What to say!

As the world and particularly Europe reels from the news this week that Russia has invaded Ukraine, I found it hard to know what to say or what to write today.

All I can say about it is that I will keep praying, joining with millions across the earth who are doing the same.

I hope you won't find this frivolous but in a darkening world we need to find some joy.

In other news I have prepared my planner for March.

Next Thursday is both World Wildlife Day and World Book Day.  As I had some book related washi tape I went with a book theme for the week.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

Really! Another month gone!

Can you believe we're in the last week of February?!  Almost 2 months of 2022 gone already!

Just a short planner/journal update todate.

All ready for this week.  I may have gone overboard with the stickers!

But when you have a week with not much on and therefore little to write about, then it's all about the stickers!

Here's my March calendar.  Hopefully the weather will start getting better and I can get out of the house more.

Thanks for stopping by
Bernice

Canal pieces

As you know I like to make pieces about the canal, using fabric that I printed using the breakdown printing technique.

I finished this piece.

 
I cut up the remaining fabrics and reassembled them into these two rectangles and they were going to be made into rectangular hangings.

 

 

However, I felt that the rectangles were fairly static and that canals do flow.  Not like rivers flow.  Nevertheless the water does move particularly when locks are opened to allow boats to move through.

 

I cut the rectangles into strips the same width as the internal measurement of the bobbins I have stashed away.  This is the top rectangle cut up.

And this is the larger rectangle cut up.

I machine stitched this piece in slightly wavy lines.  I cut off the double layer of calico edges leaving all three layers with raw edges.   The top part.

The lower part

It's quite difficult to photograph.  I used the stairs so that it would undulate.  My plan is for it to be attached to the bobbins so that when the piece is exhibited one raw edge will be towards the wall.  The whole thing

I have stitched the second piece but haven't yet trimmed the edges.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice