Something Old, Some Things New......
It might surprise you to learn that I have a rather large number of projects in progress. Of course, only if you haven't seen my sewing room or followed this blog for more than a day or ever MET me , but still there IS a remote chance you could be surprised. Sometimes a project gets set aside because I have found something more interesting to work on. Sometimes one gets set aside because I am about to send it through the food processor if I have to be around it for even another second. And sometimes it's because I have reached a part of the project which intimidates me. Which is where our story begins today. Back in 2010 , I started working on a mitten garland for winter/Christmas. It's actually been a fun project because craft felt is wildly inexpensive, so it was the perfect time to play around with techniques and ideas. I learned to gimp, tried using decorative thread in the bobbin , played with decorative stitching , and have pretty much just had a grea...