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Watering the houseplants, most of them Monstera (aka cheeseplants) I came across this sad little specimen.  I think he's heading for the compost bin, don't you?  Thankfully the Monstera, snake plants (aka 'mother in law's tongue'!), spider plant and parlour palm are healthy enough.  I have to hold back from over-watering them as I think that's my most common mistake with indoor greenery.
No chance of over-watering outside as the weather's dry, dry, dry!  Not a drop of rain, though I'm relishing the sunshine.  

I'll do a quick round-up of my latest fabric postcards.  First of all, Wednesday's.  I'd acquired various sheer fabrics, and hadn't sewn with those before, so I thought I'd give it a go, but on a small scale.  Wednesday's postcard was more about learning how to handle such slippery, slinky fabrics as it was about the finished piece.  Just two differently patterned sheers and lines of simple running stitch.  


My Thursday postcard's a brighter offering.  I used more of the printed-on material from Sunday's play session.  There's a strip of silky looking plain pink that's been stamped on with printing blocks, as well as more calico printed using bubble wrap.  

The orange material with darker orange flecks looks hand printed, but it's from a shop-bought fat quarter.  I think I added the grey and white stripes as otherwise it was all looking too sugary-pink-and-sweet.  

I love the way this postcard looks on top of this book, the cover design all stripes and zig zags.  

Friday: 
Today's postcard started off simply.  I'd seen images on Instagram of a sea pebbles design.  Circles and oblongs cut into material, then scraps of various blue fabrics inserted and stitched in place.  I began with that idea, thoughts of water and waves and sea glass.  
But as I worked on the postcard my thoughts turned to the planets.  This reminded me more of the night sky, Saturn's rings, stars and the Milky Way.  I know the background of calico doesn't reflect the darkness of a night sky, but that's what I was thinking of.  
I'm a recent convert to Instagram, and loving the masses of textile inspiration on there.  Patchwork, quilting, weaving, natural dyes, you think you'll browse for five minutes and end up half an hour later surfacing for air and wondering where the day's gone.  
My '31 days in May' challenge is nearly over, and there's a mini quilt I'm all set and ready to work on once June makes an appearance.  
Hopefully I've got enough of the 'right' material to complete it.  Sometimes you don't know what colour or texture that 'right' material will be until you place it next to your WIP.  The orange material will, I reckon, get used for this, but maybe another colour too?  I'll have to rifle through my stash.  Try complementary colours, but also clashing ones.  It can be the most unlikely colour or pattern combo that unexpectedly ticks all the boxes, can't it? 
I could do with reclaiming this bookcase for its original purpose, but how else to store my fabric so it's easily accessible?  Plastic lidded storage bins?  Woven baskets?  I'll need to think it over.  
Hope you have a great Bank Holiday Weekend, and don't get sunburnt! 
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