Owls for Donna - WOYWW 372

So I am in the process of making some owls for a fundraiser on 23rd August in celebration of Donna proceeds to Marie Curie. She was one of our ladies at the Hospice on Wednesdays who liked to make cards and loved owls - so I thought I would make a few bag charms/ key-rings to sell. I didn't have any dainty patchwork type fabrics in the stash (I always printed most of my own) so I asked my sister-in-law Sheila if she had any tiny bits she had no use for - and she obliged with a lovely variety.

The backing for them is an old Witney blanket which I have sort of felted - this has been used on many quilting projects over the years. I thought I could ask the ladies who Crunch if they would like to contribute a few owls too - for the non-sewers I have found an easy crochet pattern which is free on Ravelry here. The orange owl is made from left over bits from a coat and skirt I made, in a style I have seen done in many ways on Pinterest.

Well it has been a bit hot and sweaty over the last couple of days - hope it stays fine for next week - off on holiday to Yorkshire.

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Jackie

Cat Tissue Boxes - WOYWW 370

The last time I made these covers for tissues was over 25 years ago when I made loads for a charity Edwards Trust which was set up following the death of my friend's son from cancer. Of course the pattern has long since gone so I had to work out another using one I had made for mum-in-law. My first mistake was using the fabric from an old table runner left by my daughter before she emigrated to Australia - it disintegrates when you touch it (not ideal when you have to re-cut to adjust the size).

Anyway I seem to have cracked the pattern now so I am doing a couple more for gifts using bedroom curtain off-cuts this time and I even still had eyes and pompoms in the stash. The orange one is the new one and the other I made all those years ago from fabric samples given to me by a local decorating shop - I've always recycled.

It will be Crunch at The Core, Solihull later on so I will have to think of something to take along when I've finished these - we have been given permission to sell our crafts whilst there on a Wednesday starting from next week we will be working out what we've got and pricing it. 

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Jackie