Sunday 21 March 2010

Still Trying

I check out Pantry Violets on a regular basis and am constantly delighted and inspired by the creative output of Jone - LOVE the Easter eggs! - and Danielle, and all you other talented ladies. Anyway, finally found a little time last week between paper work and gardening and cleaning ponds and choosing tiles for the barn renovation, to do a bit of sewing ( I know, I know, everyones' lives are as busy and complicated as mine, but it's comfortable to have an excuse for not having exercised my creative muscle lately).
My project was a collage for an old friend who will be celebrating his 60th birthday on April Fool's Day and, Ooooo, I enjoyed myself so much - it was like a much needed meditation. I'm keeping my fingers crossed he likes it, though I know men can sometimes find small textile things a tad "girlie" and his house is somewhat bloke-ish. A girlfriend of mine had given me a little jar of delightful heart-headed pins for Christmas and I'm ashamed to say this was my first opportunity to use them (I made a little heart-shaped wrist pin-cushion to put them on).

Whilst stiching I remembered a colour "sampler" Carol and I saw at the textile fair in February. The lady was selling cotton and silk embroidery yarns and had done this amazing, huge linen sheet of tiny jewel-like coloured squares of cross stitch; it reminded me of a Paul Klee painting, quite exquisite. I asked her how much she wanted for it, but she told me it was a work of love and not for sale. Anyone else know how she feels?


4 comments:

  1. Katie, love your new things that you have shown us. Will you make your own color sample cross stitch piece? I love it. Do you have a close up shot? I hope your friend likes his gift. Tell him it will soften up his place. Hope all is well in paradise.

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  2. Hi Katie! mmmm lovely pics as always....so funny, only yesterday I pounced on those heart shaped pins in a shop in Winchester!!!
    Maybe you must do a klee styled piece using scraps of coloured fabric, with lots of coloured sewing machine stitching to make the squares look solid?
    cannot wait for France!
    xx

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  3. oh my GOSH!
    Your stitching is so charming and THAT STITCHED PIECE WITH tiny squares!
    I must make one of those!
    ....all the colors and numbers.... sigh .......

    I'm with Danielle - counting the days! Just over 14 weeks to go....xo

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  4. What a wonderful and inspiring blog post!
    Love the things you are doing and you HAVE to take your time to be creative even if you are a busy business woman;)
    XX
    Becky

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