Check-In Post November 23rd 2022

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


Today's Question: No question today.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[wiseheart]

I've started on the back cover of Dani's quiet book. The original design idea was just a pocket with a zipper; this is a toy to help develop fine motoric skills, after all. That would have been easy, even though sewing in a zipper is bothersome. But nooo, I just had to get the brilliant idea of having 4 teddy heads above the pocket, with 4 bowties that all could be removed and recombined at will, as they all have different colours. Plus I've had those machine-cut teddy heads and bowties in my stash for years, without knowing what to do with them. I just bought them because they were so darn cute.

Anyway, this seemed to be a good idea and I'm sure it will have a great effect - except for the fact that it will mean a great deal of Velcro work. 32 individual pieces, to be more accurate. My poor fingers! But knowing what a self-punishing fool I am, you can be certain that I will do it, in the end. Oh, and the teddy heads are merely outlines, so I'll have to add 4 pairs of eyes (tiny white felt circles, which I have to cut out by hand as my puncher isn't strong enough for felt, and black beads) to the programme. *groans*

So far, I've sewn in the zipper and am about to stitch the pocket to the page base. The rest (which was supposed to happen in one day originally) will take days. And I mean days, considering that the only time with enough natural light is around 10am in these days. *sigh*

[darkcedars]

I swear, I'm only laughing a LITTLE at your self-punishment. Good luck!

[wiseheart]

Oh, feel free to laugh as much as you want. I know I'm insane. *g*

[yarnofariadne]

I hope all the work will be worth it!

[wiseheart]

It better be! It's going to be a painful exercise.

[badly_knitted]

That's going to be hard work, but it sounds like a wonderful idea. I'm sure it will look great once it's done. Good luck!

[wiseheart]

Thanks, I'll need it. And new fingertips probably too, once I'm done.

[badly_knitted]

Your poor fingers.

[celli]

It sounds lovely though punishing!

[wiseheart]

True, on both points. *g*