Let Me Sew, Let Me Sew, Let Me Sew

So much snow, just let me sew!

So I have done just that in the past couple of weeks with more projects planned in the future.

Sewing Update

Remember the U blocks in U Is For Unicorn quilt?

 The embroidery & applique has been added to finish that block, now I'm onto the 'X'.

 This is the correct block for the quilt.

 And the incorrect block will be made into a pillow.

 My take on the Hudson Bay coat is finished & I just love it!

 The weather next to the water has a damp feel to it & this 100% vintage wool is so cozy, just like being wrapped in a soft blanket!

 I added a back open vent for easy wear in & out of the car & for walking... when the weather gets warmer outside.

I made these wee lambs for spring, the one on the left is an old VIP panel pattern that I had in my stash or as Bill puts it, my stock! lol, The lamb on the right was made from that pattern from the wool scraps from the blanket coat & the brown ears, face, & paws are cut from leather pants that I had purchased at a thrift store for leather shoes for dolls that I have made.

 The cotton lamb is smaller than the wool one measured 20" tall, I also had added black glass shank buttons for the eyes.

 The VIP panel also had pink bloomers, a dress, & pinafore to be made to complete the lamb.

 She looks so spring like & was fun bringing that panel to life.

 I saved the picture of the finished project to applique onto a pillow when I have the time.

 The wool lamb was made into a boy lamb with his Hog Wash overalls & shirt.

 He has a nautical feel to him & may find a place on the daybed in the sunporch.

 I've been working on the design for the female goose & so far her sweater needs puff sleeves & a skirt. I made a sweet little beret for her outfit.

 Rexton is modelling it for you, she is such a pro looking model with that face! The beret will complete the outfit!

Baking A Bunny

 This is little Renee Rabbit & she is a primitive pattern from a girlfriend a few years back. I made her out of muslin & painted her black shoes & creme coloured socks.

 I didn't have pink/red paint so I used crayons & pencil crayons, & Sharpie markers to do the trick!

 Then it was time to paint the bunny... remember back in 2015 when I made the Parisian Essence that said it was good if kept in a glass jar?  Well, it did keep well & I used that formula watered down.
The recipe that was called for was 1 cup warm water, 3 tablespoons of instant coffee, & 1 tablespoon of cinnamon. The cinnamon was added to my formula & what a lovely smell. Did you know that cinnamon is a smell that mice do not like? I may be making more primitive dolls for this fall!

 Then you paint the colour on, it is mostly like staining the fabric.

 Now her front is painted & into a 300-degree oven for about 10 mins.

 I was amazed at just how fast the muslin dried in the oven & I must say it is a pleasant smelling project to work on!

 And here she is! The fabric does crisp up making a firmer doll.

 I placed her in the plate rack to fully dry overnight. Her ears have pipe cleaners in them, making them pliable.

 I watered the formula down even more for her panties, dress, & bow, now into the oven for drying!

 Her is Renee Rabbit in her Robin Pandolph fabric, she's just adorable!

 Her pattern did not have panties so I made her some to complete her outfit.

 Hmmm...

 With Renee the Rabbit sitting on the dollie it gave me n idea to make her a lace sweater shawl.

 So I did! It shows her shell button off nicely in the front.

 It is two small dollies crossed & stitched together in the back.

 The front

 The back & a word of hindsight for anyone trying this paint & bake technique. Beware of the pooling of paint, see her head, hindsight for next time!

 

 She sits in the kitchen right now in the wingback.

 And I've been accenting her with spring!

 Spring is just around the corner & on sunny days like today, you can feel the spring coming.

I made Big Pig an Easter Bonnet too, just need to add a flower bouquet to finish it off.

This isn't anything I sewed but I captured this Kodak moment of Bridget Loree with her stuffie. This is how she calms herself to sleep, she has a stuffed animal that she sucks on before dreamland.
Sweet dreams little one.

Thank you for stopping in for a visit & as you can see I'm sewing my way out of the snow! lol

Have a great week & remember this Sunday morning we spring ahead an hour with our clocks!

Cheers!
Cynthia

A Canadian Winter For Sure!

Bill arrived to shovel me out where the big snow blowing plow cannot.
The generator & the propane tanks needed to be unburied, wow what a lot of snow.
I asked Bill to fly the drone up to see what was happening on the roof, walking around the property is nearly impossible with the snow drift heights.
Here are the photos he took, enjoy!

 So happy to see the black asphalt in the parking lot out front! The sun is getting warmer & the days are also getting longer. In one week we'll be 'springing forward' with our time change for spring!

 The laneway has some black stone showing through too!

 The snow drifts were high around the house, this is the backyard waterfront area.

 I'm so happy to see those evergreens with all the winter white that surrounds us.

 The dining room window & deck door & windows have disappeared!

 Bill & I have traded parking spots as the snow gathers in my area & not his! He parks his large truck outside on the side of the garage.

 The great room window has a huge drift & the sundeck is part of that drift too!

 It's hard to show just how high the snow is but it is a wall!

 The sun & no wind is so welcoming. See how high the snow is!!

 This was Bill's big job, to dig out the two propane tanks & a walkway to get to them.

 This is the beginning of the walkway to the propane tanks from the parking lot area.

 This is the walkway to the propane tanks, great job Bill!

Baxter & Bridget just loved being outside with Bill & playing stick with him. It's so cute that the two Boston Terriers run in tandem with the stick.

 Then the job of finding the generator under all that snow!

 The clothesline is so close to the snow that it is impossible to air anything on the line.

 Bill was happy that the generator just fired up when he tested it.

 There's the top of the propane tanks, I use them only for an emergency when we have no electricity.
And they have been a God sent to have & we do have power failures all year long. Winter with ice & storms & living in a hurricane area.

 Bill put his snowshoes in to walk in front of the drift in the backyard.

 There's snow up under the bedroom window too!

Thank you for visiting & viewing all the snow that Hardwicke New Brunswick has received this winter season.
I'm so happy that it is now March & soon we are going to turn the corner with this season of winter.
Till then, we're bracing for another snow storm tomorrow. Now there's a surprise!! lol
I'm ready for the 3-snows, 1) smelt snow, 2) Robin snow, 3) grass snow. I read the weather lore book Grandma Says by Cindy Day & now it is March with the three flurries of snow!
Tomorrow will be the 'smelt snow' with two more to come!

Seven weeks from now,  the family will be here for Easter & I'm hoping to be able to see the grass out front & the blue Miramichi Bay's water flowing in & out with the tides.

Have a great week wherever you are.

Cynthia