Fat Hen and Flo's photostream on Flickr.
Some updated pics of what I've made over the past few months.
Monday, 30 January 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
i am a bad bad blogger
it has been way too long since my last blog post, i wonder how many 'our crafters' and 'hail Martha's' will be needed to atone this sin. well i start with showing just a couple of things i've been up to over the past few months.
firstly, i finally got round to a bit of screen printing, the sketches for these have floating about for sooo long i pleased they eventually made it.
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| my kitchen table set up works fine for now |
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| the first print...beyond exciting |
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| martha, mindy & maud |
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| franc & stan my word and picture placement may seem a bit random today but for some reason it is doing weird things and through my streaming eyes, dripping nose and fuzzy head it all seems too much to figure out. (that's why i've finally got around to blogging again...i am full of cold and have banished myself to the sofa, not good to sneeze all over the fabrics!) |
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| some colourful keyrings okay, what else. i added a new machine to collection. i have had a yearning for a hand cranked singer for a while. |
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| but not this kind |
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| look at this beauty, a christmas present to me....i mean the kids. this is what they are learning to sew on. |
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| boys love machines |
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| even the bearded one couldn't resist having a go! |
i am quitting whilst ahead! images have been flitting all over the place, words suddenly disappearing, it's all too much today. this is why i need to blog more, often so that i don't forget how it works in between visits!!
i hope to return very soon but i won't promise anything. hopefully next time it will be easier. off to say 50 our crafters and 25 hail martha's.
xxx
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
it's been a while
what happened to april? what with school holidays and the royal wedding i somehow lost a month. very little got done in the way of 'work' although i seemed to make lots of birthday presents and wedding party stuff. once that all died down and everyone finally returned to school/work i went into lastminute.com mode and began preparing stock for a craft fair. now that is all over and i finally feel i can breathe again but i am left with this.....
think i need a studio tidying day.....i can see my sewing machine in there somewhere...maybe i'll venture in later today. part of the reason for this chaos is i had to take a table to the craft fair (what's the point of paying table hire when i have a perfectly good one myself)...the one that was piled full of stuff. and so said stuff was spread around the room at 9.30 on saturday to get the table out and loaded into the car with my stock for a 9.35 departure. i arrived at the fair and the organiser had laid out too many tables and said i could use one of those rather than him moving it and me getting mine out of the car!!!!!!!!! so anyway i arrive back home at 5.30 and dump table and stock wherever i can find space....and there it still lies. the other reason for the chaos if you haven't figured by now is that i'm really messy....
here are some pics of the fair, the first are taken by the lovely Ruben from Kraken Photography who i met on the day
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| my stall |
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| some of the great stalls |
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| clutch purse |
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| a gaggle of flo dolls |
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| lovely summery flower corsages. wear as a brooch or in your hair |
some of this scrumptious stock will be added to the shop later...once i tidy the studio and am able to find it!!
time to get on now i suppose as i have sewing to do.....sample cushions for a local gift shop for thursday, 3 birthday gifts for parties the kids are going to this weekend, sofa covers for next week and my son wants his quilt made so that he can take it to cub camp (we've only been talking about it for 3 years) he obviously knows that mum needs a deadline....he goes on the 28th may.... better get cracking.......oh and tidy the studio first and update the shop.
the kettle is calling
until next time
x
Friday, 1 April 2011
Friday Folksy and WIPs
happy friday people. the weekend is almost here ..yay. before i go window shopping i thought i'd show you what's in my wip box this week as well as the quilts i'm working on at the moment.
here is a box of lovely things waiting to be stuffed. some liberty fabric bunnies and birds plus vintage/vintage inspired fabric ponies. a large bag of stuffing and my favourite stuffing tools await these little chaps. but they look so lovely lined up in their box it seems a shame to disturb them. these are destined for a craft fair at the beginning of may although i might put some on the shop too.
ponies, birds and bunnies
below is one of the vintage quilts from the states that i have been repairing and which was is destined for the craft fair however when i washed it a few days ago i fell in love with it. it is currently resting on the end of my bed. although it is an old quilt i don't think it had been washed before. it was badly stained and marked along the edges. a cool wash removed most of these easily, no need for secret recipe soaking. the beauty of washing quilts for me is the gorgeous puckering that happens between the stitches. i always wash my quilts as soon as i finish the final stitch of binding but not everyone does...i love seeing them drying on the line.
and here is a strip lap quilt that is in the process of being handquilted. love the colours of this.
and here is the vintage feedsack pieces now pieced into blocks, just need to put them all together.
so i've got a few bits and pieces to keep me busy for a while.
now for shopping! i'll keep it short this week as i've rambled on enough and time is fast running out.
this week i have chosen a selection of gorgeous things that i would be delighted to open this sunday.
click on the image to take you to the folksy shop.
anything from pants and paper would be nice
just what i need to keep my lips soft
you can never have enough buttons especially when they are as beautiful as these
i need to create a path up to the chicken run via the washing line to stop me slipping in the mud in winter, i really love these sparkly stepping stones
love these
any of those lovely things would be wonderful but i'm sure i'll get some gorgeous handmade pressies and most importantly lots of huge huggles. can't wait.
have a good weekend
enjoy.
x
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