The luscious tones of raspberry and white gingham remind me of Coconut Ice. I have been playing around with some Chicken Scratch Embroidery over the past week, and have made a bookmark and pincushion using some cotton gingham and white crochet cotton. You can find the tutorial for the bookmark here.
I have found some vintage gingham from my grandmothers stash in a lovely lavender and have a few ideas for that. The quality of the gingham available now isn’t as nice to work with as the older gingham’s I remember from my childhood that had a nicer, heavier weight to them.
I made up this pincushion for a gift using some Robyn Pandolph fabric.
My grandmother had an old ironing board sleeve attachment (not sure of the correct terminology) that I recently acquired. I have made a snazzy new cover for it (from my stash – I didn’t have much that would match my existing ironing board cover!) and I am sure it will come in useful for ironing those inside parts of bags and other items. I have recently come across a pattern to make a “Pressing Ham” and think I will whip up one of these as well – I will have no excuse now, not to have all my bits and pieces ironed in all those hard to get at places.
We have been having ongoing internet connection issues over the past few months. I have been very grumpy over the past 3 days when I wasn’t able to access my blog, bloglines, and emails. My wonderful husband went out tonight and signed us up to a new ISP so we are now back on line. Here’s hoping we have more success this time around as I must admit I am getting addicted to my computer fix each day !!
Posted By Lisa
I love your Chicken Scratching. I saw it in a Magazine the other day and ear marked it to do later. I have some red gingham…..
Love those old ironing board arms. Like how you’ve jazzed it up.
Good luck with that Darn internet, they have minds of their own don’t they…..
Your pincushion is so cute. I love the fabric you used as well. Im going to have to try the bookmark pincushion out. It is about my speed. Oh and great button in the first picture 🙂
Cheers Kyla
I didn’t know it was called chicken scratching I wonder why it was called that. IT problems can be such a pain good luck with the new provider.
i love your chicken scratch! so pretty. i want to try it too but i dont have gingham thats appropriate, so i need to wait until i get some…. your pincushion is super sweet. nice that you got the ironing board thingy! that will come in handy for sure
love the pressing ham. and the pincushion must pull my finger out and do one for myself…youve inspired me…now to find the time
Shell
You’ve been busy! I’ve been slack with the sewing this week, you did remind however I need a pin cushion! Oh well next week…
Hi Lisa love the pin cushion with the butterfly button, looks like the fabric I’ve used in my girlie quilt – great choice 🙂 This weekend is looming very wet and cold – fantastic I say – I can sit at my machine most of the weekend and sandwich a new quilt top I’ve finished “Beck’s Flowers”… bliss – enjoy your weekend too. Hugs Julz x
I also have a thing for pincushions at the moment … what is that about??? ANyway I was at Amitie on Tuesday and the girls were flat out cutting and packing for the Perth show … and it is looking pretty good … I hope you have been saving up! 🙂
The pin cushion is very nice. The buttons makes it just a little different.