Embroidered Wolf Cushions!

These were my Mum and Dad Christmas gifts. They go away in their camper van a lot and for some reason [I'm not sure why but there is a story there] they have a wolf on the back spare tyre cover. He even has a name but I can't remember what that is either.

So anyway I thought they might like some cushions to spruce up the inside of the van [I mean there are only so many personal touches you can add]

So here's the one I made for my mum its very floaty and swirly and girly. I tried to stick to the general colour scheme of the van which is turquoise [in fact I also backed them in a teal fabric with leaves on but i forgot to take a pictures]

Its just a basic running stitch but I think it looks really clean and cute. 

I especially like the the eyes and the small details.

This is the one I chose for my dad, basically its a mirror of my mums but I made it more masculine by going for a more geometric style. 

I personally think it looks awesome, you can tell they match but they are not too matchy matchy!

I really like all of the triangle detail and the fact its a little more abstract.

Here they are together, I think they look good but if I were to do it again I'd have them facing opposite ways. 

Oh I love making Christmas presents by hand!!!

Much Love

Frankie

xxx

Arrrrrgggghhhh!!!

Okay so it's actually happening . The craft fair I've been working towards is tommorrow! And to put it bluntly , I'm pooing myself! 

I've been working flat out , sewing , knitting, reading craft fair tips, harassing family members (sorry netty and mum) and generally panicking! 

And knowing that d-day is upon us how do I feel? Well dear reader I feel like crawling into a bottle if jack Daniels! However instead I'm going to load my car with monster/owl hats , owl doorstops and the adorable cushions I finished only last night, we don't fly by the seat of our pants here we rocket by them! 

I'm going to end by saying , thank you to everyone who has urged me along! My momma and netty got being at the end of the phone (or the fabric scissors) more times than I can count , and for talking me off the ledge on a daily basis! To mr Knitwit for being patient with the mess! Ally for giving me no choice and forcing me to put myself out there! Nan and grandad for wool and woodwork galore ! Bestest Knitwit for choosing what colour I painted my nails (sometimes the simplest tasks need help) and for everyone else who has given words of encouragement! 

Whether I sink or swim it's been one hell of an experience!

Now just to let you know , if things go well I'll probably add to the wealth of internet knowledge and do my own craft fair post . If things go badly? I'm going to find the biggest box of thorn tons possible and eat myself happy! 

And rennet folks if you free tomorrow elworth Methodist church is having a craft fair starting at 10am and it's gonna be awesome!

Much love

Frankie

Xxx

Will I Ever Learn?

As mentioned in my previous blog post, yesterday I started recovering my cushions. It took a little bit longer than I was expected, mainly due to my inability to measure accurately. I don't know how many times I have had parent/teachers/friends tell me to measure twice cut once. But either way I still haven't learnt my lesson, I might have  definitely measured the new covers wrong, luckily after some swearing and stuffing of inserts into the new covers I got them finished! I did them the lazy way and didn't put in any fastenings just slip stitched the openings closed after sewing. This is for practical reasons, Little Knitwit has developed a fondness for zips and for stuffing his toy cars into the covers and reclosing them. I'd just like to say you have not felt pain until you've plonked yourself down with a nice hot brew and found yourself with a matchbox car up your jaxi and hot tea over your lap.

 

 

I only recovered the brown cushions they used to be a mix of grey, white and beige. So know we have three "accent" cushions (Mr.Knitwit laughed at me when I used this term earlier) and the rest are dark brown suede.

 

 

This my little nest, do you like my cushion? Its a vintage sewing machine cushion and was given to me this Christmas by my brother and his family, it reminds me to make something beautiful everyday.

 

In other news I've started the top half of my dress for OWOP, I'm using simplicity 4070, well the bodice at least I always tend to go a bit rouge on skirts depending on how much fabric I have left. I've used this pattern before and loved it but always managed to avoid the zip putting in part. I've never done a zip before, I've read up on it in pretty much every sewing book I have but to be honest its about as clear as mud so I'm envisioning a lot of ripping out in this project.

 

 

And yes that is a pattern envelope with ALL the pieces inside! Anybody who has used a pattern before knows that once you've opened that envelope your chances of getting anything back into it are slim to none! But I used to go walking and spent years folding ordance survey maps! Patterns are nothing!

 

 

This is my start to the bodice, I'm working in a nice white linen, and hoping to add a linen skirt. It has princess seams and it's going to have a zip. My first one ever!!! And as with everything else it needs a good iron!

 

Now I'm off to try and finish my knitting! I keep saying that but other things keep cropping up!

 

Much Love

 

Frankie

 

xxx