Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Another Making Weekend

Last weekend I didn't do much embroidery as I was getting more acquainted with my sewing machine. This year I was invited to join my friend's family for Christmas and I bought some things for the little ones. I decided that instead of wrapping the gifts, I should make fabric bags to hold them and then the kids can use them as shoe bags. I'll share pictures once they are gifted. I had three to make, which made for good practice. By the time I got to the third one, it was a breeze. I still need more practice on how to properly cut my fabric. I'm still having a hard time with that.


I did do some cross stitching when I took breaks from my sewing machine. Today I'm looking at past pictures of Tracery Dragons and I was surprised by how much the piece has progressed. Before I pulled it out in November, the last time I had touched it was back in 2016. Three years later, I managed to finish the entire lower half within a month. I don't think it will be finished before end of year, but chances are high I will finish it next year.

December 2016
December 2019

3 comments:

  1. Yes, that piece is looking to be within sight of finishing. Not long now!

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  2. Wow, you have made amazing progress! It's such a beautiful design.

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  3. The Tracery Dragons look amazing! Great progress.

    For me, cutting the fabric is always the hardest/most scary part of sewing. What if I get it wrong? Eek!

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