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Hello everyone! I am so happy to see this thread -- I was beginning to think I was the only one that did handwork
I knit, sew, embroider, quilt, crazy quilt and cross stitch (all left handed). I sold at craft shows for about 10 years and quit when all the shows around here seemed to be full of "party plan" stuff and jewelry.
I'm currently working on about 3 applique quilts (all at one time), two gigantic cross stitch projects (Heaven & Earth designs) and a fantasy crazy quilt. Here's one of the blocks:
Hello everyone! I am so happy to see this thread -- I was beginning to think I was the only one that did handwork
I knit, sew, embroider, quilt, crazy quilt and cross stitch (all left handed). I sold at craft shows for about 10 years and quit when all the shows around here seemed to be full of "party plan" stuff and jewelry.
I'm currently working on about 3 applique quilts (all at one time), two gigantic cross stitch projects (Heaven & Earth designs) and a fantasy crazy quilt. Here's one of the blocks:
How true; sometimes I think those of us who have more than one hobby zero in on one for a long time and get burnout. Then we go on to another and do the same thing over and over. I've been burned out on quilting large items; so I started doing quilted handbags and got burned out on those also. These days I may be getting burned out on knitting I may have to take my creative side back to the 70's when I loved doing crewel when my girls were napping.
Just go with the flow may be the best solution.
Next to my desk/computer setup I have a chair and half couch. Both have storage. Both are full of yarn. And the other stuff is intermixed with the storage for the computer stuff. And I always have a cross stitch project. It's all origional design. And on the drawer with the desk is a mix of scissors and pens and chochet hooks. On the crate the laptop sits are jewelry projects, mostly finished. The needles for hand sewing or stitching are stuck through the necklaces.
Messy? To some. Perfectly ordered to me.
I started after my older stuff was lost in moving by just starting with a design and with all the yarn there to look at, could pick it out so much better, so that's when the yarn got the storage area. Also, there is a LOT of it. I do very detailed tapestires too, all freefrom as I'm inspried based on available inspiration.
Crafting a dying hobby? Sure not here. And if it was why would Walmart devote a couple of whole isles for it?
And even the most humble of quilts has a tale to tell. In the attic I have a couple that some number of aunts made for warmth and not for show. As a child I loved to sit on the quilt, point and tell the story of Grandma's Sunday dress, uncle's new wool suit, somebody's sun dress and my flannel "pony" shirt. Odds and ends of a family's need and wants all stitched together and tied with red yarn.
The bedrooms were cold in those days but once Grandma weighed me down with one of those multipounders I was sure to stay warm and, without a doubt, tucked. in. the. bed. Sleeping under that quilt was like sleeping under a lot of loving care.
What's your current sewing or textile arts project or problem?
Collect and resell womens vintage clothing, from 1930s, through '70s. With exception to Edith Flaggs invention of polyester the textiles are amazing, but rarely perfect. The sewing machines a permanent fixture, this yr my granddaughter took an interest during summer vacation making handbags from my reminents pile.
To break things up a bit decided to start xewing project and still in the process of collecting various types of wool sweaters for a repurposed quilt.
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Originally Posted by Red On The Noodle
I'm currently working on about 3 applique quilts (all at one time), two gigantic cross stitch projects (Heaven & Earth designs) and a fantasy crazy quilt. Here's one of the blocks:
Here’s the jumper I made for my yet to be born granddaughter.
That little jumper is darling! VERY nice work!
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