Busy Fingers

Mousedeerses

nobody@vox.com(Beca) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:51:36 -0700

The first test (with the too-glittery beads) is behind the current effort. I did the background and the tree without any drawing or plan; I learned quite a bit and would definitely do a few things differently next time. I think I was a little too...

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1st Beading Attempt & Findings

nobody@vox.com(Beca) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:20:30 -0700

... so that happened! My first attempt went well and although I won't be rushing out to frame my test sample, I did learn a few key things in figuring out the process. 14 count canvas is needed to accommodate size 10 seed beads, 18 count canvas ...

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Golly!

nobody@vox.com(Beca) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:15:04 -0700

This might just work... It's a Malaysian mouse-deer, a fave local critter from the zoo and one of the prettier stamps from the series that inspired the project. Conceptually I think I can see how this might work now but I'm going to have to figur...

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Itching to Stitch

nobody@vox.com(Beca) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:14:16 -0700

Yes, it's that time of year and I am jonesing for some projects again. First up: I am going to work out a border for the bluework piece I did last December/January. My Mom-in-Law sent some photocopies of some border designs but I'll have to do a ...

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Make it hot

nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:07:23 -0800

I confess, I make my own hot pads. I like mine just the size of a hand and not too thick and making them is the only way to get them. I should have taken a photo of the ten year old ones I threw out, but they were just so ... so... sad. Worn and t...

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"Year's" Project

nobody@vox.com(Beca) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:39:07 -0800

My quickie End-Of-Year project becomes my New-Year's Project: I got the design at my mother in law's house from an old book of "Chinese folk art bluework" - although technically, other than being blue, I don't think this can be classed as tradit...

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All sewn up

nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:34:27 -0700

I tested my newly tuned up sewing machine by making a little needlework bag. I bought the materials for the bag a couple of years ago and kept over analyzing how to build it. In a fit of procrastination last weekend I just did it without making...

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Little lace jacket

nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:05:20 -0700

This is driving me nuts. For the last couple of seasons I keep seeing these adorable crochet lace jackets for tots and little girls, but I can't find a pattern anywhere. Last year I tried to copy a crochet top bubble jumper that I saw and ended up...

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Little stitches

nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:38:55 -0800

F made his second project in needlework, a needlepoint drink coaster. I think it came out rather nice. Eric and I probably did about half of the work, but F did all of the edging and is very proud of it.

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Checkered Pasttime

nobody@vox.com(deschampsia) — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:51:29 -0800

On Christmas Eve I completed Miss V's quilt. Hooray. She's only 13 months old, she'll never know, right? Many thanks to drinkumbrella for creating and tracing the Amish Wave quilt pattern for me. I will never do scalloped bias hemmed edges on a...

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