Sunday, May 12, 2024

2024 Studio Post #19 - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Since I didn't want to blog that I did nothing, but I had an over-busy week, I went into my studio to work on my 2024 Challenge piece. I'm very excited to do this piece! (And since I've entered it in the show, I need to get going on it. I need to drop off the finished wall hanging on June 11.) No pictures until I'm done, but I cut out the two-sided interfacing to start building my tree and branches.


That was the good. The bad is . . . my iron leaked all its water out. I was surprised, but started to fill it with more distilled water. Then I noticed that the water was pouring out. I've broken my iron! It got knocked to the ground last time I used it when I was trying to access the hallway closet and the door fell off. I'm sad. I hope it's fixable.


The ugly is my studio . . . it's been a dumping ground lately. I've pulled out bins and projects and then not put things away properly. I don't know that I'll have time to straighten it up before we head to the lake.

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Studio Post #18 - PJ Pocket

I was ready to make an entry that said "Nothing - again." But then I realized that I had prepped some hand sewing to bring to Saturday's MQ meeting! It's not much, but it is SOMEthing!


Two winters ago, I dropped my fuzzy red monkey PJ bottoms on the hot stove at the lake. I replaced some of the melted plastic-y fabric (yay polyester) with a piece of red fleece. But as I wore those PJ bottoms this winter, I realized that the right hand pocket was semi-singed and had two little holes in it. It bugged me.


So I took a small piece of super-fuzzy grey fleece with a lamb on it and pinned it in place. While I was listening to the presenter, I stitched it onto the icky pants pocket fabric. I did it on the inside of the pocket so I could feel the lovely softness!


Not much, but it's something!