Check-In Post June 9th 2024

[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.


This Week's Question: What's the most complicated project you've ever tackled?


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

[badly_knitted]

I've finished the backstitch on the second pressed flower design! My thread broke several times, rustico aida can be a bit rough and I tend to use long pieces when backstitching, but I did it. A few minor mistakes on the leaf veining, but no one's going to notice. Even I can't tell if some stitches are in the wrong place. Green on green...


Also prepared more of my fabric pieces. Still a lot to do though, and I haven't even started cutting the cream fabric yet.

[yarnofariadne]

Another two rows on the beach cover-up!

[darkcedars]

Got a photo uploaded today - the little one is in charge of holding the measuring tape.

[wiseheart]

I've re-done the sewing on the first satchel - it looks good. Still has to be filled and sewn closed and a piece of ribbon applied for the decorative bow, but the actual work is done. Lots of blanket stitches and decorative (as well as functional) running stitches got done on the other two satchels, but I still hope that my friend gets Louise in a cooperative mood and I will be spared the hand-sewing of the sides.

[jupiter2932]

I feel bad posting here because I've pretty much just been going, 'Haven't done any crafting b/c health' for a month, but my asthma's bad enough right now, post-bronchitis and with this weather, that I'm on my nebulizer multiple times a day, so I'm way too jittery to do handwork. But I did organize some sewing patterns! Hoping to restart some projects, including that doll's dress, at some point this week.

[sister_raphael]

I got almost the entire early 14th century gowne sewn (by machine as it's not reenactment clothing) and I'm pleased how shiny and feminine it is. You'd not guess it's made from curtain linings. Tonight hoping to make the rose crown that will go with it.