WIP’s Wed 28th Oct with Esther ttp://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com

I have not been 100% so have been doing a lot more sitting than normal so my LE has been growing but still very slowly.  I have just learnt to stitch the Hungarian Chain stitch for my medium stems.

SLowly my flower arrangement grows. I made a mistake in my placement of the oak leaves and I'm not able to add the other two oak leaves so I have left them out and I will add two tiny hearts below the bottom oak leaf.

I took the below photo’s last night to show how I build up my LE Zig Zag borders. I’m using two soft pinks in very fine silk but both are tightly woven. Using the washaway instead of freezer paper gives me three benefits, number 1 it can be left in and 2 it gives depth to the colour and 3 adds body to the shape.

First I cut out all my iron on washaway fabric shapes for the border, then these are iron to my silk fabrics, once more lots of cutting but this time allowing a 1/4inch seam around the template. Finally I start basting them one by one.!!!!!

 

At the top where I start with two shapes ironed to my fabric to the final Zig Zags appliquéd to my LE centre. I sew lots of pieces in to twos then in to sets of 5 then join these up till I have enough for a border and then appliqué these to my LE where I have marked it with large running stitches.

Do you have a collection of some thing and you never collected them?????  30 years ago we took our son’s to visit Australia as we were living in NZ at the time they were 8 10 and 12. We visited the Sydney Tower which was one of the main attractions then and my DS 10 spent his pocket money unbeknown to me on a Tower Porcelain Thimble for me as I was all ways sewing. I was sad that he had spent so much of his pocket money on me so it was very precious and I have always had it on display, well over the years it grew from one thimble to around 20 on display, friends and visitors saw them there and thought I liked collecting them, I received  silver ones, pewter, wood, copper, china, chrome, leather,  you name it I have it from so many different countries my One thimble has now over 200 others for company. Some friends sent me their mothers collection when they died even.  So many of them are little treasures they are so very very beautiful to look at.

Thimbles I have bought over the years as I sew my quilts by hand not machine and also quilt them by hand I still use many of these ones; plus some have been given as thank you gifts..

Left my silver thimbles given to me by friends when they ended up with their mums thimbles and none of them were sewers!!! My first thimble is in here too. Right thimbles brought back by friends who were travelling over seas.

This antique carrier from China is full of thimbles!!!! Collections that belonged to several friends mothers who knew I would love them and look after them.

Surprise?????? So many tiny wee treasures.

I have some on display all the time they give me a lot of enjoyment and I actually use many of them when quilting for my bottom thimble.

Splashes of colour in the garden today.

 

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Vanila orchid are flowering now, back of it you can see the buds, left you can see a dead flower which will become a vanilla pod. They are prolific this year in the garden. We harvest them and then dry them for our own use, they are so full of flavour compared  to ones you buy over the counter. 

Desert Rose in full bloom today.

More pink???? you can see why my LE is full of pink!!!!!

In my garden to day there are splashes of colour from deep red to pale pale pink. Just like my LE Vase

Each year these pop up and delight us. SO far the Bush Turkeys have not dug them up and eaten the bulbs. I will now go out and put some heavy stones at the base of these flowers to help protect them.

I’m off to the beach now and if I remember to take some photo’s I will update my blog when I come back.  Have a lovely day every one.

Back from the beach which was perfect.

Looking South to the city.

Looking North

Where I sat and had my breakfast this morning from 9.30am till around 11am so peaceful and enjoyable.

Now I’m sorting fabrics in to smaller boxes and hopefully I can find that piece of fabric I want a lot easier!!!! LOL.

I'm transfereing some fabrics in to small containers hoping this will make it easier for me to find that special fabric I need????? I think we all have this problem.

Cheers Glenda who has linking with Esther

 

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6 Responses to WIP’s Wed 28th Oct with Esther ttp://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com

  1. Bunny says:

    Those thimbles are to die for you lucky girl I have about 6-7 that I have collected but no case for them. I love your collection what fun it would be to sit with you and have a cup of tea and enjoy looking at them all. Your LE is looking great.
    Hugs Bunny

  2. Cindy says:

    I just love your postings 🙂
    Your LE, thimbles and flowers!
    It is so neat you have vanilla orchids!
    Cindy

  3. Helen says:

    Your LE is coming along beautifully and I love your thimble collection.

  4. jennifer thornton says:

    Hi there,
    I hope you get to feeling better soon. Love your thimbles!! I miss the ocean so much some days but I always feel better after looking at the pictures you post so peaceful you can close your eyes and almost hear the ocean. enjoy your week and take care

    blessing to you

  5. pamina says:

    Wow Glenda, your LE bouquet is wonderful ! I’m still in progress with part 3. Hope to start the first bouquet in a few days. Not enough time to sew 🙁

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