I know some of you knit or crochet all year long. But for me it is a winter sport only. The cowl I started during the Winter Olympics was abandoned the minute the garden started its sleepy wake up.
So, what project is easy to pick up and take to soccer practice and to work on here and there in the preschool car line?
Embroidery and Applique, my friends.
Last week, as if on cue, a copy of Cath Kidson's newest book entitled MAKE! arrived in my mailbox.
Like her other books In Print and Sew, MAKE! is book is filled with beautiful images and colorful eye candy.
Using applique and embroidery, MAKE! contains 48 DIY projects sure to add some Spring freshness to your home.
My favorite part of this sweet book is that it gets your mind to thinking about how you can give new life to plain items in your home. Cath gets you started by giving you 16 liittle patterns or you can use your own. The project cover almost everything including tea towels, bath towels, bags, blankets, skirts and pillows.
I do think a more appropriate title would have been "Makeover" since most projects are not made, they are embellished.
But having said that, my favorite project in the book were the framed sailboats, so I started on those right away.
Maybe I'll finish it tomorrow as we sit on the sidelines from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. cheering my boys on.
Better yet, maybe I should take enough embroidery thread to make two sailboat pieces. Its going to be a long day.
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