tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post2432770889299775197..comments2024-03-28T11:58:20.555+09:00Comments on Queenie's Needlework: HINA - 2016Queeniepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-68780718534107457342016-03-09T14:17:26.385+09:002016-03-09T14:17:26.385+09:00Thank you! As it is now past March 3rd, I have pac...Thank you! As it is now past March 3rd, I have packed away the mobile until next year when I will be making some new additions!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-44763108024612737302016-03-09T14:16:19.506+09:002016-03-09T14:16:19.506+09:00Yes, isn't it a great way to carry around tiss...Yes, isn't it a great way to carry around tissue paper or a lipstick in one's handbag? Or hang it on the mobile with sweet smelling powder or lavender.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-52920912449250545922016-02-27T02:23:36.045+09:002016-02-27T02:23:36.045+09:00What a fabulous looking mobile and your new orname...What a fabulous looking mobile and your new ornaments are simply delightful.JennyPennyPoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044863693451568388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-11788823610921238692016-02-14T01:41:31.477+09:002016-02-14T01:41:31.477+09:00pretty ornaments! small pouch in a butterfly is wo...pretty ornaments! small pouch in a butterfly is wonderful ! Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424511014088050460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-91762171919902858322016-02-12T13:40:16.782+09:002016-02-12T13:40:16.782+09:00Yes, it is the perfect nursery ornament, as long a...Yes, it is the perfect nursery ornament, as long as it is out of reach of curious fingers. <br />Traditionally these mobiles are kept 'for ever' or at least long into the baby's adulthood, and taken out each spring to celebrate Girls 'Day.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-51484962647738923652016-02-12T13:37:27.255+09:002016-02-12T13:37:27.255+09:00If all the ornaments were made of flat cardboard c...If all the ornaments were made of flat cardboard covered with fabric (like the rabbit and the sumo referee's fan) they don't take up much space to store and could also be hung on a string on the wall. The suffed ones however, need much more space, and my storage box is getting too small... Should I leave the ornaments up all year round??!!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-52829282661556259562016-02-08T23:13:22.970+09:002016-02-08T23:13:22.970+09:00The Hina mobile is lovely, it would look wonderful...The Hina mobile is lovely, it would look wonderful done for a nursery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-9700123105020829532016-02-07T23:48:48.342+09:002016-02-07T23:48:48.342+09:00I feel like I'm growing into pretty things, no...I feel like I'm growing into pretty things, not out of them. The older I get the more I appreciate having items that are lovely as well as useful. I'd love to have the space to hang something so wonderful. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066213662010727604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-3790990165956911402016-02-06T14:10:44.963+09:002016-02-06T14:10:44.963+09:00Especially the cat, who stalks the dangling tempta...Especially the cat, who stalks the dangling temptations! I have today posted some links with instructions for other ornaments should you be interested.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-91326226433782142002016-02-06T14:09:08.360+09:002016-02-06T14:09:08.360+09:00I left girlhood behind me a LONG time ago, but sti...I left girlhood behind me a LONG time ago, but still feel girlish enough to make these ornaments. We never grow out of pretty things, do we?Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-48788326139169657462016-02-06T14:07:38.536+09:002016-02-06T14:07:38.536+09:00I have just made a post with some links to instruc...I have just made a post with some links to instructions for ornaments, if you still are interested. I am sure you can add your own unique touch to any ornament. Have fun!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-18363817751898762742016-02-06T13:30:47.472+09:002016-02-06T13:30:47.472+09:00Your Hina mobile must delight everyone who views i...Your Hina mobile must delight everyone who views it. Your new characters are all lovely.crazyQstitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534395470078739309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-50027491128568558402016-02-06T09:53:09.072+09:002016-02-06T09:53:09.072+09:00What a fun project, a little girl would be fascina...What a fun project, a little girl would be fascinated. I'm not a little girl and I'm fascinated!Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494933770754796059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-29897840359176238642016-02-06T05:42:17.264+09:002016-02-06T05:42:17.264+09:00I think I would have fun making one of these too. ...I think I would have fun making one of these too. Love the leaping rabbit.https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321649853452019532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-76611910110514018452016-02-05T21:03:02.065+09:002016-02-05T21:03:02.065+09:00Good idea. Hina matsuri is celebrated on March 3rd...Good idea. Hina matsuri is celebrated on March 3rd so you have a month to make some ornaments, and with the speed you work, it should be easy to have them ready and on display long before that.<br /> I'll blog about the pattern book tomorrow (if I have the time).Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-65096582685563243142016-02-05T21:00:50.804+09:002016-02-05T21:00:50.804+09:00If I had had a baby (girl) in my household it woul...If I had had a baby (girl) in my household it would be a fun thing to hang by the crib, whatever the season.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-74441247210262673472016-02-05T20:59:34.610+09:002016-02-05T20:59:34.610+09:00A monkey would be good for THIS year. What is the ...A monkey would be good for THIS year. What is the animal for next year? Let's see, it's a bird, isn't it? I already have some birds on this mobile...Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-65929535993819301132016-02-05T17:54:43.229+09:002016-02-05T17:54:43.229+09:00How about a monkey hanging by it's tail? (or b...How about a monkey hanging by it's tail? (or by now you may have one).Julie Fukudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704374750710761269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-60759043613885733102016-02-05T15:45:28.667+09:002016-02-05T15:45:28.667+09:00what a delight so creative Queenie I would w...what a delight so creative Queenie I would want to have this hanging up all yearmargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225676137708827434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-76397758510763228552016-02-05T14:52:40.311+09:002016-02-05T14:52:40.311+09:00How wonderful! I would love to make one. Maybe I ...How wonderful! I would love to make one. Maybe I can start this year to make two or three ornaments by next year. Do you make up your own patterns, or is there a pattern book?Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com