Month 5 “Ethereal Grove”... And a wicked Ouchie

Completed and pinned together Month 5 of Sweet Pea’s Mystery Block “Ethereal Grove”— and FINALLY pinned all current blocks to my design wall. Relieved to have made it through this month’s challenge… I’ll spare all further details of obstacles this month

#swpeabom #etherealgrovequilt #swpeaembroidery #ithmachineembroidery #tulapinkfabric

This is current quilt layout as shared on their website... They update it monthly with the BOM reveals on first Weds of month.

And here is my quilt, 

pinned in place to my design wall.

Thankfully, Month 5 only involved 4 blocks...

4 blocks that would result in outpatient surgery!

Oyyyyyyyy,

It all comes down to trying to hoard and minimize waste of my Tula Pink collection.

All was going well---

and then it wasn't.

My finger got jammed under the needle and it went through my nail and finger.

Ofcourse, once the shock of the pain stabilized---

 I obsessed over fabric damage, 

I mean- we r talking TP!

Then I saw it.

I was missing the tip of the needle and it was nowhere in site.

Now, I knew where all that pain and blood was from.

At first I thought my DH would just tweeze it out.

X-ray ruled that a no go.

So off to hospital. 

(At least there were numbing drugs)... 

and eventually- I was needle free.

Now I just had to not use it for anything... 

at least I had an excuse to give all who deserved it the finger!

Sew, that was nearly a week ago, and I finally am back to sewing.

Below are some pics of a block in progress:

I no longer bothered hoarding fabric

Month 5 required 3 of block A

And 1 of block B

Meanwhile,

I started building up my quilt wall- 

pinning the blocks in place.

And now,

til month 6:

Meet Ellie the Elephant

Meet our newest household guest 

“Ellie the Elephant” 

from a pattern by 

Funky Friends Factory.  

I created her with a mixed blend 

of Tula Pink’s new 

Everglow fabric line! 

#funkyfriendsfactory #funkyfriendsfactoryellieelephant #tulapinkeverglow 

#softtoyshandmade

After I sewed head together 

I had to figure out the eyes... 

went better than I expected- 

PURCHASED SUPPLY ON AMAZON

but I wouldn't know that 

for sure until the stuffing!

Thrilled it finally started 

to resemble an elephant,

This is where I called it a day 

and picked it up next day... 

I must admit- it felt like

 I was just piecing a puzzle

 without edges or connection pieces...

At this point you truly have 

NO IDEA IF 

YOU ARE ON THE 

ROAD TO SUCCESS-

OR A TOTAL MESS!

And then you finally flip it- 

oy, those tusks, 

trunk and legs...

and then relief sets in- 

there it is: an elephant!

time to stuff:

and stuff...

oy, and STUFF- 

so many crooks to STUFF!

Finally, you hand stitch closed 

that back seam- 

alas, all that twisting, turning, 

stretching, and stuffing enlarged it 

quite a bit- SEW, it is a march larger seam

 to sew closed than it should have been 

But finally- she is complete!

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In todays's Funky friends newsletter:

Embroidering a Freestanding Houseplant In-the-hoop

 

Project of the day on my Bernina: 

ITH machine embroidery design- 

Freestanding Houseplant 

by Scissortail Stitches. 

It only took a few hours… 

and I don’t have to worry 

about it not thriving! 

#freestandinghouseplantsbyscissortailstitches

#ithembroidery 

#greenfeltleaves #bernina880plus

The embroidery is created on Felt!

After all the cutting between the seems, 

you thread in wire 

and wrap the wires to create stems!

And there you have it!