New Project!

 Hello Everybody!

I've started a new project for an old addiction:  organizing my DMC floss.

I just bought 1,000 plastic bobbins and 2 ArtBin Super Satchel Slims from JoAnn's.  I'm starting to take all my loose skeins and wind them onto bobbins.

I have the finished ones sorted by number "families":  >100, 100's, 200's, etc.

I also have a bunch that are on cardboard bobbins that I need to switch over to plastic:

Since this bin is 12" x 12" x 12" and about half full, I'm going to be here awhile.  Some of them are already on plastic bobbins, so they just need to be sorted.

Once I've got them all on bobbins, I'll put them into the Slim cases.  I have 5 filled already so I figured 2 more should handle these extras as far as overall storage space.  I'll start putting my entire stash into the new boxes in numerical order and should be able to empty each successive box as I go.  I will need to leave a bit of room in each box to hold the floss that's already being used in other projects.  I really believe that when I'm done, my master stash will need all 7 boxes!

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Another Finished Project: Fabric Wreath

 Hello!

Due to the lockdown, I have another finish - a fabric wreath.  I got the form from a storage unit that hubby bought (like Storage Wars but real life).  The form is 18" in diameter.  When I started on this one (after the jewelry letter!), hubby asked me if I was "trying to foo foo up the room" because it's now MY room.  I told him, of course I was.

I really didn't know how to do it, but thanks to Pinterest, I figured it out.  Oh, if you want to follow me on Pinterest, my ID is stacy27c.

Since most of the tutorials were for 14" wreaths, I knew I was going to need more fabric.  I ended up using 468 strips that were cut 1" x 8".  I used 13 different fabrics; 7 whites/creams and 6 blues/greens.  Most tutorials I read said to tear the fabric for a raggedy look.  I'll admit I was lazy and used my rotary cutter.

My form had 9 sections like this:

Here are the fabrics I used, in the order I used them:

I started at the top left pile and tied a strip around the outer 2 rings of the wreath form.  I then went clockwise through the piles tying the next strip around the middle 2 rings, then the 3rd strip around the inner 2 rings, then back to the outer 2 rings.  For each of the section on the form, I went through my piles 4x for 52 strips per section.

When I finished the 1st section of the form, the last strip was tied on the 2 outer rings.  When I started the 2nd section of the form, I kept to the pattern and started on the middle 2 rings.

I only did one tie per strip, like this:

That was sufficient to keep them on the form, plus left them longer for a fluffier wreath.  I decided to hang it on my closet door so that I could see it from pretty much anywhere in my studio.  Here's my finished wreath:

I do have one more wreath form that I'm going to do up for Christmas.  I'll post when I get that one done.

Happy Stitching and Crafting!

Stacy

Another Finished Project: Crocheted Sweater

Good Morning!

I had another finish recently, a crocheted sweater.  It had been so close to being done for awhile.  It needed to be sewn together and then the neck, sleeve, and bottom ribbing had to be done.  I finally knuckled under and did it!

This was a free pattern from RedHeart called Delicate Coral Tee.  Obviously, I didn't use coral.  I used a lavender yarn that I already had.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Another Finished Project: Jewelry Letter

 Hello, All!

I finished another project that I'd been wanting to do for years:  a jeweled letter.  I had this letter S (for Stacy, of course) for years but never got around to starting it.  I think I bought it at Michael's.

Hubby helped me by spray painting it silver on the front and edges.  Spray paint and I don't get along well.  ;-)

I put a hanger on the back before I began:

You can see some of the bling that I had available to glam it up with.  Hubby buys storage units and this was some of the left over costume jewelry that he had.  Don't worry, none of it was really worth anything.  He'd already had a jeweler go through it. It has the necessary shine though.

I used E6000 glue to attach the pieces.  There was really no rhyme or reason to it.  I had the hemostats to hold on to the littler pieces and to poke things into place.  My table is protected by a couple of sheets of industrial vellum.

I started with a couple strings of pearls and then just started layering some of the bigger pieces.  As I found gaps, I poked in some smaller pieces: loose pearls, glass beads, etc.  This is the finished project waiting for the glue to completely se-up.  The letter is about 8" tall.

Here it is hanging in my studio:

Looking at this photo, I realize that I need to tidy up the closet a bit!  lol

Happy Stitching and Crafting!

Stacy

A Finished Quilt Top

 Hi Everyone!

I hope you are all staying safe.  Thankfully, we are (hubby, me, and our cat).

For good and bad, I've had a lot of time on my hands.  The bad part is that means no work is coming in - the joys of owning a trophy shop when all the events are cancelled.  The good part is that I've had time to work on and even finish projects!

This first one is the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt, Frolic.  I have the top finished!  I had nearly given up hope, but I pushed through and got it completed.  It won't be quilted for awhile because that's a whole different project.

Here's the finished top:

This one definitely took the most time, for me, of the mystery quilts that I've done.  Work on my quilting studio took precedence.  

As you might guess, this was taken in my new space!  The cutting table is a temporary one and I need new flooring, but it's mostly done.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy