a bit of this, a bit of that

We're enjoying lovely autumn days

quiet sunny weather, no storm in sight ( yet ! )

Otherwise these beautiful colours

would be gone in a day

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The new box with colourpencils is coming to good use by Man !

 They work really nice on the heavy paper

( I checked them out too .....  ;-)  ! )

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I took some bits and pieces of an old UFO

and added some more :

among others, a piece of a silk man's tie

( from the thrift store )

and this will become part of one of the new inhabitants

on the big ikat cloth

Although I have only a vague idea of what will come next .....

blue and white

Blue and white

or white and blue ?

I think I have enough nine patch stars now.

Yesterday I spread out the big ikat cloth with the moon

and while I was stitching the nine patches

there was someone waiting patiently

till I had time for some TLC

( his sister is not as demanding for attention as he is ...

dear house guests again for a few days )

After I had all the "nines" I wanted ( for now )

there were still little squares left

I just couldn't resist :

what this may be ???

.....

A biscornu in the making !

two nine patches sewn together :

the point of one, to the middle of the side of the other

What if ... I use only two little ones        turning with a clever forceps ...

top and bottom              or              bottom and top

an old and two new ones

( It always surprises me how much batting you can stuff in such small things )

When you go over to Eva Nerling's blog
( that's where I dicovered the biscornus )
you'll even find a tutorial
for the beautiful embroidered ones she makes !

moon

Full moon today

or rather tonight, though there is nothing to be seen here

because a thick layer of clouds is hiding it all !

What a pity.

That's why I thought today was an appropriate time

do to some moon stitching.

A very light "colour blanket" done all by hand

( as I do most pieces lately, thanks to Jude )

This will be the moon in the new cloth I wanted to start

for some time now, and finally did.

Just checking if there was enough "moon" already

 with a pizza form

( great template for felting too ) 

and then cutting it out.

The next step will be to "needle turn" it

on the beautiful red brown heavy cotton ikat fabric

When I saw this fabric I immediately thought of a big cloth

 I will baste on the moon first and wait a bit with other stitches

... just looking and thinking what will come next ...