Saturday, February 9, 2013

radio silence

While my computer was off getting fixed/broken/repaired IMG_1039

I thought about easy dolls and tricky dolls

IMG_1062   I started two new Little Reds and made them blue dresses because I had run out of grey. IMG_1074

I made a whole pod of whales – so easy I am up to numbers 14 – 16 !IMG_1095

I did some gocco printing to make a sample for a kids class I’ll be teaching at Millrose  Cottage next holidays. IMG_1089

I emptied my scrap basket and sent the scraps to a blogfriend. IMG_1092

I did some stitchingIMG_1086

and I finished off some chubby birds

I also went back to work (I have one more week to go before LSL), spent inordinate amounts of time talking to the office of green squiggles and made way too many starts on new things.

I worked on a dolly for the Red Nose days Dolls, I almost finished my project for Urban Stitches and I started embroidering some new underpants.

If you were to look up manic in the dictionary right about now……there would be a photo of me tossing and turning in bed at 2am trying to turn my brain off and get some sleep.

Do your projects keep you awake at night ?

27 comments:

  1. Hi Jodie
    At least you haven't just been sitting around fretting. Just think of all that tossing and turning as part of your exercise regime. Soon to disappear during LSL.
    As one of the winners of Emma's most recent giveaway, I am rapt to the back teeth to have my own Pin Whale creative card as well as a pattern for Arthur. I'm looking forward to having a go!
    If I don't see you in person before the day, I'll see you at Urban Stitches. It will be a fun day!

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  2. Yep. We feel your pain. It must be most tiring to have so much creative energy. It hardly ever happens to me which is why I sleep so much however it did happen last night so I have finally finished the QAYG squares for Jan Mac. Cherrie

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  3. One more week! I am very excited for you!

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    1. not half as excited as I am for myself !!!!

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  4. Some great projects going on there. Love the chubby birds!

    Sometimes my projects keep me awake. Sometimes doing the maths sends me to sleep!

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  5. Lots of lovelies in your space.
    Yes, my projects keep me awake but I usually just keep working on them, sleep is very over rated!
    Hope time slows down for you after this week.
    Good luck with the Office of Green Squiggly lines.

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  6. well it's more like the Office of Green Squiggles that is keeping you awake - that and the plans for World Domination, phase 1.

    I'm tired just reading about that much creativity, productivity and knickers.

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  7. Love Little Red and that cute dress!

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  8. Yea, they ceratinly do! And I have an hour country drive to work each day - guess what I am thinking about!Love them chubby birds....

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  9. Maybe the whales need some krill? ;)

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  10. You have been busy...can't wait to see what you achieve on your LSL!
    The chubby birds are so cute and I love the peg embroidery!

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  11. They do - and I've got the bags under my eyes to prove it.

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  12. Maybe Finn could sleep with you. Dogs make everything better. :o) I can't wait to hopefully see your booth. It'll be the fun-nest booth at Market!

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    1. I have to admit I am struggling with the booth idea.... it will be very much a wing-it booth depending what I can buy on arrival. Viva Ikea !

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  13. I love it!!! i love everything!!! :)

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  14. Oh, the dollies and whales and robots and clothespins and birdies and your brain are all good reading! Hope the passport thingie gets cleared up pronto so you can come to the States. Yikes!

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  15. So many wonderful things, but most especially the whales ... love 'em!

    Yes, I too have trouble switching off at night, in fact sometimes I give in and get on with what I am thinking about in the small hours, at least then I can sleep afterwards!

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  16. Definitely!! Sometimes I get soo bad that I have to get back up again and work until my brain gets too tired to think. There are times when a job just needs to be worked before it can let you rest!
    Rosie xx

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  17. Who am I going to show and tell to? Missing you already

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  18. Suffering the same ailment as we speak. Had to play hookie from in-laws just to get some stuff out of the brain! OK. I promise to get some of your patterns this month. I love those chubby birds!! (and the owls from a few posts back) I have to research USA vendors carry your stuff!!

    Do you have a tutorial on buttoned limbs? Just curious, I would do some serious damage to those around me (or myself) if I had to do what your effortlessly and sleeplessly pull off!

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  19. A wonderful maniac! I've had nights on end thinking about my creative side...

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  20. Hi

    I love your website and after seeing your Little Red I contacted my local store and bought the pattern to surprise my 5 year old.

    However I am struggling with the head. Sewing the felt on and that was all fine and loads of fun. But sewing the head to the body is so difficult. I completely mess it up and had to restart again, because the main problem I had was that where I sew the darts on both the front and back it made Little Red look like a dog or bear face. I decided to cut another face out without the darts but now trying to fit the head on the body which only looks possible by hand sewing but will probably not be strong enough. But the other problem is the head is now too big for the body and automatically makes darts.

    Please help as I promised my daughter ill be done with the surprise by the morning,

    Thanks.

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    1. Hi yas, I am on my phone so please excuse my typing. I can't reply personally as you don't have that feature enabled.
      I suggest going back to the head with darts and rather than trying to join the head to the body...undo the side seams of the body a bit and sew the head front to the body front...then sew head back to body back. Then you can sew up the side seam over the top of the head and down the other side. I hope that is helpful.

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  21. I'm certainly envious of all you have accomplished! Ans such great projects!

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  22. Love Love Love your beautiful chubby cheeky little robins. Do you have a pattern for them?

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  23. Oooo what a beautiful scrap basket - much love xxx

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Hellloooooo !!!!