Thursday, March 26, 2009

2 more works for local craft




I did 2 more works for local craft show. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture before I put my lace and rose and music paper collage under glass. So I am apologising for the poor quality of these images.
The second one is a old doilies and hearts wall hanging.
I use the old doilies as a back ground for hearts. It was the one of the many other projects that I try to do from old crochets. I hope after Passover and spring cleaning i will do more works with old laces and crochets.






Wednesday, March 4, 2009

CQ pouch for MP

Hello
My dear dear son (15 year old boy) ask from me to do a CQ pouch for his MP. It was really big surprise for me. I was ask him if he will go with this pouch to school or to handball team. And he told me - YES. So I stitch for him his pouch. Obviously I don't put a lace or beads on. I use the scraps that still after all his closes (when he was small boy). I stitch for him a big quilt last year but I still have a really small pieces.
And most impotent - he already use this pouch.


The back side.

Monday, February 23, 2009

New CQ for year local craft show.


Hello
This year we have another local craft show. This is the "Women create women"craft show.
I am finished my old work for this show.
If you remember I was start to do the David star CQ. But I was have a hand problem and can't stitsh for few month. When I came back to sitch and did a few tiriangle blocks for the star rays they came out in different style and I don't love it.
But the hexagon block wiyh gold ribbon was very finished for me. So I was did a 4 burgundy triangle CQ blocks for the corners. Add a burgundy borders.I stitched the gold ribbon bitween the birder and the burgundy blocks . Put layer of flanel for the batting.

I am did only plane stitches on the burgundy blocks to keep the balance with havy 3D centre piece.

And you can see my first really big ( 24x27 inch including borders) CQ wallhanging DONE.







Thursday, January 15, 2009

New pincushion

Hello

I did a new pincusion for my friend. She don't received this yet so I can't told here name.

I was want do bring a bit af happy to here. I found that I don't get my hand back to the stitching , but I was try to do the best as I can.

I did the envelope stile back. So it my be used in few ways.




1. Scissors fob. Just add a few hard things inside.



2. Keyring as it is.




3. Fridge magnet add a magnet to back side pocket.4. And a pincushion.

I hope she will love it

Thursday, December 11, 2008

New works





Hello

I just want to show few things that I did.

The pincushion on his way to my best friend Lena.






Happy stitching

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Lace cleaning

Hello


I cam back. I have had few health issues that don't gone, but I can write few notes.

This time wasn't lost for me. I was check out few sites on Internet and sort all my supplies.

And I found that


1. I have too much laces and buttons for all my life.

2. I need to clean few of my laces.


I found this great old tutorials for lace cleaning . I try them out with and they was great.


You need lace, washing powder ( soap), glass bottle and basin (or any container for soap water bigger then bottle) hot water.

1. Wrap lace around the bottle and stitch the ends together with thread.


2. Put hot water and washing powder (stain remover optional) in the basin and put bottle inside.

3. Waite for few hours. On this stage I was rub lace very gentele with my hand. Rinse lace very well and check them. If you pleased with results let it dry on the bottle , if you not go to the step 1 and do a new soap water.

For few very old and very dirty pieces of hand embroidery I did for 3 days. Change a water 4-5 times. It was worth it. I even wasn't need to irone it.

And if somebody want lace or button's for sale or swap let me know in the comments.

Happy stitching.


Thursday, May 1, 2008

Button decoration

Hello
The holiday is over.
I had a lot of time to play with my lovely buttons. And now I can share with you what I received.
1. I have a lot of those gorgeous black buttons. But I hate a black color.
I put a bit of gold acrylic paint on the button , after two hours I got this beautiful one of a kind button.

2. I found this week in the local story the grab bag with folded roses and strange sparkly embellishments (flowers, butterflies bugs). I was need a roses, so I bought this bag. This things was doing from unknown sparkly stuff on the fabric interface. At home I glued them on the buttons with clear strong glue. (like E600). I try to use a fabric glue for the wrapped buttons but it don't work so well for me.

3. And The lovely last try. I glued the gold foil under clear plastic buttons. I use the foil glue according to the instructions on the bottle. But use the candy foil instead of expensive antic one. If you don't want to put the foil on the block you can sew other button under one with a foil. the hols I did with a toothpick.

It was fun, but I still have to much buttons for me. I will be happy to sell few and get a money for new ones. You can see them on my Flickr. If you want to buy something just leave me a comment , please . And I will answer to you as soon as I can.

Happy stithching