Alas, felting has taken a back seat to my new grandson, Leo. He came on Saturday, April 10th. I hightailed it to Vermont on a 12 hour train - ugh! Really was not that bad as I had a good book, some magazines and made one fabric flower! I'm in love with some of the beautiful fabrics that are out there - well, they've always been there - but I've never paid much attention. I bought some "fat quarters" - isn't that a funny name? Then I did what lots of flower makers do, just folded a strip of fabric over to make a strip and hand sewed, in a long running stitch, and made the gathers. Any piece of felt involved? Well, one has a felted ball in the middle. I can't say it was all that easy - although, it's supposed to be...
We'll be coming home this coming Sunday and back to work and see how I can get myself back to Connie and out of the Gramsie mode....darn! Will be time to take my Etsy Shop out of "vacation mode".
What Day Is It? A Glorious Day When A New Baby Comes Into The World! But honestly, the days can sure slip into each other!
Congrats. Love reading your blog, very interesting.
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