Sunday 27th February

I have had the most relaxing weekend! All my planning and marking was done on Friday, as I had two free sessions (something of a miracle!) I took my embellisher down to the farm and spent the weekend bonding(!) with it. It was raining the whole weekend, so I didn't need to feel guilty about the length of the grass or the weeds in the garden. The horses didn't even want to move away from their shelters.

This piece began as a nine-patch (can you see them?) but I decided to add another flimsey and embellish from the back of the piece. Then I added some hand sewing in circles. Looks like the Bungle Bungles to me!

This one began as a two-tone piece, using Merino 'batting' I purchased at 10001 Yans and Fibres, a local Bairnsdale store. It felt so soft and springy, I couldn't help but sew into it and add some embellishment. I loved working on this!

I used all my knowledge gained from Hot Needles, Cool Stitches, as well as some pieces from other courses. It's amazing how you can incorporate past experiences into making a new piece. What fun!

It's really amazing how working on something creative relieves stress. I'm actually looking forward to the next week, knowing I have had a 'me' weekend. When you are creating, you forget all about other things and the time just flies. I love my embellisher!

Saturday 19th February

I have finally found some spare time to blog. Life is always hectic at this time of year and I have had some more chaotic times than usual. On Tuesday this week, I had a day where everything went wrong. This climaxed with me getting my dress caught in my mobility scooter at the end of school and, in front of parents and students at the General Office, all my buttons popped off my dress, my dress ripped and I found myself  showing far more underwear than I would have liked! Luckily for me the office staff had safety pins! At least this gives me an excuse to make some more clothes!

I have had meetings after school every night since school began (even Friday nights!) so my blogging has been non-existent. However, I told Michael I wanted to stay home this weekend, rather than go to the farm, so, after housework, I have found time to experiment with Lesson 3 of Hot Needles, Cool Stitches. This is the result. Hopefully, I'll have some more time tomorrow, in between making clothes and correcting VCE English tasks, to play further. I have some beautiful goodies from The Thread Studio to play with. I hope it rains, so I don't feel guilty about staying in! The garden is like a jungle after all the rain.

Sunday 6th February

It's been a busy week back at school after the holidays. For some bizarre reason, students came back on Friday. This gave me the day to 'wing it', then spend the weekend preparing for the week ahead. I have been sewing--clothes--and have begun Lesson 2 of Hot Needles, Cool Stitches. I am using Evalon Ultra as the base for printing a photo. I then painted it with Starburst Sprays and am now waiting for it to dry before I embellish it. No pictures today, but I'm sure nobody wants to see pictures of pants and tops!

Another bizarre event is the weather. Not only has Queensland had floods and a major cyclone, but Victoria has floods as well. Fortunately for us, no floods (yet) in Bairnsdale, but nice soft rain---the garden  is flourishing (as are the weeds!) It's usually hot when the students come back to school, but next week is low 20s---perfect! Next post I'll have some more work to add.