Tues Tutorial ~ Hand Sewing Box

 

I enjoying looking around online, in stores and at our Sit and Sew to see all the new contraptions for carrying around projects. 

Then I still find myself "shopping" around my house to reuse something I already have when I need something. Like when I started working on hand sewing hexies.  One day I bought some cheese sticks from the Pizza Pizza place.  

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday Tutorial

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I decided for now this box was sturdy and the right size. 

Because of the stiff cardboard, it provided a small work surface 

for tracing hexies.

Then I got out some magazines 

and this is what happened next.

 

 

 

After all the hexies were glued and dried,

to protect the papers,

the box was covered with strips of clear cellophane shipping tape. 

It was impossible to keep out the wrinkles.

Oh well. 

 

And I carry it in THIS to Sit and Sew.

Fun Friday~ Quilt Guild April Sit and Sew

 

No our Quilt Guild does not Sit and Sew on Friday. 

I'm just showing you on Friday something fun I did last week 

which happens to be last month.

Our Guild meets on a routine Sat and Monday of each month.

We can take a machine or handwork depending on what we are working on

or in my case the mood that I didn't want to load up a machine.

So here are a few shots of work.

It's also interesting to see the new notions and supplies people are using.

A couple of people are working on the Guild's quilt along.

Then there is me still working on my handpieced hexies

 out of a cheese stick pizza pizza box

which also

went with me taking a friend to the Doctor's surgery and office last week.

So 6 flowers got added last week!

Fun, fun.
 

Wordless Wednesday 324~ Spools and Friends

 

A sighting in my sewing room.

A cookie tin turned into my great Aunt Christine's sewing box. 

A metal serving tray used in my childhood kitchen.

Metal thimbles I used for years that now don't stay on my crooked finger.

Wooden spools.

Rare metal film canister.

Wooden spools no longer made.

Old needles.

An angel a dear friend gave me that now makes it easier for me to reach and pull lamp on.

Thread wrapped on paper that used to be part of a purse stash.

Friends sign from a former Christmas gift my daughter made as a child.

Metal bobbin used in first sewing machine I used.

Homemade bottle cap pin cushion.

 

When was the last time you bought something made in Copenhagen?