Little Birds
Hello All!
Not too much to report this Monday. The biggest news I have is that I walked over to our local book store today and pre-ordered the next Harry Potter book….I’m a big fan and I’m hoping that this one will be great (the last one was a bit of a tough read for me… *sniff*).
For those of you who’ve read previous posts here - you know how much I love the Japanese craft magazine Cotton Time. I don’t read Japanese but the photos are enough for me - I can sit and look through that magazine for ages!
I’ve decided to take a little break from making my sewing books and pincushions, and work on some small projects inspired by Cotton Time (and also work on my “plushie in a bag” project, too).
Last night I did some sketches for an idea I have - basically what I want to make is a piece of quilted fabric that will have small pockets on it to hold little things. And it will have a loop of ribbon so that it can be hung from a push pin or a nail.
I was thinking that the pockets will be fabric and have a little embroidered felt decoration. So, last night I started embroidering these little birds onto a light brown wool.
I’ve got to tinker around with the pocket sizes - I realized this morning that in my original sketches the pocket sizes are tiny. I’d like them to be small - but still functional.
I just thought it would be a cute accessory for my studio - and if I like how it comes out - maybe I’ll make a couple more to offer in my Etsy shop.
Now I’m off to the sewing machine!
Cheers!
Jenn : )
Tags: bird, embroider, Harry Potter, Japanese