Hiya, I am starting a new creative project, thought it might be good place to show my efforts. With a lot of wait time coming up with appointments and treatments I was looking at a portable time fill option - so hand embroidery it is! I just wanted a small, achievable, positive to not need to think too much but focus on.Starting with straight lines (oops maybe will not do it all in 24hrs...remember the slow down being the aim 😉). Then a cross stitch, then a bigger challenge. Three simple kits to start while I learn some needlework. If I am happy with my efforts, I then have a bigger free hand in mind, using some quilting project fabric I keep not having time for.... but now do for a bit. Watch this space 🙂🩷.

Onya! A project is a good distraction from treatment. I still have my sewing books from school with the stitch samplers, some have good marks as in 9/10 and others are average! Never appreciated it at the time but now I quite enjoy some embroidery and knowing how to tack something or back stitch, blanket stitch is handy occasionally!

This is memory lane! The first thing we made was a bag, to hold our sewing books and projects. Machined, press studs and then we had to draw our name on the front Flap and then chain stitch our name!@jend thanks for prompting memories and best wishes with your project and treatment Take care

@JenD congratulations on your craft project. Busy hands are great to slow the mind down while waiting for appointments etc. Can wait to see the finished projects. I do scrapbooking and I have done a bit during and after treatment. It gives me a lot of joy. @cranky_granny I am sure you will love your time with CWA and get to finish your projects.@iserbrown and @"Annie C" I think schools should bring back sewing / cooking for all students. There are a lot of kids / young adults that are unable to cook or do basic sewing. In my year 7 class we had to sew our school uniform winter skirt. Our local alterations shop charges $25.00 to take up the hem on a pair of pants / jeans. I have a daughter who is a little short and she is having some sewing lessons and one thing she is learning to take up the hem on a pair of pants. She said this was a bit boring. She changed her mind when I said the other options was for her to pay for the alterations of her pants herself.

Those of you quilting may like this one then. A home project I did this over several years (as time and motivation allowed, during my boys school years, so over about 15 years!). Started as I found a pattern I liked in a quilting magazine, then collected fabrics and put together a combination I liked. Ended up King Size. Bargello quilt on front, then so as not to waste an opportunity, a scrappy design on back, so it is two sided. It is machine quilted finished (that bit was outsourced, too much for my little janome!). I am in no hurrry to tackle anything quite as ambitious again, but might get back to a couple of ufo bundles that need finishing in the coming months too. Clean out the cupboards a bit...P.S , my minischnauzer Tisha, photobomb, not shy in being in a photo..or on the bed!)

When I was at art school (Glasgow) a year of embroidery studies was required if you intended to teach (long dropped - both me and my art school!) but you know, you just might have kicked something off - small, easy to stop and start. Now, whatever happened to my stitch book??

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TaraJ
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2 years ago
Love the quilt
And your puppy

Im nearly at the end of my journey and really feeling like I need a project or something - it takes up so much of your life going to be weird when things go back to normal
iserbrown
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2 years ago
Agree! I'm in the process of trying to finish ongoing projects before starting another.....easier said than done
cranky_granny
Member
2 years ago
Oh i love the idea of quilting. I am being strong and not starting anymore new projects till i finish the ones i have.
Locksley
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2 years ago
@anniec your quilt is lovely. Your friend will treasure it.
June1952
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2 years ago
What an expressive pooch ! As cheeky as ? A fabulous quilt, an amazing work of art. Beautiful.
arpie
Member
2 years ago
That is a STUNNING quilt, @jenD - BOTH sides are spectacular! Well done you!!

And I love your Mini Schnauzer too!! A buddy has one & I've always said that if I get a dog - that would be the one I'd go for!! ;)
JenD
Member
2 years ago
Those of you quilting may like this one then. A home project I did this over several years (as time and motivation allowed, during my boys school years, so over about 15 years!).

Started as I found a pattern I liked in a quilting magazine, then collected fabrics and put together a combination I liked. Ended up King Size. Bargello quilt on front, then so as not to waste an opportunity, a scrappy design on back, so it is two sided.

It is machine quilted finished (that bit was outsourced, too much for my little janome!).

I am in no hurrry to tackle anything quite as ambitious again, but might get back to a couple of ufo bundles that need finishing in the coming months too. Clean out the cupboards a bit...

P.S , my minischnauzer Tisha, photobomb, not shy in being in a photo..or on the bed!)
Tri
Member
2 years ago
Tri
Member
2 years ago
I love this thread (pardon the pun), and the colours in your creative projects are gorgeous.
@JenD your title “slow down project” resonated - just yesterday I was walking to the beach for a swim and motivated to take a photo of the sign on the path (I’ll include it) - aside from the spectacular colour of the sky, cliffs and water I decided “slow” (but steady) needs to be my 2024 mantra.
My fingertips have been a bit numb but when I am finished with the current treatment I think getting the sewing machine out will be both a pleasure and great OT.
arpie
Member
2 years ago
STUNNING Quilt, @"Annie C"

Well done, ladies - you have more patience than I do!!

hehe - I found this today ..... you may relate to it! ;)

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