Carnival Calamity 2025 Part 1

Carnival Calamity 2025 Part 1

Every year we have a Carnival in summer. Each year is a different Theme. This year the Theme is Board Games. I thought it would be an excellent time to play Dress Up.

Starting Square

I have quite a bit of Felt left from other projects. I pick a nice large Blue Square to Start with.

30 Centimetres

I take a Ruler and Measure the Length. It comes to 30 Centimetres.

Middle Line

I Measure Half Way to 15 Centimetres and make a mark in Chalk. I Measure the same distance on the Opposite Side and make another mark. I then Draw a Line between the two points. This is my Middle Line.

Centre Column

I have taken a Second Piece of Felt and Pinned the two together with the marked one on top. I then take the Middle Line and place my Ruler directly over it. I then Draw a Line either Side of the Ruler.

Once the Ruler is removed the two Lines have created my first Column. This is the Centre Column that I will be working from.

Nine Columns

Starting from my Centre I move the Ruler either Side to create additional Columns until I have Nine in total.

Grid

I spin the Felt around and then using the same technique add more Lines. This had given me a Grid with Small Squares. I have Nine Columns and Nine Rows in total.

A Twist In The Tail 2025 Part 10

 A Twist In The Tail 2025 Part 10

I am continuing with making the Fin.

Blue Continues

I have now started on one Side with a Blue Colour. I am Continuing with the Increases. When I have finished doing the Blue on this Side I will do the same on the Opposite.

Light Blue Marker

After the Blue I added another Red and a Light Blue. This Light Blue is a Marker. After this I will start Decreasing at the Outer Edge.

Annoying Stitches

I have noticed that  the Pattern I have created is leaving an Extra Stitch on the Returning Row. I find this Annoying so will have to see what I can do about it.

Sewn Over

I have Sewn over the Extra Stitches with Red Yarn. This not only has Covered Up the Stitches but has also helped Define the Edge.

Boxing Clever 2024 Part 7

 Boxing Clever 2024 Part 7

I am not sure why but I am in a bit of a silly mood and cannot get Television shows out of my Head. See if you can spot the references.

Barren Greenback

I have Covered the entire Back of the Box with Strips of Green Material. Hence the title Barren Greenback. 

Bit of Blue

I am adding a Bit of Blue. This is going to be Water.

Build up Colours

I am steadily Building up the Bottom with a variety of off Cuts. You may recognise them from the Materials used on the Box Lid

Is it a Bird?

No it is not a Bird, a cloud or a superhero. Keep Guessing.

Boxing Clever 2024 Part 6

 Boxing Clever 2024 Part 6

Since I have to think about what I am going to do next on the Front I have decided to tackle some other bits in the meantime.

Mucky Side

I always hate the way the Glue dries when using this Material. It looks Mucky. Therefore I am going to start with the Side.

Green Side

This Side is Easy enough. I have taken a long piece of Green Material and Glued it in Place.

Peeling

It has started Peeling already. This Material isn’t very good which is why I only every use it as a Liner. Though I have to confess that using ordinary Glue instead of Fabric Glue probably doesn’t help.

Blue Band

I have a long Length of Dark Blue Band left. It can easily go all the way around the rest of the Sides. I start by Gluing it on one Side of the Box. It is a bit Uneven so I may have to add some more White.

Clip Away

Before I can do the Main Side I need to Clip a Hole in the White so I can access the Release Button.

Clip Band

I Glue to the Button. I then Clip the Band around the Button then carry on Gluing.

Boxing Clever 2024 Part 4

 Boxing Clever 2024 Part 4

This is going to be more fiddly so need to take my time.

Adjust Edges

I have selected some Offcuts from the material left from a previous project. Sewing Bee Bag see links at bottom of the page. I am using my Pinking Scissors to Adjust the Edges so they do not Fray.

Split in Two

I want Thinner pieces of Cloth. I Split the Light and the Dark Blue into two Separate parts each by Cutting along the Middle with the Scissors.

Got the Blues

I Glue the Dark Blue across the Lid. I place the Lighter Blue roughly halfway up the Dark Blue. This is the start of a Wavy Sea.

Landslide

I continue layering the Blues alternatively until they reach the Sky. Once that part dried I added another piece of Camouflage over it. It has added a Sliding Slope to the Land.

Add Ship

Where the Sea meets the Sky I have added a couple of small pieces of Black Leather. This is the the Base and Mast of of a Boat in the Distance. I need to find a different Colour to make the Sail.

Add Rocks

I have found a nice piece of Red to make a Sail. I have also added a few Rocks. With some extra pieces of Blue I have added more Waves. It now looks like the Sea is rough with Waves crashing.

Blogs

Reversible Shoulder Bag

17/05/18

http://lady-jane-quirky.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/oh-what-busy-sewing-bee-i-am-2018-part-1.html

07/05/18

http://lady-jane-quirky.blogspot.com/2018/06/oh-what-busy-sewing-bee-i-am-2018-part-2.html

21/06/18

http://lady-jane-quirky.blogspot.com/2018/06/oh-what-busy-sewing-bee-i-am-2018-part-3.html

05/07/18

https://lady-jane-quirky.blogspot.com/2018/07/oh-what-busy-sewing-bee-i-am-2018-part-4.html

19/07/18

https://lady-jane-quirky.blogspot.com/2018/07/oh-what-busy-sewing-bee-i-am-2018-part-5.html

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 18

 Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 18

This blog is a bit of a bust. Most of my photographs seemed to have either disappeared or great quality. So apologies but I have done my best with what is left.

Securing

 

The problem with changing colours so often is that it can leave loose Stitches. This will become a major problem once I have started using it and the Weight will naturally drag it Downwards.

I have begun the process of going over these areas. In the above photograph you can see where I have gone along the edge of the Orange to Secure it.

Blurry Blue

 

This was a very difficult photograph to take. I wanted to show how the Holes are so much bigger where I picked up Stitches. I have held the Knitting up in front of my computer screen. Therefore the Blue of the screen can easily be seen through the Larger Holes.

Brown Blur

 

Another difficult photograph to take. Once again I am holding it up against the screen. Now I have gone through with the Brown Wool the difference is much Smaller.

Red Top

 

There are many Straight Edges that you do not find in Nature that I need to tackle. Here I am Changing the Shape and also I fixing Holes at the same time.

Leaves and Orange

 

I have added 3 Leaves to the Second Strap. However there was a bit of a gap so I have embroidered some Orange in it. Much more to do so need to carry on.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 7

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 7

It should be simple but it is getting rather complicated.

Third Stitch Holder

 

Unbelievably I still cannot get the Stitches off and have to add a Third Stitch Holder. This is towards the Front End of the Stitches that I need to remove.

I slide the Forward Stitches onto the Third (Gold) Stitch Holder. Then I can pull the Needle and First (Grey) Stitch Holder back and leave half the Stitches on the Second (Blue) Holder. Finally I can slip the Stitches from the Third Holder to the Second.

15 Stitches

 

If you could follow all that I now have 15 Stitches on the Blue Stitch Holder. That is half the battle done. At this point I Cut the Wool leaving a long Tail.

Lift off Stitches

 

I now move onto the second part of Stitches at the other side of the Wool Marker. This is going to be much easier. This is because the Stitches will be the right way for Knitting.

I push the Stitch Holder through the 15 Stitches. I then lift them off with a Needle.

30 Stitches

 

I have now put the Stitches back on to the Blue Stitch Holder. You can see the End of the Tail in between the two lots of 15 Stitches. This makes 30 Stitches in Total.

After doing all that I need a break before I move onto the next part.

Clay-time Playtime 2021 Part 5

 Clay-time Playtime 2021 Part 5

Now I have the Base and Outside Edge done I can move on to the Inside.

Adding Blue

 

As you probably realise by now I am trying to emulate an Ocean theme. Therefore I selected a Deep Blue to begin filling in between the Starfish Arms.

Blue Bottom

 

Once more into the deep dear friends once more. I finished the Bottom of the Dish and now had to decide what to do next.

Two Blue

 

I had to consider the amount of Deep Blue Varnish that I had left. I hit upon the idea of using a lighter Blue to give the effect of the Water being of different Depths.

It work great I was really pleased how it turned out although it was touch and go whether I had enough Varnish to finish it.

Splash of Orange

 

I did a spot of research on the Internet and never realised how many different types of Starfish there were. I had a whole variety of colours to choose from but in the end after sorting through the Varnish I decided to stick with the traditional Orange.

Star Base

 

As you can see in the above photograph the Starfish really stands out against the Two Blues. To enhance the illusion of Depth I added a little extra Yellow to the Rim.

With this added it almost gives it a Rock Pool look. The next step is to go over the whole Dish and give touch ups and where necessary scrape a little Varnish off where it had Splashed on the Shells.

Bathroom Tidy

The moment of truth. Here are my lotions nestled neatly inside my Dish. I did have to move them around several times to get the right order but it was well worth it.

N.B.

Since making the Tidy I have been given a whole load of new Face and Bath products which I cannot fit in. However it was nice while it lasted and I am sure I will soon be able to whittle the products down so they will fit once more.

Mademoiselle Medic 2020 Part 3

 Mademoiselle Medic 2020 Part 3

This blog is entirely about Hats.

Nurses Hats

 

Technically I should make a Scrub hat but to be honest I am getting a little bored with all the Cords. Therefore I looked up Nurses Hats and found the above Poster.

Paper Hats

After trawling through the ‘How to make a Hat’ sections on the internet and getting really mixed up I decided just to try and do my own.

I made two versions out of Paper and then tried to scale it down so it was Mademoiselle Marionette sized.

Paper Template

I preferred the T Shaped version of the Hat. I therefore undid my mini version. I found some material Pinned it to it and then Cut out.

Hemmed T Shape

 

I Hemmed the T Shape. I then turned up the Bottom as it is in the Paper Version. This left the untidy side on the Front. I decided I was not happy with it.

Blue Hemmed

 

My solution was to Sew Bias Binding all around the Edges. I thought Blue would be a nice colour. 

Overlapped Blue

 

I flipped the material over. I Overlapped the two Top Corners and Sewed together.

Press Stud Blue

 

I next added a Press Stud. This was a bit fiddly so after doing the one on the Top I turned it inside out to be able to add the second more easily.

The important thing doing this was checking that the Stud Halves would connect prior to Sewing the second one in place.

Front View

 

After turning the material the correct away around I fastened the Stud together. I then turned up the Front of the Binding as it should be.

Technically there really shouldn’t be Blue tips on the Hat but I couldn’t avoid that. Also a stray hair seemed to have snuck into the picture. At least it is the correct colour.

Back View

This is the view at the Back of the Nurses Hat. I am pretty pleased with the result. Obviously like the Mask it will have to be Pinned in place.

Mademoiselle Medic

 

The above photograph was kindly sent to me by Cayt Hewitt.