Hoops and an "Ooops" . . .

Good morning , hope you had a fabulous weekend, and I hope it's shaping up to be a fine & lovely Monday for you too.

I'm feeling sooo much better - thanks for all your get well wishes  - but unfortunately the Hubby has been struck down now, so this horrible lurgy continues to linger chez nous.

But enough about that . . .

 We had a relaxing weekend, just mooching around & about and catching up with things, and I had lots of fun practising some freehand machine embroidery, creating some hoop art.  Ok, so perhaps the word "art" is stretching it a wee bit, but it really was such fun and I'm very chuffed with how they turned out  : - )

my very first attempt

the Hubby says it looks like "whenever" but that works too methinks !

a tiny wee one to complete the trio

 Ever since I had the privilege of popping into Purl Soho when in NYC last year, where they had a wall full of beautiful fabrics displayed in hoops {pop over to their website for a wee peek}, I've wanted to emulate the look in some form or another at home.  The next stage in my quest was to acquire one of Poppy Treffry's lovely books - "Freehand Machine Embroidery"- an excellent source of learning and inspiration. And so, I put foot to the pedal and off I went . . .

Oh dear, I think I may be hooked {she says whilst flicking through her diary wondering when in the week she can get to Hobbycraft to buy more hoops}

And the Ooops ?

. . . whever ?, whever ? Yes, I have to admit, I had sewn over it three times already before I realised . . .   Oooops . . .  but it did give us a good giggle, especially seeing as I am a self-confessed stickler when it comes to spelling.

And I'm not the only one who's been playing at this - do pop over to Amy's Crafty Shenanigans and see what Amy's been up to too.

It's catchy . . .

'til next time,

xoxo