woo·hoo~I’m just about to stage a comeback! But until~
It has been a L·O·N·G 6 weeks since my hand surgery.
It sure feels ·SO· much longer, but I’m happy to have at least that much time -and healing- behind me as I adapt to all kinds of new “normals.”
Like how everything touching my finger either feels like super coarse sand paper or razor blades trying to hurt me further, or how incredibly painful it is because of the swelling AND trying to bend it again AND because my clutzy-self keeps bumping it into everything imaginable!
It’s also shorter now…hmm…because of the screw?
I am SO happy to finally jump back into at least a “soft” project—like sewing!
I’ve begun working on some Christmas stockings for an upcoming Holiday show. Looking around pintrest for some inspiration, I keep coming back to this beauty! (*can’t seem to find the original creator though)
I have all kinds of textural scrap leftovers from other projects ~grain sacks, linen~ I only needed to buy some pleated trim (too lazy to make my own).
I may –or may not– add some graphic transfers or extra embellishments since they look pretty –plain– too! We’ll see!
Here are my first four…
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I made a template from some larger-sized blank stencil sheets. It’s a firm pattern to use for consistent sizes AND you can see fabric prints through it. (I accidentally bought white sheets this time~ooops!)
Christmas stockings are actually very easy sewing projects…
…to all you non-sewers!
I still need to add the loops they will hang by, and make the decision~
to embellish or
not to embellish!
That is the question!
I’ve been playing with grain sacks and linen, and pleated cotton & grosgrain trim,
as well as vintage laces from my collections/stashes.
Your stockings are gorgeous! I’ll keep praying that your hand gets back to health. ❤
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Thank you Sheila!
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Love this too! Wish I used stockings again in my Christmas decor but gave them up for a leaner look…as in less decorating!
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I get ‘ya Terry! I think I’m going to use all NATURAL elements this year to keep things simpler! ; D
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I will pray for your hand to improve with each day. I have a friend who had hand surgery after injuring it in a closing bank vault, so I know somewhat of what you are going through. Thanks for all your beautiful ideas you come up with. Keep them coming!
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Great stockings! Live the lace! There are still lots of places on a sewing machine to knock the finger for an ouchie!!
Incredible how we heal – your nerve endingd are very touchy, sounds like…hope that gets better soon. Do you still have to do PT? Take care.
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Thanks Patty! Yes- definitely watching out for bumping my finger -even while sewing- and PT will be for a while yet. Have to get past the HYPER sensitivity stage and get things moving again.
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These are beautiful! I would have thought they were more complicated to make but they look easy enough that I think I might just try a few 🙂
It’s good to hear you are on the mend I hope things keep going well for you and you can get back into the furniture end of things soon! I hope you have a great day!
Smiles!
Terry
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Thanks Terry- I hope you do make some of these stockings- fun and easy project for sure! And, YES, I can’t wait to get back to a furniture project! I’ve got 3 immediate ones to jump on!
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ohhh, I can’t imagine what you must be going through Catherine! I feel for you.
I love the stockings. They are so adorable! great job.
gail
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Thanks Gail- just sewing is definitely showing me I don’t have total use yet, so I’m not going near a saw quite yet! ; D But I’m getting there–s o o n.
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