Lost at Sea

Ok, I officially have no idea what I am doing!

Scallops Anyone?

Back,

and front,

and back, 

and front again.

Smooth Sailing

Applique work is proving quite pleasant.

It seemed barely a blink of an eye before I was done with my first piece and working 

to remove the basting stitches.

Piece #2 I decided to try out with a slight contrast.

A bit of fussy cutting within the vertical  band....

...did just the trick!

Uncharted Waters

The best thing so far about this new sewing adventure I'm on is that it gave me the perfect excuse to finally treat myself to some of these needles. They come highly recommended but honestly I think it was the cute little box that so attracted me to them.

And look what I found inside...an even cuter little storage tube.

Putting them to use for the first time was pure bliss!

I do believe with their assistance, applique work and I will become very good friends!

This, That, and the Other

This...,,

that...

and the other!

Ready, Set, Go!

The very first stitches....

First Things First

Back to the drawing board for a little planning!

Clearing the Deck

 Orders and prep work for September's doll show have pretty much
filled the summer agenda so far.

Most of it the same old same old, not that that's a bad thing.

I actually thrive on doing the same thing many times over. It's both relaxing and comforting. 

And, believe it or not, it's when most of my new ideas come to be.

Case in point....

I received an order for some of my little wooden houses.

Not quite the "same old" however as this batch was getting a gabled addition.

Along with a coat of green paint.

Yep, a Green Gables edition!

A handful of doll pincushions were also in production.

They worked up fairly quickly but gave enough quiet thinking time for my brain 

to wander back through my love of Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, 

and finally the romance of coastal living.

By the time theses little goodies were ready to pack up 

and ship out on adventures of their own...

...I had assembled my summer reading collection, the contents of which I might add share not only a common coastal theme but each and every one has been previously read. 

I told you I enjoy repetition!

And all the while through I had been floating these bits and pieces on the back burner.

Stitch by stitch they came together into a scaled up version of Lily Red's cozy quilt.

It might have been ninety degrees out but I was determined 

to complete the bedding ensemble

with a soft wool blanket.

A little crochet edging extended my quiet time even more, 

until eventually....

...I had one, two the same!

But I had something else as well.

An idea had taken root.

At first I thought it would peter out, nothing more than a passing whim.

Yet over time the technical details began to fall in place.

The fabrics I fantisized about magically crossed my path.

And the perfect occasion for its creation arose.

Will it work?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

I'll never know if I don't try though.

Let's see what happens...