It went from a balmy 15 degrees yesterday, to a blisteringly cold minus something or other in a 24 hour period, which highlighted for me the need for a winter coat. Why am I telling you this? Because instead of quilting in my sewing room, I've been sewing in my sewing room - i.e.; making myself a new winter coat.
Of course, it's not like I don't have a winter coat - in fact I have several; it's just that they're all in storage at the moment, and I don't have access to storage until our car is available, and that won't be for another couple of weeks. (Long story, I'll share another time)
So, I'm showing you this, I think, quite cute little quilted tissue cover I made to add to my bird theme cubicle decorations.
Also, a couple of weeks ago, I won some really lovely loot, and it arrived in the mail last Friday.
Hand made cards, a "leaf gatherer" pouch and assorted deliciousness from Heike Gerbig, a textile artist who blogs at
Gerdiary (and has recently been published in
Cloth Paper Scissors and 1000 Artisan Textiles.) In addition to being a maker, she also produces beautiful hand dyed cloth. I already know exactly how I'm going to use this fabric - it's perfect for a piece I've had in mind.
Speaking of how I'm using it:
It's the perfect size to drape around my neck while I'm working in order to hold all the little things I use frequently - instead of putting them on my sewing table where they (singly or collectively) manage to fall to the floor several times per session.
Lucky me!
Thank you Heike!