Taking a Quick Break

Kitty Needle Keeper: 1999

I joined a workshop late in 1999 (18th Sep) to add Kitty to my growing basket of sewing goodies.  A tutor (whom I've momentarily forgotten) ran the day for us and in only a short time we finished this cute & very helpful, little needle pouch.

For anyone interested, the pattern is from "Needleworks" by Kindred Spirits. 

Decorative Touches

Hussif: 1998

I made this “hussif” in a workshop with Literary Guild girls in May 98.  A hussif is a portable case to keep all your regular stitching things together.  Being quilters, we would be best suited to either one really big one or lots of them!  I was serious enough about sewing kits at the time, a left-over interest from my Tamworth days, so chose to make this one up in one of my favourite fabrics.

I’m not sure who our workshop leader (16/5/98) was as my pattern notes seem to have “left home” of their own accord.  I did make the hussif up with all its little extras, including a mini felt bear, to have it ready for an exhibition of work by the Bondi Evening Group at the Embroiders Guild in 2003.

Inside view with various pockets and additional accessories
including Mr Bear

Blue cord ties the "bundle" together