We have no electricity at home today, so I'm indulging myself with some paper piecing.
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I am always up for a challenge, but this one really stretched me!
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Do you remember this little waif? Ain't she sweet?
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I have just finished a couple of small gifts for my girls.
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Today I put the final stitches in my version of Brigitte Giblin's Little Hexagon Purse, made at the request of my eldest daughter. That a seventeen-year-old would want to wear anything made by their mother is special enough, but that she still loves it (and me!) many months after it was requested is remarkable!
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Of all the projects I have designed, this remains one of my favourites. It incorporates some things that I love to work with: linen, embroidery, botanical fabrics, and a vintage buckle.
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My Mum stitched this sweet little zippered pouch as a special gift for my youngest blossie.
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In the end, I was pretty happy with my long-booted, stripe-y legged girl, packed and ready to travel the world.
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hither and thither, adv. in various directions, esp. in a disorganized way. e.g. Bloom is running hither and thither, from one project to another, as her brain races ahead of her fingers.
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This week I picked up needle and thread again, to revisit my Little Hexagon Purse. This is my first serious attempt at paper piecing, and I thought I'd pass on some things I've learned.
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My 16-year-old daughter has been (pestering) strongly encouraging me to make her a Brigitte Giblin Little Hexagon Purse.
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Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
I whipped up a little blue keepsake for a friend who was married on Saturday.
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I will never lose embroidery floss in the middle of a project ever again! Keep your floss colours for your latest stitchery on a binder ring.
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