Check-In Post January 16th 2023

[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.


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[wiseheart]

I've finished the cross-grain binding of the quiet book. The last stretch was quite brutal, in some places I had to stitch through seven(!) layers (felt, double-sided tape *and* the cross-grain ribbon), but it is done now. I promised my poor fingers a break tomorrow; the day after I'll start with the spine and the inner binding.

[smallhobbit]

Congratulations! No wonder your fingers need a break.

[wiseheart]

Thanks. I've literal holes in my thumb and middle finger. *g*

[badly_knitted]

Ugh, that sounds beyond awful! Resting your fingers tomorrow sounds a wise decision.

[wiseheart]

Needs must. Those fingers will have to do a lot more work afterwards.

[darkcedars]

Definitely break time! Yeesh, 7 layers

[wiseheart]

Yes, it was brutal. Only paper crafts for a while when this project is finished.

[peaceful_sands]

Ouch! Well done on getting it done and good luck with the next bit when you get there.

[wiseheart]

Thanks. The next bit requires careful planning (at which I suck) and the straight cutting of cotton fabric (at which I suck even more). So, the results will be probably a bit... err... lopsided, but no-one has complained so far. Two-year-olds generally ignore those things, fortunately.

[spiralicious]

Congratulations! Those fingers deserve a break. Rest weary fingers!

[wiseheart]

I'm giving them two needle-free days. :)

[spiralicious]

I'm sure they'll appreciate that :D