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 : - )
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| my very first attempt |
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| the Hubby says it looks like "whenever" but that works too methinks ! |
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| 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
