Klimt Jacket 1

Once I mentioned that I wanted to work on a Klimt piece to Jane L and that I fancied a jacket in the style of the one I made for the Queen of Hearts - she said I should make one to fit me this time.  So today I started the background work by dyeing 4 metres of 150cm wide cotton in my favourite colours purple and yellow (also Klimt colours) and the mix in between.. Photos below - on the left fresh into the dye, on the right fresh out of the washing machine after rinsing.

On the line drying 

The three photos below show close ups of some of the areas which I think are lovely. In my mind's eye there may not be much of this showing by the time I have finished - hence the photos :-)

King Size Duvet Cover done

At long last the King size Duvet cover is done - it looks a little crumpled at the moment - I just wanted to try it out for size and obviously would look better in day light -  but I am pleased with it - each rectangle has been top stitched and I am glad I made it as a cover rather than as a quilt - I would not have got this massive thing under my sewing machine - I don't have a quilting machine !!

Made me smile

I came home from work at 11 this morning as I have a bad headache and was sick - been sleeping and woke just now to see the little pot of eye shadow on my bedside cabinet looking at me......

made me smile but also made me feel a little odd so I turned it round in the hope that it would not look like eyes but look - it looks so sad now!!  

OK so feeling ill is also making me a little mad :-)

More Klimt

I have used Klimt as an inspiration several time in the past - today I have started another project by taking two favourite Klimt pics and drawn shapes with transfer crayons and then painted them with transfer paints.  Not sure how they will transfer - but that is for another day.

 

Beautiful photos

I took these pics at my Mum and Dad's on Bank Holiday Monday - aren't they lovely and inspirational:

Alice done

Forgot to show you Alice complete:

2 types of creativity for a Bank Holiday Weekend

Part 1 - you may remember, a few posts back, I got this Anna French sample book from the scrap store.

Well the 30 pages were cut up and arranged on my living room floor - 

Yesterday I started to stitch them together (brick pattern not like on the carpet). I have got up to row six and will show you the KING SIZE DUVET Cover when it is done!

Part 2 - my French bean seedlings were looking a little miserable and my tomato plants need potting on so today my daughter and I went to the garden centre clutching 2 for 1 vouchers. Not only did I get some more French bean seedlings and a couple of grow bags (which is all I really needed) but I now have:  two geraniums, one daisy,

 a tub of mixed lettuce, two pots of lambs lettuce and look what I was persuaded (by my daughter) that I really need - it took us all day to put it together  it did leave just enough room for the two other pots of French beans (making 4 in total) BUT I don't have enough potting compost so tomorrow I will go and get yet more because I will be planting these:..









Round Carrots, Celeriac and Onions!!!!

(So I put too many toms into each grow bag but find that I will lose some when it gets hot so in the long run they work out - also needed to plant some in old pots) 

Nothing to Lose - minor alterations

As I was not too happy with the tops I made last weekend - thinking I had nothing to lose - I undid the neckline of one of the stretch tops and instead of removing the front panels (which I did think I could) I just added a strip (bit of a botch job on the shoulders - but only I know where). At least it feels more comfortable - not quite so open.  If I do use this pattern again I will make the front pieces bigger at the shoulders.

Then on the rather 'boring' first top I have cut the bottom off, added a piece and gien the top a frill.  Also found a little bit of toning ribbon and have outlined the frill and around the neck - there was not enough to do the armholes but I think it has made a little bit of an improvement. 

  Not sure if I will do anything to the two other tops.  But I may wear these now??