artsy ADD

ok, so that 5 day break from knitting gave me time to play around with some other projects last week. some were old favorites, like making quilted purses and others were new, like scrabble tile pendents.

but before i began any projects i decided to play with fabric:

i like to grab a bunch of fabric and lay it out all over the living room floor, making either a color circle or, in this case, a horseshoe. most of these were fat quarters, but a few were a full yard. deciding to go with 2 distinct colorways, i eliminated a bunch of the fabric and set to work cutting out first 3" strips, then slicing them to make 3" squares.



next i grab the flannel design board and start playing with the squares:




when i finally decide on a design i like, i start strip piecing the squares, first in groups of 2, then 4 to a row, and finally the rows together to make a large sewn section:



now i just need to decide what fabric i want to use for the lining and straps. shouldn't take me but a few hours before these 2 purses are done.




the 2nd project i worked on last week involved making scrabble tile pendents. i came across a picture of some while flitting around the webz a few weeks ago and decided that seemed like they would be fun and simple. i found making them to be very therapeutic. not only can i make a bunch of them at a time, they're also super cute!

first layer, glued on with medium matte gel
after that dries i go over the image and edges with mod podge:

next i put on a first layer of glass effects:


then comes another layer of glass effects. these ones are still drying:


once they're all completely dry, i will attach a bail on the back of each tile and thread it on a ribbon necklace.

i think these vastly different projects healed my funk of messed up knitting, reminding me that sometimes its important to let the creativity flow through a different medium. thank goodness for artsy ADD!