If you are not a knitter/crafter you will be horrified by this fact. Now is the time when people in the crafty way begin their…(sssshhh say it very quietly) Christmas gift projects. I know how dreadful! Can you really believe it? But it is true.
A friend of mine, Mrs McD has already begun. She has some super ideas. I know there are others out there too. I might post a few photos of projects completed by visitors to the blog using my patterns.
Now a lovely friend of mine Katie K, runs some very successful vintage and craft fairs. She put a call out to stall holders in my local area to say that she was planning an event in October. I got back to her immediately and said. ‘I won’t be able to do a stall of my own, as I don’t think I have the time at the moment’. It was like a little secret challenge to myself.
Now my mind can’t stop racing with little trinkety stuff to fill up the Christmas stocking. So first up.
I have been swatching some crochet granny motifs. Rather than put them in the bin or allow them to collect dust. I made this one into a rather jaunty pin cushion.
Firstly I marked out two squares of felt slightly bigger than the crochet square and cut the edges with pinking shears.
Then I tacked the motif to the felt using co-ordinating cotton.
I then sewed round the edges of the square on the sewing machine, leaving a small hole for the stuffing. This prototype was not particularly neat.
Finally taadahh! I am loving pin cushions at the moment, so much handier than racing round a little tin to pick up a pin.
I think more will follow to add to my accumulating stock for the Craft Fair. Lets hope they get snapped up, otherwise friends and family might find them in their stocking.
I’d love to do a craft fair one day with all my bits and bobs, look forward to seeing what you’re making for presents this year – and yes – already started mine 🙂
Tx