My First Garden Stitchery block

Yesterdays plan was to make my stitchery into just a wallhanging on its own...but have decided to keep going and make a few more blocks and see how it comes together for a larger wall quilt as originally planned! It could still be used for a wallhanging as is, or even a cushion...but have quite a few more ideas for stitcheries. I shall stitch one more, then I must return to my Gardeners Journal...as I am lagging behind!
Bye For Now

Lisa

Spider Web Stitchery

I have finished stitching my first design 'Stitcheries in my Garden'. I am really enjoying the whole process of seeing my drawings come to life with needle and thread. I have taken these pictures tonight, and they are not quite true to colour...not quite as vibrant as in pic!
Will start on the bumble bee stitchery next...have worked out a different way to make my bee look 'fuzzy'!

Bye for Now

Lisa

Stitcheries from my Garden

This is what I have been wanting to do for a while now...design some stitcheries, with my garden in mind, and hopefully make a small wall quilt. Lifes too short not to do these sort of things! So the ones you can see in pic, are only a very rough draft, but only todays effort! So with all that I love in my garden, I have included so far...spider webs, an angel garden stake, Arum Lillies (which I love but had to remove when the kids were small) bumble bees, daisies just a few of my favourites so far. Might have to leave out the Naked boy bird bath though!lol! I am having fun with it though.

Tea time again!
Enjoy your week
Lisa

Trinkets

I must say that I was very pleased with my finished little cushions. As a first released pattern 'Trinkets' by Jo of Lilly Pilly, I think she has has designed some sweet little stitcheries! I have added a few drops of rose oil to my stuffing...just dipped my wooden skewer into the oil when I'm stuffing...and they are smelling so lovely!!!

Enjoy your week

Lisa

Purse Chain and some stitching!

Today I received the chain in the post from Studio Mio for my Anni Downs purse. Pleased I decided to go with the chain, matches the frame and fabric quite well! I did also buy another purse frame and chain to make another, but still deciding on fabric!

I have started to stitch Jo's pattern 'Trinkets' and just loving her sweet little designs. I have chosen some 'pretty' fabrics (a change from what I usually use) to go with the Cottage Garden thread...which is just so nice to stitch with! I hope to finish the stitcheries tonight to show later in the week.

Hope you are all having a great start to the week!

Lisa

The 15 minute Little Gift!

Need to make a little gift...well this one is sooo easy! It took me longer to get the pot belly fire going out in my sewing room, than it took to make one of these Tissue pouches!lol! Wished I could of stayed out in the sewing room longer, it was just starting to get warm...but had to come in and prepare dinner! The pattern is from one of my new book purchases Sew What Bags.
Bye for now
Lisa

Quilt and Craft fair

It was a fantastic day at the Quilt and Craft fair yesterday. Jane and I arrived at about 11am, (We did stop at Richmond bakery for a coffee and snack..yum) I wished I had taken my camera, as it was quite pretty driving through the heavy frost, even the gum trees were white tipped at 10am!


One of my favourite stalls was Fiona from Mothers Cupboard...she really has some lovely fabrics, and she also has some very cute buttons...after I purchased all these goodies, I stepped back to make room and spotted.......

Jo's gorgeous little cushions...they are so very cute and had to wiggle my way back through the crowd, to purchase a pattern!lol!

A few books from the Dymocks bookstand...yes I was very naughty!

And a beaded bracelet with a little handbag charm and shoes...I just couldn't resist!

I hope you are having a great weekend

Lisa ʚϊɞ

Dragonfly

Still playing with my paints...it is taking a bit of getting used to painting on cardstock, but am enjoying it! The card absorbs alot of the moisture from the paint, which makes it hard for linework. I have decided simple flowers, I will make into gift tags and cards, and the one like in picture, that has a bit more work, I will make into notebook covers and keep for gifts.
Bye for now

Lisa