Wednesday 10 September 2014

Show & Tell: Written Record

And so another Thursday rolls along...

Show & Tell Thursday's

A couple of months ago I received Patchwork Please, as hoped, for my birthday. I was super excited and loved all the gorgeous ideas and patterns in it, especially as I'd heard and read many great things about it!

I almost immediately set about making this pencil case as a "returning to uni" gift.

However, perhaps I need to go back to uni, because I did not find the instructions smooth sailing...and I have sewn one or two things in recent years. Is it just me?

I got there in the end, and am delighted with the final result.

It's a wee bit small though, but you can probably manage to fit a few highlighters or maybe other random stuff in there. I love the pencils and thought them very appropriate...though they will need a few sharpenings before they'll fit in!

What's your experience with this gorgeous book? Or do you have recommendations on treasure-trove-must-own-project-books or any not-on-your-lemon-do-you-want-to-go-there books?
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Hope you're all having a happy sunshiny week!
L xx

Show & Tell Thursday's







14 comments:

  1. That is super dooper cuteness I love it and it looks amazing to me !! !! !!

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  2. That's very cute! i could totally use one of those for a pencil case at work! Especially love the musical score fabric!

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  3. One of the coolest "pencil" cases I have ever seen! I love your perfect little hand stitches around the edges. Devine. Xx

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  4. I love the colours you have chosen for this. I have that book too and made the sewing kit and the pin cushion. They turned out really nicely in the end, but I must admit I didn't find the instructions super easy to follow!

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  5. it looks amazing - what a gorgeous design - having said that if you found the instructions difficult to follow I can only imagine they must be tough going, I haven't seen you falter on a multitude of complex patterns across different crafts. One of my all time favourite crafty books would be Jane Brockett's the gentle art of quilt making -not that I have made the quilts I just love the way she writes and combines fabrics. I'd pick up anything of hers for the delight of reading it.

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    1. I love that book too - again I have not made any of them. I love her use of colour and print, and her way of writing.

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  6. Oh Man! this is the best pencil case I have seen for like ever!!!! Love it! :))

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  7. Love the pencil case and pencils!

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  8. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO amazing! Clever you!

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  9. Love the pencil case - teeny tiny piecing in that. Bigger would look awesome. Do that pattern up by 300% and make it into a cover for a tablet.

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  10. It may have been a struggle but the end result is lovely.

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  11. Love this pencil case and the details on it. I like Karen's suggestion about the tablet cover, it would look amazing on a bigger scale. I don't have any craft book recommendations, will be noting down what other people have enjoyed flicking through though.

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  12. I have just finished reading Quiltopedia by Laura Jane Taylor and have just purchased Beyond Neutral by John Q Adams. I usually get the books from my library first and then order if I really like them.

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