Being silly

[wiseheart]

I've been planning to mend one of our old, valuable stitched pillowcases (true Hungarian folk art) for months, as the blanket stitch edging has frayed out and is partially gone. Now, after several craft-less days, what did I do? Did I finally start working on the dear old thing? Nah; I started another toy elephant, this time repurposing some old bedlinens and an old nightgown. Those are very different from felt, being cotton, both of them, which is easier to sew through but fray out just as easily. Clearly, I'm not a sane person. But both ears and one panel of the elephant are done, and I've already started the second panel, so it ought to be finished in a couple of days. *fingers crossed*

Other than that, we had laundry day, I made Topfenknödel for lunch, and we watched two episodes of "Savage Hunters - The Restorers" and one episode of "The Repair Shop". That pretty much took care for the afternoon.

I've also started typing up the last chapter of EV II - The Dispossessed. That is a fairly short chapter, so it, too, should be done in a couple of days. Knowing my carefully laid plans and how they usually end, though, I'm being careful with my optimism.

And now that I've managed to wrestle both Pinterest and YouTube into obedience (I only had to restart my PC three times), I'm going to watch a few videos. Among others this recipe. It is very similar to one my Granny used to make, only with jam filling, and I no longer have her recipe (if I ever had; she usually made things by heart). So I'll give these cookies a try. Eventually.

Comments

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

That's totally something I would do. Except reading instead of sewing.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, reading! I really should do more of that — if only I had the time…

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

*quietly hands you a book*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Can you hand me the time, too? That would be brilliant.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

*quietly hands you a time turner*

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Ooh, would love to see your Hungarian folk art pillow.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I’ll put up a picture if I ever get it done. :)

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Could you post a pic of elephant Fleur too?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I will. Perhaps together with Ellie, the current elephant-in-making.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Practice makes perfect with sewing projects. I'm sure the eliump will look fabulous.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Eliumps are always fabulous, even if they turn out wonky.😉

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

I´d have repaired the stitched pillow case! Those are always so pretty! Not that the elephant won´t turn out pretty, too, but I love cross stitching!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

This is not a cross stitch but a very specific Hungarian embroidery method that I never learned to do. Besides, the embroidered part is hale; I'll have to repair the edging, which is simple blanket stitch that is well within my modest abilities as a non-embroiderer. *g*

Sooner or later I'll do it; it isn't complicated, just a lot of dull work that requires good illumination as I'll have to stitch into the already existing holes in the fabric and thus hard on the eyes. *sigh*