PROJECTS: Current and Completed

So I waste my mornings on the internet, working on my blog and catching up with everyone else's while checking up on our eBay auctions and generally poking things while thinking about thinking about doing the housework. On my afternoons I productively waste my hours either reading or crafting. So I thought I'd show you a little round up of what I've been making lately;

FINISHED;

This was an embroidery transfer I picked up on the cheap from JoAnns featuring dog roses, butterflies and dragonflies. I ironed the transfer onto some linen which possibly wasn't the best material to be doing it on, I think evenweave may have been a better choice. I couldn't get the hang of doing "proper" embroidery on this material so I made up my own version, doing mostly back stitch outlining everything then adding some lazy daisy chain stitches in the butterflies and French knots in all the flower centers. It's not the best sewing project I've ever completed but it's pretty all the same and I even managed to frame it myself again. 

WHAT I'M SEWING NOW;

What I'm currently working upon is a circular flower piece which I brought over from the UK. It was once my grans which appeared without any colour guides or threads so I've made the colour choices as I've gone along. Because of it's size I'm figuring the canvas was probably intended as a cushion cover but after cutting it down I'm using the printed canvas as what's known as waste canvas to cross stitch the design onto a piece of fabric. Although the design is really simple I'm hoping sewing it onto fabric will add a little something and I'm aiming to frame it in a sewing hoop.

STARTED BUT SOMEWHAT FORGOTTEN;

After finishing the first crochet blanket I really wanted to make us another to throw in the car to use for picnics when we go out on our drives. After getting really into it I stumbled back into cross stitch and it's sadly taken a back seat returning back in my knitting bag. I think I'll have to befriend it in the forth coming weeks seeing we have some plans for BBQs in May and being summer soon I hope to be outside a lot more, although it's way off being finished.

STARTED BUT COULDN'T FINISH;

This was a freebie needle case from Cross Stitcher magazine with roses and leaves in blue and red, I was really excited about this because I needed somewhere to store all my needles and what's better then a freebie?! Said freebie didn't include enough thread, so as the image shows it's come to a halt. A few emails back and forth with the magazine and some threads are on their way over to the states. Fingers crossed. Saying that it's the first project I've done sewing onto felt through soluble canvas which makes it a little tricky to know if your restitching into the correct hole.

LINING UP THE NEXT PROJECTS;

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Another design from Cross Stitcher magazine which I'm longing to start. I'm constantly attracted to dragonflies after having one tattooed on my shoulder [they are a totem symbol for good luck]. The actual pattern is called Libellule which is French for dragonfly which is so cute! I love the simplicity of this piece and I have all my materials lined up with some sandy coloured aida and metallic brown/red thread. Now just need to finish off everything else first!

I'm also saving up all the glass jars we come across while cooking for storing our home made jam [or jelly as they call it in the States. My mum makes strawberry and raspberry jam throughout the year and it's something I'm determined to do myself especially because the boy loves a good peanut butter and jam/jelly sandwich. Plus home-made jam always tastes so much better especially when all you're using is the fruit and sugar.

What are you all busy crafting at the moment?