Update October 2013 - garden, Cas Holmes (New York) and Klimt Jacket

This is the first year I have not gone to the Knitting and Stitching show - feel lack of inspiration - I know by going it may have ignited my inspiration but I have not been in the right place to encourage it.

Garden update: First celeriac picked and eaten (delicious!)

 Last of the tiny carrots - Yummy!!

25 pounds of tomatoes picked, ripened and these last few turned into Pasta sauce and frozen. Onions drying in the garage,

Cas Holmes course pics - I was really disappointed with the course - not Cas - just the work I did based on her ideas - I was not organised enough and could not 'see' what the outcome should look like.  This is my 'page' but as you can see it is not balanced or exciting - won't do more of these...

However I did have a bit of an ah ha moment when one evening I went of on a tangent using my New York pics - This was a left handed (I am right handed) drawing of NY from under the Brooklyn bridge when I was there a couple of years ago,

 Turned into a paper collage - This is roughly A3 in size and I love it.
It even looked good photocopied - the tonal values are good.

The next one was portrait in layout and was also lovely.  The next was stitched rather than drawn and did not look right so I cut it up and re-arranged it but am not happy with the re-arrangement 

so I have divided it into three and two sections look good on their own,

My next plan is to try to translate these pieces of work into fabric works.

Klimt Jacket update: I have started to join the main pieces together.  Sorry a couple of the photos are a little blurred.

 I have started working on the lace that will be the ruff at neck and cuffs- its made on fine net and has thread only edging made on water soluble - yet to be dissolved.

Close up.

More fun with scraps - the tiny bits

Some more fun with the Art Girl scraps - here are the tiny pieces - I love tiny pieces...  

They were arranged and ironed on to Bondaweb (wonder under).  

What was left - the micro thread like pieces - less than a  handful which have now been added to my thread bag for a future bracelet   Remember the big bits are still to be used.

So what did I make - yes - you've guessed it another Kindle case of course!!  Zip top, wadding and felt lining.

Front and back views.. 

More fun with scraps

Today I have had more fun with the scraps from Art Girl - first project mentioned here .  Before I show you what I have made - there is still loads left both good sized pieces and the tiny scraps which will be used up, believe me!



So what have I made - well - yes - its another kindle case..... Zip top with wadding and felt lining to protect the kindle.

Here are pics of the back and the front - whoever gets this case can choose which they consider back and front as I, personally, think both are great !!

Sewing for a break - More Kindle pouches

Between working on the Mad Hatter today I decided to use up some more scraps I found in the workroom to make 4 more Kindle pouches ready for the Christmas Sale.  I may try to put them on Etsy too - nothing much seems to sell through Etsy though -- anybody have any success through Etsy??

  

Kindle Pouches

Here are the first two Kindle pouches made today.  The first one is made from some fabric given to me by Karen Musgrave (click HERE to see the original fabric) I covered it with a pink twinkle nylon, stitched it on the machine and then burnt away some of the pink with a heat gun.  

The second pouch is made from home dyed cotton - in blue and purple with small seams that are frayed.  To this I have stitched tiny cut out flowers each one applied by hand with a bead.

 

Kindle Pouch

Scraps left from Muse 4 bonded together,

stitched, quilted to wadding, stamped

zip inserted, Big shot cut flowers applied and hey presto a Kindle Pouch