This will be my third year of following 'Fettle those Finishes' with Mini Archie the Wonder Dog and Helen (aka BC). They organise the link-up party and send *Tuts* *Pokes* & *Prods* to encourage working on The List and to update progress every month.
My own little stitching daemon, Miss Lizzie (in her fine fettling frock with the perfectly pointy prodding stick) has been joined by twin sister Miss Penny Mouse and three small mouselet trainees with their very own special prodding sticks, now they too can join in the prodding... The 'Prod Squad' use their sticks along with the *hard stares* to make sure there is no slacking throughout the year.
When a finish is fettled there are, of course, big *Waves* *Pom Poms* *Jigs* & *Hurrahs* from everyone.
Come back every month to see how my projects are progressing:
Monthly Update: End of June 2024
Well what a month June turned out to be... Travelling to London for the three (four?) birthdays in one weekend. Miss Lizzie (& hoomum) had to have a verrrry big party for their special day followed by a holiday in Kent. My Luna was supposed to accompany Foxy Loxy to London as her companion, but on the Sunday evening before travelling, she said she didn't want to leave all her chums here in Durham. So please hoomum could you just ever-so quickly make a new Luna with a pretty outfit for Miss Olivia's birthday? What could I say. Monday Morning, cut, cut, cut, sew, sew, sew. and by Tuesday evening Luna II was born and dressed. She wasn't on The LIST, but please can I have two more fettling points... I'm so glad I did make Luna II, as the two darling little girlies were over the moon with their new chums... And the two chums had great fun out and about with Lizzie & Julius and Hoomum & Hoodad. Sissinghurst was a very special treat for everyone.
Miss Lizzie celebrates her very special day
Foxy Loxy and Luna II have a farewell party with the chums before leaving for London
Having a grand day out at Sissinghurst
Admiring the pretty flowers at Sissinghurst
My sister-in-law had seen Foxy Loxy on instagram and asked if she could have one... Then when we met up, could she possible have two foxies, a boy and a girl with very flamboyant costumes. Then younger step-daughter says please could I have a black cat... I already had grand plans to cut out more chums from MY LIST ready for stitching (see No 10 on the List)... It seems there will be a lot of Luna related sewing for the rest of the year.
I did manage to finish the three remaining postcards for the TAS-2 travelling books - Hurrah!!!! Three fettling points and I'm ahead for that thing on the list. The three pieces were made using up the left over fabric I decorated with Ushaw inspired stencil patterns and markal sticks. The base is the last of the eco-dyed cotton using horse chestnut husks. I added more markal patterns to fill the empty spaces, then embellished with hand stitching: running stitch, pistil stitch, french knots and seeding stitch. I also made a start on decorating the Quilting with Hardware project from Victoria's TAS-2 session.
With a burst of sunshine the garden was too lovely to ignore, cycling out and about with a picnic was too irresistible... walking out and about with a picnic was too irresistible.. Sadly my own creative piece of work hasn't progressed and is on hold again - the dining room wall will have to remain a blank!
Hurrah!!!! The CoolCrafting Luna 10 year anniversary surprise box arrived. The contents are gorgeous - not allowed to show them until July. All I can say is that when completed it will be worth 8 fettling points... and there will be more chums ...
My 2024 list now has 32 projects on it, seven of which are completed ...
Come back next month to see if there is progress on the next little project.
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The List of outstanding projects and works for 2024: Projects completed have been sent to the bottom of the table...
Description of Project
Date added to list
Expected delivery
Date completed
Fettling Points
-5-
TAS-2 Project - four mixed media pieces based on windows (for Ushaw 24 Exhibition)
November 2023
Mid May 2024
seemingly abandoned!
-6-
Cat & Bird pillow from Tilda's Quilts book
October 2022
-7-
4 x 4" Appliqué coasters
September 2022
1,2,3,4
-8-
4 x 4" canvas work samples
June 2021
1,2,3,4
-9-
Elizabethan Sweetie Bag in Red work (Inspirations magazine)
June 2021
-10-
Luna Lapin meets Jane Austen - Make Wilhelmina Woodmouse & a.n.other - perhaps Alfie Rabbity-Hare
special box with two complete outfits
May 2023
-11-
#roxysjournalofstitchery, snippet roll of fabric collage & slow stitching - bits of it now being used in the travelling books...
June 2022
January 2023 (expect 6 months for working)
ha ha ha
-12-
Gwen Hedley course - Contemporary stitch - a revised idea to make this as a hanging for our dining room
January 2023
on hold
-13-
Outfits for the existing Chums
Erik's svarlbardian duffle coat etc
2 x swirling dress for Luna & Clemmie
purchased Feb 2023
-14-
10 Cool Crafting Baby Bunnies with ChrissyMouse outfits (table decorations for Hannah)
October 2023
by end of November 24
-15-
The 'Dickens' Box from Cool Crafting. Four mousies based on A Christmas Carol
November 2023
-16-
Hamish the Highlander+ outfit
(from Sarah Peel's - Cool Crafting book)
February 2023
-17-
Ziggy the Hedgehog + outfit
(from Sarah Peel's - Cool Crafting book)
February 2023
-19-
More Mousie Outfits (1 each for 9 mice??)
Jan 2024
-20-
25 Hand Made ChrissyMouse Cards
Jan 2024
by end of November 2024
-21-
Another set of 12 days of Christmas tree ornaments
Jan 2024
by end of November 2024
-22-
TAS-2 project from Lesley Wood's mini workshop 'Something Fishy! Printing and Stitch
March 2024
by end of November 2024
-23-
An unknown Green Stitch project for later in the year
... 2024
by end of November 2024
-24-
Handmade Greetings cards
Ongoing
Sunny Sunflowers - February
A touch of spring - March
2
-25-
An old UFO found in a drawer while tidying up - a Deb Cooper workshop - Using a 'dirty pot' to rust dye a snippet roll - snippet roll to be completed first...
March 2023
-26-
A very old UFO found in a drawer while tidying up. A lockdown stitch along from #HanMadebyAnne (Anne Brooke) - the bobbin project, mine is supposed to be a white snippet roll...
June 2021
-27-
TAS-2 Project 'Quilting with Hardware' a mini-workshop led by Victoria MacLeod
May 2024
-28-
TWO more Foxy Loxy! (from Sarah Peel's - Cool Crafting book). Ha! having made a foxy loxy for a grand-daughter, My sister-in-law wants a boy and girl fox for her grand-daughter...
June 2024
-29-
Another Pussy Cat (from Sarah Peel's - Cool Crafting book) My younger step-daughter wants a black pussy cat ...
June 2024
-30-
CoolCrafting 10 year Anniversary Box (from Sarah Peel's - Cool Crafting) My surprise box and arrived and there are several gorgeous things to make ...
June 2024
-1-
Complete border for 100 blackwork circles and framing (finish the Steady Thread 100 day project from 2022), for entry at the Ushaw exhibition Hurrah - it's completed at last
January 2023
border started 1st April 2024
All completed 6th April 2024
1
-2-
Chloe Redfern Birds Designs- 6 x 6" hoops (hand embroidery). These have been on the list for a verrrrry long time and originally just for me, but now destined for the TAS-2 Ushaw '24 exhibition... Hurrah - that's the set completed
