Our challenge at TRY IT ON TUESDAY for the next 2 weeks is called MAKE IT FEMININE.
The idea is not to actually plan anything but to allow your project to simply evolve without any pressure. No using a sewing machine either, just all hand stitching.
I have a very large box of vintage lace, odd bits of fabric and bits of stuff long unused so it seemed a start to maybe use some of it up.
I ended up making an A5 size 6 page fabric book and this is the front cover.
I stamped lots of quotes, some images of flowers and birds onto fabric and as I did each page just picked one which took my fancy at that particular moment.
I found a previously made tag in the box and just used that for the front.
I am not proficient with a needle and thread but can honestly say I really enjoyed making this book.
Stitching with no plan and no worrying if your stitches were even straight was very calming and I allowed myself to just shut everything out.
The best thing was being able to pick it up and put it down without trying to plan out a design.
I am delighted with the finished book - no doubt I will be able to share more pages with you over the coming months!
Thanks for looking and I hope to see your 'feminine' projects over on the challenge blog. x
