Tartan Tidy 2023 Part 2

 Tartan Tidy 2023 Part 2

Sometimes I wonder at my stupidity. I had not said what I was making or why. My boyfriend had bought a Crystal so I thought I would make a little Pouch to put it in.

Crystal

 

I did not Sew all the way up because I needed to leave a gap to put the Crystal in. I was going to put a Bow and Bell on it as shown in the above photograph but I decided against it.

 Button up

 

Once I had measured how much room I needed for the Crystal, I could then finish Sewing. I then Buttoned Up the Material after I had put the Crystal inside.

Tartan Tuck

 

With the Crystal at the Bottom, I then proceeded to bring up the Tartan in line with the Button. I slipped the Material through the Buttoned Section.

Tartan Tidy

 

I Folded the Tartan over and round. I tucked the Folded Material inside the Buttoned Section. Thus, I had one Tartan Tidy. Glad to say the Crystal made it safely to boyfriends home.

Tartan Tidy 2023

 Tartan Tidy 2023

 This was a quick off the cuff project.

 Tartan Waistband

 

Quite some time ago, I had to have a Tartan Skirt altered. I had the Waistband Removed and elastic put in. Being me, I had decided to keep the Waistband in case it came in useful.

 Remove Threads and Open

 

First, I had to Open up the Waistband and Remove all the loose Threads.

 Pin Tartan

 

I reversed the Tartan and Pinned in place ready to Sew.

Tartan Blanket

 

I used my favourite Stitch, Blanket and Sewed up the sides. I stopped Sewing roughly a quarter of the way from the End.

Blanket Buttonhole

 

I then turned my attention to the Buttonhole End. This area was quite frayed so I had to tidy up before sewing. Time for a break.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 59

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 59

Now the Pocket is Cast Off I can start Embroidering the Details.

Tidy the Grey

 

Before I can start adding Detail, I need to do the usual boring Tidying up. I begin Sewing in the loose Ends. Some of the Ends are long enough to Straighten Up some of the Grey Outline.

Eye

 

I have added the Eye. This is so I can use it as an Anchor Point. If I know where the Eye is, I can better work out where to place the rest of the Embellishments.

If you look carefully at the above photograph near the Eye, you might spot a divot in the Nose. It is the result of changing a round drawing to a chart. I have to change it back again.

Secure Tail

 

I Secure the Wool for the Tail at the back. I have chosen a Dark Grey colour. I will be doing a small part of the Tail before I continue with the Light Grey.

Add Legs

 

I have Embroidered enough of the Tail to work out how far it will go down the Pocket. I can now add the Legs knowing that they will not be interfered with by the Tail.

Rat Tail

 

That is the Tail finished. I have also been around and completed the Outline of the Light Grey.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 41

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 41

Apologies I have had camera problems so have had to improvise this blog.

Crinkly

 

Change of Wool. I have quite a bit of various Odds and Ends of Wool left. Since this next bit is not going to be seen I am using up some Crinkly Wool.

I-Cords

 

I have made a series of I-Cords. They are roughly a Thumb Length.

Loop

 

I left the Tails on the I-Cords so I could Sew them together in a Loop.

Lots of Loops

 

I have made eight Loops in Total

Loop Tidy

 

The Loops are quite easily lost. I have threaded a bright piece of Wool through them and have Knotted it. This will stop them disappearing when I move my craft stuff around.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 29

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 29 

Nice to be doing something different.

New Part

I am now moving on to one of the Side Pieces. What I am going to do is make a Flap

Adding Colours

I am continuing with the Colour Leaf Pattern. I simply add a few Colours at a time Knitting in Stocking Stitch.

Tail Mess

As I have done several inches, I am finding it hard to work out what is current and what are Tails. I need to sort out the Mess before I continue.

Tidy Time

I have now Sewn in all the Tails and now it is Tidy so I can continue on. I will have to do quite a bit more before I can move on to 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.

More Blooming Flowers 2019 Part 4

More Blooming Flowers 2019 Part 4

It has been awhile since I blogged about this project so here is an update.

Wonky Petal

If I remember correctly I was discussing problems that occur. This problem is one of my own making. Somehow I haven’t correctly followed the outline of the Petal.

Embroidery Mess

This meant that I had to go over the Petal until I readjusted the shape. Consequently as you can see it has made a Mess of the back.

Different Pair of Blooms

Finally I am on to the Large Circular Bloom. If you look at the above photograph you will find Two Pairs of different coloured Blooms.

This is not a mistake. There are two reasons for this. One is I am trying to break up the colour scheme. I do not want the Single Blooms and the Large Blooms the same where they together.

The other reason is I am trying to max out my thread supply. I don’t want to be half way through Bloom and find that I have run out.

Untidy Bloom

A word about Tidiness. Although I have mentioned it before I think in the photograph above you can see properly how bad thread and mistakes make the reverse of the Blooms very knobbly and Untidy.

Tidy Bloom

In this photograph you can see the difference. I was lucky to have much better thread which in turn led to less mistakes and being far Tidier.

Finished Red Petals

I have now finally finished the Red Petals in all the Blooms.