It's black and neutral sewing month, or catching up with projects, for Rainbow Scrap Challenge, and I'm delighted that I finally found the missing bag containing everything I need for my final selvedge double handed oven mitts. I stitched a whole lot of these last year, using up all my selvedges in the recommended colours most months, except for the few last remaining black ones. And I hunted high and low and just couldn't find them anywhere. Does that happen to you, as well, put something away safely then have no idea where it is? I eventually found them tucked away, so now is the time to make the last remaining oven mitt - and the last of the selvedges. I made a start on the hand pockets first.
Pockets - done
Then I stitched the base, using two layers of hessian/sacking, good, that's the last of that gone. Then a layer of Insulbrite, topped with a layer of plain black cotton. The last short lengths of selvedges were stitched across the middle, then rows of stitching across to hold the layers together. The pockets were added, a hanging loop, then the binding, using up a random length of left over binding in my basket. Hand stitching the binding through the hessian was a bit of an effort, but I soon had it done.
Binding clipped and ready for stitching down
I'm really please that I've made the last of the oven mitts, and have emptied a bag. There is a small packet of Insulbrite on the shelf in the wardrobe, just in case I get the urge to make another, sometime.
The final one - for a while
Continuing with the black theme, I stitched up three little drawstring bags for foster kids. Mary had given me a bag of Australian fabrics, including two blocks bordered in black, and I found extra fabric to complete the bags. And the six patch with cheetahs, had been waiting a long time to be made into a bag too.
Three drawstring bags made
I really enjoyed another novel by Karin Slaughter, who writes about two of my favourite characters, Will Trent and Sara Linton. Girl Forgotten features a new character, newly minted Marshall Andrea Oliver. With a bit of help she solves a 40 year old murder case while experiencing plenty of danger along the way, as she is part of a team protecting a threatened judge. Once again, the murderer was not whom I was expecting, guess those Marshalls are much cleverer than me! You would think that with all the murder mystery books I read I would be pretty good at picking the baddy out by now. It was interesting to read what the US Marshalls duties cover, including protecting the judiciary from threats. I'll be checking the library for more books about this interesting new character.
15 comments:
Hooray for finding missing fabric! I loose things all the time, but I have been that way all my life. I was wondering if you hand stitched the binding on the oven mitts. I can see how it would be difficult to stitch through such a loose-weave fabric.
The 2 handed oven mitts are so clever! And really cute done with the selvages. The draw strings bags are a really good idea for foster kids.
I've enjoyed seeing all the selvage oven mitts you've made throughout the year. Looking at all the selvages must be really fun. The drawstring bags look wonderful and so useful, too. I like the Will Trent books, too, but haven't read that one - will have to look for it at my library!
The oven mitts are great – I think I'll sew one for myself too. Thanks for the inspiration and best regards to you.
Viola
Glad you found your missing selvages. It’s interesting what we find when we go searching. The oven mitts look great! The book sounds good too.
Last week I searched for a bag pattern, from early 2012. Looked everywhere, finally on the second day, found it. One bag finished, second has lining cut and outer to sew today, both hopefully going to Australia next Saturday. Raining slightly here so a good day to be indoors. Love those Mitts Jenny, and little bags, always so handy for the children. Goodies or their own special memories can be kept safely.
I was trying to get a blanket wiring under the bed the other day and found an underbed box. Fabric!!! I love to touch my fabric
I read that book - I think I have read all of her books. Nice oven mitts!
Your projects have worked our really well and look great. Perfect way to meet the black fabric challenge.
Love your double oven mits. Ha! of course that happens to me. I just have to many things that are unfinished in bags here and there. The project usually surfaces just at the right time.
I just finished that book too. I had it as an audio book for when I am driving. I do love Karen Slaughter and have read many of her books. I just found 2 panels that I looked and looked for. They were about 2 inches from where I thought I had put them. The cats must move things to make me go crazy. Yes, I am going to blame the cats.
Those selvedge oven mitts are fantastic! What a great use for selvedges... of which I still have a HUGE bag, in spite of making numerous selvedge items. I have an oven mitts pattern, so if I find time... Ah yes. That's always the biggest problem. My hubs likes those Will Trent books too, as do I, though not as avidly as he does. The books are certainly not at all like the TV show, the latter of which has been greatly softened to suit a viewing audience. Angie is much more slatternly and tough in the book. Thanks for sharing your book review!
I love your two-handed oven mitts! Thanks for showing how they are made. And thanks for the book recommendation! I've watched Will Trent on TV but haven't started the books yet.
Good reads are good to find!
You work is amazing. Well done.
So good you found your bag so you could make the double handed oven mitt.
Handy bags you made for the last RSC for this year.
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