Check-In Post June 19th 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, 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

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I am working on my cross stitch gift for my sister. I am almost finished with one of four panels. Her birthday isn't until mid July so still on target.

My sons are out of school so it's craft time. We are working from a book called Star Wars Maker Lab. Older son is working on Anakin's Mechno-Arm and younger son on Death Star Tractor Beam. The latter required us doing paper mache, him for the first time and me for the first time in a long time. Messy!

Also, I want to mention a post pensnest did [https://pensnest.dreamwidth.org/705412.html]. It's getting a lot of varied and interesting responses. It's a question from reddit: help, my grandma made me a swastika-looking quilt that I don't feel comfortable with; what do I do with it? I thought it was interesting reading the different responses--from quilters and non-quilter alike.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like the cross stitch is going well and you have plenty of time to get it finished.

Star Wars crafting sounds fun, but yes, paper mache is very messy indeed. I haven't done it for years either, but it sticks in the memory >.<

I'll take a look at that post in a minute. Really would not want a swastika-looking quilt o_O

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, it's coming along.

I will be interested to see how the Star Wars crafts come out.

I enjoyed reading the different perspectives on the problem.

[badly_knitted]

Yes, I read through and looked at the picture. It's just really unfortunate how it looks because otherwise it would be a lovely quilt.

[wiseheart]

That is true.

[alafaye]

Yay for time to craft! And that sounds like an exciting cross stitch

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, it lots of time for craft with the bonus of keeping two boys occupied.

[darkcedars]

Well...that's...hmm. I think when I've seen that pattern the background blocks around the pinwheel were different colors and it did not stand out in that fashion.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yeah, I think someone in the comments mentioned it was a common pattern (which I agree, but the colour choice was unfortunate.

[m_findlow]

Good work on your cross stitch!

How awkward is that quilt image! At first I didn't see it but it was like one of those magic eye things: do you see a bunny or a lady in profile?
I've seen a lot of quilt designs (they used to do the national quilt awards at the trade shows I frequented, so you got to see all sorts of entries) but I've never seen one like that, at least done in so few colours as to make it look like something it isn't. Dear me!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thanks!

Exceedingly awkward. I don't think I would keep it, but I appreciate others' perspectives.