Traffic Jams.

I have been terribly slow this week.  My little man’s been growing some more teeth which have led to some unsettled nights, so I’ve been feeling really tired…and believe me I’ve clocked up some sofa snoozing this week.  This has in turn made my crafting go at a snails pace.  I set about doing a little bit every night and soon things were falling into place with an end in sight!

I have enjoyed doing this project though…and am so pleased with the finished results.

My projects – two this time!  I have been asked to make:

1) A bag holder in Emma Bridgewater style,

2) Bunting for a one year old boy’s nursery with the theme of cars.

The Bag Holder –

Crumbs Emma Bridgewater’s designs are so yummy.  I have a few bits myself…a set of polka dot cake tins, and a blue starry night tin…and I think they are just lovely designs.  My favourite patterns of hers are Starry Skies, Pink Hearts, Sampler and Polka Dot’s. I think on my wish list would be one of her massive teapots, a few tin trays, storage caddies…. I could go on…but I won’t…my piggy bank has a bit of fattening before I can afford some of her goodies.  Here’s a link to her website in case you’re not familiar.

So one of my yummy mummies likes Emma Bridgewater also, although she has quite a few more bits in her collection than I!  I searched for fabric and at £24 per metre I searched again!  I looked for a similar style, but it just didn’t feel quite right.  I felt a bit like I was cheating.  Well my searching paid off, and I found an eBay retailer with just the right amount for me at a snippet of the price.  It came quickly and it sewed up a dream.  I used every scrap up so just the right amount.  I did have a few mishaps along the way…one of my needles on my machine bent and the other snapped in half!  We got there in the end though…and this is it….starry skies fabric…

 

The Bunting -

Bunting is so lovely to make.  Tedious to cut out, but such a joy to join them all together. 

So my yummy mummy friend wanted some bunting for her boy’s room.  The theme - cars, colour – blues…and she said she wanted it to be fun!

It’s rather quite hard to pick materials for a project.  You’ve got to think of which patterns work together, which colours meet the brief, what they will look like with the applique’s on, being mindful to keep the cost down..so much to think of. You also keep saying to yourself “Now will they like that..?!” which feels like such responsibility (we are still talking about bunting here folks…anyone would think this was life/death decision making!).  In the end I picked some lovely blue materials in plain, gingham and starry patterns.  I decided to go for the pale blue patterned material for the flags ready for some brighter applique’s.  I wondered if it might look a bit too “baby boy” with the pale colours, but I think the finished result is brilliant.

Here are some pictures…

Three cars causing a traffic jam in my sewing room!

I love bunting all stacked up.

Ready, set, go! Traffic lights at start and end.

I’m awful…I can never wait to take a photograph in the daylight! I know it’d look better…but I’m so impatient!  Also it’s really difficult to photograph bunting all hung up…  You’ve got the distraction of my kitchen on there sorry!  I tried hanging everywhere…but this was the best option…but not a great shot.  My husband held it up for me to take a photo but it looked like he was showing off his guns so we rolled around with laughter.  You get a photo of me instead!

Still not a great photo of the bunting…but it’s the best I can do right now! If I get a shot of it in it’s new home, I’ll put it on here for you to see.

I hope you like listening to my making adventures?!  I’m rather enjoying talking to myself, so I’ll continue to witter on…

What will my next project be…?

Hope you are all well.

Love from me and my little man x