We're really enjoying the spot of fine weather that is with us at the moment. Long ,lazy days spent swimming and just doing nothing ( nothing of course,after you have finished the morning run of washing, cleaning and cooking and before you start doing the afternoon/evening routine of washing,cleaning and cooking!). Love it!

In between times, I have been having a bit of a play with constructing fabric bowls based on a pattern found in this book ISBN4-579-11088-9.( highly recommend this one by the way!)

 

I  felted an old cream baby blanket for one bowl and used a heavy blue linen for the other ( it has been tipped over in the picture below,so you can see the stitched base). Here is the cream bowl at the almost finished stage.

A few french knots and a bit of running stitch and you have a bowl!

I still get emails ( and photos, thank you very much) from people who have made this felt box. I had been planning to make a few more and then came across the fabric bowl pattern. I decided to try those instead. They are a little more wobbly looking than I expected ,but in the end I have decided that I quite like the whole effect.Sort of soft and sculptural looking.....

These bookmarks, also from the same book, are on the to- do list.

In my world, you can never have too many bookmarks and I think that these are particularly appealing.

Comments

[Tiel S-K]

i love the wobbily look. they really are lovely. And I have spied those bookmarks before and had a good oooohhhh and ahhhhh over them.

[gkgirl]

the bowls are cool
and i adore the bookmarks...
so natural and earthy and calm
:)

[Anastasia]

The bowls are great and I love those bookmarks too....lovely!

[Eren]

Bookmarks, yes! Bookmarks...love them.

[Eren]

Bookmarks, yes! Bookmarks...love them.

[christina]

all your talk of long days of summer make me long for that time again. we are about four inches deep in snow right now. it too is fun but the sun is so great.

love the inspiration you have right now. the bookmarks are great.

{it has been some time since i have checked in on blogs, looking forward to reading up on things you have been doing}

[Zelia]

Uau! Love the bag and the bookmarks are great!

big hug from Portugal!

Zelia

[Megan]

These all look lovely, great job. Makes me anxious to sew again.

[Kirsty]

I like the embroidery on the bowls and that gift from Julie is just gorgeous, off to look at more of her stuff now!!!

[camille]

I've got this book too! It's one of my favorite craft book.