It is my turn to show my wooly creations... I saved one from the Pin It! Pincushion Blog Hop hosted by Sew We Quilt a couple of weeks ago, and then designed a wall hanging. Without further delay... I felted an old sweater for this one. Notice the piece I added to frame the embroidery - it came from the neckline of the sweater! It is a 5.5" x 4.5" pincushion, stuffed with polyfil, so it is very light. For contrast, I made a rose using ric-rac... As with my previous … [Read more...] about Day 4 of the Wool Lover Blog Hop
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Day 3 of the Wool Lover Blog Hop
Are you having as much fun as I am? I am amazed at the creativity and workmanship of our wool lover bloggers... In case you missed the first two days of the hop, stop by the following blogs to see what I am talking about: Monday, September 23 CJ Stitching and Blooms Negligent Style Sweet P Reluctant Quilter Racie Baby Patchouli Moon Studio The Raspberry Rabbits Tuesday, September 24 Marla's Crafts Quiltscapesqs Secretly Stitching Marjorie's Busy Corner Sew Many … [Read more...] about Day 3 of the Wool Lover Blog Hop
Day 2 of the Wool Lover Blog Hop
Did you visit yesterday's participating bloggers? If not, click here for the schedule so you don't miss anything. Knitted purse, tooth fairy baggie, pincushions, socks, crochet pincushions, coasters... Wow, there is so much to learn! Speaking of learning, I recently read that originally sheep were more hairy than wooly. Isn't it wonderful that natural selection ensured more wooly sheep thrived so we could have all this fun today? Granted, sheep are not the only animals we get wool from, but … [Read more...] about Day 2 of the Wool Lover Blog Hop
First day of the Wool Lover Blog Hop
Here it is! Join us on a fun trip as we hop around today's list of blogs to find out how these creative ladies used wool on their projects. At different times of my life I enjoyed crochet, knitting, creating things with wool felt. Lately, I relax as I applique with wool and then embroider it... As I mentioned in an essay published earlier this year (click here to read it), wool comes from sheep, llamas, camels, goats, and other animal coats. Just as varied as its sources are the infinite number … [Read more...] about First day of the Wool Lover Blog Hop
Wool Lover Blog Hop coming up!
Are you ready? The Wool Lover blog hop starts this coming Monday! Our fingers have been busy preparing projects to show you during the entire week. We will be hoping around the US and to many other countries as we feast on the inspiration from bloggers who, like us, enjoy sewing, crafting, dyeing, etc, yet have one more thing in common: they love to work with wool! Can you imagine the eye candy??? Our sponsors for this blog hop will ensure you know exactly what to use and where to go to … [Read more...] about Wool Lover Blog Hop coming up!
Going home
Look what I found when I was wondering through a HUGE fabric store in Oregon: sock monkey flannels! No, I did not need any more fabric nor do I need to come up with ideas for new projects, but since when does that hold me back from acquiring more supplies? My friend Soraya found the socks and a book with tons of stuffed animal patterns to make with them. Oh... I could not stop thinking about my grandson Nicholas playing with those cute toys... Yep, I was hooked. I also got some minky to make … [Read more...] about Going home