Ariana's Bag

Ariana got up early this morning (she's an early riser like me) and finished her bag. It turned out very Christmassy and beautiful. I love the button we found for it in my button box. It looks like a candy.
The girls have to go home this afternoon. They are hoping their pots are dry enough to trim before they go but it's raining today so maybe not. The next time they come they will be able to glaze them and Raku fire them. That should be fun!

Fun Holidays

We have three of the granddaughters here for a few days and as usual they are getting all crafty. Here is Sacha hemming her new pants, getting ready for the first day of school.


Micha and Ariana are into pottery. This is their second attempt but this time they are on their own without any instructor. It looks like they are doing very well. Ariana spent the morning working on a bag but the lining is not in yet so that will be for tomorrow's post.


I spent the morning working on a bag for Louisa. She picked out the fabrics yesterday. Doing it again I would probably reverse the pink patches with the light blue ones but it still looks pretty good to me. The special thing about it is that it was done entirely on the "new" treadle sewing machine. I cleaned and oiled it yesterday and it sews like a dream. I only had to fiddle with the tension a tiny bit, put in a new needle and away it went. It gets smoother and quieter the more I sew, as the oil gets worked it. Winding the bobbin on that thing is a real exercise though. I won't need to walk today!

Oil Painting Lessons

We have been having computer problems so I have not been able to get online for a couple of days. Last night our tech-genius son fixed it for us. Yay!
It is spring break here so three of our granddaughters have been over to visit. They did some sewing but I think the highlight was the oil painting lessons from Grampa. They each finished one. I don't have a picture of the finished product but will try to get one today. The other highlight for me was yesterday . I had gone to bed early and left them watchnig TV. In the morning, when I got up, I found that they had cleaned the whole house. It was as neat as a pin! I offered to let them move in on a permanent basis!
I haven't done much sewing this week but hopefully I will be right back at it later today.

First You Play...

First you play. So the girls went cross country skiing. Luckily our hill is not very steep where they were. Hard to go up, but easy to come down. I won't post the one where they have all fallen down!



Then you work. First an art lesson from Grandpa.

Then sewing time. What a great method of stash busting!


Ariana made a house which she plans to sew into a bag.



Summer made a bag.


Micha is working on polar fleece slippers. Guaranteed to fit.


Sacha made a pillow.
This evening we are planning a wiener roast so there should be more pictures tomorrow.