Glad I Waited to Decide

Remember the two Crow pieces I was hooking?  One was a Crow design by Betsy Reed and the other was my design of a Magdalena-style crow.  Plan originally was to make both into pillows but once Betsy's design was made into a pillow decided to wait to do the other.  Here's Betsy's Crow with the wonderful Betsy primitive edging I love so much.

Am glad I waited because now I want to enjoy the second one on the sofa table in the living room.  Here is a photo taken on the schoolmaster desk but once bound will go in the living room.

Since this may be a transitional decision, have chosen to do a different binding job than normal.  A month from now might change my mind and make it into a pillow after all; so for now I'm just folding over the serged edges of the linen and will use it without a cotton or whipped edge binding.  In the event I decide to make it into a pillow all I have to do is pull out the stitching.  OR..... IF I decide to keep it as a mat just might do that Betsy primitive binding technique I love so much.  So many ideas and not sure what to do but am glad I waited to decide.

On this first day of spring we had snow and below normal temperatures.  Weatherman promises a better day tomorrow.

Have a great evening everyone and enjoy your weekend.

Saundra

Magdalena Style Crow, Clean Up & Choosing Wool Pillow Back

As planned, the Magdalena style Crow was finished this morning, it was steamed as was Betsy's crow. Here are two pictures, one with a flash and one without.

Again it was very rewarding to use up a lot of woolie worms hooking this and Betsy's Crow;  but look at this aftermath.  Try tho I may at keeping all the colors contained in the baggies which were chosen for the projects, a lot ended getting mixed together anyway.  Believe it or not, the sofa is clean and all worms returned to the original baggies and placed back on the shelf in open plastic containers for easy access.  But I swear it didn't seem like there was any more space in those containers than before.

I love remnant bins at fabric stores and REALLY LOVE Heavens To Betsy remnant bag sale days when she has them.  This is a heavy coat weight piece of wool found in one of the store bins.  It is definitely far too heavy to use for hooking so will be a perfect weight for the pillow backs.  Problem is which side??????

One side is a brushed finish and the other regular.  My eyes first gravitated to the unbrushed chevron side (on the right below Betsy's Crow).  But in the picture above, the brushed left side looks better since it is darker.  Maybe this photo below will help me make up my mind as the fabric pic is taken at closer range.

Well since there is nothing new on my frame, I'll finish binding Hannah's Hen and get it on the wall.  Must admit I'm going thru withdrawal with no pattern on my frame....just doesn't feel normal.

It is March 1st and came in like a lion, not a lamb.  First there was a little snow (over the previous two snow falls), then it changed to freezing rain which is ongoing.  If my boy Ben needs to use the potty it will be in our back yard as I refuse to break a leg or hip by walking him tonight.  At 10:30 this morning when I took him during the snow he slipped and fell twice.  Not me thankfully.  So not going to gamble and try again.  He is a dog after all, he is safe inside and if he needs to go out he can surely go out back and I'll do scooping later.

Have a great evening everyone and hope you are all warm.

Saundra