Oh Happy Days

'Tis the Summer holidays down here at the bottom of the world and "Oh Happy Days" it is. With the frenetic pace of Christmas and New Year celebrations all but a memory, life here has settled into a laggard pace. Summer holidays of course means no kiddos' lessons, no lessons to think about, no time constraints for orders for the folk that come aknocking on my bright pink door; and though I have a yo-yo quilt that has to be backed for a customer, days here have been filled with oodles of reading, oodles of relaxation (probably a li'l too much relaxation), enjoying the company of some very dear friends visiting from Sydney, and a li'l stitching.

After waving our very important guests goodbye, over the last couple of days I have been  having a wee bit of fun whirring away on my machine, stitching a li'l free hand machine sketching. I have stitched a few cute li'l stitcheries and framed them in embroidery hoops. They were soooooo easy and sooooooo quick to stitch. I had the best fun stitching these pretties.

Just a li'l birdy singing a happy song. The background for this pretty was an embroidered doily found in my doily stash.

This li'l stitchery is inspired by all things Summer holidays. I would love to hop into an old Kombi van, pulling a cute retro caravan and escape for a while........let's go.........!! Just channelling the hippy gal deep within me....care to join me??

Yes indeedy, the suitcases are packed in readiness to explore over hill and down dale!

Another stitchery on an old doily, oozing all things LOVE!

I found this lovely Kokka print; a remnant from a lampshade that I fashioned last year. I decided what fun it would be if I stitched a tree and a li'l girl on a swing over the print. I love how my sketching melds into the background.

  

Another free hand stitching I have been spending my days on is a laundry panel for a curtain, that I wanted to make for a doorway leading to the laundry. This panel  measures 63cms x 32cms.

Now, most people would have a door, but then.....I am not like most people. The doorway is a bit tricky to attach a door, so I decided to make a curtain instead. Soooooo much more prettier than a door.

I dived into one of my hat cases filled with embroidered pretties.........

.........and found this gorgeous panel of a basket of flowers to add to my curtain. It is from a 1930 American vintage coverlet that I acquired many a moon ago. Love it!! This panel measures 43cms x 50cms. Love, love, LURVE!

I also added other embroidered pretties to my curtain; together with fabrics from my stash.

Yes indeedy, a well signed 'laundry' entry way for my significant other; just in case he should lose his way enroute to the place where all things are made clean and wearable again!

And.....of course.....why have a boring wooden door when you can have a curtain, singing a song of prettiness!!

For now, that is the end of my free hand stitching but I am quite sure  there will be a li'l more doodling with my machine in the lazy, Summer days to come.

It's toodles from me....hope you are having a happy day filled with a li'l stitching!