Getting caught up with you, I will start with some of my recent articles. Somerset Studio is now quarterly so the Spring issue is February/March/April, and was available on store shelves 2/1/2020. Stitching was this theme this time around and since I'm not much of a machine girl, I thought I'd so some more hand-stitching. I LOVED working in my fabric book a few years ago - you can see some of that HERE. An old technique (Civil War era), became new-to-me as I learned more about Penny Rugs. Gave it a try for this article, and a handful of the results helped me complete one of my fabric books from 2016. Here's a sneak peek of the article, and below are additional photos of the work I did - some are in the article, some aren't. Please don't go out and get a copy if you don't already have one - order online....and stay safe.
I will wager you have all the supplies you need to jump on the penny bandwagon. Felt, floss or thread, needle, scissors. Fun and easy to do. Addictive. Satisfying. Once they start stacking up you can decide what to do with them. Google "penny rugs" and you'll see both historical and contemporary compositions for inspiration and motivation. Great to have a distraction, that is a portable project - doesn't take up a lot of space and isn't messy. Let me know if you give it a try.
