Last leaves sewn on last night by hand, I never managed to sew the stems down by machine but could not wait to do some more sewing on this lovely design so guess I will end up sewing the stems by hand too????
Leaves are made of 100% wool felt it is lovely to work with.
I hope to finish appliqueing the tulips on tonight.
I should really call Wednesdays
things I want to do
things I should do
and things I will do??????
I may use this brown sequin fabric over black velvet for the back of the bag time will tell????
This morning I printed a photo of my Tulips and I have popped it in to the zip-lock bag with-the templates of the tulips then dated and wrote who the design was by. May be I will make it again one day and I will have the templates all ready in freezer-paper to use.
Looks like I'm setting up for a play-centre but they are from the Opp Shop which I have brought home to clean, yesterday I washed all the covers and this morning started putting them back after cleaning the frames.
Yesterday soooo many books came in to the Opp Shop we sell them for $1.00 each I came home with 17 but 6 of them will go back today as they were not really what I thought they were. But I have some fun reading and looking ahead of me.
Books I want to read, I will take 7 years in Tibet with me this morning to read over brunch at the beach.
Pictorial books, I just love the two books of black and white photos, look at them close up, the bottom one says Just walk beside me, and the top one of dad and son says Joy is not in things it is in us???? I was reading these very very early this morning.
About to turn my appliqué of Sophie in to a bag shape, that is a Hugh cardboard disc that I cut around this morning.
You can now see that I folded the sleeve first then cut around the disc.
Now you can see Annabelle's friend Sophie plus the bag forming, with luck I will cut out the backing too today also, I brought home what once was a beautiful black velvet shawl from the opp shop yesterday, there is plenty of fabric with no marks and as the fabric is the very best I have scored as far as a Patchworker goes.
My first mango of the season this was my breakfast. Each year in OZ the first tray of mangos that is auctioned goes to charity, this year the tray sold for $76,000.00!!!!!!!
Waiting at my front door for me to take down to the beach, for reading, posting, and returning. So I guess I really need to get going it is 9.30am so it will be Brunch at the beach to day not Breakfast.
Managed to draft and cut out templates of Annabelle this after-noon but not happy with the colour of her dress it looks to much like her so tomorrow I will find some other material for her dress. This block will also end up a small bag for a wee friend 5 years old in Switzerland> it is called Wishing and I need to add the thistle downs floating above her. It is one of Michele's designs.
Will try and finish this this after-noon or tonight.
Cheers Glenda
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Love the purple background for your tulips, using felt seems to me like a clever idea. It looks great and it is not even finished yet! Greetings from Holland, Corina
Well looks like another busy time for you, so nice of you to clean those items for the Shop. I am sure they appreciate your hard work. Love your tulip block.
Hugs bunny