Cecilia? Felicia? No, it's Phacelia

 

Okay, before the crafty talk commences I'll share pictures from the allotment.  The iris are in bloom, and looking magnificent.  I thought they would as the tubers were baked by last summer's blisteringly hot weather, and apparently a lot of heat is what causes them to flower exuberantly the following year.  Also full of purple flowers and attracting the bees is the Phacelia.  I'd never heard of it before I bought the seeds, but it's a 'green manure', doing all kinds of good, worthy things to the soil by rooting in it.  

Redcurrants?  Blackcurrants?  Who knows?  My labelling skills need working on.  

This creeping buttercup is probably a weed, but it's pretty so it's staying put.  

Right, that's enough greenery for now.  On to my seemingly never-ending fabric postcard challenge.  I was cheesed off with Tuesday's insipid effort, but Wednesday's made me happier.  I made sure to use a good amount of upcycled fabric.  Denim, a fawn coloured fabric from a vintage tea tray cloth, a sliver of a chopped-up mens shirt, orange material from a skirt. 

Incidentally, I love these little plastic clips instead of pins.  But they do become so brittle after you've used them a while, and consequently they snap in two.  

Nearly done.  A few stitches more and ... 

Wednesday's postcard being judged a success, I cracked on this morning with Thursday's offering.  Another stripey number.  

The pink background is my dressing gown!  I'd woken up at stupid o'clock and couldn't get back to sleep.  What else could I do but pick up a needle and thread.  

I really like the contrast between the black, orange and white.  Plus the spots v. stripes, and the way the strips of black and orange aren't super-sharp and ruler-precise.  I'd cut them freehand with scissors, rather than rely on a rotary cutter and ruler.  

After finishing today's postcard, I was playing about with some already-made scrappy strips of mainly brown fabric.  I hadn't any idea of what to make with 'em, but started joining them together.  

I added longer pieces of plain white, and strips of pink & brown.  

And this is how it ended up, a small cushion, sat on my slightly shabby aubergine sofa.  The cushion is backed with a lively floral pattern.  Hope you like it.