Jolly Farm, Fox and Apple

This week under severe restrain I only bought one fabric to add to my stash.

The Trees from Jolly Farm- Henley Studio, Makeower UK

I love everything about this- the colours, the detail, the birds.

The blue is lovely too, maybe next week...

I added a little red apple to the front

I love the bright red dots. The stalk gets lost a bit in the other green but I did not have any solid green to match.

I also have been designing some new foxes.

 Something to go with this Boy Fox

Here is a girl fox

The bow is removable and she loves roses and has a button nose.

This basket has longer handles for one hand operation.

And a jumping Fox

 I have missed working with felt- this shade is called acorn and is so soft to touch.

I used plain stitching instead of the usual zig-zag satin stitch, and chose a bright orange. 

Last year I loved making the Fox Autumn Leaves Purse but it took 2-3 hours to make.

I still love the idea of fabric photos though and creating a pretty scene.

This is work in progress

The fox is talking to her friend the bird. I wanted a blue bird, like the singing Disney birds and a big dotty mushroom! The fox leg was very tricky, I drew it about 6 different ways before settling on this version that I could actually sew.

So it has been very busy here! How was your weekend?

Eva

Fox Felt Brooch

Fox Felt Brooch

A few weeks ago I made this little fox brooch out of felt.

I liked how it looked but it is so small, it had to be hand sewn and I worry about my hand sewing!

Normally, I go for the perfection of the machine stitch.

I was in two minds whether to persevere and make more fox brooches, or just forget about it.

Last week I had my first ever order from Australia in my etsy shop.

In a moment of spontaneity and excitement, I included the little brooch as a free gift. Thinking it will travel all the way from a cold and wet UK to sunny OZ, the other side of the planet, and live a happy life there.

That makes me feel very happy inside.

xx