My creative space…
The “dusk shoot” was last night. I think it went fine, we’ll wait & see what arrives on email for approval.
I’ve bought myself a bit of time as the first open isn’t until next Saturday. So today I plan to work on a little bit of stitching just for me. It will be worked in DMC 702 which is just about my favourite colour at the moment.
Embroidery on thrifted/opped sheeting.
I was lucky enough to pick up a big pile of hospital weight sheets from the Op Shop a couple of years ago & I’m still working my way through it.
Thanks all for playing along so nicely last week & I look forward to catching up with you.
Don’t forget to pop in & add your link if you’re playing along this week.
Just as an aside…learning to touch type was the very best thing I ever did.
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michelle
710 days ago
i adore the shade of green kirsty and can't wait to see what you do with it. good luck with the house. and just as an aside i am trying to teach myself to touch type and i am absolute rubbish at it. i keep peeping at the keyboard instead of watching the screen. need to employ the teatowel over the hands trick. have a good day
CurlyPops
710 days ago
Enjoy your little bit of breathing space before the open houses begin!
Vic
710 days ago
lol about the touch typing – it is pretty great – but remember learning…?! Remember thinking that you'd never be able to do it, that it was all too hard…?! AND did you know, that is actually a myth that the QWERTY keyboard was invented to slow typists down…?! Obviously that was thought of by someone having issues with their touch typing.
I'm not usually a big fan of green, but that shade is lovely.
yardage girl
710 days ago
I'm really into green at the moment too – that shade is lovely and fresh. Nic
74 Lime Lane
710 days ago
The hospital sheets sounds like a great fine! Enjoy your just for you project. Sounds lovely.
{my touch typing has been waylaid by a chicken pox on my index finger ~ you would not believe how annoying that is}
Jennie
710 days ago
Thats a great find, heavy hospital sheets! So many options!
Chasing Purple Dreams
710 days ago
What a score, a pile of hospital weight sheets, oh the possibilities!!! Enjoy this time before the open houses begin, you deserve a break.
Cath @ chunkychooky
710 days ago
I wish I could touch type- I can go pretty fast but I have to look…
Stephanie and Carlos
710 days ago
So happy to hear you have a 'bit of time' to do something for you. Goodness knows it's hard to find under normal circumstances. Green is a great colour and it is the new black after all. Happy embroidering!!
xo Steph
Luisa
710 days ago
that's so funny Kirsty…I just posted my creative space, and noticed the colour of your thread is similiar to the one on my sewing machine in my photo.
Caroline
710 days ago
I hardly ever stitch with green, your photo of the thread looks very inviting though. I feel like I could just pick it up and have a little go. Enjoy doing something for yourself.
sewfunky
710 days ago
I love being able to touch type – but I still think faster than I can type, which can cause a few brain-farts!
Tweed Delights
710 days ago
Such a fabulous green! Enjoy
Kylie
710 days ago
Glad the dusk shoot is all done and that you have a week up your sleeve to do fun things! Btw I love that green… I think shoes in that colour would be divine, don't you? Thanks for hosting MCS Kirsty. K
thornberry
710 days ago
I am so with you on the touch typing! Love the green and glad that you're having a little time to do things that soothe your soul.
Leonie Guld
710 days ago
I LOVE green…stunning!!
Gina
710 days ago
Oooh, you mean there is a different way of typing than just mashing my fists on the keyboard and hoping that words emerge?!
That green is the EXACT colour of the shirt I'm wearing today. What tasteful women we are.
PS unrelated but I wanted to tell you that thanks in part to your inspiration I'm back into running and getting ready to do the run for the kids in two weeks. I know that's like your normal morning run but it's just so thrilling to be moving again. Freeeeedom!
cmybl0g
710 days ago
Love green. Can't wait to see what you create.
Gypsy
710 days ago
Lovely green you have there, I'm interested to see what you do with it!
Megan.K.
710 days ago
Love that emerald green.
Good luck with the open house Kirsty.
Ruby Star
710 days ago
What an awesome find! oppy hospital sheets… so many choices… have fun! x
Cherie
710 days ago
Luscious green hope we see what it becomes
Thanks for hosting this Kirsty. xo
Kate
710 days ago
I hope the photos show you what you want to see. Lovely green.
Tania
710 days ago
Now you have me thinking. Embroidered hospital sheets should be part of basic patient care. Although I quite like the notion of aiding recuperation/alleviating 'almost well' boredom by handing over a needle and DMC 702…
Hey. Enjoy that breathing space!
tea with lucy
710 days ago
I have some white heavy duty boarding house sheets from back in the day. Very handy. I want more!
One Flew Over
710 days ago
Enjoy your day stitching, I can see why that green is a fave…dreamy.
My One Brown Mouse
710 days ago
I love green too, that color looks like fresh, crisp morning in Autumn!
gret
710 days ago
Wow, what an amazing find that must have been! I wouldn't mind stumbling upon some vintage French bedsheets/linen myself (not much chance of that in the Aussie Oppy's). Of course, I'm sure the embroidery will be gorgeous, and even better that it's just for you – can't remember that last time I did that…
m.e (Cathie)
710 days ago
gorgeous pic Kirsty!
helena / little mo
710 days ago
i can't wait to see your embroidery! hooray for op-shopping finds!
Michelle
710 days ago
Good luck with the open houses. The green is gorgeous – look forward to seeing the embroidery, and good on you for making something just for you.
teddybearswednesday
710 days ago
Glad to see you doing something for yourself. It's a lovely photo too.
Aussie-waffler
710 days ago
Mmm, green…green is good. Throw in a little pink and I get giddy with delight.
Penny (Pocket Carnival)
710 days ago
I love that bright green!!! And touch typing is very handy, isn't it
Lexi:: PottyMouthMama
710 days ago
702 is a great green. Me likey!
dillpickle
710 days ago
It's a lovely green, though I'm also a bit smitten by the blue you used for your shower mitt! And I agree – touch typing is a wonderful and unbelievably useful skill to have. If only I could spell!
Megan
710 days ago
hi from NZ, have just joined your creative space sharing-I love your blog, your projects are just gorgeous
june at noon
710 days ago
Great is one of my favorites, lovely shade! Touch typing is key.
ecoMILF
710 days ago
I don't even know what touch typing is. Clearly behind the times, I better look into it. Have a wonderful time with your green! xo m.
Cindy
710 days ago
You are a lady on a thread mission at the moment! I love the look of the green – so calming and I think that you could use a little. Bet the photos cam aout fabulous!
gretchenmist . . . {belinda}
710 days ago
it's a beautiful colour ~ am a bit addicted too.
glad to hear you are getting a little time to yourself.
Posie Patchwork
710 days ago
My darling husband did my Creative Space link while i was taking the children to school, but i forgot to comment!! Hello, love the green thread, must say, i picked up very similar version on the way home from school. Green is so under-rated!! Love Posie
Brenda
710 days ago
What a gorgeous colour!
Hope Saturday goes well for you!
Catherine
710 days ago
I'm enjoying seeing all your embroidery work it's such a beautiful craft. Touch typing makes life on the computer so much easier I agree. Goodluck with the open house.:)
Wendy
710 days ago
Love working with thrifted sheets!
Enjoy your window of down-time…
Jenifir
710 days ago
Good luck with the next stage of the house sale. What a good use for thrifted sheets. Are they all white? Love the freshness of the green.
Anna Lloyd
710 days ago
I love that shower mitt, very clever!!
julie k
710 days ago
Green! Wishing for green over here in Nebraska. We've still got snow on the ground from a Dec. 6th storm.
Can't wait to see what you're making.
Katy
710 days ago
I've been looking all thru the creative space posts for a while now, I think I'll have to join next week! Are they the same day every week?
Love the blog!
Always,
Katy
Kirsty
710 days ago
Hi Katy
I tried to email you back but it bounced.
Yes…every Thursday Melbourne time. I usually post first thing in the morning.
Sophie Isobel
710 days ago
Love that green thread, so pretty and your shower mitt is just FABULOUS! You are so talented!
Sophie x
Liesl
710 days ago
That shade really is beautiful – I hope stitching with it, is the bit of calm you need before the OFIs start!
handmade clothing at Lillipilli Lane
710 days ago
Happy Stitching : )Tks for the creative space.
TopCat76
710 days ago
I love that DMC shade, very spring-like!
Olivia
710 days ago
Love that green, I'm going to have to keep my eye out for it!
Star of the East
710 days ago
I love that green, also great for clothes
Always good to have a good stock of fabrics, as long as we have supplies, who needs money anyway?
Thongbai Tatong
710 days ago
My creative space is quite red this week. Thanks for the opportunity to share it with everyone.
happyment
710 days ago
I love that green. Looking forward to see what you create with it!
Rita alias alatvian
710 days ago
Great post! Thank you so much for sharing!
Megsie
709 days ago
oh lordy there's a lot of players these days! loving that shade of green too, superb
Little Eve
709 days ago
Ah, green is a wonderful colour, to be sure, to be sure! I've just seen some over at Dance in my garden too . . must be catching. Fingers crossed for the photos x
girlskickass
709 days ago
dear kristy, you always leave such encouraging comments. thank you very much!
Sewlutions' World
709 days ago
un-winding with something you enjoy is heaven.
made at green view
709 days ago
I love green too and that is a fab shade. Thanks for creative space… it's keeping me going!!
B @ Sweet Limes
709 days ago
I've been reading your blog forever and have just decided to join in the fun. Thanks for being so inspiring!
Kuka
709 days ago
ooh that green is so pretty!
Can't wait to see what you're stitching up this time!
beth
709 days ago
I just linked up! what fun!
Nikki
708 days ago
Goodness – what a lot of linkers…. You're a popular girl!
Susiexoxo
708 days ago
Digging the green girl!
collectingf feathers
707 days ago
Thanks for visiting me Kirsty, slow and steady wins the race re the quilt. I have a very slow connection, living in the sticks and hopefully will be able to understand the protocols for this new fangled stuff stuff soon. Apologies if I have missed out anything. xxN
My Little Corner
707 days ago
Ohh those hospital sheets sound like a great aquisition! I can't wait to see all that you do with it!
Cotton Kiwi
706 days ago
Love the stitching and the colour. There's something so mentally relaxing about embroidery and green is such a calm colour. Thanks for the creative space game. Will have to wait for the light to take my photos.
Sonia Skegg
705 days ago
Lovely shade of green thread. Just left my link too!
Miss Chief Designs
704 days ago
Wish I had the patience for 'stitching' – lovely shade of green though
Miss Chief
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506 days ago
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peggy
392 days ago
I love the creation of the fabric soul.
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392 days ago
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