Hello again

It's been nearly a year since I last posted here as I've been relying on my Instagram to show what I've been up to. However, instagram does have its limitations of space and no of photos etc, so I'm going to endeavour to share more on here.

What I'm up to at the moment 

It's 2020's 100 day project time and I'm taking part again (I did finish last year's).) This year I'm making buttons using old ones.

I have two jars full of brown and black buttons that I'm not likely to use in the normal way, so I'm using them to create 'new' buttons. As you can see in the above photo, I cover the button in its own jacket of cotton fabric. I then use these to create the new button.

These are the first four buttons that I made. I'll share the others (It's day 38 today) in the next few days till I'm all caught up.  I have quite a few new things to share with you got.

TTFN
Louise

the 100 day project days 44 - 65

I've been creating a square and posting it on Instagram every day, but I've been very neglectfull of my blog! I'm going to post the images of the squares over the next couple of days until I catch up, starting, today with my 44th to 65th squares.

Days 44 to 51

 

 

 

 

Days 52 - 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 day project - days 34 - 43

Day 34 - a scrap of  lace fabric that I created that's been decorated with fabric squares beads and sequins.

Day 35 - a blanket stitched square of fabric with crossed threads and a satin flower.

Day 36 - a square of green and white floral fabric, with pink lace decorated with beads.

Day  37 - a square piece of pink fabric with green polka dots, 3 pieces of crocheted cotton lace decorated with sequins and beads.

Day 38 - a brass ring sandwiched between the cotton fabric and striped linen with stitch and sunray lines of backstitch with a bead at the end.

Day 39 - a blanket stitched floral fabric heart outlined with 3 lines of running stitch.

Day 40 - two rectangles of fabric and a satin flower.

Day 41 - three fabric prairie points tucked under a piece of green and white striped crossgrain ribbon decorated with sequins and beads.

Day 42 - a piece of gingham edged with pink crocheted cotton lace and a single prairie point and decorated with white sequins and beads.

Day 43 - a pleated rectangle of gingham edged with velvet ribbon that is edged with beads on one size and sequins on thread loops on the other side.

TTFN
Louise 

100 day project days 26 - 33

Day 26 - four patches of fabric with running stitch in variegated thread.

Day 27 - squares of fabric and french knots

Day 28 - a square of antique lace appliquéd using tiny running stitches using vintage sewing thread.

Day 29 - a square of fabric appliquéd with small stitches in vintage cotton thread.

Day 30 - two pieces of organic ribbon decorated with pink and green tape, sandwiched between rows of sequins and beads and french knots.

Day 31 - a square of floral fabric appliquéd with running stitch and a square of woven fabric appliquéd with cross-stitches.

Day 32 - ric rac in two sizes, top and bottom rows couched with green thread and decorated with sead beads and the middle row couched with pink thread and decorated with flower beads and french knots.

Day 33 - an embroidered flower in back stitch.

That's a third of the project done.

My next post wil be the first part of a series on the Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.

TTFN 

Louise

100 day project - days 15 to 25

Day 15 - a spiral of fabric with running stitch.

Day 16 - strips of fabric attached with  variations of  chainstitch.

Day 17 - backstitched circles.

Day 18 - 4 piece of overlapped fabric embroidered with flowers.

Day 19 - strips of fabrics attached with a variety of running stitches.

Day 20 - an appliquéd crochet doily decorated with sequins and beads.

Day 21 - felt circles attached and decorated beaded blanket stitch. 

Day 22 - a square spiral of variegated thread running stitch.

Day 23 - a collage of fabric, lace and buttons.

Day 24 - manipulated fabric with either stab stitch or french knots.

Day 25 - circles of pale pink velvet with circles (all a bit wobbly) of a variety of embroidery stitches.

That's the end of the first quarter of squares, only another 75 to go!

TTFN
Louise