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Butterflies and Summer Snowmen. WiP Wednesday
07 Aug

Butterflies and Summer Snowmen. WiP Wednesday

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Friday is that day when both boys leave for school Friday is that day when both boys leave for school early and I have an hour before I need to start home office. The dishwasher is emptied, the washing machine on, the coffee made and some fabrics have been pulled.

With my current EPP nearing completion I’m thinking ahead to the summer and planning something colourful with a rainbow of Grunge and Betsy.

The boys have five weeks of holidays and while I have deferred my holidays till the autumn, I still plan on spending plenty of time relaxing and having fun with them once my mornings in the office are done. I’m hoping there will be some garden time, some pool time, some mountains time, some train trips and outings and of course sewing on the go and thus will be my companion project.

#epp #slowsewing #patterndesign #fabricpull #eppsummerlanterns #rainbow #grungefabic #libertybetsy #sewingwithliberty #summersewing
I spotted a most interesting cloud formation here I spotted a most interesting cloud formation here today. 

I subsequently learned from the local news and the interwebs that this was in fact a that this was apparently a Kelvin-Helmholtz cloud and that apparently this is an extremely rare phenomenon.

#clouds #kelvinhelmholtzclouds #weatherphenomenon #natureisbeautiful
I woke at 6 and got up not long after that to open I woke at 6 and got up not long after that to open all the windows and get some cool air moving around the house for a couple of hours. 
After that I reckoned the best place to enjoy an early morning coffee and some sewing was in the hammock outdoors before the sun really hits us and the mercury starts to climb again.
With temperatures hitting 36 yesterday and due to do similar today it’s simply to hot to sew during the day.
#epp #slowsewing #earlymorningsewing #sewingoutdoors #sewinginthehammock #slowstarttotheday #heatwavedays #blueskydays
With temperatures hitting 30 here today plans for With temperatures hitting 30 here today plans for the afternoon involve lots of garden shade time, water, hammocks, some sewing and not much else.

#gardentime #stayingcool #hotsummerdays #blueskydays #epp #slowsewing
Taking time for some slow hand sewing tonight and Taking time for some slow hand sewing tonight and to join in with Irina @nordiccrafter and Larisa @stitchingnotes to #sipteaandepp .
Tonight I have been slowly stitching some very tiny pieces for an #eppbutterfly 
I started with the body and head, and then added the first half of the wings but the rest, I think, will wait till tomorrow.
#epp #slowsewing #eppbutterflies #epplibertybutterfly #epplibertybutterflies #sewingwithliberty #tinypieces #piecedwithaurifil
It’s a cool and showery day here today so plans It’s a cool and showery day here today so plans for this afternoon will include some sewing time and embellishing a second t-shirt.
For this one I’ve decided on an EPP butterfly to sit under the v-neck. I’ve pulled some more ditsy Liberty lawn prints for this one as there are some really tiny pieces in this butterfly.
#epp #slowsewing #eppbutterfly #eppbutterflies #embelishing #summersewing #sewingwithliberty
I scaled down the EPP flower design I had original I scaled down the EPP flower design I had originally intended to use on my t-shirt, swapped out the Betsy fabric for the more ditsy Pepper in purple and that’s the first of my new t-shirts given a little lift. 
Now to decide on some designs for the other three 🤔 
#epp #slowsewing #eppdaisy #sewingwithliberty #embellishing #sewingforsummer #mysummerwardrobe
I bought some new t- shirts as most of my old ones I bought some new t- shirts as most of my old ones are really only fit to be dusters now.
As the new shirts are plain I though I would embellished them with some EPP designs, but now that it is time to cut the fabric I’m having doubts. 
The t-shirts are light and drape so well and I’m thinking the designs I had planned will ruin that drape, even though I’m planning to use Liberty lawns. 
I may have to go back to the drawing board with this one.
#epp #slowsewing #indecision #tosewornottosew #sewingwithliberty
Despite the fact that we had some untimely late sn Despite the fact that we had some untimely late snows and frosts and that I’ve not had much time for gardening this year, the garden is still playing a blinder.
#cherries #gooseberries #yellowraspberries #blackraspberries #tomatoes #chilies #firstcrops #firstpickings #citygarden #anewseasonofgrowing
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