Using 'Washaway' as part of my creating

 I put some washaway on a small frame and simple drew a grid across.

I did running stitch around the outside and along the straight lines, and did a long blanket stitch up to the line, and a knot type blanket stitch at the bottom to hold it firm after washing. 

This is how it turned out. 

Postcards from the Southern Cross

I have wanted to do many different styles of embroidery, Textile Arts etc for awhile, but have always thought 'big'. this put me off quite a bit as I felt I needed to 'have' lots of things and 'have' lots of time.

This year I am going to think 'smaller'.

My daughter has been patiently!! teaching me how to use Photoshop for simple things, which is all I want at the moment, and I have been sizing many designs and colouring pages of Pinterest, Dover etc to use in this way.

I have also decided to do a lot of my work as 'Postcards', this way I get to do some of the things I want to try, and not be overwhelmed by anything to big.

I find it easier to create things if I already have the size in mind. So by setting sizes, it takes the pressure off - silly, but my idiosyncrasy.

 This will be the front cover of my 'Postcards book. It is on fabric that I 'rusted' up

And this is the 'Postcard' that gave me the title of my Fabric Book. I have soooo many scraps that part of this years challenge is to use the scraps in as many different ways as I can. I had started by placing buttons around and realized that the right side reminded me of something. Then I realized that it was in the shape of the 'Southern Cross' if I positioned the smaller button to the right. And so the book was named.

  I have also been playing around with making Suffork Puffs, and plan on using them in different embellishments.  Again using all scrap fabric, this time most of it being my hand dyed fabric.

Again using scrap fabric and my own laces, I plan on doing a lot of embellishing this year as well.

2018, The year that was Pt 2

I spent quite a bit of time at the end of the year, planning, designing and making raised garden beds and shelves for plants. I figured that if I still wanted to garden I had to make it 'back' friendly. I used all types of structures to make it easy to saw, nail etc. And when I couldn't I resorted to kneeling on the ground. I got quite a bit before a pinched nerve and the heat stopped me, but it a start, and as autumn and winter approaches in Perth, I hope to get going again and have my yard ready for spring

Everything is made out of recycled pallets and frames 

2018 - THE YEAR THAT WAS

I had a busy year but just didn't blog so much, it was an up and down year, as my back pain came and went, my daughter struggled with anxiety and depression and I tried to set up a small lace selling gig.

Some of what I did this year

Printing on Washaway and using it for designs to embroider

I will try harder to blog this year as I have so many ideas running round in my head that I plan to take pictures of and share.