Textile Play Day

Where has this last week gone?  It doesn't seem two minutes since I was linking up to Handmade Monday last week.

Isn't it lovely to see the sunshine?  I do hope you have managed to get out and about this week and enjoyed a little of it too.  I love Spring time, always so much hope and anticipation for the year ahead.

We had a wonderful walk along Dawlish Warren beach and nature reserve yesterday

The water in this picture was gradually running down the beach towards the sea.  No idea where it was coming from!

Here we are playing around with our shadows!

Looking back towards the nature reserve from the Exmouth end of the beach.

Today we have been out in the garden having a really good tidy up.  I was so pleased to be out there, as this time last year I was not well enough.  It was interesting to see two year's growth on some of the plants I was cutting back!

Ok now on to the title of the post ......

Last week our Textile group met up for another Play Day.  There are about 9 of us and we do something different each time and take turns to hold it at a different house each time. Synthetic fabrics and soldering irons were the order of the day.  Have a look at these pictures to see how we got on.

All set up and ready to go.  

Notice the essential items, cup of tea and plate of biscuits!! 

Making marks with the soldering iron

Here we are busily working away.

These are all the bits and pieces we produced during the day.

All joined together using the soldering iron.  Not a stitch in sight!

Very detailed butterflies and some pretty flowers

This last picture is a small piece of my own work.  I made stripes of blue and gold first and cut across them to create little squares.  I then joined them back together alternately to make the check pattern. It is no more than 4" square.  So very satisfying :)

Thank you to all the ladies who took part in the Textile Play Day

Have a good week everyone!

See you soon

x

Sweet Wrapper Textiles

Where do these weeks go?  I can't believe it's time for Planet Penny's Happy Friday again already!

We had our first Sunday roast for a while this week and whilst doing the potatoes this made me and my hubby smile.  We couldn't possibly roast this one!  Maybe we should save it until St Valentine's Day?

I had a really enjoyable day today.  A group of friends got together at our house for a 'textile' day. There were 9 of us in all making 'fabric' out of sweet wrappers, felt or velvet and sheer fabrics.  One big mistake I made was not taking any photos throughout the day!! Doh!  We were so engrossed in what we were doing, it completely slipped my mind! So I'm afraid I only managed to take some photos of my finished project to show you.

I was really pleased with the way these turned out - a case for my glasses and a needle case which I have been meaning to make for ages - and the fact I managed to finish them both.  I just love the bright colours.

Looking forward to seeing what made you happy this week :)