Work In Progress Wednesday.
A Birthday Present
I had a plain store-bought pot holder, and it was easy to decorate it with an appliqué Hexagon Flower block. I also added a line of Knotted Feather Stitch along the bias tape edging.
Hina Hanging Doll Ornaments
To start, do you know about the Japanese festival of Hina? If not, please read last year's blog entry. You can also click on HINA in the tabs above.
Every year, I aim to make three new ornaments to add to the mobile of Hanging Hina Dolls.
Last year, the count was 97 small dolls and other ornaments made of scraps of kimono silk and Japanese crêpe, chirimen. With the three new ones, I now have 100 (one hundred!) Hina ornaments!
This year I made
1) an open needle keep, to hope for good sewing results in the future. The keep has two threaded needles and one floral pin.
2) a Dalecarlean horse, in celebration of the Year of the Horse
3) a cherry blossom, as I expect the cherry trees will start blooming earlier than usual this year
Hexablooms
I made a few white hexagons, and I also cut out new cards to stretch the fabric over. Slow work, lack of time...
1 comment:
The pot holder is a great gift. Your hina hanging is fabulous.
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