Check-In Post June 18th 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: At the request of new member cora... In light of new members, where are we all in the world? No need for exact locations, just general country is fine! Leaving this question open for a few more days so anyone who hasn't answered it yet still can.


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]

needed to make up for the time I spent watching Trooping the Colour yesterday, so I was at it all morning and part of the afternoon. It was repetitive and even tiring after a while, but I made good progress on the two identical songbooks.

- 14 out of 16 page bases are equipped with basic background elements, such as trees, grassy stripes, clouds and suns. Which, considering that I first had to make the templates myself and then cut out everything by hand, wasn't a small feat, if I say so myself. Of course, I still have to sew on everything, as the parts are only taped on, but still, I'm getting the overall image what the books will look like. The colours are a bit psychedelic here and there as, of course, one never gets the exact kind of felt one would need, but they'll have to do.

- I managed to find my teddy template and alter it so that it would look more like a proper bear. So, bears are cut out as well. Fleas and mosquitoes left to do, plus a small house for each book, as well as many other details. But the thing is taking shape.

[badly_knitted]

Wow! You've had a very productive day. That's a lot of cutting out and arranging, but the pages seem to be taking shape. Well done"

[wiseheart]

It is always reassuring when I start seeing through the chaos. *g*