When I was cleaning out my sewing room the other day, I found a length of beautiful navy-blue linen in a box and remembered that I'd bought it a while ago to try sashiko quilting after being inspired by a library book. The book had been long returned, but I found some cream embroidery thread and some wool fabric with which to back the linen, and started stitching. At first I got frustrated, the lines of my stitches were wonky and I kept stopping to unpick them every row or so. But then I decided that I liked the slightly random effect of my uneven stitches, and just went with it. I like the way the stitches look hand-drawn and a bit organic. One day I would like to try the very neat and geometrical sashiko embroidery- there are lots of beautiful examples in this flickr group.
I turned my pieces of simple sashiko-quilting into two padded cases: one for pencils and a small one for coins, etc. I've included them in my first (small) shop update for the year. It's good to open my etsy shop again after a nice long break- I am starting to get some new ideas for it this year, and am feeling excited about the year ahead. Thank you for your support with my humble needlecase-fundraising. In addition, I will donate 15% of anything sold in my shop this week to the International Red Cross working in Haiti.
Unrelated: I am honoured to have been nominated for one of the Poppies– an award ceremony taking place at the lovely Poppytalk handmade blog. The category is for 'Favourite Handmade Crafter' so thank you!! If you feel like voting for me (or anyone else, of course) you can do so here. Thanks again for your support.
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