Time to begin putting things in order!!

After an afternoon visit to Busy Bees yesterday...

...where I had the use of a huge worktable to spread all my UFOs on...

...little did I realise just HOW MANY things need to be finished off!!

Having been away from home for about 4 months in total this year...

...I made sure that I prepared plenty of stitching to carry me through periods of travel.

I knew that I'd done quite a lot...

...but, seeing it all laid out made me realise just how much I have actually done...

...despite being on the road teaching workshops all over the place!

So...

...this morning...

...one piece has (finally) been finished...

...and to my satisfaction I might add :-)

This is a wooden box that I bought at The Works...

...cheap and (not very) cheerful...

...but with a coat of paint and some printing & embroidery...

...it becomes a lovely thing to store bits'n'bobs.

It is a sample to inspire for my stand at Nantes.....

Here's a closeup of the top...

...and the finished box...

It makes my heart glad to have something actually DONE!!!

Now for the rest........ :-o

x C

ps

Anne and I talked yesterday about more workshops at Busy Bees next year... both of mine in November and February are full....but it looks like more will be in the pipeline soon..... :-)

Plenty of stitching going on around here...

Sorry.

It's been a wee while since I last did a blog post...

...but I simply HAD to tidy up my workroom!

I have soooooo much to get done over the coming winter months...

...preparations for the Salon Pour L'Amour du Fil in Nantes...

...where I will be having an Atelier stand...

...and doing two-hour workshops on each day.

I've been working on some small projects...

...one of which is this little needle-book...

...which Cardiff Quilters will be testing out for me tomorrow! :-)

They have kindly agreed to be my "guinea-pigs" (or as I call them "Pinny-Gigs")...

...and try out my future kits to make sure that I've got it right.

They'll be timed tomorrow...two-hours to see how far they get!

This one is completely finished...

...while this one is a sample with different colours...

(I'll probably make this one into a brooch or scarf ring)

Now that my workspace is tidy....

...with ONE new table to replace the previous two...

...and 14 bags of "stuff" have been deposited with Re-Create in Cardiff.

I can now see the floor AND have room to work without piles of stuff falling over all the time!!

There is a lot to be said for this "de-cluttering" larky......

x C

Dans les Yvelines.....

...and in some SUN at last!!!!

I went to take part in a lovely (applique bag) workshop yesterday...

...with the extremely talented Reiko Kato.

It's the largest workshop I've ever been to, with over 50 participants.

Being in France .... one starts with breakfast :-D

...and only afterwards does the cutting and stitching begin!!

Lots of lovely samples to entice...

...and the usual messy worktables!

The "Demo Huddle"...

...more samples...

This was all arranged by Cecile Franconie of "Facile Cecile"    Thank you Cecile!!

We will be meeting again on Thursday at Nantes ...

...for the Salon Pour L'amour du Fil.

Just because I'm supposed to be on holiday doesn't mean no stitching or shopping - right!!??

x C