Wednesday, May 8, 2013

What I have been up to ....

It is Wednesday already , where is this week going ,I wouldn't mind but I have so many things I need to get done that are not getting done , oh well what can I say :-)
 Did I sew all weekend , no , I did not stitch one stitch of any kind , I was busy with paint brush in hand , yes it all started with a shelf I wanted to paint and the next thing I know I am painting a hutch as well as a potato bin . What color you might be asking , well I will show you when I am all finished. The painting is finally done but the doors need to be put back on and the contents need to be put back in place minus a few things I decided to purge. Let me tell you a hutch can hold a lot of STUFF ! I am really pleased with the new look though so hope to share it soon .
 I did mail off two postcards yesterday , one I can't show you the other I will as I am pretty sure this person is not aware I even have a blog ,
I guess I should have edited this photo , I took the picture at night so it is rather dark , the theme for this exchange was "you've got mail" , I think this little bird was the perfect way to send this message. Postcards are such fun to make .
Now today I did a little sewing , you see our guild is having yet another challenge, of course it is entirely up to me if I want to participate ,no one is twisting my arm but I love a challenge,I mean I really do so what is a gal to do  but participate right. The challenge was to go and buy a gift bag that we like , one that inspires us to recreate it in some form . It does not have to be exact just our interpretation of the bag so I went off to find a bag , no easy task to tell you the truth but with some persistence I came across this bag .

 I loved the bold colors and the freshness of the design , simple enough I thought so now to find the fabrics , luck would have it I did have fabrics in small amounts that were perfect for the design so do you want to see what I have done so far ?
Oh this has been such fun ,I am doing raw edge applique for two reasons , speed and also some of the parts are just to small to deal with any other way and since my plan is to make this into a tote I felt it would suffice to hold things in place . If you look closely you will see my little line drawings where I will stitch in the stems ,  I will give you an update later as I get more done .
 I suppose you are wondering if I ever finished the teapot challenge , why yes I did finish it but did not take a photo of it yet so will share that later as well . I must apologize I know I have been a little slack at visiting blogs of late but seriously I have been too busy with the painting to do much else other than sleep which I needed lots of after that ordeal , so I will try to get around to visit real soon . Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to do some fun stitching today it is so good for the soul  :-)  Oh I am linking up to the Needle and Threadnetwork for WIP Wednesday so be sure to hop on over and see what others have been busy with this week.
 hugs Sheila

15 comments:

  1. your little postcard is gorgeous and I love how you have made the bag design in fabric. the colours are great and it is going to be a great bag.
    look forward to seeing your painting project that has taken all your time.

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  2. cute postcard. I too have been painting some furniture. What a difference it makes.

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  3. Lovely postcard. Love the bag. Interesting idea. Hugs.xx

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  4. Love your postcard...too cute! And your bag will be amazing...I love the fabrics you chose...it will be a little work of art! Don't get too tired with all that painting...we miss you in blogland!

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  5. wow - it's amazing how well you've copied that bag! Your little postcard is very cute, and I can't wait to see your painted furniture.

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  6. cute post card Sheila and wow i love this challenge idea and you have done it so well,enjoy your day my friend.xx

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  7. Your guild does lots of fun challenges... I love your version of the bag... great choice...
    Cute little postcard..
    Well done with the painting... makes such a difference when it is done...
    Hugz

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  8. You have done a great interpretation of the bag. Love it. Hugs.....

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  9. Oh wow Sheila!! what a great job on this....I just love it!

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  10. That's a great item for inspiration! I will look at "things" differently now... thanks! :)

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  11. I am so glad I am not the only one that goes through the bags at the store...this is wonderful!!!!

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  12. Very sweet postcard and I love your bag... how clever are you.

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  13. Such a sweet postcard! Love it. Can't wait to see your gift bag challenge completed. What a great challenge, looks like such fun.

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  14. what a neat challenge and you really met it! love your bag. the pink flowers are almost like the real ones you saw.
    the postcard is so cute.

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