EXPERIMENTS

I've been making a lot of experiments

to find the right combination of shapes

and fabric for the appliques for my Posies' Quilt.

That's why my work at the moment

is very slow, and of course because

hand sewing takes a lot of time.

But I really like this "slow sewing",

back to the roots thing.

Tenho feito muitas experiências com

formas e tecidos para encontrar

a combinação certa para o

meu lindo Posies' Quilt.

Por isso também que meu

trabalho está indo muito devagar.

Aliás, costurar a mão realmente

é muito "slow sewing" (costura lenta)

coisa de volta às origens.

I decided on the combination below.

Still have to finish it off with

a center button or something.

Me decidi pela combinação abaixo.

Ainda falta um acabamento

do botão central.

And here is a treat for you all cat lovers.

My sweet Pinky likes to play with teddy bears!

So sweet, so human like,

I'm constantly amazed!!!!

Momento ternura do dia:

Minha Pinky fofa gosta de brincar

com ursinhos de pelúcia!

Muito carinhoso, tão "humano"!

Não canso de me admirar!!!

Some more pouchies

Made some more pouchies.

They're so easy to make
that it's becoming a therapy.
Whenever I need immediate gratification,
I just sit and make some of these.

Fiz mais algumas bolsinhas.

Esse molde é realmente muito fácil.

Quando quero algo rápido

que me dê muita satisfação,

sento e faço alguns.

And look who's cold!!!!

Can you tell how cold our winter is?

E olhem isso.

Voces acham que Pinky está com frio?

LAP QUILT FOR PINKY

... AND SHE LIKES IT !!!!!

Separated at birth !!!!!

Blair' companion





and my Pinkie

THE REASON WHY MY WORK IS GOING SO SLOWLY

Well, the title says it all...

How can I possibly sew with such

a nosy companion

(hey... I'm not complaining... he he).

Pinky is really sweet and I absolutely love her company, but I haven't been able

to work at the same rate I was used to

before she got here.

But her loving and purring

totally compensate this...

However, I managed to make some

more butterflies for the Pom Pom lap quilt.

 I decided to use it and just add things

(embroidery, appliques)

whenever I have time and feel like it.

No pressure! Is this heaven or what?

BUTTERFLIES

Whenever Pinky let's me

(yes, that's Tinkerbell's nickname),

which is not very often,

I try to get on with my work.

I've been trying to free motion

my lap quilt, but so far

it has been very difficult.

Problems with thread tension,

with wrinkling, and with design...

So parts of it I quilt on the machine,

others I do by hand,

and I'm even embroidering

and appliquing some

in an effort to make it easier,

but still attractive.

So far, these are my results:

TINKERBELL

Check out this new addition to our family:

Her name is SININHO,

which is the Brazilian name

for the Disney character Tinkerbell.

Isn't she the cutest?

She's three months old and

is battery operated (just kidding).

It's just that she is so

hyperactive that it is very hard

to take pics of her.

Do the photos give you any idea

of how small she is?

Yes, she is very tiny.

I adopted her from a NGO,

http://adoteumgatinho.uol.com.br/

since she was abandoned

with 5 siblings at the

doorsteps of a pet shop.

Luckily good people do

some very humane work.

Sininho found herself

a loving and caring Mum.