As you may recall, I am a massive fan of Hens Teeth - glorious gentle stitching - and had already been on
a couple of the Haberdashery Brooch classes given by Viv. On the second brooch class I made brooches out of haberdashery cards, buttons etc like this one:
So when it came to making needlecases - rather than lots of sewing - i am not a great sewist and cheat whenever I can, I decided to to use some bits and pieces of paper stuff I had. When I was in France a couple of years ago I bought an old Lotto set, including lovely old cards - very damp and not a little smelly but rather fabulous once dried out and put in a container with a scented sachet and left for a while.
I love the needlecases Viv makes with old battered quilts - the loveliest colours and beautiful washed and worn - so, I decided to stick a piece of quilt onto the Lotto card, fixed in a bit of ribbon to tie it as I went and here is the result:
Next in line was a lovely little booklet with a pretty picture on the cover that I bought last year, I pulled out the innards of the booklet, stitched a piece of quilt to it using blanket stitch - get me - included the ties as I went - you can see the inside above and here is the cover:
The tie on this one is a piece of bias binding dipped in tea which came unfurled, but I think it makes a nifty little wrap around tie! Just had time to make a third! Made from two out of a set of mats also bought last
year in France, both the centre circles inside have a quilted circle attached and the mats are stitched together at one side and tied with a ribbon at the other.
Taken together, a fine days workshop was had by all and lots produced in a short time!
Many thanks to Viv for the use of some of her lovely photographs.
Love to All
xx
Di
Love Viv's creations and LOVE what you have made at the workshops Di! You are a master of re-use and recycle!
ReplyDeleteTHANKS SAM! I NEVER SEEM TO BE ABLE TO RESIST USING SOME OLD BITS OF PAPER IN WHAT IM MAKING - TRY AS I MIGHT.
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DI
You are an inspiration to us all Di. xxxx
ReplyDeleteBless you Viv! It's only what u bring out in me!
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