Another month has gone by, and I haven't posted...still feeling "unfocused", if that's a word.
I did finish my rug, and I'm very happy with how it turned out! It was a learning experience, and the best part was learning how to dye wool, a process different than dyeing cotton. The finished rug is about 24" x 35".
So last weekend I worked all day Saturday on this mess--starting with a piece of natural colored wool felt, then adding layers of wool by needle felting, and then resorting to adding pieces of netting using my sewing machine. And it just looks like a mess! What a waste of a day! I think I already threw this out, if I haven't I plan to.
And this is another thing on my design wall, from the Judith Trager Craftsy class I've been viewing. Each square is around 10", so it's pretty large at this point. I'm just using up scraps, which I have way too many of. Her class is pretty good, for anyone who gets those half-price or discount emails.
And my niece is having a baby girl in September, so I'm making the crib bumper pads and skirt for her, she wanted the colors of baby blue and lavender, which I seemed to have a lot of already. I picked up the foam bumper pads at Hancock Fabrics yesterday, so I can get these done soon.
And here's Leo, not stressing out at all. I think he slid right off the couch pretty soon after I took this picture.
Looks like you've been busy. Sometimes we just need a little break right? Some time to fill the creative bucket can be a really good thing. :)
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