A Little Bit French Swap

Part of the fun of joining in of the Little Bit French SAL was to join in a gift swap.  On Friday afternoon, my poor postman knocked on the door.  He looked half drowned, and was very apologetic about the parcels disintegrating in his hands.

Happily, the contents were all intact, and I opened a parcel from Fiona of BubzRugz.  She had wrapped the items in a tea towel from Australia, probably the only thing to hint of sun we shall see this month!

What made this even more exciting, I have been reading Fiona's blog for some time, so it was a lovely surprise to receive from someone I "knew", even if she didn't know it.

I shall look forward to using everything, and getting to know Fiona better over the coming months.

It's a little bit French-Part 5

For a few days only, I am now caught up with this project.

This is the first time I've made a jewelry roll, and lessons have been learnt, lol.  Nothing wrong with Cheryl's instructions, just my brain not working.

Inside, there is a zippered pocket for valuables, and a "tube" for a ring holder.  The button marks where the popper holds it closed.

As with the other sections, there is a piece to be held back for the final project.

A little bit French-Part 4

To go with the thimble pip, there is a scissor keep.

It's made using the same method, so this was a little quicker to put together.

This piece in the blue colourway, goes in with the others for the final project.

Thimble Pip

A little bit French continues with this thimble pip.

I've not made one before, but Cheryl's instructions are very clear and concise.

It was quite fiddly to do, but well worth it in the end.

As you can imagine, Daniel thought of every possible use for it, apart from it's intended one, but at least it showed he liked it, lol.  He thought it was a perfect alternative to a Red Nose for Red Nose Day, or else we could add a body to make a frog. 

There are two more parts for this section, hopefully, that should be done today.

It's little bit French- Part 3

The third section is now complete, only two more to go to catch up.

This one is a spectacles case.

I like the way the button on the top hides the stitching for fastening the press stud/popper.

The blue version goes away for the project at the end.  Now on to part 4.

It's a Little Bit French-Part Two

Part Two of "It's a little bit French" is now complete with the making of this pin cushion.

I used the fabric I had leftover from doing the blue houses for the hexagons, backing and binding.  I really love this pincushion for it's size.  Small is often beautiful, but sometimes, it's lovely just to have something a little big bigger.

Now on to complete part 3.

At Last, A Finish

Well, I've been home, but it hasn't all been fun and games.  Housework had to be caught up on, ironing to be done, and the gardening was calling while the rain stopped for a short while.  It might not be much, but progress has been made, and however small it may be, progress in any amount is more than welcome.

I had some new threads arrive, so I could do a blue version of the "lavende" for "It's a little bit French".  This has now been put to one side for a bigger project at the end.

The next project was a joy to do, tiny hexagons are always welcome here.  The pink version has been made into a doily,

and the blue one is waiting to be finished into something else.

It may be done today, but Daniel is off for the day, so the owls are coming back out.  After hardly seeing the light of day last week, it's about time they had a decent outing.  The body will definitely be finished today-I hope.

Bah, Humbug!

Some things don't go just as they should, but it is possible to turn it around.

I am trying to catch up with the "It's a Little Bit French" from Willowberry Designs.  In the bottom of my basket, I found I had done an extra piece to make a lavender bag. 

I went off to the machine, quite happy in the knowledge that I knew what I was doing, sewed the french seams only to realise I hadn't folded the fabric properly.  Instead of having the seam going up the centre back, it was at the side.  This meant the stitching was in the wrong place.

I wasn't going to undo two lots of stitching and came up with the idea of making a humbug.  I filled the bag with lavender, folded and stitched across the top, and have a unique, lavender filled humbug.  Mistakes don't always mean things are ruined!

Another treasure found at the bottom of the basket, was some cotton leftover from the panda.

Having a son that loves black, I've crocheted a black face cloth.  Waste not, want not seems to be the perfect motto for this house at the moment.

It's a Little Bit French

Cheryl at Willowberry Designs is doing a Sew A Long this year with a French theme.

There's also a little twist, hence the two stitched pieces.  One goes to make a gift, the other goes to make a project at the end.  There were two colourways for this, but I've done mine both the same.  They were the colours I preferred, and stitched with the threads I had.

Cheryl is also organising a swap throughout the year using the gifts that are made up.  That should make for an exciting six months.