I have spent a lovely day with my good friends Jo and Julia, both of whom I used to work with. Jo invited us to her house for a sewing tutorial and lunch! It was a great idea as we got to have a good old chat, lovely lunch and learn how to make this lovely pincushion.
It is a little mini topiary tree and was great fun to make even with my limited sewing skills. Jo had to help me out with a few tricky bits! Too much talking and not enough concentrating on the sewing perhaps!
I got to choose fabrics from Jo's vast (and I mean Vast!) collection of scraps. That in itself was a thrill and I would have been happy rummaging through the scraps all day. I had to choose 8 segments for my tree and then sew them around paper templates. I then went about sewing them all together to make my tree top. Next task was to make a felt pot filled with rice and stuffing (not the food type, the wadding type!). And here it is the finished result. The trunk is green felt covering a straw with pipe cleaners inside it to give stability to the tree.
This close up shows off my not so great sewing but I am very pleased with it for a first attempt. The joy of creating something so pretty on a rainy Saturday afternoon really lifted my spirits. For loads more crafting loveliness check out Jo's blog - Bearpaw. You can also see the cute little house pincushion which Julia made and there is a full tutorial if you fancy having a go yourself. Have a lovely weekend!
Michelle
Oh wow Michelle, it looks really good! So pleased you finished it ok and like it. It was such a fun day, we must make it a regular event!
ReplyDeleteWow thats cute Ill check out her blog thanks for sharing :)
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