I'm not the best at taking photos, so this doesn't do justice to how pretty the view was yesterday when I walked into town. The blossom! The cow parsley! The cloudless blue sky and the knowledge that summer really is just around the corner.
Days like that make me remember the decades I worked in offices. Air conditioned, windows that wouldn't open, stuck in front of a computer screen, snatching the odd half an hour lunch break to get outside and enjoy the day. I think I'd have to be dragged kicking and screaming back into that kind of regimented workday. Of course, as I used to live in a busy city, my flat on a main road, I'd be walking to work and back past cars, breathing polluted air, God knows what going into my lungs. I'm so, so glad I moved! Life might be quieter now, but that suits me fine.
Anyway, on to crafty stuff - more of the '31 days' fabric postcards. I'm enjoying this textile challenge, but at the same time I'll be pleased when it's over. Monday's piece began with an orphan block. I wanted to make use of it, so chopped it into sections. I messed about with rearranging those sections, seeing the different patterns I could make with them. But returned to the original lay-out.
I inserted some contrasting fabric, then cut the block in half to insert some more.
It reminds me of a folk art tree of life design.
I trimmed it to size, and added red binding. Finished!
Tuesday's postcard was made using material I'd printed on, using bubble wrap and acrylic paint. I don't have any photos of making - as I forgot, getting too absorbed in my task - but here it is. Complete with another red binding, as well as little embroidered crosses in many of the circles. There's wadding and backing fabric too, out of sight but adding a little puffiness to the postcard.
This printing was done on calico, though I also experimented with printing on silkier material, and this postcard would've looked prettier if I'd used that instead.
I'm already wondering if, when this May challenge ends, I ought to set myself another. Perhaps make a mini quilt. Not every day, obvs! But a monthly mini quilt. Hmmm, I'll mull it over.
I did wander down to the allotment today for an hour. The Phacelia was absolutely buzzing with bees, so many and so audible. I did try and take photos of them, but I don't reckon I'll ever make Wildlife Photographer of the Year, will I?
Tonight I'm hand-sewing while watching BBC2's coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show. Not the most energetic evening, but there you go. I've also got a new book to dive into. Alice Hoffman's 'The Probable Future'. According to the blurb on the cover, it's magical, entertaining and positively bewitching. Let's hope it lives up to the hype.
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