December 14, 2024
It wasn’t easy finding a tree that would fit on the template but I did it. And it wasn’t easy finding a template that seemed the right size. I used lots of paper printing out various sizes for each of these.
A friend gave me some corners off a fabric box she was making and I was able to use the backing from those corners to “lift” the tree off the tag.
December 12, 2024
Dylan will be travelling to Miami on his birthday and, with the postal strike, his celebration will be delayed until he returns. Hopefully his present will be waiting for him when he gets home.
September 6, 2024
What a lovely event to celebrate Madison and Walid’s engagement.
Walid is Lebanese so the celebration was going to allow us a glimpse into a very different culture. We weren’t told many details except that it was a fancy-dress party. Online searches didn’t reveal much information but anyone our family spoke to about such an event gave us the same information – the food will be amazing and it will be so much fun. No one lied!
I wanted to make something for the couple so I did another online search to see what the Lebanese culture might give me for ideas. Immediately it was the Cedars of Lebanon that came up. That sparked my mind about a cross stitch project I had in my bin. It was entitled Spring but it seemed perfect for the occasion.
The project was done on a larger-count fabric than I normally use and the design was stamped on the canvas. Although a chart was included, I found I didn’t need to use it. There were six thread colours, all very similar. It didn’t take long to get it finished and I was able to have it framed and shipped in plenty of time for the party.
September, 2024
I needed a purse for Walid and Madison’s engagement party so I started looking online for a pattern. Once I found the pattern I needed fabric. I wanted something sturdier than quilting cotton so I went shopping at Gail’s. She had a nice linen that perfectly matched the colour of my shoes. She also had a variety of magnetic closures so I was good to go.
For whatever reason I put off making it until it was almost too late. I thought I’d look for one at the thrift stores but they are all open at different times and I never seemed to be out and about at the right time. My last desperate thought was I would go to Walmart and find something. One morning, just a few days before we were leaving, I was determined to get out and find something. My time was limited as we had company with us for a week.
That morning we had nothing planned with our company so I gave myself a talking-to, came upstairs and got busy making my clutch purse. My first problem was that I didn’t have any fusible interfacing so I had to use a different product that meant I had to do some quilting to attach it. The inside divider needed the same approach but I didn’t bother quilting it.
Although the project took longer than the tutorial suggested, I surprised myself by having the purse finished before lunch. It worked perfectly for the party.