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High Voltage Lampshade - Le Challenge THRILLER
My inspiration for this project began when I saw a sneak peek last month of a wicker cross stitch lampshade tutorial by Elizabeth Cake, which is in Issue 7 of Crafty Magazine.
Then while watching La Ink I was drawn to the High Voltage Logo and realised I wanted to stitch lightening bolts, after all a good storm is pretty thrilling.
Originally I was going to use all bright colours but after seeing the Pantone colour report for Spring 2014 and watching the great introductory video I decided to use a mix of pastel and brights. I love the result.
Each of the lightening bolts is slightly different and I purposely made them striking in opposite directions so it would give a bit of movement to the design.
It was a simple and quick project and I like having a touch of my crafting in the hallway
and of course I couldn't resist putting it on my head before I hung it up!
I managed to snag two of these lampshades from Ebay and I'm still deciding what design to do on the other one. This is the first check off my FAL list for this quarter.
Head over to Le Challenge to see what other people made for this month's theme, thriller and check out Nat's post for a chance to win her thriller make!
fourth quarter FAL list
I love the finish-a-long for keeping my projects in check and also for giving me goals. Here's my list for the last quarter of 2013...
1. My Feather Bee blocks quilt - needs basting and quilting
2. Apple Bib - although I made two of these bibs I've had a third one unfinished on my desk for months, I'm putting it on the list so that I finish it!
3. Pattern testing quilt - top done, needs basting and quilting
4. Star Flower QAL - need to get this pieced already!
5. Pencil cases/zip bags for gifts - I've sewn together some little panels of scraps, I want to add a bit of applique too.
6. Woodland Sampler - since it's nearing the end of the year I would like to actually finish the sampler in December and try to frame it so I can display it proudly.
7. Rose Star Quilt - this one might be a push since I'm going to hand quilt it but I've decided since the feather quilt is so huge I don't need to make this one so big. Also the thought of making loads more started to feel overwhelming and I don't want this special quilt to turn into an unloved one so I'm going to do a few more and see how big I want it to be.
8. I got these gorgeous spotty curtain fabrics from Terry's Fabrics and I'm going to use them to make a pouffe (ottoman). I'm especially in love with the lime dots and I've been wanting a pouffe for absolutely ages (while nursing it would be so much more comfortable!) and now this giant plastic bag of beans has arrived I really need to get sewing because there's no room to hide it in my house!
9. Finally I need to finish up my Le Challenge project for this month's theme of THRILLER, I'm really enjoying this mad cross stitching!
So here's hoping I can get some checks off my list and thanks Leanne for being an excellent host and motivator!
Dancing Thursday
Today I will mostly listening to this on repeat and trying to work out exactly how many songs have sampled lyrics from this... I think it's a lot!!
I need to do a bit of dancing, it's been a tough week so far. Lois has terrible nappy rash, the worst I've ever seen and is quite rightly rather grumpy. Fred has been getting in trouble at school and I've had horrible mother's guilt about it (did I do something? Is he angry, upset, stressed? Oh he's only 5, I want to keep him at home and wrap him in cotton wool - that sort of thing!).
Luckily I have a project to keep me busy and my mind off my worries... my supplies for the Le Challenge theme THRILLER have arrived so I get to start work, here's an annoying sneak peek of what I needed:
just the one
This is maybe the first time I have no mosaic, no round up of all the things I've made. I finished one quilt this month and it's available in my Etsy shop. This is my first truly scrappy quilt and I'm really proud of it.
This month I also welcomed a new sponsor to my blog, Minerva Crafts. They are kindly offering you all a 10% discount, just use the code CHARM10 at the checkout!
Linking up with Lynne for Fresh Sewing Day:
I am working on a lot of projects and I'm know I will get more things finished this month so I'm happy with my one pretty quilt.
One project I'm really looking forward to is my make for Le Challenge this month, the theme is THRILLER - there's a big chance it might not work as well as I envision it it my head but the only thing to do is make it and find out! Head over to Le Challenge to read all about my fabric inspiration for this month and join in the fun for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop.
This month I also welcomed a new sponsor to my blog, Minerva Crafts. They are kindly offering you all a 10% discount, just use the code CHARM10 at the checkout!
Linking up with Lynne for Fresh Sewing Day:
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