVGKktYtB1MKeGdgRfFqGQIRA5uofkNrLTlQJn4BptgHLJk0IGQDOqWHkhShct1AANu5Qj3N9orNRRxMf4bxVeecSEBAtanq2z9GkCYnsjSfrZimF0lRLjlQ5ocvRW5MG8HitTukptpOQfHnXKrdTR0gf_e4JMKlEGoUUQBd5_tWrOCgQW/w400-h266/IMG_5743%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>He loves a Highland Cow so when I came across this fabric and the matching co-ordinate in a destash group I just had to have it! The cowl neck took three attempts on this one as I strove to avoid having upside down Highland Coo's :) I ended up with the back of the topstitching showing on the collar, but as it is in a very jolly rainbow thread I didn't mind too much!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lmQgidCoOCZH8IiTCxDw8fr5NK2E9eb8ewkl0LYPTg9bk74tYpY85EZb19KV71uxltkFH7CMJOET7A0XR9N-PqSYlw9zWlfJ38ScqgCFgDCHV_73_DD91JhRI-tnS7hFVlA4l8VFrNEepIQNAmgpLC0WH9XHHLDwt4nkEWFcadB0xNFany1XXh3N/s3746/IMG_5748%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="3746" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lmQgidCoOCZH8IiTCxDw8fr5NK2E9eb8ewkl0LYPTg9bk74tYpY85EZb19KV71uxltkFH7CMJOET7A0XR9N-PqSYlw9zWlfJ38ScqgCFgDCHV_73_DD91JhRI-tnS7hFVlA4l8VFrNEepIQNAmgpLC0WH9XHHLDwt4nkEWFcadB0xNFany1XXh3N/w400-h266/IMG_5748%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Of course I cannot make for the grandsons and not make something for our gorgeous granddaughter too! These are the Beep Beep Raglan and Lightening Leggings patterns from <a href="https://www.wavesandwild.com/shop/" target="_blank">Waves and Wild</a>. I was able to get the top from remnants of some lovely, soft brushed back French Terry so the little lady will be warm and snuggly in her new top. </p><p>On a recent trip to Newcastle I bought a load of swim fabric at <a href="https://www.1stforfabrics.co.uk/" target="_blank">1st for Fabrics</a>, which I have never sewn with before so that will be a new challenge for me. Wish me luck and if you have any tips I will be very happy to receive them :)<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-84402464648146714302023-05-01T09:00:00.001+01:002023-05-01T09:00:00.138+01:00Walking the Wall<p> This quarter's theme for The Endeavourers challenge was maps. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq24Obg-tGj8Qx8Ifxwh11Haz4JHzoV2T4EptYHbVjHIeqN-MDlrT9QewkdKqFBbL77N8U5EoVZd4h1IRySdOaLKzVOXGOXuaasDjoAejIcTEUc0puhA2KBGe61ihDPypvuYUZP1DbGaVVR7SJyMtoQQIswWHWqqso79sDfpD5MCIhJpxyB95Y_mWL/s3825/Maps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3825" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq24Obg-tGj8Qx8Ifxwh11Haz4JHzoV2T4EptYHbVjHIeqN-MDlrT9QewkdKqFBbL77N8U5EoVZd4h1IRySdOaLKzVOXGOXuaasDjoAejIcTEUc0puhA2KBGe61ihDPypvuYUZP1DbGaVVR7SJyMtoQQIswWHWqqso79sDfpD5MCIhJpxyB95Y_mWL/w400-h266/Maps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>As you can see we love a good map :) Indeed, the front map in the row is from a map maker right here in the town, who is the first port of call when a road trip is in the planning.</p><p>My original plan for the challenge was a (rather) ambitious revolving set of maps based upon the border fluctuations in the UK and Ireland over the last 100 years. Fortunately, common sense prevailed and that plan was shelved :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilctSD7GYWJKf9tu0P__Wsi5jHFiU2LVwiZ4U6nxFeEzOVCYu8dCyok4-ZGDRSsKCqTVHBsBM4oxUoRPTg3bsNIrdL6DKRMnIYmP_edigE_IqolWhegYNbmwUDdQrWSY1Oav1xoKxfUXUXFlBErLm-6kQDk3PbF3YMzvWQ7w7EdBwPFW4uUPJd_4fy/s4019/Hadrians%20Wall%20maps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="4019" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilctSD7GYWJKf9tu0P__Wsi5jHFiU2LVwiZ4U6nxFeEzOVCYu8dCyok4-ZGDRSsKCqTVHBsBM4oxUoRPTg3bsNIrdL6DKRMnIYmP_edigE_IqolWhegYNbmwUDdQrWSY1Oav1xoKxfUXUXFlBErLm-6kQDk3PbF3YMzvWQ7w7EdBwPFW4uUPJd_4fy/w400-h266/Hadrians%20Wall%20maps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Instead, I took my inspiration from these maps and an endeavour that our middle and youngest sons have been undertaking for several years.</p><p>Twelve years ago the males in the family, husband and three sons, decided to spend an August Bank Holiday walking a section of Hadrian's Wall. Having visited the forts along the Wall lots of times over the preceding years it transpired that three of the participants had taken a somewhat casual approach to the endeavour, thinking in some cases that old equipment resurrected from Boy Scout trips would be sufficient for the hike. (Eldest son rocked up from London on the second day with lightweight, brand spanking new equipment and not a worry on him!). Serious consideration was given by at least two of the participants to the potential for a bus to be taken to complete the route (as it disappeared into the distance!) or failing that a broken ankle to end the misery :(</p><p>In the intervening years we all moved away from Northumberland and plans to hike other sections of the Wall were shelved. Last year, however, our middle and youngest sons moved back to the North East and resurrected the challenge with better equipment this time. </p><p>Last month they had one five mile section left to hike to have completed the length of Hadrian's Wall. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEitQ09jPy2BdNjHQhAtkwWf-2zdUSS3es2zf_nZLE15BCsBa-x1S1mlX42QTi-WiW1aLtHIecfq7k-knZHDq1GYQgSZDLhe5YWCtuhFfDIL3BdQvcDlCfDp3J01XhgoYcFS6DyLX-ktyh4WEuN8tafqOkyIPH4PcbQAgweQgTzLByZ-IGH7RnFTHs/s4161/Veni,%20Vidi,%20Vici.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="4161" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEitQ09jPy2BdNjHQhAtkwWf-2zdUSS3es2zf_nZLE15BCsBa-x1S1mlX42QTi-WiW1aLtHIecfq7k-knZHDq1GYQgSZDLhe5YWCtuhFfDIL3BdQvcDlCfDp3J01XhgoYcFS6DyLX-ktyh4WEuN8tafqOkyIPH4PcbQAgweQgTzLByZ-IGH7RnFTHs/w400-h266/Veni,%20Vidi,%20Vici.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>My quilt for this quarter's challenge is Veni, Vidi, Vici - the route of that last five mile section from Deere Street Roman Road on the left to Chesters Roman Fort on the right. </p><p>The route taken on a sunny Sunday morning last month by Granny, Grandpa, Sons, Daughter-in-Law and grandsons followed by a pub Sunday lunch to celebrate their achievement. </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-XfND7MlSXJqmKHITQs2NSVA8o7eFRQKOGery29CgDXX81X5r1RSOHGLqTP0icWQrcIpCzXgXkoFH8y8WhByzr36V5_SG4X3BEKFs4Zi8-lrm18DPjdTydNq1GW3CqzaOgk4ZHm7kZzVI1eYu0FW5EtjUhp48EBSd3VHYIWH0pCCthV91MsIod3m/s3813/Quilt%20and%20Map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="3813" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-XfND7MlSXJqmKHITQs2NSVA8o7eFRQKOGery29CgDXX81X5r1RSOHGLqTP0icWQrcIpCzXgXkoFH8y8WhByzr36V5_SG4X3BEKFs4Zi8-lrm18DPjdTydNq1GW3CqzaOgk4ZHm7kZzVI1eYu0FW5EtjUhp48EBSd3VHYIWH0pCCthV91MsIod3m/w400-h266/Quilt%20and%20Map.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> The quilting follows both the Hadrian's Wall path and the modern road that runs along beside it. From end to end Hadrian's Wall is 73 miles long, or 80 Roman Miles, so I have embroidered the Roman Numerals for 80 to represent their achievement.<p></p><p>The map symbol for Roman ruins or sites is a Roman helmet so I appliqued a helmet in grey felt to the quilt and embroidered the locations of Milecastles, Turrets and Ditches along the route too.</p><p>I haven't decided yet, whether to add a photo taken of the two intrepid walkers at the end of their hike to the quilt so have left the space there if I need it.</p><p>As ever, I enjoyed working on this theme and look forward to seeing what maps are represented by my fellow Endeavourers. You can check out their projects <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-91726150758427399312023-02-01T09:00:00.001+00:002023-02-01T09:00:00.176+00:00Book 'em Danno! <p> The Endeavourer's theme this month is portrait. As usual it took me ages to come up with something for the theme!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nvLrx-aM3pWlfGfKt3-wu1uYmtU1vHTJZhxnT1xs0O-pP8pFKPh-14V7yQTHj0nk3p2e6wTY5x9Aja7A5HuJ6Mu6g1UyxbSogQuSU8bNcSuA3ZNRHwbWIlEIMJwHTMT25VKFXjx-jQHB3B4Xa__-oT1YR1vUDk8ZCzHYJHesxIvUec1M2pgpRbKI/s3702/Booked2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2468" data-original-width="3702" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nvLrx-aM3pWlfGfKt3-wu1uYmtU1vHTJZhxnT1xs0O-pP8pFKPh-14V7yQTHj0nk3p2e6wTY5x9Aja7A5HuJ6Mu6g1UyxbSogQuSU8bNcSuA3ZNRHwbWIlEIMJwHTMT25VKFXjx-jQHB3B4Xa__-oT1YR1vUDk8ZCzHYJHesxIvUec1M2pgpRbKI/w400-h266/Booked2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>After ruling out all ideas that involved any kind of artwork, I finally decided that my portrait would be a mugshot and the criminal portrayed would be that well known scourge of the seaside and renowned chip and ice-cream thief - Mr C Gull!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyYlNVAK62vzpOfvtVk4eD2htVPiRWzfPp0AwwcQKl98uDme2YhLK9CNGeoqGRFS2zZteQahSDQVB9jAO0ggnp-G4Lh_0RWIfXxpQ14qOOUCbToei8TCz6dX5t7fO56um0jPEQzJ4MDjWKFdn2_ZGkChYRsqO8WrbSnZbJ4ssZ3hBWRzV9PdlGZNL/s4272/Mugshot%20Head.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyYlNVAK62vzpOfvtVk4eD2htVPiRWzfPp0AwwcQKl98uDme2YhLK9CNGeoqGRFS2zZteQahSDQVB9jAO0ggnp-G4Lh_0RWIfXxpQ14qOOUCbToei8TCz6dX5t7fO56um0jPEQzJ4MDjWKFdn2_ZGkChYRsqO8WrbSnZbJ4ssZ3hBWRzV9PdlGZNL/w400-h266/Mugshot%20Head.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeNv8tUEHuOaRWpFc-wK9t-n0GuDr0KaYgaZ9G3N0FEmKKt89HJeoLPaljHttBFgeVOviAZRRVWlwVpuEXL7I5Iu6K3G8D3_Y3S3QI4nzdp_lrnycFz_yxldGk8ul9eHK-EPPqx8_pYUjfQ12sQ1aPnfGCHkZjzuMM57SN5msSF6VwX1gGh9BKz6_/s4272/Mugshot%20Head%20Side-on.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeNv8tUEHuOaRWpFc-wK9t-n0GuDr0KaYgaZ9G3N0FEmKKt89HJeoLPaljHttBFgeVOviAZRRVWlwVpuEXL7I5Iu6K3G8D3_Y3S3QI4nzdp_lrnycFz_yxldGk8ul9eHK-EPPqx8_pYUjfQ12sQ1aPnfGCHkZjzuMM57SN5msSF6VwX1gGh9BKz6_/w400-h266/Mugshot%20Head%20Side-on.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> As with all mugshots there is a face-on and side view of the criminal :) The seagulls are appliqued felt, with button eyes and embroidery detail. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidziHTbCWR0QaWlIcXoWttgVnbqiOHrQ5K1yUgV36JQvhw4XBjrFK_nMPrPVOUr1W_ur29jpt-E5EUed7i3H6zB5SphGgeleEO4rVX3heFlzYR495UsMbNiw3J_Xb8VriQ_m-Zyi6McExWLyzJ3_zJPuzB4Sq74xYJNPIzFIY_XQwYkGGHg2H3w1jQ/s4167/Portrait%20Fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2777" data-original-width="4167" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidziHTbCWR0QaWlIcXoWttgVnbqiOHrQ5K1yUgV36JQvhw4XBjrFK_nMPrPVOUr1W_ur29jpt-E5EUed7i3H6zB5SphGgeleEO4rVX3heFlzYR495UsMbNiw3J_Xb8VriQ_m-Zyi6McExWLyzJ3_zJPuzB4Sq74xYJNPIzFIY_XQwYkGGHg2H3w1jQ/w400-h266/Portrait%20Fabric.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I used the reverse side of this beige/white striped fabric for the background of my mugshot as it had the sepia tones that I was looking for to convey that old photo vibe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9sPcTNrtxC97v_HqsperSGz6GO7mMFiI6WLJStgEJfK5lCyRKYCj1f_W3brfbdU5c6CHFwMP7m7J1iTnK9VyVQ4MT1T-bB0cQNoE_xgeQmAl3Iid3SzZ2yi4-gJtoRIjiFun6k5BQejI83RM86nDyWvX1SjNSKWwTD8GUjt4wFG08B-m4WpY78KO/s4272/Portrait%20Back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9sPcTNrtxC97v_HqsperSGz6GO7mMFiI6WLJStgEJfK5lCyRKYCj1f_W3brfbdU5c6CHFwMP7m7J1iTnK9VyVQ4MT1T-bB0cQNoE_xgeQmAl3Iid3SzZ2yi4-gJtoRIjiFun6k5BQejI83RM86nDyWvX1SjNSKWwTD8GUjt4wFG08B-m4WpY78KO/w400-h266/Portrait%20Back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This beach hut fabric from my stash was perfect for the back of my mugshot. The "ghost" seagulls from the applique/quilting are quite threatening I think, don't you?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IdOvRef2bc0aWG8Bnv8tlDKASkm_Cr2zpW_aPFr9a2aPGW_7SRtyI_FQ48b230S9wzjRxUlyeo7T0_FOprZmNpSjIfIRxUGO3ydHoStsMA4l1dOYqlNdiKEDuZrbtQG2LOiam1XQiOn0LiDEq6ZuXzPFSm7k_xSzu3kt8W1CXEz1iBjpCUAvOofC/s3409/Mugshot%20Text.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="3409" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IdOvRef2bc0aWG8Bnv8tlDKASkm_Cr2zpW_aPFr9a2aPGW_7SRtyI_FQ48b230S9wzjRxUlyeo7T0_FOprZmNpSjIfIRxUGO3ydHoStsMA4l1dOYqlNdiKEDuZrbtQG2LOiam1XQiOn0LiDEq6ZuXzPFSm7k_xSzu3kt8W1CXEz1iBjpCUAvOofC/w400-h266/Mugshot%20Text.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Of course, every mugshot needs it's identifiers so I used the alphabet embroidery option on my sewing machine to add the crucial name, crime and date beneath the images :)</p><p>As you can no doubt guess, I had lots of fun working on this project,
although thieving seagulls are not so funny when it is hot and sunny and
that lovely ice-cream you have been looking forward to disappears
before your very eyes :) <br /></p><p>If you would like details of the Crime Report for our hardened criminal check it out on <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/2023/02/repeat-offender.html" target="_blank">The Endeavourers Blog</a> and whilst you are there have a look to see the wonderful interpretations of the theme from my fellow Endeavourers. </p><p>Readers of a certain vintage will, no doubt, be able to identify the title of this post as being a catchphrase from the TV series "Hawaii Five-O". Sadly, in the course of my research for the project I discovered that there are no seagulls on Hawaii, as the islands are too far from land for them to travel to. I couldn't resist the title though, so used it anyway with apologies to ornithologists and Hawaiians alike! <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-72152122443250673632022-10-31T08:57:00.003+00:002022-10-31T08:57:00.252+00:00Spooks and sewing<p> A couple of months ago our younger grandson put in a very specific request for his next granny sewn outfit. He wanted a vampire outfit for Halloween, well how could a granny refuse? I came across a couple of paper patterns for sale on a Facebook group that were exactly what I needed. An online fabric shop later and I was ready to start stitching. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmcvB5joTiC--maV2jkYNc1yXc0yanU0QkILevn_gOAU-Wlgk2VY99Hm_UnFYgxGXs6YxXGNkEAcrAzLhx6PTv-jqa7vyydByYJrufahR1Tt1UZQcMUINm0nswC48LwhPUJBK6wgLLP2T-9GG3wSlppHwgg_HM34TVB7UNeLtJpbwgck5VlDPthT1/s4272/Vampire%20Outfit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmcvB5joTiC--maV2jkYNc1yXc0yanU0QkILevn_gOAU-Wlgk2VY99Hm_UnFYgxGXs6YxXGNkEAcrAzLhx6PTv-jqa7vyydByYJrufahR1Tt1UZQcMUINm0nswC48LwhPUJBK6wgLLP2T-9GG3wSlppHwgg_HM34TVB7UNeLtJpbwgck5VlDPthT1/w266-h400/Vampire%20Outfit.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p>There were so many new to me's involved in the making of this, it was a real labour of love! Attaching the stand-up collar to the cape definitely taxed my poor brain and there was some fudging involved in the end, but the recipient will not notice I am sure. The pattern had the cape attaching with a tie at the neckline and the shirt collar closing with a hook and eye, but knowing nearly 4 year old boys as I do I thought they might be an accident waiting to happen. I, therefore, left the shirt collar open and made the front fastening with red ribbon and velcro so that said nearly 4 year old could put it on and off himself, and it could be removed easily in a hurry if the need arose :)</p><p>The pattern also included dress knee length trousers but I decided instead to make a pair of black joggers on the basis that they would be more comfortable and that he would get use out of them afterwards too. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TZUIMpDkXULLafYivGB87JN5BKqDO20TLlahr9Cv2VjMobdFzeapbX315FcPqKDezgud_GF-12ARCWUBa_EyLC14F3B97u9KsRyy2ElXlN_GvC3wqQud2dJywW1EpVKaAtv-_hsoFfFvgPn8wym7iaC-Mnw8_juluREr7YOlGppsbAnf4kYzu9sf/s4272/Halloween%20Varsity%20Pullover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TZUIMpDkXULLafYivGB87JN5BKqDO20TLlahr9Cv2VjMobdFzeapbX315FcPqKDezgud_GF-12ARCWUBa_EyLC14F3B97u9KsRyy2ElXlN_GvC3wqQud2dJywW1EpVKaAtv-_hsoFfFvgPn8wym7iaC-Mnw8_juluREr7YOlGppsbAnf4kYzu9sf/w266-h400/Halloween%20Varsity%20Pullover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p>Of course, I couldn't make for one grandson and not the other but as the 6 year old was already sorted with a costume I made him an appropriately themed warm pullover instead. The shawl collar on this took me 3 attempts to get right, but we got there in the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-z6GFgNdOmAWkWbRT9TYU1klxwbYsNjB0LdJYibGU1Zxd8JgWRDaszNAf0cPD8xlUN9WSB3nAmneKs4A5vhBnRmHxqD-Oyjn5JaNA2qQzERUUC-NEI_StOeA5HSQHTgoXvoJb75TCKAA1bGk8bPlsHOI2DfcbsFz8pVoFgWd3Omskx1vKrNsPMVr/s3848/Halloween%20Romper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3848" data-original-width="2566" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-z6GFgNdOmAWkWbRT9TYU1klxwbYsNjB0LdJYibGU1Zxd8JgWRDaszNAf0cPD8xlUN9WSB3nAmneKs4A5vhBnRmHxqD-Oyjn5JaNA2qQzERUUC-NEI_StOeA5HSQHTgoXvoJb75TCKAA1bGk8bPlsHOI2DfcbsFz8pVoFgWd3Omskx1vKrNsPMVr/w266-h400/Halloween%20Romper.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>And now I have a granddaughter to make for too! One Halloween romper for a little miss who cannot be left out and will, no doubt, in the not too distant future be putting in her own requests for outfits. A whole new world of sewing awaits :)<br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-nbpO93Dg3UcxFOAeJXjG9tQViBw7pe8vX6Jk3MxCqvY6WlS9bbMxsBm81z5S3YW5GMxdXoJNR4XhT8ozSQ1Eu0UdysB_f_nnqhgX0QaW75UhK0nPkLjVJoHkos4FnWyBDQ0emggLBUzFUthMp0BLHi2TLdGucYdhZOlAu_APCkPJyOrv_jdthC5/s3418/Halloween%20Vests.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="3418" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-nbpO93Dg3UcxFOAeJXjG9tQViBw7pe8vX6Jk3MxCqvY6WlS9bbMxsBm81z5S3YW5GMxdXoJNR4XhT8ozSQ1Eu0UdysB_f_nnqhgX0QaW75UhK0nPkLjVJoHkos4FnWyBDQ0emggLBUzFUthMp0BLHi2TLdGucYdhZOlAu_APCkPJyOrv_jdthC5/w400-h313/Halloween%20Vests.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUuljrOtqjB3ecPRtbx4pGew3QaL-f696hMQDpWDvhzX-RXCFHiTnnwstM9xr4LbMLlg32C-Wy5ooxTp9yWae0ASteHpLDqNjYPpmhHuHQUP6zJLaYS2LxqC2wyMOv_fbxQL-8UU84_2blnEuYGDS-lbGXvf4yK69WEfPi7fNY7S_72VD-l8SWBnM/s4272/Halloween%20Pants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUuljrOtqjB3ecPRtbx4pGew3QaL-f696hMQDpWDvhzX-RXCFHiTnnwstM9xr4LbMLlg32C-Wy5ooxTp9yWae0ASteHpLDqNjYPpmhHuHQUP6zJLaYS2LxqC2wyMOv_fbxQL-8UU84_2blnEuYGDS-lbGXvf4yK69WEfPi7fNY7S_72VD-l8SWBnM/w400-h266/Halloween%20Pants.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>On the basis that I really need to use up my fabric stash before I invest in any more fabric, I used up the last of my Halloween fabric on Halloween underwear to keep the boys warm as they head out to their friends for treats and fun. I only realised after I had cut out the vests that the fabric is upside down on one (mummies on their heads!) but hopefully the grandson won't notice!</p><p>I have another Halloween make but that will not be revealed until November 1st when the next Endeavourers Challenge is unveiled <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a><br /></p><p>Happy Halloween to all! <br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-11299232945696831492022-08-01T09:00:00.001+01:002022-08-01T09:00:00.158+01:00Hairy Companion<p> The theme for this quarter's Endeavourers Challenge is Animal Kingdom. As ever, it took me ages to decide what to do for the Challenge but, a recent trip to Mull provided the perfect inspiration. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9F_c8K-160e6icAn4Uy8-8m4VDpGef4XRPUkmIhxBet19f8uZvzDNwDQvohI7Y53wxRDm1ltb7Aribops7E5DzqBTj88BO0d1AKT1lERLpwDHP779QI0fgZ2JfpLYrWho3V5_ALVzGCrlMZhcbJEq_mr7qpG_KAi62c9Rc1lFkwHCgUyzaLjNF6NR/s1872/Highland%20Cow%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1679" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9F_c8K-160e6icAn4Uy8-8m4VDpGef4XRPUkmIhxBet19f8uZvzDNwDQvohI7Y53wxRDm1ltb7Aribops7E5DzqBTj88BO0d1AKT1lERLpwDHP779QI0fgZ2JfpLYrWho3V5_ALVzGCrlMZhcbJEq_mr7qpG_KAi62c9Rc1lFkwHCgUyzaLjNF6NR/w359-h400/Highland%20Cow%20.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><p>Our younger grandson shares his name with a Highland Cow character in a series of books that we have bought for him over the years. Living in Northumberland he doesn't get the opportunity to see real-live Highland Cows that often, so he was delighted when we sent him this photo from our holiday trip. </p><p>His bedtime story pick often features his namesake books, so I decided that my project for this quarter's challenge would be a reading pillow featuring his favourite character :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeeEMxefb1DibKLIjvYB0sQmvVLWVx0ajTt1KSZTqYtR4AgvMYnfqLmYsDcwvCmcFluOClLffzLlRMaZZu1N20m0x8cdoSUSI9aB1fccfZ5ozbIVfd9vJmwPWeCHjVcsA0Bn31b2KGXo0Z2tZQIK92RcI3hoaUKzlEPGuUgODlnZ1c_mO0WlpTWCa/s4036/Highland%20Cow%20pillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2691" data-original-width="4036" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeeEMxefb1DibKLIjvYB0sQmvVLWVx0ajTt1KSZTqYtR4AgvMYnfqLmYsDcwvCmcFluOClLffzLlRMaZZu1N20m0x8cdoSUSI9aB1fccfZ5ozbIVfd9vJmwPWeCHjVcsA0Bn31b2KGXo0Z2tZQIK92RcI3hoaUKzlEPGuUgODlnZ1c_mO0WlpTWCa/w400-h266/Highland%20Cow%20pillow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Given that it needed to be fairly robust, little boys are not particularly known for their care and consideration for cushions and pillows (at least not in our family!) I opted for simple raw-edge applique for the face and horns. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4Spm10QfDbJT7GTU_bkjlNISciO8HJZ7i8BatQ6tXVW0XuwMgILNtLY_c7Jo291m1NXoLdxOwR_7AFXkIrQgDF1pV9vf7iFDt2jsaDSPs1XDfjRxpgoa0IfhhYqUFU8sclLbh8iEPXxhyiNMDwHTjNBhCbn317OXdEBszuGz-OybRDA-azXW6iav/s3664/Hamish%20hair%20and%20eye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="3664" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4Spm10QfDbJT7GTU_bkjlNISciO8HJZ7i8BatQ6tXVW0XuwMgILNtLY_c7Jo291m1NXoLdxOwR_7AFXkIrQgDF1pV9vf7iFDt2jsaDSPs1XDfjRxpgoa0IfhhYqUFU8sclLbh8iEPXxhyiNMDwHTjNBhCbn317OXdEBszuGz-OybRDA-azXW6iav/w400-h266/Hamish%20hair%20and%20eye.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Two black button eyes peek out from behind that mass of hair. The fringe is a piece of faux suede stitched in place and then cut into strips. I like the tactile nature of the suede and thought that it would not fray, but it seems to be fraying already on the cut edges, so it might not be as small boy proof as I had thought :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG4088MS_aRLjQ7ysxIeJSsQmMXh6QWrDXL4qsUn7pdfVMPhRdxo3yS7aYbFiTzfZ-fF3JQmdvC5Km9Ak_Kwq6dwZLHqX6BfzPp6LVcvUe8g1xYIakkx3CzyIRy-EuqH1nEYdV2g4GhX_tuaKfUgzmvab1dRQmaKFd4KDn6FQPQB10cerK2R7UaK2/s4147/Hamish%20the%20Hairy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="4147" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG4088MS_aRLjQ7ysxIeJSsQmMXh6QWrDXL4qsUn7pdfVMPhRdxo3yS7aYbFiTzfZ-fF3JQmdvC5Km9Ak_Kwq6dwZLHqX6BfzPp6LVcvUe8g1xYIakkx3CzyIRy-EuqH1nEYdV2g4GhX_tuaKfUgzmvab1dRQmaKFd4KDn6FQPQB10cerK2R7UaK2/w400-h266/Hamish%20the%20Hairy.jpg" width="400" />0</a></div><p>My original intention for the background was to create some sort of landscape with various different fabrics, but when I came across a piece of this lovely AMH fabric tucked away in my stash I thought that it was a much better idea. Spiky, thistle-like plants and Highland Cows are the perfect match, don't you think? </p><p>The boys are coming to visit this week and we have a new book in the series to read, so with our comfy Highland Cow pillow behind us we are all set for bedtime reading :)</p><p>Head on over to the <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> blog to see all the amazing makes my fellow Endeavourers have produced for this month's challenge, you will not be disappointed! <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-68562454511184957242022-05-18T12:10:00.001+01:002022-05-18T12:53:55.895+01:00Getting ready for summer<p> The slightest hint of sunshine in my part of the world is enough to encourage thoughts of summer, even although, as proved recently, the sunshine is only teasing as the rain and wind is not that far behind :) As I write this post it is lovely and sunny outside of my sewing room window but, as the passers-by are all wrapped up in warm, waterproof jackets I am guessing that summer has still not arrived!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpA46jYzP_TF-l7QO35RPgFdhRH1Ltlu3Kn0IKcBtXT6jYZX9sDb4WHis85-5zb7btqtBp3BfyjyckPFla2F-HK7jAHKO-maNqE_18KaS6yeOFhFrudBQ-HDf8Kc8CKfwI_De8bsKc4vNlfvkz0VoE3bT_khyvSPMjWKqWRNpWRm0dCiGOHP9ZPOI/s2776/Dragons%20and%20Vikings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2279" data-original-width="2776" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpA46jYzP_TF-l7QO35RPgFdhRH1Ltlu3Kn0IKcBtXT6jYZX9sDb4WHis85-5zb7btqtBp3BfyjyckPFla2F-HK7jAHKO-maNqE_18KaS6yeOFhFrudBQ-HDf8Kc8CKfwI_De8bsKc4vNlfvkz0VoE3bT_khyvSPMjWKqWRNpWRm0dCiGOHP9ZPOI/w400-h329/Dragons%20and%20Vikings.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Still the hint of sunshine is enough to kickstart my summer sewing for the gorgeous grandsons :) First up a Vikings and Dragons t-shirt for the elder grandson. Our hometown is the site of a battle that resulted in the ousting of the Vikings from mainland Scotland in 1263, so a Viking t-shirt is particularly appropriate for his next visit! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzSOd-NY5yvHZcB4euzrLrLBcp94hQyMDZriYE8WMltaM4iQgkrHdxfMrxenQ6dCuC7XLL4hWPUKJw8p33N_R_Z9HEflvUDWnikRVubiA-zg4T2SPSmuBTOtspeTrM8KpdHhIws5WMgV3AbacKvOp2bvlS43SnDSAREp8czPesaYUiKxkyuQe4ToO/s2602/Viking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2384" data-original-width="2602" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzSOd-NY5yvHZcB4euzrLrLBcp94hQyMDZriYE8WMltaM4iQgkrHdxfMrxenQ6dCuC7XLL4hWPUKJw8p33N_R_Z9HEflvUDWnikRVubiA-zg4T2SPSmuBTOtspeTrM8KpdHhIws5WMgV3AbacKvOp2bvlS43SnDSAREp8czPesaYUiKxkyuQe4ToO/w400-h366/Viking.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Of course, we can't have one grandson with a Viking t-shirt and not the other so here is the t-shirt for the littler grandson. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgfSVjebOO4WcEv8rVSQRyTXohG-V1qfOk_J_1S7hiEQ_Xov1xIo69os85f1KLyCpDf4d5TBZlEw24WlAEAtCHIaHpG3qa7RxF_EK2S1ulrC2FLOIqYJX6o6LgD9HxfOiReHIejtCG7Ay6Sz6Otg1sbiH1LI1IdpCL5u5BIlWFITZokzo1l32YvJH/s3418/Knights%20and%20Dragons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="3418" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgfSVjebOO4WcEv8rVSQRyTXohG-V1qfOk_J_1S7hiEQ_Xov1xIo69os85f1KLyCpDf4d5TBZlEw24WlAEAtCHIaHpG3qa7RxF_EK2S1ulrC2FLOIqYJX6o6LgD9HxfOiReHIejtCG7Ay6Sz6Otg1sbiH1LI1IdpCL5u5BIlWFITZokzo1l32YvJH/w400-h323/Knights%20and%20Dragons.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Thoughts of dragons inevitably lead to knights so it was an easy leap to pick out this knights and dragons fabric for another t-shirt for my next make. The dragons were somewhat dismissed as "baby dragons" when he first saw them, but I think he liked it anyway!</p><p>The fabric for all of the above t-shirts was bought from a German online retailer who, sadly, post-Brexit no longer delivers to the UK, so I have to wait for trips to France or Ireland to order from them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHHwyoeyoY2LLzr5kfPvhBqyGr7q4C2tVxtagjz7ogvEOF-7K9LoV0zQ1phoxznYpyFV5osxMz5M9lXJjGSeDaD3ICIAaH-PKFiJuOAihDUU8XUWhf2rxgvHPMmG9N79SNM_6fAjtQ5fTXDmrz7X_LMx79yMg-gzfQAf4LYaYQv5TYUh6B0ikGUWb/s3221/Highland%20Cows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="3221" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHHwyoeyoY2LLzr5kfPvhBqyGr7q4C2tVxtagjz7ogvEOF-7K9LoV0zQ1phoxznYpyFV5osxMz5M9lXJjGSeDaD3ICIAaH-PKFiJuOAihDUU8XUWhf2rxgvHPMmG9N79SNM_6fAjtQ5fTXDmrz7X_LMx79yMg-gzfQAf4LYaYQv5TYUh6B0ikGUWb/w400-h325/Highland%20Cows.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This wonderful Highland Coosville fabric, however, was purchased from, <a href="https://www.olumisfab.com/" target="_blank">Olumis Fabric</a> , an online retailer in Scotland. It has been sitting in my stash for ages whilst I plucked up the courage to cut into it! I only had 0.5m so I knew that if I didn't cut into it soon it would be too short for a t-shirt so the time had come to get the scissors out :) The grandson will be hard to miss wearing this!</p><p>All of the t-shirts were made with <a href="https://www.ellieandmac.com/products/the-discoverer-tee-unisex-pattern" target="_blank">Ellie & Mac Discoverer Tee</a> pattern. I have made up several Ellie & Mac patterns for the boys now and I have found them all to have excellent instructions and very straightforward to sew up. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvM9OiAmIGAJ3Rnx3R0SdXKsUuMnAmIzq10U1ha94liH5Nji1HPHSZE3F72eKF-etPXJLTj7TT5HKlPhD2RwSh26UhCXM_NjS4kj0m82G7YZpL2-EHE3YzfJpeC1MhgX4tTAAvCfBT_ZN-ohY0BosB89kFu2RhpiqClMGnSx2eSqUrIvH4M-0o2bC/s2881/20220412_143912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="2881" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvM9OiAmIGAJ3Rnx3R0SdXKsUuMnAmIzq10U1ha94liH5Nji1HPHSZE3F72eKF-etPXJLTj7TT5HKlPhD2RwSh26UhCXM_NjS4kj0m82G7YZpL2-EHE3YzfJpeC1MhgX4tTAAvCfBT_ZN-ohY0BosB89kFu2RhpiqClMGnSx2eSqUrIvH4M-0o2bC/w400-h323/20220412_143912.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Next up, a New to Me fabric and pattern! I was lucky enough recently to win a printed copy of the Waves and Wild <a href="https://www.wavesandwild.com/shop/reefbeachrashie/" target="_blank">Reef Beach Rashie</a> and 1.5m of swim fabric from <a href="https://www.poppybearfabrics.co.uk/" target="_blank">Poppy Bear Fabrics</a>. I have never sewn with swim fabric before and find it quite daunting, so if you have any tips you can pass on will be greatly appreciated :)</p><p>Keeping my fingers crossed that summer is not too far away 😎<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-87775845414523797432022-05-01T13:47:00.008+01:002022-05-01T16:09:32.260+01:00All the C's<p> The next reveal for the latest <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> Challenge is due today. Unusually for this quarter's project we had no theme to work to, which sounds like it should have made life easier, but it really didn't! Being a procrastinator at the best of times, having free rein to choose a topic for the Challenge just ramped up the procrastination :)</p><p> </p><p>Finally, and I do mean finally, I decided to create a companion piece for an earlier Challenge piece "<a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/2020/11/making-waves.html" target="_blank">Making Waves</a>", which was my project in November 2020 for the theme "The Sea". </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw719QE6HSB6W3_80RUVRQ2fEE-U1BRsATJtq0w5C29_CmynhFds1GmXWiaH48S5SimpPIOCA03RQON7608qJTbvpdSOTP2fku6QeqOMRDECxCzMWkvm_mHFcIMDPwMrbpS3m8JpacFo5sjMEZUpaiQLBjnsFvtN9ohqhCp79Q9BgpinX5Ciuetdr/s3793/Crocodile%20Rock%20full.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3793" data-original-width="2529" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw719QE6HSB6W3_80RUVRQ2fEE-U1BRsATJtq0w5C29_CmynhFds1GmXWiaH48S5SimpPIOCA03RQON7608qJTbvpdSOTP2fku6QeqOMRDECxCzMWkvm_mHFcIMDPwMrbpS3m8JpacFo5sjMEZUpaiQLBjnsFvtN9ohqhCp79Q9BgpinX5Ciuetdr/w266-h400/Crocodile%20Rock%20full.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /> Making Waves was inspired by the sea in front of my sewing room window, All the C's was inspired by the island, Great Cumbrae, that I can see beyond the sea from my window. Great Cumbrae (first C!) is an island 2 miles from the mainland, accessible only by a 10 minute ferry journey from Largs. The island has one town, Millport, and two iconic landmarks that are represented in my little quilt.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngpAsagmIGHT58DrKVTZbz8WL195i_WInSNBOYrqpUhhbBLoaAqPNqOUqFLKxJ3_6HFyFacA9z_Efns1kaTFq4K4RIDSYuwQpb8FNLSYvWQ4aTXdeKlPvqiuTnsT2CCmIoWyYshUIJm6e6Jv1Xfp_9ZBAHKgw3E3l9JiHHgtPer_cIDEAF_fRHgEU/s4034/Crocodile%20Close%20Up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="4034" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngpAsagmIGHT58DrKVTZbz8WL195i_WInSNBOYrqpUhhbBLoaAqPNqOUqFLKxJ3_6HFyFacA9z_Efns1kaTFq4K4RIDSYuwQpb8FNLSYvWQ4aTXdeKlPvqiuTnsT2CCmIoWyYshUIJm6e6Jv1Xfp_9ZBAHKgw3E3l9JiHHgtPer_cIDEAF_fRHgEU/w400-h266/Crocodile%20Close%20Up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The first of these landmarks is the rather bizarre, <a href="https://millport.org/directory/crocodile-rock/" target="_blank">Crocodile Rock</a> (Second C!), which sits on the shoreline just at the edge of the town. The painted crocodile face is reputed to have been put there decades ago by a drunken local on their way home after a boozy night out! </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRNscJo9rw3xabp2HueVoSEGyiTxuzAkHwd3T8FoyVlwJoIkquQraKnb7Tny_HIreGSu8yCPUFmfYWPfH5fYfk3Arlt12AKfFOfV1yXxqr5czNOxtvuTV3onpA4VxX46srR06oxPyK4zPpPd85QeRlWSfguZXMI1f8H4M5zLne_jusiMyOdmeKVWQ/s4272/Crocodile%20Rock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRNscJo9rw3xabp2HueVoSEGyiTxuzAkHwd3T8FoyVlwJoIkquQraKnb7Tny_HIreGSu8yCPUFmfYWPfH5fYfk3Arlt12AKfFOfV1yXxqr5czNOxtvuTV3onpA4VxX46srR06oxPyK4zPpPd85QeRlWSfguZXMI1f8H4M5zLne_jusiMyOdmeKVWQ/w400-h266/Crocodile%20Rock.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Whether that is true or not, it has become a magnet for children of all ages who visit the island. We recently took our grandsons there, who were delighted to have the opportunity to clamber all over a crocodile and live to enjoy a hot chocolate in the nearby cafe :) He is rather magnificent, isn't he?<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZj1LPu2n9cGYqTh4ZFhXv0Ojzfp3Og1k02Ossc0VR45ZeyQq-YO6DnF_psoih2tcu91jAV5brglz7U1x9GFn9wQrgDAss5AB-L_hLolPAsFrFhW_OAu2aojkRHdBepDlW0nn5pPVqoW78PGz-_MrWPHjUFnNSfwvmgGg3w6psXcrbmcQUvjGUWC1/s4272/Cathedral%20of%20the%20Isles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZj1LPu2n9cGYqTh4ZFhXv0Ojzfp3Og1k02Ossc0VR45ZeyQq-YO6DnF_psoih2tcu91jAV5brglz7U1x9GFn9wQrgDAss5AB-L_hLolPAsFrFhW_OAu2aojkRHdBepDlW0nn5pPVqoW78PGz-_MrWPHjUFnNSfwvmgGg3w6psXcrbmcQUvjGUWC1/w266-h400/Cathedral%20of%20the%20Isles.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p>The second iconic landmark is the "Cathedral of the Isles", (Third C!) Britain's smallest Cathedral, which is tucked away in a leafy corner behind the town. The <a href="https://millport.org/directory/cathedral-of-the-isles-3/" target="_blank">Cathedral</a> was built in 1851 and consecrated as a Cathedral in 1876. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uAg7ZQTmolswl7MDoBW10sVrDi89e2c1bhBHhKamm8D_cQ0pp8TKXFW8dzKwBDhTAHuZMW0rho9jxgfTd5Nt_-C0uMpxbGnusq3eerYdhz0dDaM5mwcsFXNwQsvAmEt1zYKApke1oMhVBvNBb6aALyGH5dc-pT3-5URxGt47jwBF11ATJ_Onhxvc/s4272/Cathedral%20of%20the%20Isles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uAg7ZQTmolswl7MDoBW10sVrDi89e2c1bhBHhKamm8D_cQ0pp8TKXFW8dzKwBDhTAHuZMW0rho9jxgfTd5Nt_-C0uMpxbGnusq3eerYdhz0dDaM5mwcsFXNwQsvAmEt1zYKApke1oMhVBvNBb6aALyGH5dc-pT3-5URxGt47jwBF11ATJ_Onhxvc/w266-h400/Cathedral%20of%20the%20Isles.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The college building attached also now functions as a retreat venue open to the public. Apparently the organ in the Cathedral is of particular note and concerts to showcase it and the marvellous acoustics were regularly held in pre-pandemic times. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uigTnJ8MuP5C1bXyhF-xjFQCKfxrp2dYB3NWjprAxRlAt7C_0RXdszJuGiHf3HspBef_wqN596smU1gu0_6svJdbPVhYhJqVbcsDlSNZvClQgc4LBMotqSZgtzNNAgRNAkMUDxFA4qZlXG6cQzsoNQuDTTx3ix43t_XB_7p0YrTFOJOnoyx7AgN0/s4272/Fabric%20Origins.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4272" data-original-width="2848" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uigTnJ8MuP5C1bXyhF-xjFQCKfxrp2dYB3NWjprAxRlAt7C_0RXdszJuGiHf3HspBef_wqN596smU1gu0_6svJdbPVhYhJqVbcsDlSNZvClQgc4LBMotqSZgtzNNAgRNAkMUDxFA4qZlXG6cQzsoNQuDTTx3ix43t_XB_7p0YrTFOJOnoyx7AgN0/w266-h400/Fabric%20Origins.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p>Not only did I wait until the last minute before deciding what to make for the challenge, I left it until I was on holiday in France to actually make it! I had grabbed a bundle of furnishing fabric samples, felt scraps and shirt oddments before we left and used various bits of them to create my version of Cumbrae. You can see which were used where in the photo above.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DjDIGQ5yr1FEQCHMUXr-8VcKEjktUTyeWqgXSKM_Y-jHl_0ELu8y8yaAPan_K7GM1gHmeTtXhar0iJd6jGA4EPXQts7EsBHV6LO61xMfaQAvCtC4PxeIC7_yiU8WAcIVFrQ5c2cmaWHPemkyQ_JKRKfTgxZbiB8AP3ePspBmI47uQrBaBzMK0Cog/s2976/Tuft.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DjDIGQ5yr1FEQCHMUXr-8VcKEjktUTyeWqgXSKM_Y-jHl_0ELu8y8yaAPan_K7GM1gHmeTtXhar0iJd6jGA4EPXQts7EsBHV6LO61xMfaQAvCtC4PxeIC7_yiU8WAcIVFrQ5c2cmaWHPemkyQ_JKRKfTgxZbiB8AP3ePspBmI47uQrBaBzMK0Cog/w400-h266/Tuft.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The final touch was the addition of three of these upcycled (Another C?) fluffy pompoms from a curtain offcut to represent the sheep on the island :)</p><p>As ever, this was another fun challenge even when I left it so late that it was only finished the night before and I was writing the blog post as the deadline arrived! </p><p>Head on over to the <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> blog to see how my fellow Endeavourers approached this no theme Challenge. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-52607817473973218182022-02-01T09:00:00.023+00:002022-02-01T09:00:00.184+00:00Hunt for Roses<p> It is time for another quarterly reveal from the Endeavourers Art Quilt Group. 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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>“Historically, rose petals were valued for their medicinal
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― <span class="authorortitle">Amy Leigh Mercree, </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/64218855">The Mood Book: Crystals,
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<![endif]--></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhczI2r59wMSzOrbttUFEKAGBER_H6PKz7jPhbq8HRHsuLliImTUIw-B11qu9Y9Jgg_L36EUmHVmpueXZP6DVJyFLZJMnOywpjSb6o-sx7bsFX9nYVXabdaIFnw_OnHqddMmllNhWHdSvIrzSTKywrypl0cVYvWiKhLoZoSu8pssZg4kjw9bOnoiyv8=s4118" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4118" data-original-width="2744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhczI2r59wMSzOrbttUFEKAGBER_H6PKz7jPhbq8HRHsuLliImTUIw-B11qu9Y9Jgg_L36EUmHVmpueXZP6DVJyFLZJMnOywpjSb6o-sx7bsFX9nYVXabdaIFnw_OnHqddMmllNhWHdSvIrzSTKywrypl0cVYvWiKhLoZoSu8pssZg4kjw9bOnoiyv8=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><p><br /> Despite the restrictions and difficulties of the past two years, when I was trying to pick an emotion to depict I realised that actually I have a lot to be joyful about so a pink rose was the perfect fit. When our youngest son announced his engagement to his lovely girlfriend last week, well that was even more reasons to be joyful! </p><p>I wanted to use a couple of New to Me techniques in this little quilt as well as trying to use what I had on hand. My local textile group has started off the year with a challenge to embrace "renewal" so this quilt is also my nod to that challenge too. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2hBKM80j3HdWJtEw28T_Wf6cHIbBNg7ihEwQeo6Ha7h_BZnP4dJpmzTGVsdiT2Bnp7dGe5uY0nFYvwcVXsnSiWeV-LK-oPi4-YNfrRVc3k6H334f4pXkOtbhZxISWrPuTteQLuH5VSpx3iJQZkUymbfnjq0j2Cgxd4A9MT61k3Uj7TCeVl8a2Z-LH=s3926" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="3926" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2hBKM80j3HdWJtEw28T_Wf6cHIbBNg7ihEwQeo6Ha7h_BZnP4dJpmzTGVsdiT2Bnp7dGe5uY0nFYvwcVXsnSiWeV-LK-oPi4-YNfrRVc3k6H334f4pXkOtbhZxISWrPuTteQLuH5VSpx3iJQZkUymbfnjq0j2Cgxd4A9MT61k3Uj7TCeVl8a2Z-LH=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The background fabric, which is a rust-dyed scrap given to me by a friend at a recent workshop, gave me the idea to base the quilt on a page from a vintage book of botanical illustrations. So, I was quite happy to embrace the "imperfections" to help convey the feeling of age and all that goes with that in a book. The fabric for the petals is taken from these now redundant work shirts of my DH. I was very happy to discover such a range of pinks for my rose :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnM8NGa8DSe68gliO7UZIGjAvePJuWyX-NC9ZSZBpkFG1WsC7pH-q3PxZXIC4hZX_ZhtvUp61SscwfZXEe3i7Is2bKgR-cRtK9EFBvKmc9CXWwEssVbieMDc87_XrkI5h7h2Ip68OiyIBrdqA3WQHZajQjL1J7cGp21lVjPjQT2YgE1BNFS8ZVXNdF=s4090" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="4090" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnM8NGa8DSe68gliO7UZIGjAvePJuWyX-NC9ZSZBpkFG1WsC7pH-q3PxZXIC4hZX_ZhtvUp61SscwfZXEe3i7Is2bKgR-cRtK9EFBvKmc9CXWwEssVbieMDc87_XrkI5h7h2Ip68OiyIBrdqA3WQHZajQjL1J7cGp21lVjPjQT2YgE1BNFS8ZVXNdF=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><p>The rose stem and leaves were painted with these Inktense blocks and pencils. I had never used the blocks before, and as you can see from the colours above, my original intention was to paint the rose as well as the stems. In the end though only the stem and leaves were painted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfrUnkt0ucPv1bOnp90LUxN96n43i2b27Rhg49gtY-UKAr-cqkGGlZSEdQ72z4geINTJY7Xx1zLPC-MxM7ilpByG_KQaiA2SmzPo5k1pAKhg2gligOrwzT-ZIWFRTN1ZmZzQJq05wcncF0cgGKyjUTlbzH_dq3B59VjToSTXrmyqvF3jaych6XN7E1=s4272" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfrUnkt0ucPv1bOnp90LUxN96n43i2b27Rhg49gtY-UKAr-cqkGGlZSEdQ72z4geINTJY7Xx1zLPC-MxM7ilpByG_KQaiA2SmzPo5k1pAKhg2gligOrwzT-ZIWFRTN1ZmZzQJq05wcncF0cgGKyjUTlbzH_dq3B59VjToSTXrmyqvF3jaych6XN7E1=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Inktense pencils and blocks are water soluble, but on fabric can spread more than anticipated when diluted with water, so Aloe Vera gel is suggested as a medium that will allow the spread of the colour but stop the bleeding associated with water. As I needed clear lines for my illustration, I applied the colour to the fabric with the blocks and then used the paintbrush dipped in gel to intensify the colour. The colour is fixed when the fabric dries. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0FQEbONnzrvXG9veBicrC22ecysH2zXUYFWznVo_swqCF2L4d_9AtjOosS7OL0VdmMe0h1qV0fObztluISeqDvTrqGexdnWJfPXpCEEP4p4LvkkSs0BKZCB7ZqtjkM3e_3iGC-yN2E-a05eQvB-uAsWQG6Bl-OAamItp0P_5MHULgz3YsoF_G-8v=s3481" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3481" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0FQEbONnzrvXG9veBicrC22ecysH2zXUYFWznVo_swqCF2L4d_9AtjOosS7OL0VdmMe0h1qV0fObztluISeqDvTrqGexdnWJfPXpCEEP4p4LvkkSs0BKZCB7ZqtjkM3e_3iGC-yN2E-a05eQvB-uAsWQG6Bl-OAamItp0P_5MHULgz3YsoF_G-8v=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I downloaded the rose template from <a href="<a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/rose">Rose Vectors by Vecteezy</a>" target="_blank">here</a> and traced it on to tear away stabiliser. During the first lockdown here in the UK I watched a Zoom demonstration by <a href="https://www.gilliancooperstudio.co.uk/about/" target="_blank">Gillian Cooper</a>, who used a reverse applique technique to create a puffin applique notebook. This was, finally, my opportunity to have a go at that reverse applique technique! </p><p>The stabiliser was pinned to the back of the background fabric and sewn from the back. I built up the rose from the outside in by attaching a piece of shirt fabric at a time with a small dot of fabric glue and stitching the outline of a petal before turning the stitched piece over and trimming back to just outside the stitched line. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7kBgGlQWnrjwFH1Ap4-qf3M4vyQi1I9pk7ZfV7qAuWjeCA2VjPGvXZWY2jAuPVUjdlAuIwzrQGgsASapY7wOAFkPTTQ92BS25a8wHVyTiJsZESvA8OJD55WaHBtvKxrkt7Hq-KLzVwsGaaaxN0lDTnC9uME6bugaJIvkVsZxRNZYq5AunLhDav0e9=s3963" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3963" data-original-width="2642" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7kBgGlQWnrjwFH1Ap4-qf3M4vyQi1I9pk7ZfV7qAuWjeCA2VjPGvXZWY2jAuPVUjdlAuIwzrQGgsASapY7wOAFkPTTQ92BS25a8wHVyTiJsZESvA8OJD55WaHBtvKxrkt7Hq-KLzVwsGaaaxN0lDTnC9uME6bugaJIvkVsZxRNZYq5AunLhDav0e9=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><br /> Once the rose was complete I turned the piece back to the front and, using the stem and leaf part of the stencil, free machine embroidered the outline of the stem and leaves. The stabiliser was then torn away and the leaves and stem painted with the Inktense block and pencils, with more detail in the leaves added with some fme once the paint was dry.<p></p><p>As you can see above the rose was lacking a bit in detail, especially in the centre, where the fabrics were very similar. I, therefore, quilted around the rose petals with a deeper rose pink thread in the needle to accentuate the rose petals.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisfbhH4pQe-z55802rXtFgiQonYeX-xXFFEl-EFC6TXDThEOKBhZ9NRGpjA-npghBQcmPZ_uXErn5s566u5Errzva5E50aZ9tiG_eC4yEeq-Yu11i3WBE4iEbsZ2Dj4tZjY2tnOYyc9XOgYiN1CK2T5GnpR9DZba4MFMKAv4vt6rAH94DsVatmydGU=s4118" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4118" data-original-width="2744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisfbhH4pQe-z55802rXtFgiQonYeX-xXFFEl-EFC6TXDThEOKBhZ9NRGpjA-npghBQcmPZ_uXErn5s566u5Errzva5E50aZ9tiG_eC4yEeq-Yu11i3WBE4iEbsZ2Dj4tZjY2tnOYyc9XOgYiN1CK2T5GnpR9DZba4MFMKAv4vt6rAH94DsVatmydGU=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p>Instead of the botanical rose name below the flower I embroidered this phrase that I found online as it tied in with my theme of gratitude - "<i>When life throws thorns hunt for roses". </i><br /></p><p>I couldn't envisage this piece as a quilt and keeping with the idea of it being inspired by a botanical illustration, I decided to frame the piece in a picture frame instead. Fortunately as well as supplying the shirts for the rose petals my DH also painted the picture frame in a colour called "Stone Rosie", which seemed particularly appropriate too! </p><p>So, once again another Endeavourers Challenge has been met and once again, I am really looking forward to seeing how my fellow Endeavourers have responded to the challenge. If you would like to see their responses too, you will find them <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a> . Prepare to be inspired :)<br /></p><p>As ever my thanks go to <a href="http://www.knottedcotton.com/" target="_blank">Catherine</a> and <a href="https://rainbowhare.com/" target="_blank">Janine</a> for organising another excellent Challenge!<br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-42208740687478182192021-11-01T08:00:00.007+00:002021-11-01T08:00:00.189+00:00Beach Belles<p> It is time for another <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> Challenge reveal! This quarter the theme was "a newspaper headline", well didn't that provide endless scope! </p><p>There have been lots of apocalyptic headlines in the last year or so, but I decided to go for something a bit different for the inspiration for my quilt. Like many of you, I suspect, our summer holiday this year was a "staycation", which as we live by the sea wasn't exactly a hardship :) There are no beach huts nearby, but if there were I wonder would they be selling for the record sums described by my chosen headline - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jun/06/why-the-humble-beach-hut-is-the-new-des-res" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jun/06/why-the-humble-beach-hut-is-the-new-des-res</a> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L_OYaV4pxgE/YXgqoQAR4-I/AAAAAAAAOIY/knHBGV-vyoQkSRgE-TK9I0ZYxyE6nfn4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Seaside%2BBelles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L_OYaV4pxgE/YXgqoQAR4-I/AAAAAAAAOIY/knHBGV-vyoQkSRgE-TK9I0ZYxyE6nfn4wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h349/Seaside%2BBelles.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Beach huts, of course, are not a modern phenomenon mobile changing rooms were in existence in Scarborough on the North East coast of England well before Victorian times. In the 1890's, the mobile rooms had become static and geared towards leisure rather than taking the seawater cures. </p><p>So, I have imagined my Edwardian beach belles enjoying a stroll along the sands on a lovely, summer day in front of the newly built, colourful beach huts. </p><p>I stitched down strips of scrap fabric for the sea and sky, with little bits of lace and shimmery net to represent the sea foam and sunlight on the water. Scraps of fabric were upcycled from my OH's redundant workshirts for the beach huts and the door outlines free motion embroidered.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qtC9tLz1wp0/YXgupYNV5GI/AAAAAAAAOIg/MeLnaq67ltksvY-ZYYjW8ISuWLDA3CdiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Belle%2BClose%2Bup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1623" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qtC9tLz1wp0/YXgupYNV5GI/AAAAAAAAOIg/MeLnaq67ltksvY-ZYYjW8ISuWLDA3CdiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w318-h400/Belle%2BClose%2Bup.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>The Edwardian ladies were from a FQ of fabric lurking in my stash. The fabric was brushed with Mod Podge for Fabric and left to dry, then the ladies were cut out and free-motion appliqued with invisible thread. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C4dOiwzSgVs/YXgvh-Q8arI/AAAAAAAAOIo/zTKsm0ce7JwGozIRGHNji2VELb84erbRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Joined%2Bwadding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C4dOiwzSgVs/YXgvh-Q8arI/AAAAAAAAOIo/zTKsm0ce7JwGozIRGHNji2VELb84erbRgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Joined%2Bwadding.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I was even able to stitch together several wadding offcuts for this quilt, so it was a very economical exercise indeed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qGefhuLDMqA/YXgwC8ydpYI/AAAAAAAAOIw/mNrPAcZlNKw3VZFv5dAR1dQTbwTo1lplgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Seaside%2BBelles%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2048" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qGefhuLDMqA/YXgwC8ydpYI/AAAAAAAAOIw/mNrPAcZlNKw3VZFv5dAR1dQTbwTo1lplgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h399/Seaside%2BBelles%2B2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I am delighted with how this piece turned out and can't wait to see what my fellow Endeavourers have created for this challenge! You can see them for yourself <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a><br /></p><p>Once again, I have to thank Catherine and Janine for organising this group, I am so thankful to have the opportunity to stretch my creative muscles for these Challenges. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-43264142574987303502021-10-20T06:00:00.008+01:002021-10-20T06:00:00.243+01:00Catching up <p>Well it has been a while since my last post that is for sure! Over and above all of the craziness that the world has gone through in the last 18 months, life at the home of Celtic Thistle has been more full on than most. </p><p>Two of our sons, their partners and our two grandsons all ended up living with us over the summer as their house and country moves dragged out. With 4 of them working from home as well, not to mention an overlocker service that ended up taking 2 months instead of 2 weeks sewing was very much on the back burner :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SXGLb-6WnNI/YWWuWy_EniI/AAAAAAAAOB0/Nfgnun2D8p49HPLOOJXRQRM0O53MQiawwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Rocket%2Band%2Bpirate%2Bhoodies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="251" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SXGLb-6WnNI/YWWuWy_EniI/AAAAAAAAOB0/Nfgnun2D8p49HPLOOJXRQRM0O53MQiawwCLcBGAsYHQ/w378-h251/Rocket%2Band%2Bpirate%2Bhoodies.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><p>It wasn't a complete write off though, I managed to make these two half-zip hoodies for the boys before they arrived. First time sewing in an invisible zip! More practise is probably needed on that though :)</p><p>Before the overlocker disappeared into the black void that was a supposedly quick service (!) I whipped up a few pieces for the boys.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-etXf9z2udHM/YWWvL7cwKKI/AAAAAAAAOB8/UZGaQMCGmnQA8DzJtS7wMbb2vBZt5F3_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Tractor%2Bt-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-etXf9z2udHM/YWWvL7cwKKI/AAAAAAAAOB8/UZGaQMCGmnQA8DzJtS7wMbb2vBZt5F3_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/Tractor%2Bt-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>So we had Tractors</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7TCIgMVdlI/YWWvY1E2XEI/AAAAAAAAOCA/S1wGa1Lz91sVrdFTf9SVI_9Ij_cnWIrBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Pirate%2Bt-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7TCIgMVdlI/YWWvY1E2XEI/AAAAAAAAOCA/S1wGa1Lz91sVrdFTf9SVI_9Ij_cnWIrBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h345/Pirate%2Bt-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Pirates</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4zbKgFmP8xM/YWWvjoztHNI/AAAAAAAAOCI/oxgPEH3oRxABWftrGPZ30WXdPUbUo2rdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Seagulls%2Band%2BSubmarines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="2048" height="321" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4zbKgFmP8xM/YWWvjoztHNI/AAAAAAAAOCI/oxgPEH3oRxABWftrGPZ30WXdPUbUo2rdgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h321/Seagulls%2Band%2BSubmarines.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Seagulls (very apt for their holiday by the sea!) and rainbow submarines</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J29xTMFeJ7U/YWWv7fGjA5I/AAAAAAAAOCQ/yOiUABQOM54PTfgII5qWlfiLzBhwFSQHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Surfing%2Bcampervans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J29xTMFeJ7U/YWWv7fGjA5I/AAAAAAAAOCQ/yOiUABQOM54PTfgII5qWlfiLzBhwFSQHQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/Surfing%2Bcampervans.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Surfboards and campervans, especially appropriate when you enjoy sitting in the drivers seat of your Uncle's blue campervan!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ic67LtzTG8c/YWWwZ0xhXiI/AAAAAAAAOCY/-lSH8gslY1kx2fII3gesHrbiWVXz4R3VACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Rainbow%2Banimals%2Bt-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ic67LtzTG8c/YWWwZ0xhXiI/AAAAAAAAOCY/-lSH8gslY1kx2fII3gesHrbiWVXz4R3VACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Rainbow%2Banimals%2Bt-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Rainbow animals,</p><p><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jx-Dp8Lnj2E/YWWwjQvfmUI/AAAAAAAAOCc/a7Lew2jWSqcIV7W1-rgogXPbHPLnvic5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Crab%2Bt-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jx-Dp8Lnj2E/YWWwjQvfmUI/AAAAAAAAOCc/a7Lew2jWSqcIV7W1-rgogXPbHPLnvic5QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h294/Crab%2Bt-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>blue crabs,</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pxp_Osf5w7E/YWWwtzAsPKI/AAAAAAAAOCk/RYj40NvXNNQ_KuOdGqjWVfV8PWBkjcJoACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Highland%2BCow%2Bt-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pxp_Osf5w7E/YWWwtzAsPKI/AAAAAAAAOCk/RYj40NvXNNQ_KuOdGqjWVfV8PWBkjcJoACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h314/Highland%2BCow%2Bt-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>nosy Highland cows</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9SSqpxyYa4/YWWw45D2HTI/AAAAAAAAOCs/M6cQeMCKehkymYErzxtbNzfk8QyiBuLMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Parachuting%2Bpenguins%2Bt-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9SSqpxyYa4/YWWw45D2HTI/AAAAAAAAOCs/M6cQeMCKehkymYErzxtbNzfk8QyiBuLMQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Parachuting%2Bpenguins%2Bt-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>and parachuting penguins!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tpFNUfdwPik/YWWxRPc5KgI/AAAAAAAAOC4/ESLfx9otQE0m_qgqkmXxYgZbebaS73AUACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Pirate%2Bboardshorts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tpFNUfdwPik/YWWxRPc5KgI/AAAAAAAAOC4/ESLfx9otQE0m_qgqkmXxYgZbebaS73AUACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Pirate%2Bboardshorts.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Some pirate boardshorts, first time using boardshort fabric too - very slippery! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VEKMPTkRx3s/YWWxi_NBQLI/AAAAAAAAODA/ySwkZrMxZMww_lqXKYSpXvv48MRxc4N4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Jellyfish%2Bleggings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1243" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VEKMPTkRx3s/YWWxi_NBQLI/AAAAAAAAODA/ySwkZrMxZMww_lqXKYSpXvv48MRxc4N4ACLcBGAsYHQ/w242-h400/Jellyfish%2Bleggings.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><p>Jellyfish leggings! These have even been worn to school on a "Pantosaurus" day, so I think he likes them :)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mv9mSUD0PFE/YWWx7dhHruI/AAAAAAAAODI/fglrhMO4jgwM53dk2_K9y5d4VfpX_OzCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Paw%2BPatrol%2Bboxers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mv9mSUD0PFE/YWWx7dhHruI/AAAAAAAAODI/fglrhMO4jgwM53dk2_K9y5d4VfpX_OzCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Paw%2BPatrol%2Bboxers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skKXFy1B8F0/YWWx-Nfm-lI/AAAAAAAAODM/djbYrQaThJkZcVz2FqA1Im06ZBjmGl35ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Speedy%2Bspeedy%2Bpants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skKXFy1B8F0/YWWx-Nfm-lI/AAAAAAAAODM/djbYrQaThJkZcVz2FqA1Im06ZBjmGl35ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Speedy%2Bspeedy%2Bpants.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Naturally there were a couple of underpants and boxers run up to use up some of the scraps! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-InQ1tUIBKmo/YWWyWlOHSVI/AAAAAAAAODY/yQaQ4p54wror1faDL0t49Jymn7dHFWpKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Blue%2Bcrab%2Bbaby%2Bset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1805" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-InQ1tUIBKmo/YWWyWlOHSVI/AAAAAAAAODY/yQaQ4p54wror1faDL0t49Jymn7dHFWpKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Blue%2Bcrab%2Bbaby%2Bset.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OPb-OS3i8gI/YWWyalk8IZI/AAAAAAAAODc/f5j0dPxsUh88P7cLyIXRffyva-jGU3CpACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Police%2Bcar%2Bbaby%2Bset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OPb-OS3i8gI/YWWyalk8IZI/AAAAAAAAODc/f5j0dPxsUh88P7cLyIXRffyva-jGU3CpACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Police%2Bcar%2Bbaby%2Bset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>By the time that my overlocker was finally returned my friend's daughter had had a baby boy, so these outfits were soon hot off the needles. I had forgotten how tiny clothes for new babies are :)</p><p>It was a busy summer and we were so greatful to be able to spend so much time with our family after spending such a long time apart :)<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-37715420488453204822021-05-16T07:00:00.001+01:002021-05-16T07:00:00.276+01:00A Meandering Needle<p> To mark the demise of our Embroiderers Guild Branch, the members were invited to swap stitched Artist Trading Cards. We were given a theme of "What the EG meant to me" and the dimensions but no other requirements. </p><p>Being a member of the Embroiderers Guild has given me opportunities to try things with a needle and thread that I would never otherwise have had.</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l7YBKWHhF04/Vul-P9cx5yI/AAAAAAAAEpg/yGp8nCfNCVIAwDi5mlEkXH58TQJBXDLIACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/EG%2BGOT%2Bcomplete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l7YBKWHhF04/Vul-P9cx5yI/AAAAAAAAEpg/yGp8nCfNCVIAwDi5mlEkXH58TQJBXDLIACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h266/EG%2BGOT%2Bcomplete.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I contributed to the <a href="https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/individual-textiles-and-textile-types/commemorative-and-commissioned-textiles/battle-of-hardhome-embroidery" target="_blank">Hardhome</a> Embroidery for the launch of Game of Thrones Series 5 box set, (earning lots of kudos from my sons!)<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_98ggpUV7o/WcFLXthWv7I/AAAAAAAAFzw/KUJoIRZvbc8erd5tGW9ofzU9sBYQB-4ZgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Book%2Band%2Bembroidery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="2048" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_98ggpUV7o/WcFLXthWv7I/AAAAAAAAFzw/KUJoIRZvbc8erd5tGW9ofzU9sBYQB-4ZgCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h394/Book%2Band%2Bembroidery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LAb9GP8mZGE/W4Gf9UaqIrI/AAAAAAAAH9E/AdKPKNh6n3AppaWm3RJed5kJ3ZM5IXI7wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Catalogue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LAb9GP8mZGE/W4Gf9UaqIrI/AAAAAAAAH9E/AdKPKNh6n3AppaWm3RJed5kJ3ZM5IXI7wCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Catalogue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>entered an embroidery based upon a Hairy MacLary book into the national Page 17 exhibition,</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-soV8qHUnEcY/WmHeSF4OPWI/AAAAAAAAHRo/hG2hjQWyqkM-oNqOhgBi2ZWA-jfoUrhcQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Fascinator%2Bcomplete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-soV8qHUnEcY/WmHeSF4OPWI/AAAAAAAAHRo/hG2hjQWyqkM-oNqOhgBi2ZWA-jfoUrhcQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Fascinator%2Bcomplete.jpg" /></a></div><p>made a fascinator for my daughter-in-law to wear to a friend's wedding and </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B5uCUoK6BfY/WZ8iQ8rqcvI/AAAAAAAAFzE/MCVIcgI-I-wvnh6GHVoUg2wjS8HkR2gWQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Second%2BPlace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B5uCUoK6BfY/WZ8iQ8rqcvI/AAAAAAAAFzE/MCVIcgI-I-wvnh6GHVoUg2wjS8HkR2gWQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Second%2BPlace.jpg" /></a></div><p>entered a local craft show competition with a canvaswork piece made for an exhibition and came 2nd! </p><p>So, I decided that my theme for the ATC would be exploring stitches as that is what all of these opportunities have given me. </p><p>I used a piece of a curtain fabric sample for the background of the ATC and gathered together some odds and ends to incorporate into the piece. My intention for the piece was to create an impression of a garden border of blowsy flowers on a lazy, late summer, sunny afternoon. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ivt4-hBcFU/YJvq6zAMfVI/AAAAAAAANYo/O0yMZPOm09gYkPdOA8eE6gLbQJNA4ja5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Largs%2BATC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ivt4-hBcFU/YJvq6zAMfVI/AAAAAAAANYo/O0yMZPOm09gYkPdOA8eE6gLbQJNA4ja5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Largs%2BATC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>As well as using stitches that I was already familiar with through the pieces I have previously created thanks to the Guild, such as French Knots and Chain Stitch, I also wanted to explore new to me stitches too. </p><p>Having recently purchased Sharon Boggon's "Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery" I didn't have far to look to find some new stitches to explore :)</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YMKuGL3N_vw/YJv1Jj7Id6I/AAAAAAAANYw/ftGXPrs473sekENxjun-R_IWqveUbRMwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Largs%2BATC%2Bclose%2Bup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YMKuGL3N_vw/YJv1Jj7Id6I/AAAAAAAANYw/ftGXPrs473sekENxjun-R_IWqveUbRMwgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Largs%2BATC%2Bclose%2Bup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> The green stitches climbing up the left of the card are Pistil Stitch, to suggest stems and seedheads bowing gently in the breeze. The open circle on the right hinting at an overblown flower is Padded Satin Stitch and the pink fronds of the fern like element in the middle is Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch. The pale pink flower shape you can just see in the top right is Whipped Long-Tail Chain Stitch. Can you tell that I really enjoyed letting my needle wander with these new stitches? <p></p><p> </p><p>So, this is my homage to the opportunities that membership of the Embroiderers Guild has provided me and to the many new experiences that I have enjoyed during my membership. Hopefully, the new textile art group that is planned to replace the Guild in my area will be just as stimulating and inspiring!</p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-24342037502259369222021-05-13T07:00:00.001+01:002021-05-13T07:00:00.294+01:00Not quite summer<p>There is a saying in Scotland "Ne'er cast a clout till May's out!" which basically means May might be officially a Summer month but that doesn't mean it will be warm :) </p><p>I have had some softshell fleece sitting in my sewing room taunting me every time I walked past it for a couple of months now. Given the less than summery weather we have been having lately it seemed like the perfect time to finally break out of my comfort zone and make the rainjackets for the grandsons that I have been dithering over.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IuIX6o48CMY/YJvanVzKEUI/AAAAAAAANYA/lmjaFXM7vq0Mfm6bbIX7cHS0LbDK4yTJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Rainjackets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IuIX6o48CMY/YJvanVzKEUI/AAAAAAAANYA/lmjaFXM7vq0Mfm6bbIX7cHS0LbDK4yTJgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Rainjackets.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I did it! It was definitely a challenge working with a fabric that doesn't take kindly to pins or ironing (I found that one out the hard way!) but the end result was worth it. That is not to say the jackets are perfect by any means but fortunately their owners are not bothered by the imperfections :)<p></p><p><br /></p><p>The pattern is once again from <a href="https://www.ottobredesign.com" target="_blank">Ottobre Design</a> in the 4/20 issue so I have been procrastinating over making this for several months as you can see. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zvoqcpA3jHU/YJvdMG4J1HI/AAAAAAAANYI/s7qk2KneXKogcoCqz5TdNEZKYIZMJW0GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Snap%2Band%2BZip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zvoqcpA3jHU/YJvdMG4J1HI/AAAAAAAANYI/s7qk2KneXKogcoCqz5TdNEZKYIZMJW0GwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Snap%2Band%2BZip.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The original pattern includes a hood that can be attached and detached with snaps and I did intend to make them too, but when I came to that stage I realised that the layers of the collar were a bit too thick for the snaps. I managed to fit one snap at the front but only just so rather than tempt providence I cut my losses and did without the hoods. Next time I will trim the seam allowances inside the collar stand so that I have a bit more room to work with! </p><p>You can see one of my other problems in the photo above, the two sides of the separating zip (a first for me!) are attached separately and I managed to get the alignment slightly out of sync on the bigger of the two jackets. It meant that, originally, the zip was sticking at the top where it was overshooting the teeth on one side but some vicious pulls with pliers to remove another tooth on the higher side and oversewing the ends eventually sorted that out. I have never had to shorten a zip by removing the teeth before, it was not quite as quick and easy as the YouTube tutorials make it seem :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9YWuOhQJKNQ/YJvfYvM1-sI/AAAAAAAANYQ/6q5SxToNsJw3CwQqCflJdHNeTQ-F_ZolwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Rainjacket%2Bpocket%2Bzip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9YWuOhQJKNQ/YJvfYvM1-sI/AAAAAAAANYQ/6q5SxToNsJw3CwQqCflJdHNeTQ-F_ZolwCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Rainjacket%2Bpocket%2Bzip.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p>There are several zips on these jackets, as well as the front zip closure each of the two pockets have zipped closures too. Installing a zip without pins or the ability to iron the fabric was pretty nerve-wracking I can tell you. I am really pleased with how they turned out given how much winging it went on in their construction!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZS5RDFbS3wE/YJvg7wdq3QI/AAAAAAAANYg/qkhqEeYX8ko4MpYa7OcHOg5b2Fir6yKNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Rainbow%2Bthreads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZS5RDFbS3wE/YJvg7wdq3QI/AAAAAAAANYg/qkhqEeYX8ko4MpYa7OcHOg5b2Fir6yKNgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Rainbow%2Bthreads.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I try to avoid changing the threads on my overlocker as much as possible, because it is a bit of a faff, but I couldn't resist using this lovely rainbow thread for the jackets and I think it looks great, don't you? </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AD5ljnhDbv4/YJvgH-P9v3I/AAAAAAAANYY/r2OHr9HqVhQK0dXD5c2ayUoVoOJeDCwlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Zip%2Bknot%2Btoggle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AD5ljnhDbv4/YJvgH-P9v3I/AAAAAAAANYY/r2OHr9HqVhQK0dXD5c2ayUoVoOJeDCwlwCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Zip%2Bknot%2Btoggle.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>Two perfectly matching bright zip pulls from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/northwestknotsetsy/" target="_blank">Northwest Knots</a> to finish the jackets and they were ready to send off.<br /><p>I am pleased to report that they both fit their recipients (always a worry when I try a new pattern) and have been thoroughly tested in an extensive puddle jumping test, which they passed with flying colours :) </p><p><br /></p><p>Now on to some t-shirts and shorts for when May's out :)<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-44344030278631675812021-05-01T08:00:00.001+01:002021-05-01T08:00:00.230+01:00Breaking the Rules<p> It is time to reveal the latest <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> Challenge quilt, this quarter the theme was Colour Theory. I thought that I had this theme sussed when I bought a postcard of Munsell's Colour System in a Dundee museum nearly two years ago! Hah!, no such luck, when I started researching the Colour System I realised that it would take a lot more research and a lot of fabric, or fabric painting to do the theme justice, so I ditched that idea :)</p><p>Not being of a particularly scientific bent, I wanted to avoid tieing myself up in knots with systems and schemes for this Challenge, so instead based my Challenge quilt on a much older (and simpler!) theory of colour - folklore. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IcIoUBu0doU/YIwvupz2pII/AAAAAAAANWs/5gYmp5fmi2oz7ucATgAYv_-LTvpKloYYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Red%2Band%2BGreen%2Bcomplete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IcIoUBu0doU/YIwvupz2pII/AAAAAAAANWs/5gYmp5fmi2oz7ucATgAYv_-LTvpKloYYQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Red%2Band%2BGreen%2Bcomplete.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>So, here is my Rulebreaker quilt and the rule that it breaks - the old saying "Red and Green should never be seen". In Scotland that is commonly followed by "except upon an Irish Queen" but it seems that is not the case everywhere. Some suggest that the red and green refers to ships lights at sea when the sight of a red and green light together means that you are on a collision course with another vessel! That sounds like a sound basis for a saying, don't you think?<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L7tRMLinqJw/YIww1zzGKBI/AAAAAAAANW0/pOn-J5ejMe8rPtluwq-T6KycrH-WAdn5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Rulebreaker%2BBlue%2Band%2BGreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L7tRMLinqJw/YIww1zzGKBI/AAAAAAAANW0/pOn-J5ejMe8rPtluwq-T6KycrH-WAdn5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Rulebreaker%2BBlue%2Band%2BGreen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Indeed, when I started looking in to the saying I found that there is some confusion as to what two colours it is that "should never be seen", in some versions it is blue and green, so I placed my red and green dresden plate on a blue background to cover all of the bases :) Other versions advise that blue and green should never be seen without another colour in between too, so it is all as clear as mud :)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRGKQfo6s2I/YIwxuHzQKJI/AAAAAAAANW8/-FPfq0xQZT8KQ_rYK33nf_KoGMQ8ywUGACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Rulebreaker%2Bquilting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRGKQfo6s2I/YIwxuHzQKJI/AAAAAAAANW8/-FPfq0xQZT8KQ_rYK33nf_KoGMQ8ywUGACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Rulebreaker%2Bquilting.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Just in case there wasn't enough rule breaking going on with the Dresden fans, I quilted the petals with concentric circles of red and green thread too.</p><p>I found the perfect fabric for the centre that had a large multi-coloured check where the adjacent colours were mixed in alternate squares and, fortuitously, that included a red and green mix with plain red and green beside it. I used the same check fabric for the back of the quilt and brought the fabric forward to the front for binding. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-azvLTx1dlVk/YIw0Fl9Qo1I/AAAAAAAANXE/K7zy_W3t3iUr8q9YDLS8ETJb6tS6alzrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Iron%2BDisaster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-azvLTx1dlVk/YIw0Fl9Qo1I/AAAAAAAANXE/K7zy_W3t3iUr8q9YDLS8ETJb6tS6alzrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Iron%2BDisaster.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Compared to some recent quilts I have made for the Endeavourers Challenges, this was a nice, quick project, although there was some drama when my iron did that to one of the petals after they had been joined together. Swift delivery of a new iron and everything was back on track :)</p><p>I am sure, as always, that I will be amazed and inspired by my fellow Endeavourers responses to the theme, head on over to the <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> blog to be amazed and inspired too!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-50531909989767861402021-04-02T06:00:00.001+01:002021-04-02T06:00:07.292+01:00Challenging Corduroy<p> My stitching up of clothes for gorgeous grandsons continues!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EYNlcMWRCW0/YGHASq7iy1I/AAAAAAAANU4/BDbsZgwBzgwvUKkrQ9JlrbBMaDf7nCEbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Dinosaur%2Btops.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EYNlcMWRCW0/YGHASq7iy1I/AAAAAAAANU4/BDbsZgwBzgwvUKkrQ9JlrbBMaDf7nCEbQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Dinosaur%2Btops.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I am a sucker for a good fabric for boys so when I saw the Dinosaurs in Diggers and on Scooters fabrics at <a href="https://flamingofabrics.co.uk/" target="_blank">Flamingo Fabrics</a> I couldn't resist :) Two more tops from that, by now, well-used Jalie pattern. I think these are the 15th and 16th that I have made from this pattern.</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AN_G3BlFlPQ/YGHayK98mfI/AAAAAAAANVA/Rd8-38n9fxYGRDvYFAOlaBovSGIBdtn0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/First%2Bcorduroy%2Btrousers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AN_G3BlFlPQ/YGHayK98mfI/AAAAAAAANVA/Rd8-38n9fxYGRDvYFAOlaBovSGIBdtn0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/First%2Bcorduroy%2Btrousers.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /> Tops are only half the story though, a boy needs trousers too! These were my first ever attempt at sewing with corduroy and it was a messy business, there was fluff everywhere. I was really worried cutting out that I would get the nap going the wrong way somewhere, but fortunately it all worked out fine. The pocket fronts are supposed to be running parallel to the legs in case you are thinking that I hadn't noticed :) <p></p><p>The elasticated ribbed waistband was a real struggle to get on, so I think next time I will attach the ribbing back and front with a gap at the back to thread the elastic through rather than trying to attach the waistband with the elastic already stitched to it. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5nsr7u9k0SU/YGHb3fHEzCI/AAAAAAAANVI/qaS-IhMvXtU4n3Pb-AEDktcPPzzvqhR3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Wine%2Bcorduroy%2Btrousers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5nsr7u9k0SU/YGHb3fHEzCI/AAAAAAAANVI/qaS-IhMvXtU4n3Pb-AEDktcPPzzvqhR3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Wine%2Bcorduroy%2Btrousers.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p>Both these and the smaller pair are patterns from the December issue of <a href="https://www.ottobredesign.com/en/" target="_blank">Ottobre</a> I do like flipping through each issue deciding what I would like to make. I thought the fluff from the gold corduroy was bad but there was bits of wine coloured fluff everywhere by the time that I had finished these :) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0rpkCwW0cr0/YGHdcwzZ2wI/AAAAAAAANVQ/k1qdwUnaTsM-xBRWPIljcNeCBKm5O7R9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Racing%2Bcar%2Btop%2Band%2Btrousers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0rpkCwW0cr0/YGHdcwzZ2wI/AAAAAAAANVQ/k1qdwUnaTsM-xBRWPIljcNeCBKm5O7R9wCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Racing%2Bcar%2Btop%2Band%2Btrousers.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p>Now that looks like a full outfit for a boy doesn't it? Well wait there is a bit missing!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vr0N95ow-Mo/YGHdraHioCI/AAAAAAAANVU/-CYLGiuUKqoUye7neRGNFZAlmWTGcktlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/First%2Bspeedy%2Bpants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vr0N95ow-Mo/YGHdraHioCI/AAAAAAAANVU/-CYLGiuUKqoUye7neRGNFZAlmWTGcktlwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/First%2Bspeedy%2Bpants.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Granny-made underpants to complete the ensemble! These are made with the free Speedy Pants pattern from <a href="https://www.wavesandwild.com/shop/speedy-pants/" target="_blank">Waves & Wild </a>and were another first for me. The fabrics were remnants from last year's t-shirt making so they were a very cheap make indeed. Our grandson was so happy with his surfing koala pants that he sent me a photo of him wearing them with the matching t-shirt :) I think there might need to be Speedy Pants tucked in with all clothes parcels from now on (as well as a little something chocolatey!).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-39673549529448066152021-03-30T06:00:00.001+01:002021-03-30T06:00:04.181+01:00Small stitching<p> Recently I have been enjoying myself with some new embroidery projects. I have long wanted to improve my free machine embroidery but never really known where to start :( However, a few months ago I had an opportunity to watch classes with <a href="https://www.wendydolan.co.uk/" target="_blank">Wendy Dolan</a> and <a href="http://www.patarchibald.com/" target="_blank">Pat Archibald</a> which were the perfect opportunity to kickstart that wanted improvement. </p><p>As it happened I already had Wendy Dolan's book Layer, Paint and Stitch and just before lockdown last year had purchased a Pat Archibald kit, so having the chance to take a class with both of them (albeit remotely) was too good to miss. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AasFI7mclOU/YGG2jrK1PJI/AAAAAAAANUA/wQxvS2k0yIgp2V0RbbhraxyXMU8GiIZtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Twilight%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bmoor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="383" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AasFI7mclOU/YGG2jrK1PJI/AAAAAAAANUA/wQxvS2k0yIgp2V0RbbhraxyXMU8GiIZtgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h383/Twilight%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bmoor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Pat Archibald kit was called "Twilight on the Moor" and was really straightforward to do. As you can see it involved piecing the strips of fabric together and then some wavy line quilting to attach the pieced fabric to the backing. You can just see at the bottom of the piece the beaded embroidery embellishment. The kit also contained metallic foil and glue granules to add a bit of shimmer. I wasn't overly happy with how that turned out as it took a couple of attempts and the glue granules seemed to be concentrated in the same spot so the shimmer is not quite as light and random as I would have liked! Overall though I am pleased with it and would definitely give the metallic foils and glue granules another go. After I had completed this I came across a video tutorial in which Pat Archibald recommends using an old salt shaker for scattering the glue granules and I think that would probably have solved the problems I had with the granules clumping together.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZ3K_AVt8gM/YGG4okhvHHI/AAAAAAAANUI/M4QMHd5cKc8N2P6Ticemhx2FZ7KTwodqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Moonlit%2BFME.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZ3K_AVt8gM/YGG4okhvHHI/AAAAAAAANUI/M4QMHd5cKc8N2P6Ticemhx2FZ7KTwodqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Moonlit%2BFME.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p>It was possible to buy a kit for Wendy Dolan's class too but I decided to go with what I had on hand. The background is painted calico and the sea is free machine embroidery with various threads and scraps of organza. I really enjoyed having a go at this. I used a mix of metallic and polyester threads for the machine embroidery and scraps of whatever organza I could find. It was difficult at times to get the tension right with all of the different threads being used but I got there in the end. </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-morwDAam40E/YGG61g3TVNI/AAAAAAAANUY/DffiZQQYCEILJTHl-r-7FDBlrf7FJq1IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_8866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-morwDAam40E/YGG61g3TVNI/AAAAAAAANUY/DffiZQQYCEILJTHl-r-7FDBlrf7FJq1IQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/IMG_8866.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Here on the West Coast we are lucky enough to experience some amazing sunsets so I would like to have another go at these techniques with a palette similar to the above sometime.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6stDZkSLZA/YGG7iWSrOEI/AAAAAAAANUg/6LqK0zZ0-Cwrq6nO2qDP8Stw1U7xiQdlACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Winter%2BATC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6stDZkSLZA/YGG7iWSrOEI/AAAAAAAANUg/6LqK0zZ0-Cwrq6nO2qDP8Stw1U7xiQdlACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Winter%2BATC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Emboldened by the classes I have been using free machine embroidery in the Embroiderers Guild Artist Trading Card swap I am taking part in. The theme for the first one was January brings the Snow, and I used FME for the bare trees in the foreground.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6exivihkcXY/YGG8Hvh8NMI/AAAAAAAANUo/LP28AM8Z_3QwSu_BnrAcOZfj8HD-aehKACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/February%2BATC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6exivihkcXY/YGG8Hvh8NMI/AAAAAAAANUo/LP28AM8Z_3QwSu_BnrAcOZfj8HD-aehKACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/February%2BATC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>February thaws the frozen ponds again was the theme for the second one. The ripples in the puddle are hand-embroidered with beads for the splashes and the boots and legs are Free Machine Appliqued. I really enjoyed this one :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CRRaPWTMhjc/YGG8oQx_lzI/AAAAAAAANUw/TaiJxLocBuIvvRK3yFxJ_0L4rFgzMnuDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/March%2BATC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CRRaPWTMhjc/YGG8oQx_lzI/AAAAAAAANUw/TaiJxLocBuIvvRK3yFxJ_0L4rFgzMnuDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/March%2BATC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>March brings breezes was the theme for the latest one. I could not get my head around this one for ages so it ended up being very last minute :) I had lots of ideas about dancing daffodil fairies but in the end went for a pieced background with a hand embroidered wind when I ran out of time! </p><p>Whilst this swap was in progress the <a href="https://embroiderersguild.com/general-meeting-2021/" target="_blank">Embroiderers Guild</a> pulled the rug out from under the membership by freezing all the Branch Bank Accounts and advising members that Branches would cease to exist! As you can imagine tensions ran high with legal challenges being proposed and petitions being set up. It has been an interesting few weeks :) </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-15529764491753321532021-02-01T10:00:00.004+00:002021-02-01T10:00:05.431+00:00Lost Connections <p> The start of a new month and it's time for another <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> reveal and the theme for this quarter is Memories. <span style="font-size: small;">As ever the problem is pinning down a project for the theme from the multitude of ideas floating around in my head :)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-glvX-2hoCBA/YBbpFx2g-6I/AAAAAAAANN4/vcbxY3aM01Uk9ltDCHyH0QHk80UGtWMAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Lost%2BConnections%2Bcomplete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-glvX-2hoCBA/YBbpFx2g-6I/AAAAAAAANN4/vcbxY3aM01Uk9ltDCHyH0QHk80UGtWMAwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Lost%2BConnections%2Bcomplete.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> During my deliberations I kept coming back to Alzheimer's devastating effect on my Dad's memory in the last couple of years of his life. Lost Connections above is my attempt at representing some of the confusion and frustration that he, and we, felt as the disease took an ever stronger grip on him.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6AuERcx_UDk/YBbqP_G2FoI/AAAAAAAANOA/RAWj6tQYlJ8UsPLHTKQ056UHq6Pa--p6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Printed%2Bfabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6AuERcx_UDk/YBbqP_G2FoI/AAAAAAAANOA/RAWj6tQYlJ8UsPLHTKQ056UHq6Pa--p6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Printed%2Bfabric.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> I started by creating a collage of family photos which were then printed on to fabric by <a href="https://www.printmepretty.co.uk/" target="_blank">Print me Pretty </a></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z1VO_2Q7QfI/YBbq-aeBamI/AAAAAAAANOI/QWuKtIx8ITgeDwziMzcpLTbz94gzAFRTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Fabric%2Bpull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z1VO_2Q7QfI/YBbq-aeBamI/AAAAAAAANOI/QWuKtIx8ITgeDwziMzcpLTbz94gzAFRTgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Fabric%2Bpull.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span>Then I pulled fabrics from my stash to represent the layers of confusion behind which my Dad's memories were hidden.<p></p><p> </p><p>I decided to use the same technique for this quilt that I had used for my <a href="http://celticthistlestitches.blogspot.com/2018/11/tucked-away-treehouse.html">Tucked Away Treehouse</a> for the Endeavourers Improv Challenge, so these fabrics were layered up over the background photo squares for 6 of the 9 blocks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0VPAbsSJwQ0/YBbuWtM1BQI/AAAAAAAANOU/Erq5woTPS_wPrmKM_EkEOqEGOpowtGkWACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/prewashed%2Bblocks%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0VPAbsSJwQ0/YBbuWtM1BQI/AAAAAAAANOU/Erq5woTPS_wPrmKM_EkEOqEGOpowtGkWACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/prewashed%2Bblocks%2B1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gexT_64PvQQ/YBbuavit5XI/AAAAAAAANOY/MsgLGR1PhD8hZmUrg4Rr4CSjlNwt5TzyACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Prewashed%2Bblocks%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gexT_64PvQQ/YBbuavit5XI/AAAAAAAANOY/MsgLGR1PhD8hZmUrg4Rr4CSjlNwt5TzyACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Prewashed%2Bblocks%2B2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Then using the techiques from Ann Small's <a href="https://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/layered-cloth-book-review/" target="_blank">Layered Cloth</a>, the fabrics were stitched together and the layers then slashed. As you can see I used a mixture of parallel lines, squares and concentric circles for the stitching and slashing. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u-l3BU9oQRA/YBbvIQsXkiI/AAAAAAAANOk/U-67AcNB3o8TeOu4FhEeS_uSfnoBVWJTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Wedding%2Bblock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u-l3BU9oQRA/YBbvIQsXkiI/AAAAAAAANOk/U-67AcNB3o8TeOu4FhEeS_uSfnoBVWJTgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Wedding%2Bblock.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xc7ExDsTXKk/YBbvMasmVpI/AAAAAAAANOo/ElZVn8Yiq0cqfGDY0vhZZ0tt9NnQvJIRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Mum%2Bblock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xc7ExDsTXKk/YBbvMasmVpI/AAAAAAAANOo/ElZVn8Yiq0cqfGDY0vhZZ0tt9NnQvJIRQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Mum%2Bblock.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Two of the remaining 3 blocks, my parents' wedding photo and a photo of my Mum, were backed and outline quilted.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0a8cJiqL48w/YBbvohqKLNI/AAAAAAAANO0/uu-8wcx-x8cvPAnes7gS62rUS8umw4VkACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Dad%2Bblock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0a8cJiqL48w/YBbvohqKLNI/AAAAAAAANO0/uu-8wcx-x8cvPAnes7gS62rUS8umw4VkACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Dad%2Bblock.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> The final block, a photo of my Dad, was also backed and outline quilted but it was covered with two layers of organza before being edged with a zig-zag stitch. <p></p><p>These three blocks portray the strongest recollections my Dad had during this time. I suspect that if he had lived longer it may not have remained the case, but throughout his illness he did not lose the knowledge of who and what my Mum was to him. </p><p>The strength of that connection is also portrayed in the thick, multi-coloured thread joining the two photo blocks. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kfNaaqaFk3w/YBbxWJCW4eI/AAAAAAAANPE/XxB9knG1MJ8cCMIScsfspWRzpJfZeHPJACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Torn%2Bpaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kfNaaqaFk3w/YBbxWJCW4eI/AAAAAAAANPE/XxB9knG1MJ8cCMIScsfspWRzpJfZeHPJACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Torn%2Bpaper.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I used this Newspaper Yarn (from <a href="https://www.olivertwists.co.uk/listing/651278136/newspaper-yarn-spun-newspaper-yarn" target="_blank">Oliver Twist</a>) to connect the blocks vertically and when one of the lengths snapped as I was stitching I decided to leave it in place as an apt accompaniment for the fraying blocks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pqL8Y2vYq6c/YBb0jU29HlI/AAAAAAAANPY/_BttEk9s1vkYjmr39sSo67vuVn8gD9jzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Lost%2BConnections%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pqL8Y2vYq6c/YBb0jU29HlI/AAAAAAAANPY/_BttEk9s1vkYjmr39sSo67vuVn8gD9jzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Lost%2BConnections%2B2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Once again this Endeavourers Challenge has been a really interesting and thought provoking project to work on. Each step of the process makes me question and ultimately justify my choices of technique and materials to best represent my chosen theme. Needless to say there are always things that I might do differently were I to repeat the project. Unusually though, this Lost Connections quilt is pretty close to the idea I had in my head at the start of the process so I can't ask for better than that! </p><p><br /></p><p>As always my thanks go to <a href="http://www.knottedcotton.com/" target="_blank">Catherine</a> and <a href="https://rainbowhare.com/" target="_blank">Janine</a> for hosting the Endeavourers Group and organising these challenges so well. Head on over to the <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> blog to find out how my fellow Endeavourers responded to this theme. <br /></p><p><br /> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-38597158577794470562021-01-10T04:00:00.002+00:002021-01-10T04:00:08.297+00:00You win some, you lose some<p> Sewing clothes for my grandsons is definitely testing my abilities and not just my ability to stitch a straight line! I have been making more tops for the boys, and matching patterns has again been a challenge.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lj2t3A38KYw/X_XvgxFy_6I/AAAAAAAANKo/BqpF5q3_bhw1I7prNvrsGL-jrmGmWjBvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Snowman%2Btop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lj2t3A38KYw/X_XvgxFy_6I/AAAAAAAANKo/BqpF5q3_bhw1I7prNvrsGL-jrmGmWjBvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Snowman%2Btop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>First up a Snowman top for the littler grandson</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WMi-XWUNRZs/X_Xvv0i2uTI/AAAAAAAANKs/SIPiQ0yzxZ8OOqxaOnJQPWNjzoyvyKsbACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Snowman%2Bcuff.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WMi-XWUNRZs/X_Xvv0i2uTI/AAAAAAAANKs/SIPiQ0yzxZ8OOqxaOnJQPWNjzoyvyKsbACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Snowman%2Bcuff.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and a win! A Snowman the right way up :)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Dxtor8G_lw/X_Xv8-jKkcI/AAAAAAAANK0/wzvV6GJOtPczulNbnmSHS_j3pkpM5WVMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Octopus%2Bhoodie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Dxtor8G_lw/X_Xv8-jKkcI/AAAAAAAANK0/wzvV6GJOtPczulNbnmSHS_j3pkpM5WVMQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Octopus%2Bhoodie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Next up, a much more ambitious Octopus Hoodie for the older grandson. Some wins here too</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UdlR5xTrYcQ/X_XwYOXboKI/AAAAAAAANLA/cpEbtHLaNCMz2aDD2tAthJlHW2Hjp6dbACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4922%2B%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UdlR5xTrYcQ/X_XwYOXboKI/AAAAAAAANLA/cpEbtHLaNCMz2aDD2tAthJlHW2Hjp6dbACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/IMG_4922%2B%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Check out the pattern matching on that front pocket! I confess to being a little bit thrilled when I saw that :)</p><p>Sadly the joy did not last, unbeknownst to me there was a disaster waiting in the wings!<br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aw8MbeUfQt8/X_XwxEJ3scI/AAAAAAAANLI/MVzTYGxFacMUgAD-YAhO49ziV1zlLdDgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Octopus%2Bhood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aw8MbeUfQt8/X_XwxEJ3scI/AAAAAAAANLI/MVzTYGxFacMUgAD-YAhO49ziV1zlLdDgACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Octopus%2Bhood.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I hadn't realised until I put it together that I had cut the hood pieces out upside down because what I thought would be the top of the hood when it was sewn was actually going to be the bottom. So those octopi and boats you see above are all going to be upside down when the hood is worn up! Naturally when I realised that I also discovered that I didn't have enough material left to cut out another two hood pieces :( <p></p><p>Rather than ditch the hood altogether ( I was tempted!) I decided to soldier on and hope that my grandson wouldn't even notice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxUVHiXBAzg/X_XyhmijMPI/AAAAAAAANLc/idsKfSOQU1wyFETGuIv9KDxg29yQYDpKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Octopus%2Bhoodie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxUVHiXBAzg/X_XyhmijMPI/AAAAAAAANLc/idsKfSOQU1wyFETGuIv9KDxg29yQYDpKgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Octopus%2Bhoodie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Fortunately he didn't and neither did his parents until I told them! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pI4Q2OSHiHs/X_YBl2EM8VI/AAAAAAAANLo/Tw1X7PGRIgcy7apKcLvyjhFGbq8zeE8XQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Polar%2BBear%2Btop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pI4Q2OSHiHs/X_YBl2EM8VI/AAAAAAAANLo/Tw1X7PGRIgcy7apKcLvyjhFGbq8zeE8XQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Polar%2BBear%2Btop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This snuggly Bear top for the littler grandson restored my faith though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rzeMugs8HXk/X_YB17i4KPI/AAAAAAAANLw/Uz-OLLvYxVsKDFwuIi8THaMIyEWylbsewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Polar%2BBear%2Bcuff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rzeMugs8HXk/X_YB17i4KPI/AAAAAAAANLw/Uz-OLLvYxVsKDFwuIi8THaMIyEWylbsewCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Polar%2BBear%2Bcuff.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>A perfectly placed hedgehog made me so happy :) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f11brOzCm6Y/X_YCIxUSOoI/AAAAAAAANL4/mosRGsIsJlsoUiTolMN23Zf052NlUqjIACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Fairisle%2Bt-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f11brOzCm6Y/X_YCIxUSOoI/AAAAAAAANL4/mosRGsIsJlsoUiTolMN23Zf052NlUqjIACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Fairisle%2Bt-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Then just for a change a double-sleeved Fair Isle t-shirt for his big brother. I have actually had this fabric since the recipient was a baby so it was really good to finally get around to making something for him with it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KKMESB4TxeM/X_YCrElCz1I/AAAAAAAANMA/-aJxGh9yV5ompYGDqfsgtJY0uJRmJAimQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Fair%2BIsle%2Bpattern%2Bmatch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KKMESB4TxeM/X_YCrElCz1I/AAAAAAAANMA/-aJxGh9yV5ompYGDqfsgtJY0uJRmJAimQCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Fair%2BIsle%2Bpattern%2Bmatch.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p>You can no doubt imagine the happy dance that ensued when I saw these stripes :) Fortunately there was no patterns to match up or make sure they were the right way up with my last makes for them.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KotPoVYk2R0/X_YC9bMgP3I/AAAAAAAANMI/4sHWhMM-pncx76CtC6gKkEINDdI_xuUFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Two%2Btracksuit%2Bbottoms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1119" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KotPoVYk2R0/X_YC9bMgP3I/AAAAAAAANMI/4sHWhMM-pncx76CtC6gKkEINDdI_xuUFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w219-h400/Two%2Btracksuit%2Bbottoms.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br />Given the length of the queues outside our local Post Office before Christmas, these outfits were made up into several parcels that would fit in the letterbox at the end of our road to be sent off. I am happy to report that they all arrived safely and the recipients were pleased to receive them. The little chocolate gifts inside each parcel might have had something to do with that too though :) <br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-44470992476176222132021-01-06T06:00:00.001+00:002021-01-06T06:00:10.823+00:00You've got to pick a placket or two! <p> Over the summer,as you know, I had great fun making clothes for the gorgeous grandsons. Once I had made them (more than) a few t-shirts I decided to branch out and have a go at polo shirts! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-9qP3c9Ghc/XxsfC1p_azI/AAAAAAAAMgE/CqLFbyXGUR0OtIG4Xrf2CQuzRRY47bv2wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Ottobre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-9qP3c9Ghc/XxsfC1p_azI/AAAAAAAAMgE/CqLFbyXGUR0OtIG4Xrf2CQuzRRY47bv2wCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Ottobre.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>My, by now, well-thumbed Ottobre magazine had a pattern for a polo shirt so nothing ventured, nothing gained. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F9W5Xwc9zWs/X58okdsF1_I/AAAAAAAANEI/zaAQEojjhyY2Ogwd1V9RzoVxxkFcO0XlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Wrong%2Bplacket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F9W5Xwc9zWs/X58okdsF1_I/AAAAAAAANEI/zaAQEojjhyY2Ogwd1V9RzoVxxkFcO0XlQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Wrong%2Bplacket.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Well the nothing gained bit was right! I struggled with getting my head around the instructions for getting the placement of the cut for the placket so my first attempt was definitely a bit off centre! Fortunately, I had (just) enough fabric to cut out another front piece and have another go.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jziA-K0tmi0/X58pL8MG5hI/AAAAAAAANEQ/v9NPtGmkAPMPdCiaaeZlOCTE9Jq6cu02ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Polo%2Bfor%2BHamish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jziA-K0tmi0/X58pL8MG5hI/AAAAAAAANEQ/v9NPtGmkAPMPdCiaaeZlOCTE9Jq6cu02ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Polo%2Bfor%2BHamish.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Very considered cutting later I had my very first placket and in the right place to boot!</p><p><br /></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hrw5bCA45Ok/X58lUXf9mWI/AAAAAAAAND8/zf2e2o-Ln08ws15lZtnwP3BZURXYEcJNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Koala%2Bpolo%2Bshirt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hrw5bCA45Ok/X58lUXf9mWI/AAAAAAAAND8/zf2e2o-Ln08ws15lZtnwP3BZURXYEcJNgCLcBGAsYHQ/w225-h400/Koala%2Bpolo%2Bshirt.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I couldn't make for one grandson and not the other so emboldened by my success I stitched up this one too.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oUID2D4cgHI/X58p5tWFqLI/AAAAAAAANEk/4RnsGzHdoF0qoCyWrZ3xyFVzecyj2vL5ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Bound%2Bneckline.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oUID2D4cgHI/X58p5tWFqLI/AAAAAAAANEk/4RnsGzHdoF0qoCyWrZ3xyFVzecyj2vL5ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Bound%2Bneckline.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I am not by any means a dressmaker so the finishing touches on some of the Ottobre patterns are often a surprise to me, like this bound neckline, but they are always worth the little bit of extra effort (and at times, some head-scratching!).</p><p>I am currently working up the courage to make a couple of showerproof jackets for the grandsons, fingers crossed they do not turn out to be a step too far :) If nothing else, it will keep me busy in this new lockdown! <br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-41120137549925913982020-12-24T06:00:00.001+00:002020-12-24T06:00:05.239+00:00Cosy Clothes <p> Although I have been neglecting this blog lately, my sewing machine has been whirring away.After the glut of t-shirts, shirts and shorts made for gorgeous grandsons in the summer a whole new world of autumn and winter makes beckoned!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pjsUJP04Tcs/X-EEXoeZeCI/AAAAAAAANJE/o_p9wBuJe4McEiGqNLfcEDx4ERBsM3NXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Dogs%2BSweatshirt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pjsUJP04Tcs/X-EEXoeZeCI/AAAAAAAANJE/o_p9wBuJe4McEiGqNLfcEDx4ERBsM3NXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Dogs%2BSweatshirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>First up this doggy sweatshirt for the littlest grandson. I have had the fabric for ages but for some reason had never got around to using it until now. The pattern was another from <a href="https://www.ottobredesign.com/en/" target="_blank">Ottobre </a>magazine and was very straightforward apart from those tiny cuffs! </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iESPj_lDPcU/X-OeJ-NvUWI/AAAAAAAANJ8/aM5F9Dyy8i8Z1XelR02iIFsOj7YWuSKrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Upside%2Bdown%2Bcuff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iESPj_lDPcU/X-OeJ-NvUWI/AAAAAAAANJ8/aM5F9Dyy8i8Z1XelR02iIFsOj7YWuSKrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Upside%2Bdown%2Bcuff.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p>As you can see I managed to get the dogs on one of the cuffs upside down, fortunately I am sure that the recipient will not notice :)</p><p>Of course I can't make a top for one grandson without making one for his big brother too!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bXfubP1saG0/X-IA-VH2upI/AAAAAAAANJk/SAKgNm-MyYMYUIpiE8lQkgPuPcsqH-loQCLcBGAsYHQ/s575/Dinosaur%2Bsweat%2Bshirt.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="574" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bXfubP1saG0/X-IA-VH2upI/AAAAAAAANJk/SAKgNm-MyYMYUIpiE8lQkgPuPcsqH-loQCLcBGAsYHQ/w399-h400/Dinosaur%2Bsweat%2Bshirt.png" width="399" /></a></div><p>Dinosaurs in space fabric from <a href="https://flamingofabrics.co.uk/" target="_blank">Flamingo Fabrics </a>It has a brushed backing so it is very cosy! Our grandson has asked me a couple of times why the dinosaurs are in space though? I haven't been able to come up with a satisfactory answer for him yet :)<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-80456545072698810152020-11-01T09:00:00.012+00:002020-11-01T09:00:03.502+00:00Making Waves<p> It is reveal day for this quarter's <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> Challenge, this time the theme for the Challenge was "The Sea".</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aboyWwUy1V4/X52Va-kJnSI/AAAAAAAANBQ/QLpJc2BpAM0HQPNXeFCryzU6yjGrFezBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Amidst%2Bthe%2BWaves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aboyWwUy1V4/X52Va-kJnSI/AAAAAAAANBQ/QLpJc2BpAM0HQPNXeFCryzU6yjGrFezBQCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Amidst%2Bthe%2BWaves.jpg" title="Amidst the Waves" width="266" /></a></div>I have called my piece "Making Waves", it is made with strips of upcycled denim for the waves with quilting cotton scraps for the island in the distance. <p></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGX1qfz20l8/X52WbTVZVLI/AAAAAAAANBc/tKUk2hnWKJcLeSrOmYOgvUcitmp5y9sVACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Bag%2Bof%2BJeans.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Various denim scraps" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGX1qfz20l8/X52WbTVZVLI/AAAAAAAANBc/tKUk2hnWKJcLeSrOmYOgvUcitmp5y9sVACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Bag%2Bof%2BJeans.jpg" title="Bag of Denim scraps" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Over the years I have amassed a store of cast-off denim jeans that my sons either grew out of or decided were no longer their style, so I was delighted to have the perfect excuse to dig them out and start cutting into them. <p></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BrCUmUUJex4/X52aSb28FPI/AAAAAAAANBw/iD-IxQUFGh87fOuTjoETsoP_rjLGxTdkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Seagulls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Flock of seagulls rising from the shoreline" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BrCUmUUJex4/X52aSb28FPI/AAAAAAAANBw/iD-IxQUFGh87fOuTjoETsoP_rjLGxTdkwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Seagulls.jpg" title="Seagulls" width="400" /></a></div><br /> This is the view from my sewing room window, so I didn't have to look very far for inspiration for this piece.I wanted to depict the sea on a windy, stormy day though, which is a fairer reflection of the usual conditions here on the West Coast of Scotland! <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7V8QOT4bDQ0/X52bQsi2f_I/AAAAAAAANB4/gDAbhYmD9isIsEkNrc-xu-irBi9qCB5IgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Breaking%2BWaves%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wave breaking over the railings on seafront" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7V8QOT4bDQ0/X52bQsi2f_I/AAAAAAAANB4/gDAbhYmD9isIsEkNrc-xu-irBi9qCB5IgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Breaking%2BWaves%2B2.jpg" title="Breaking Waves" width="400" /></a></div>This is the view today! <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9bxf29uxUHY/X52bnW3NA4I/AAAAAAAANCE/2sUuXqeIPngGq1MNSo5eFISBbwjd5C7XgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Pinned%2Blayout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Denim strips pinned to depict waves" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9bxf29uxUHY/X52bnW3NA4I/AAAAAAAANCE/2sUuXqeIPngGq1MNSo5eFISBbwjd5C7XgCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Pinned%2Blayout.jpg" title="Pinned layout" width="266" /></a></div><p>I pinned the strips of denim and cotton to a cotton backing before stitching them down. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zoYEOd2JNyw/X52cF3Qx5qI/AAAAAAAANCM/BIBuByLuYmgHQg6cukdLMKFwtuO5KKOeACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Lace%2Band%2BVoile%2Bwaves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Voile and lace inserts to depict waves" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zoYEOd2JNyw/X52cF3Qx5qI/AAAAAAAANCM/BIBuByLuYmgHQg6cukdLMKFwtuO5KKOeACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Lace%2Band%2BVoile%2Bwaves.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Then placed the stitched piece on wadding and backing and machine quilted waves adding strips of lace and pieces of voile fabric between the strips of denim in places to represent the crest of the waves.</p><p>On the day that I started putting this piece together I noticed some movement out in the water, and when I went out to investigate I saw this little chap frolicking amidst the waves.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Da8yGJ8JiiU/X52dReM7lmI/AAAAAAAANCg/6CRFIGUXeK8Z3za9aK5uKkutUe-d8oDgACLcBGAsYHQ/s1619/Seal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Seal swimming in sea" border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1619" height="309" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Da8yGJ8JiiU/X52dReM7lmI/AAAAAAAANCg/6CRFIGUXeK8Z3za9aK5uKkutUe-d8oDgACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h309/Seal.jpg" title="Seal" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>So, naturally I had to include him in my piece too!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B-ZIN60mLMs/X52cmrJyNpI/AAAAAAAANCU/LbNKS4VhH4I4ibAZBH1rGD8rwqAR75CAACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Stumpwork%2BSeal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hand embroidered seal head with beads" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B-ZIN60mLMs/X52cmrJyNpI/AAAAAAAANCU/LbNKS4VhH4I4ibAZBH1rGD8rwqAR75CAACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Stumpwork%2BSeal.jpg" title="Stumpwork Seal" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I embroidered a stumpwork slip of a seal head, adding a bead for the eye and then attached the head to the denim background before stitching some beads for bubbles behind him. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8kt31Cgn1io/X52eAqol5aI/AAAAAAAANCo/R98vSrOr01cOWJr2JAgbQ84w2VksI3KvwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Satin%2BStitch%2BHedges.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Satin stitched outlines of hills" border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8kt31Cgn1io/X52eAqol5aI/AAAAAAAANCo/R98vSrOr01cOWJr2JAgbQ84w2VksI3KvwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Satin%2BStitch%2BHedges.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The hills on the island were defined with satin stitch and I added some French knots for sheep too.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ByI5GvdNDQ4/X52ei-egVgI/AAAAAAAANCw/wyy331NJX2oJ3XWOuQMQgZ1XApt8ZOrSACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4874.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ByI5GvdNDQ4/X52ei-egVgI/AAAAAAAANCw/wyy331NJX2oJ3XWOuQMQgZ1XApt8ZOrSACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/IMG_4874.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Tucked away skimming the waves, almost out of sight, there is a windsurfer too, and can you believe that today, when even the ferry was not running, someone was daft/brave enough to be out windsurfing in that very spot! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PnoKVHX4BSE/X52fVSf0O0I/AAAAAAAANC8/DFmvMcOjjuY5S14NOqj9Q4uI-GMcn1p8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Held%2Bup%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hands holding a seascape art quilt" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PnoKVHX4BSE/X52fVSf0O0I/AAAAAAAANC8/DFmvMcOjjuY5S14NOqj9Q4uI-GMcn1p8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Held%2Bup%2B2.jpg" title="Held Up" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p>Of course, it wouldn't be right to make a seascape quilt without taking a photograph of it in front of that very seascape, so in between waves crashing over the seafront here is my brave assistant (OH) desperately holding on to my quilt! </p><p> </p><p>As ever with the Endeavourers Challenges the piece that I finally submit is very different to the piece that I originally envisaged making! I really enjoy these challenges even when, as with this one, I leave it all to the last minute :)</p><p>Find out my fellow Endeavourers projects for this quarter's challenge <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-78481995659963958492020-08-01T07:00:00.017+01:002020-08-01T17:54:38.133+01:00Buttoned up <div>Time for another <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Endeavourers</a> reveal. This quarter rather than all of us working to the same theme Janine and Catherine switched things up a bit. Each of us had to send something to inspire this quarter's piece to a partner, whose name was drawn from the proverbial hat. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a_nTA3H68gM/XyQA1jHtGVI/AAAAAAAAMik/Vm91PZZuhEkdcVbND8TJs4tEhKkMyP1nQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Buttons%2Bcard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a_nTA3H68gM/XyQA1jHtGVI/AAAAAAAAMik/Vm91PZZuhEkdcVbND8TJs4tEhKkMyP1nQCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/Buttons%2Bcard.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My fellow Endeavourer, Gwen, who blogs at <a href="https://textileranger.com/" target="_blank">Textile Ranger</a>, sent me this glorious array of buttons! What a great jumping off point for several flights of fancy :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Penny Rugs, Suffolk puffs, Medallion quilts were all considered and discarded.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qz3UNlZTE1Y/XyQBoVN02kI/AAAAAAAAMis/E85_yXASDegzbmp-x7UrNjnJuddGsMjFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Caddy%2Bat%2Bmachine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qz3UNlZTE1Y/XyQBoVN02kI/AAAAAAAAMis/E85_yXASDegzbmp-x7UrNjnJuddGsMjFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Caddy%2Bat%2Bmachine.jpg" /></a></div><div>This is what I eventually created. I am calling it a "Memory Keeper" as every single element of it invokes a memory for me of a place, person or time, just in the same way rifling through my mother's and grandmother's collections of buttons recalled the outfits they were from or the uses they were intended for. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--0ICXO_z1VY/XyQCx5nksHI/AAAAAAAAMi4/OrAiWEVPnRwvy-vlvEfJJPPuaDAUnSh8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/First%2Bpatchwork.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--0ICXO_z1VY/XyQCx5nksHI/AAAAAAAAMi4/OrAiWEVPnRwvy-vlvEfJJPPuaDAUnSh8wCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/First%2Bpatchwork.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The base fabric for my Memory Keeper is pale yellow linen purchased on our last trip to the linen factory in Lithuania before we moved back to the UK. The pocket fabric is from an early Imperial Collection line by Robert Kaufman and it was the first quilting cotton that I ever purchased! As you can see it formed the centrepiece for the cushion, made at an evening class, that was my first ever patchwork project too. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6hHsjAMtF0/XyQUoQfG9HI/AAAAAAAAMjQ/4_UM2xEKfNAP0RTTdaS5xXJ_-Wx58Kx8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Handmade%2Bbutton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w6hHsjAMtF0/XyQUoQfG9HI/AAAAAAAAMjQ/4_UM2xEKfNAP0RTTdaS5xXJ_-Wx58Kx8ACLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/Handmade%2Bbutton.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This clay button was the subject of a very early blog <a href="http://celticthistlestitches.blogspot.com/2012/01/buttons-baubles-and-hsts.html" target="_blank">post</a> and, I think, the first ever link party that I linked up to!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EcTyRz_v4RA/XyQWZi5w34I/AAAAAAAAMjc/OfN6IqOiJHoS7_SUVTsRxc9slDDa1Y2ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Dorset%2BButton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="512" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EcTyRz_v4RA/XyQWZi5w34I/AAAAAAAAMjc/OfN6IqOiJHoS7_SUVTsRxc9slDDa1Y2ywCLcBGAsYHQ/w342-h512/Dorset%2BButton.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><div><p style="text-align: left;">This modern Dorset button harks back to an earlier age when buttons were handmade and beautiful in their own right. If my memory serves me well (always debatable!) this particular Dorset button was made whilst we were sailing from Tallinn to St Petersburg on the ferry!(<i>I checked and it was and I blogged about it <a href="http://celticthistlestitches.blogspot.com/2012/06/russian-sights-and-dorset-buttons.html" target="_blank">here)</a><br /></i></p></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oQxp7IXBRTM/XyQXBuL7CEI/AAAAAAAAMjk/5URhh2tzugAX8gLsQiamEngeceLw_beUACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Riga%2Bbutton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oQxp7IXBRTM/XyQXBuL7CEI/AAAAAAAAMjk/5URhh2tzugAX8gLsQiamEngeceLw_beUACLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/Riga%2Bbutton.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CAnTR-NvBMs/XyQXDo4H_zI/AAAAAAAAMjo/hJjwbRmPuDkvfpBB6FsB6y-MDwv2k4PkACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/French%2Bmarket%2Bbutton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CAnTR-NvBMs/XyQXDo4H_zI/AAAAAAAAMjo/hJjwbRmPuDkvfpBB6FsB6y-MDwv2k4PkACLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/French%2Bmarket%2Bbutton.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U9fjU6JgbVM/XyQXGc2WllI/AAAAAAAAMjs/mq4OmTBeP9MewsDJIe7e4nyVoOX4HQ9AQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Tynemouth%2Bmarket%2Bbutton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U9fjU6JgbVM/XyQXGc2WllI/AAAAAAAAMjs/mq4OmTBeP9MewsDJIe7e4nyVoOX4HQ9AQCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/Tynemouth%2Bmarket%2Bbutton.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2oVZ8hBPZ3Q/XyQXJpOTMqI/AAAAAAAAMjw/jQOwCedkiTwn4S1PGSOJfqrMSdPjXD8KgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Richmond%2BMarket%2Bbutton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2oVZ8hBPZ3Q/XyQXJpOTMqI/AAAAAAAAMjw/jQOwCedkiTwn4S1PGSOJfqrMSdPjXD8KgCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/Richmond%2BMarket%2Bbutton.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>These buttons were purchased in markets in Riga, France, Tynemouth and Yorkshire respectively and instantly evoke happy memories of lovely days out and enjoyable rummaging at craft stalls and Flea Markets.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yxDc8t02IWQ/XyQZF-B9YeI/AAAAAAAAMkE/nsBWY534nxQCuHaecPByyfXMoMe8lsouwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Mum%2527s%2Bbaby%2Bbutton%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yxDc8t02IWQ/XyQZF-B9YeI/AAAAAAAAMkE/nsBWY534nxQCuHaecPByyfXMoMe8lsouwCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/Mum%2527s%2Bbaby%2Bbutton%2B1.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r1SHIOQ2qoc/XyQZJTgWD6I/AAAAAAAAMkI/MWMGQmmd4XkB5hCLDcqGy-XWcd1T0MQaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Mum%2527s%2Bbaby%2Bbutton%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r1SHIOQ2qoc/XyQZJTgWD6I/AAAAAAAAMkI/MWMGQmmd4XkB5hCLDcqGy-XWcd1T0MQaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/Mum%2527s%2Bbaby%2Bbutton%2B2.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These yellow and red buttons, however, evoke a person rather than a place as they were in a box of buttons inherited from my mum when she passed away last year. The box was marked "buttons for baby cardigans" as my mum was a great knitter up until the day she went into hospital, and her speed at producing jumpers and cardigans for her great-grandchildren was an amazement to me. So, these particular buttons have a special resonance.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IhR-xJDemWo/XyQaD_NNi3I/AAAAAAAAMkU/_f6zDpNOyBEWeMuibMdgHZXwhHm380jTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Spare%2Bbutton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IhR-xJDemWo/XyQaD_NNi3I/AAAAAAAAMkU/_f6zDpNOyBEWeMuibMdgHZXwhHm380jTwCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h342/Spare%2Bbutton.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>As I am sure most of you do, spare buttons for clothes purchases are added to my button tin and kept even when the original garment has long since been discarded. This button, from a jacket long since given away, is from that pile of buttons that will surely come in useful one day :) One button is rarely needed though, but this one has finally found a use! <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A8G994QpSck/XyQbPkB1uWI/AAAAAAAAMkg/ghhKqlBiqVYtu0SF2cxwgBQEDIADpqZXACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Gwen%2527s%2Bbuttons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="512" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A8G994QpSck/XyQbPkB1uWI/AAAAAAAAMkg/ghhKqlBiqVYtu0SF2cxwgBQEDIADpqZXACLcBGAsYHQ/w342-h512/Gwen%2527s%2Bbuttons.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><div>Of course it would hardly be right to ignore those lovely buttons that arrived in the post in the middle of the craziest time the world has seen for a long time. These sweet buttons will remind me of the inspiration for my Memory Keeper and my <a href="https://textileranger.com/" target="_blank">fellow Endeavourer</a> who took the time to put the button sheet together and send it off across the world to me. Thanks Gwen! <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Head on over to <a href="https://theendeavourers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Endeavourers</a> blog to see the amazing pieces that the rest of the Endeavourers have produced for this challenge. <br /></div>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652279121873384331.post-2162378830394715952020-07-29T05:00:00.002+01:002020-07-29T05:00:04.354+01:00More makes for boys<div>The recent delivery of my first copy of the <a href="https://www.ottobredesign.com/en/" target="_blank">Ottobre</a> magazine has ramped up the boys clothes making obsession :) <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jrDqQp_-WFc/XxwVpUju5aI/AAAAAAAAMhE/OXAFkjjBpLMY3taZUa3bXur8iz7ttiiBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Ottobre%2Bshorts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jrDqQp_-WFc/XxwVpUju5aI/AAAAAAAAMhE/OXAFkjjBpLMY3taZUa3bXur8iz7ttiiBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Ottobre%2Bshorts.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>First up a pair of denim twill shorts with patch pockets and a mock fly for the bigger gorgeous grandson. The mock fly had me thoroughly confused and, at one stage, was stitched up completely inside out but I got there in the end! I should have carried the topstitching right up to the top of the waistband but only realised that when it was all done :( Next time I will get it right! <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rqeWBJT0Alg/XxwWVt8IbyI/AAAAAAAAMhM/JLPm5HKGRKs4JiXFL5Z3Yn6RvUn95_2SACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/T-shirt%2Band%2Bshorts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rqeWBJT0Alg/XxwWVt8IbyI/AAAAAAAAMhM/JLPm5HKGRKs4JiXFL5Z3Yn6RvUn95_2SACLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/T-shirt%2Band%2Bshorts.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div>Fingers crossed we get the weather for this outfit.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nJ17VQhf24E/XxwWlMqr4iI/AAAAAAAAMhQ/DqveeAfH-507iMDJ7-qKOKU38moUaavsACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/T-shirt%2Bfor%2BH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nJ17VQhf24E/XxwWlMqr4iI/AAAAAAAAMhQ/DqveeAfH-507iMDJ7-qKOKU38moUaavsACLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/T-shirt%2Bfor%2BH.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div>Of course it wouldn't be right to make for one gorgeous grandson and not the other so this t-shirt was the next Ottobre project I tried. I didn't have enough of the grey/turquoise fabric for a whole t-shirt (even one this small!) so the back, which you can just see, is a grey/white stripe left over from previous makes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j-UXk_HWjN8/XxwXLdzloMI/AAAAAAAAMhg/vAnA4WQiZnMLvTlr_gyfxZ26J_uUP0oGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Another%2Bt-shirt%2Bfor%2BH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j-UXk_HWjN8/XxwXLdzloMI/AAAAAAAAMhg/vAnA4WQiZnMLvTlr_gyfxZ26J_uUP0oGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Another%2Bt-shirt%2Bfor%2BH.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I did, however, have more than enough of this little jeeps fabric to make a second t-shirt from that pattern. I changed the way that I attached the neckline and armhole binding for this second version. I used the instructions from <a href="https://youtu.be/Vo0SIbTvBZo" target="_blank">this</a> video by Lauren Guthrie, a previous Great British Sewing Bee finalist, to insert the neckline and armhole binding and I think they turned out better than with the original method. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pm3ZhnntiP8/XxwY0_pUe7I/AAAAAAAAMhs/B2-hi_VQyP0IPaN0Pw4eH40MZ9SXETlpACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Sunny%2BDay%2BShorts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pm3ZhnntiP8/XxwY0_pUe7I/AAAAAAAAMhs/B2-hi_VQyP0IPaN0Pw4eH40MZ9SXETlpACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Sunny%2BDay%2BShorts.jpg" width="400" /><br /></a></div><div>To go with the t-shirts another pair of <a href="https://oliverands.com/free-patterns/sunny-day-shorts/" target="_blank">Sunny Day Shorts</a> complete with tartan ribbon tag :)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6mGLTWe2Ck8/XxwZc8n3OPI/AAAAAAAAMh0/GkqJP7tjeecmjGHSm4zP3MGQ-_VyjFlXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Racing%2BCar%2Bt-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6mGLTWe2Ck8/XxwZc8n3OPI/AAAAAAAAMh0/GkqJP7tjeecmjGHSm4zP3MGQ-_VyjFlXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Racing%2BCar%2Bt-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I found this great racing car fabric on sale at <a href="https://www.stoffstil.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stoff & Stil</a> and couldn't resist buying a couple of metres, because little boys love racing cars, don't they? Again I used Lauren Guthrie's YouTube video for inserting the neckband and I am pleased with how it turned out. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KWIOQ_7g4Hc/Xxwa58qlr_I/AAAAAAAAMiA/6z22yCAKocsOtUzUZ5uS-pHqRDxIYf3-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Two%2BNecklines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KWIOQ_7g4Hc/Xxwa58qlr_I/AAAAAAAAMiA/6z22yCAKocsOtUzUZ5uS-pHqRDxIYf3-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/Two%2BNecklines.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can see above how much flatter the neckline lies on the racing car t-shirt compared to the neckline on the police car t-shirt. I used the twin needle to finish off both of them too, but increased the stitch length slightly on the racing car neckline, which probably helped reduce the waviness too. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The next edition of <a href="https://www.ottobredesign.com/en/" target="_blank">Ottobre </a>is just out so it should be arriving here soon, and there are some great patterns in it that I am really looking forward to attempting :) You can check out the issue <a href="https://www.ottobredesign.com/en/" target="_blank">here</a> and until August 15th avail yourself of the free P & P if you are tempted! <br /></div><div><br /></div>Celtic Thistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.com1