Eyeglass Case

Yesterday, around noon, the pink butterflies gracefully took over their garden and ten minutes later they were at the framer's to get a temporary finishing. I didn't take a photo of the finished project... it has to be kept a secret for a few more days, as it will be entered into a little crafters' competition, where all prizes consist in free passes to the first Butterfly House in Romania :) And this is all mere coincidence...

So, until I can share photos of my finished butterflies with you, may I present a photo of the latest eyeglass case I have made. After all, this is pink, too :)

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,

Crazy Stuff

A phone pouch and two eyeglass cases are my latest crazy quilted creations.

The fun thing about crazy quilting (well, ONE of the fun things) is that even though I always have a plan when I get started with a certain piece, the finished result is always a surprise.

Usually a nice one :)

Wishing you all a beautiful day,

Eyeglass Case

Spring is back, hurray!, and they say that this time it's here to stay until summer takes over.

Enjoying the sunshine, with the windows of my studio wide open, I finished Marta's eyeglass case today. 

I loved working with purples for a change, after all the blue of the previous pouch set and before the next eyeglass case, which will also be blue.

Wishing you all a wonderful day,

Blue Set Finished

Although the sun was not as generous today as it was yesterday, and the coming and going of clouds and rain brought on the usual headache, I am happy to report that the eyeglass case that completes the set of three blues is finished.

To celebrate (and also because another eyeglass case I am working on needed some blocking before I could sew it up) I treated myself to stitching on a pocket mirror.

I have had these mirrors for a few months now, but never got the chance or the mood to finish one.

And today was the day we were ready for each other.

Although it cannot be seen in the photos, the silk dupioni is actually very light pink. I have a strong feeling that I'll be making more of these...

Thank you for visiting!

Wishing you all the best,

Fairies Eyeglass Case

The same image of these sweet little fairies, the same fabrics, laces and embellishments, 

for an eyeglass case matching a phone pouch.

Wishing you all a lovely day,

Phone Pouch and Eyeglass Case

Cristina's phone pouch is now finished, thanks to Gerry Krueger's more than 2 cents' worth tip, which I was really happy and grateful to receive in a kind email.
Balance, balance... The lonely flower on the top got some beading in a color matching the violets (more so in reality than in the photo.)

And another pretty lady, again with a lovely hat - I seem to have a soft spot for images with ladies in flowery hats lately, found her place on an eyeglass case almost ready to be sewn up. 

There's still a string of beads I want to add to the scalloped edge of the lace on the bottom.

I hope you are all having a wonderful week!

Giveaway Times Five :)

When I started blogging, I would have never imagined that I would have the opportunity 

to write this particular post... Yet, here I am writing it and happy to announce 

Humming Needles' 500 Followers Giveaway!

As much as I would like to thank each and every one of you for being here, for all your kind attention, comments and support, it is beyond my power to do that. 

But what I can do, 

is to present five of you, dear readers, with five of my creations:

Gift no.1: "Birthday Bouquet" Pendant

Gift no.2: A custom made pendant, created especially for the winner

Gift no.3: "Fairies" eyeglass case

Gift no.4: A one on one Dimensional Daisies Online Class

and Gift no.5: a SURPRISE :)

If you would like to take part in the giveaway and win
any of the presents listed above, just leave one comment on this post 

until February 28, midnight (CET), 

saying 

which one of the five items listed above you would like to win
and
what would you like the "Surprize" gift to be. 

As this is a celebration of followers, only followers of this blog (present followers and new ones) can take part in the giveaway. 

Thank you again and good luck Everyone :)

Hugs,

Eyeglass Case

Snow has been coming and going and most days have been so cloudy and grey, that I sought refuge from all that in my studio, where I am always free to choose the colors, the flowers, the laces and whatever makes me feel good.

Yesterday I finished this crazy quilted eyeglass case that has been waiting for some time now for me to decide whether I should add more embellishment or not.

In the end I left it as it was, and now that it is finished, I am happy with it. 

How about you? Would you have added more?

Wishing you all a wonderful Sunday,

Eyeglass Case in Progress

To take my mind off the wait, I started another crazy quilted eyeglass case and made some really good progress on it.

I love the two lace motifs so much that I think I will just leave them as they are, without further embellishments. But I'm leaving that decision for tomorrow. Now it is time to get busy making dinner for tonight and lunch for tomorrow. Rolling sleeves up and off to the kitchen.

Have a lovely afternoon, Everyone!

Another Eyeglass Case

Getting the pattern right for the clasp frame just kept bugging me. I even dreamt that I was redrawing it, making complicated calculations, using some really weird measuring tools...LOL
So I had to make another one, this time a little bit wider at the hinges of the clasp frame.

It does look better than the previous one, but I still feel like I am missing something. Probably something so obvious, that I'm going to have a good laugh when I finally get it...

 Other than the hinge issue, I really like this case too, so now I'm going to have to toss a coin to "decide" which one to keep for myself :)

Have a fun weekend, Everyone!

 

Fairy Tales

After finishing up the flower fairy phone pouch (tried several threads to outline the butterfly, but as none of them seemed right, in the end decided to just leave it as it was),

I had a go at attaching my first clasp frame to an eyeglass case I've pieced and embellished a couple of days ago.

I really love how it turned out, except I should have made my pattern a little bit wider... Oh, well... the next one will be better :) 

How cute are those little fairies reading their fairy tales book?!

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!