Skip to main content

Reverb '12: Days 14 - 19

And here I am catching up again.  This time of year we can't really expect much more I think :)

Day 14:  What was the path that brought you here?

I find a lot of these questions very hard to answer.  I don't tend to be this introspective and don't really have easy answers.  I guess for me last year the path was one which I didn't really think about and which flew by without me even noticing (we are in December but it feels like about April to me) .  The additional explanation on this one question was what was the most important thing you learned in 2012...I guess from the sewing / knitting perspective I learned not to put myself under too much deadline pressure.  There were a couple of ambitious projects earlier in the year which I managed to get done but which I really should have abandoned or not attempted in the timeframe :)  From the sewing for myself perspective I learned I really need to consider what I will wear and what is comfortable...

Day 15:  What tingled your tastebuds?

This one is easy - my friend gave me River Cottage Everyday and it's great.  Particularly the broad bean hummus yum yum yum!

Day 16:  Who inspired you?  What gifts did they give you and how will you carry these forward to 2013?

My sewing teacher lady (Jill at the Patchworks) inspired me (read kicked my sorry behind) a couple of times to slow down and do things properly.  If I carry that forward I will have a much happier 2013 :)

Day 17:  How did you make a difference?  Think of a person you made a difference too - how did this change you and what do carry forward to 2013?

I guess my friend Lis got into making things this year mostly because of me, so that's pretty awesome.  It made me realise how much I already knew and I hopefully could carry that confidence forward to 2013.

Day 18:  The colour of you?  What colour represents the year, what do you want more of in 2013?

Hmm, this is another of those questions where I am supposed to say something like "red, because I have had a passionate, firey year" but what I really want to say is that I sewed with a lot of blue.  I am a bit too literal for this sort of question...For 2013 (in very literal terms) I want to introduce some cushions with colour to the living room, though I haven't decided on the colour yet.  I have some Maze and Vale off cut prints which will be the fronts, so I guess the backs will be complementary to those...

Day 19:  How did you nourish yourself?What self-care practices will you take forward to 2013?

Again, I feel literal here.  I had lots of massages to try and keep my neck and back in vague working order.  My craft plans for 2013 might derail that so I guess upping the yoga/pilates/stretching and keeping the massages might help!


So that was Day 14 - 19.  I am not sure I am fully cut out for Reverb '12, though I like the notion of taking some time for considering how the year went and what I want to do next year, particularly from the craft perspective (see the post coming soon with the UFO list in it!!!)

See you tomorrow with more...
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What to wear to a winter wedding?

I recently attended the wedding of a close friend in New Zealand.  If you aren't aware, early August in New Zealand is COLD!  Cue a lot of googling on what to wear to an (outdoor) winter wedding :)  I even made a pinterest board of ideas I also took inspiration from my #SewStyleHero as part of the theme month that was running via The Sewcialists .  You can read about that here . Here is what I came up with: I used a heavy stretch navy sequin ( Pitt Trading ) for the skirt... ...and a soft silvery beige colour stretch velvet (from Tessuti ) for the top. The skirt was self-drafted and designed to be as full and sequiny glorious as the amount of fabric i had would allow.  I will probably cut off the skirt now to make it more wearable in everyday life, though I loved the effect for a fabulous winter wedding. The top is the  Seamwork Astoria  and was a bit of a revelation.  This was my second Seamwork pattern and I really liked it.  I know it's tren
Post a Comment
Read more

Purse Palooza 2014 Guest Post - Scallop of the Sea Clutch (Katie Canavan)

This post was originally part of Purse Palooza 2014 over at Sew Sweetness .  I wanted to repost it here for my own records to remind myself of what I liked and didn't like in this pattern! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was very excited when Sara asked me to be part of this year's (2014) Purse Palooza and instantly knew I wanted to make the Scallop of the Sea Clutch by Katie Canavan (available from Holla Knits here ). This clutch is definitely  a statement piece.   It's oversized (compared to most clutches) and the outside is made of knitted scallop shapes.  Yep, I knitted a bag!  It felt good to both knit and sew a bag - catching three of my favourite pastimes all in one!  The bag is stranded colourwork and is knit in the round to form a big tube.  The tube is blocked, lined and interfaced, seamed and then folded over to make the big envelope clutch shape. Here is the versi
Post a Comment
Read more

"A Walk in the Woods" Quilt Cover for Ava

My super stylish friend Rita has a husband who owns a manchester (if you are not Australian read: bedding and bed linen) business.  So obviously, I don't make quilts or bedding for this woman!  Except now...she showed me a Linen House (I think) range which she had bought for her 1 year old daughter Ava, ready for when she is in a big girl bed.  The range is full of red riding hood, toadstools and the like, and I was immediately reminded of Aneela Hoey's range, " A Walk in the Woods ". I showed her the range and she asked if I would make her a cot quilt for her daughter now, so she didn't have to wait for the big girl bed (which let's face it is at least a year away if not more!). I was stoked to be asked for two reasons; firstly, she is a good friend and I love making things for the people who really matter, and secondly, because she has access to all sorts of amazing in the realm of bedding, and she still wanted me to make something! High praise indeed
Post a Comment
Read more