a few more stitches and a work in progress

shared at Faded Charm

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my sewing machine has been working non stop this past week conjuring up new variations to my newest obsession: garlands.  i love taking a theme and making it my own.  loving denim, i thought i'd try something with that in blue and white, something a bit more modern and simple.  four more banner pieces arose.  then i combined them with the white ones on the ribbon and i just love how it looks.

but the week has had other amazing surprises in between of which i will put together a very special post in the days to follow. 

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WIP

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it is suddenly cold, very cold here in santiago de chile and i seek refuge.  refuge from responsibility in order to do what i really like. i spent most of the day putting together a fabric pillow in order to lighten things up here in this barren apartment.  somehow the reds and oranges were the right colors amid the impending gloom of winter, a recurring season which i have yet to decipher.  i am not particularly drawn to winter, those early nights, darkness more than light and cold.  so imbuing my life with color.  i am so happy with the results of this spontaneous, freehand applique pillow, all elements speaking of my will.for light. it is the first element of change and future i have created fully since my mother left me.

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DIOS ME REGALO UN DIA

Dios me regalo un dia ayer. Pude salir, aunque sola, a hacer lo que me diera la gana. Lo primero, una vuelta a hacerme mis patitas para que se vieran lindas de paseo. Luego almorce con Mama y parti como a las dos en micro por las calles de Santiago llegando al Mercado Central que me encanta. Hacia calor, uf, harto calor pero ver gente llendo y viniendo, kioskos con fruta y todo tipo de cachibaches fue como injectarle color a mi entorno. De ahi me fui tranquilita caminado por las calles del centro, vitrineando y encontrando telas que, en esos barrios, se venden por kilo. Entrete. Agarre lo que seme vino a la mente, sino pensar en lo que voy a hacer aunque si tenia en mente la cinta de terciopelo para hacerme un collar en forma de corazon para el domingo. Me hubiera pasado mas horas urgueteando o me habria arrancado mas al sur donde se ponen las ferias de antiguedades pero no podia dejar mas rato solo a mi Mami. Me subi a un colectivo, esos taxis compartidos que son tan utiles en Chile y me vine recorriendo Santiago por otros caminos hasta llegar a lo que llaman, suiticamente, Barrio Alto. Que chiste. Me dejo el taxi un poco lejos de la casa asi es que obligada a caminar unas cuantas cuadras lo que tambien me hizo bien para la mente. Y aqui les muestro mis tesoritos encontrados. Ahora a poner esas manitos de duende a trabajar.

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LOVE NEVER DIES FABRIC BOOK Still in Progress

i am so happy at how this fabric book cover is turning out. More so since i have worked only with findings around my mother's home since when I travelled I didn't bring very much with me, only my large case of embroidery threads. I went out and bought the background fabric ( expensive since it is French) but all the pther details are a twist of the imagination with scarce materials. The back is turning out beautifully too, just haven't finished the cross stitch which is minute. Will post more pictures as the week progresses.

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fabric assemblage skirt with lots and lots of collected clothes and jeans tags

still in progress but had it on my mind for ages

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For MAMMA Favorite Things Vintage Fabrics ATCs

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