Keeping My Hands Busy — by Guest Mom Hailey Meyer Liechty
Sally Mavor is one of my favorite artists. She has created many lovely books with felt, needle and thread. Using her book Wee Folk I created an Owl needle book that I sold last weekend at a Bazaar. I had a lot fun making it.
I often have 10-20 minutes waiting for someone; it is nice to have a small portable sewing/crochet project to work on. I used to read but I got so annoyed(!) when I had to stop in the middle of a chapter or article. Felt is especially forgiving for portable projects.
I have loved felt, wool felt, since I was very little. Is it the powerful memories of flannel boards? My Grandmother's coats? I don't know. But it is the equivalent of sewing with whipped cream — soft and gentle on my fingers. And there is a bonus: the natural wool is great for your needles!
Next projects: after I make a few funky-fabric-combination tote bags, I'm planning on making one of these crayon caddies. Wouldn't this be great for a car trip? I would substitute non-melting colored pencils for crayons. You can find directions for the crayon caddy at Skip To My Lou.
Labels: guest mom, make something
posted by Gabrielle of Design Mom at Wednesday, May 16, 2007
6 Comments:
I used to sew with felt when I was a kid. You are making me want to pick it up again.
I remember felt flannel boards! Such fun! The crayon caddy is adorable.
I love that crayon caddy with the ric-rac.. the colors and fabrics you chose are adorable.
so cute. what fun ideas. the crayon caddy would be a great addition to a diaper bag!
I'm a convert to handwork-over-reading for waits, too. I did work on fairy dolls, but found I had too many supplies. Complicated. Currently I have 2 suitcase tins ready to grab on my way out the door: needle felting supplies in an awesome red Peppermint S'mores tin & a wee stitched felt project (currently tiny blue birds) in a wee Smarties tin. Can stitch & talk to other moms at dance lessons at the same time.
i love keeping my hands busy. but most of my time now when i wait is making sure my kids don't go crazy while waiting. so, most of my stuff needs to stay at home sadly. but i find time for it....those are cute books.
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