I really wanted to sew something today. Didn't know what, but I had the urge to be creative.Best laid plans and all that. My little girl has needed her Mama today, so I've been busy with her, and doing what felt like a never ending glut of laundry.
However, I gathered together a few books so I could have a quick flick through the pages as and when I could, to try and decide what to make.
The trouble is, I don't have a great deal of fabric at the moment. I've let my stock run right down. I know I'm going to end up making more bunting, scraps of fabric are ideal to use and scraps are all I have. I am still really enjoying making bunting, so to make more would suit me fine (it's even hanging up in the downstairs toilet!). I love browsing the pages of sewing books. Even though I know I'll never follow the instructions to make any of the ideas on offer.
Take the [Anna Maria Horner] book 'Seams to me'. It's utterly divine (as is this lady, she has six children - six! - and manages to sew like an angel and write books. How? HOW?!!).
I love the styles, her fabric choices, even her simple to follow instructions. There is a pocket at the back of the book containing patterns. I've never taken them out, and I doubt I ever will. I don't have the discipline or patience to work from a pattern. They can stay safely in their pocket until my little girl is old enough to want to make things, perhaps she will use them.
I hope so. The signs are good, and my little one is a creative girl. I would love to pass on to her the love of making things, and if she could sew clothes and make her own curtains, I think she'll have a skill for life that she will be glad of.
So yes, paltry stash of fabric, I have no doubt you will become bunting soon.
Once I've found a moment to start sewing, that is. One thing I absolutely made time to do today, was to venture out into the (sunny!) garden and pick a bunch of the large headed crocuses. They are so beautiful, I needed a little of their beauty inside.
