so I've started embroidery

this is my first piece. Went to Michael's to get gouache. Learned they don't sell gouache or art boards so i walked around and got some embroidery supplies. I've dappled in it in the past but now i feel driven to embroider. it is easy to take around with you and not messy. Something you can do with your hands that doesn't require a surface to work with. It's all freehand style, like drawing with the thread. All of the colors in this piece I cut the same size which i thought was kind of cool. the hoop size was the smallest they had. I guess I like mini lately.

day2 patch project

These pictures are actually from the beginning of the day, so yesterdays progress minus two I sewed on before the picture. I think it is coming along nicely. I'm getting more playful with the embroidery. The blue fabric with white squares looks like windows of a building where some of the tenants blinds are up half way.

day1 patch project

Not so long ago my husband and I bought our first piece of vintage furniture together from this thrift store in Austin called Top drawer. It is beautiful but sadly, the fabric is so old that it has started to tear everywhere so "dun da da dun" (trumpets sound)sewing needle to the rescue. Inspired by the resourcefulness of the 1930's depression era I'm sewing our beautiful love seat back together with patches made up of two pieces of fabric fused together with fusible webbing. Actually leftovers from the were going to be more rose petals for my friends wedding but she didn't really like the roses so now i have a project for them, recycling, yeah. since I finished Lola's sweater two days ago I started this project yesterday. So I will post my progress everyday I work on it, hence day 1 being the title of this post. So follow me on this journey of re-binding seams and maybe follow along with something of yours that needs patching up. So with our needles in hand, thread them, tie the knot and get sewing.