Happy holidays everyone! I’m sorry that I’ve been a stranger to this blog all autumn. I’ve been working hard, and I guess sometimes you just have to give yourself a break and accept that you don’t always have time and energy for everything. I’ve neglected a lot of the things I normally love to do, but now I feel it’s time to reclaim those things. I guess it’s all about planning: I need to consciously make time for art again, as well as blogging. I’m starting with a short update on what I’ve been up to so far during my Christmas break.
I’ve been working on two new Pretty Purses:
Purse 1, quilted (in progress)
Purse 2, quilted (in progress)
and with added hand embroidery (in progress)
I’m also working on a mini quilt with the same poppy motif I used last summer.
Surface designed fabric ready to be quilted
Quilted, and with some hand embroidery (in progress)
And, joy of joys, I did some work in my sketchbook, inspired by patterns I found on a gift wrap and a flower pot:
And of course I have a Christmas knitting project…
for when I want to relax in the sofa with Fia the Terri(fi)er. (Mum’s busy hands can be seen knitting in the background.)
I hope you're having a wonderful holiday season! Thanks for dropping by! - Annika
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