I purchased another class from Craft school of oz! I was inspired after doing a couple of free classes learning Shashiko stitching and decided to venture more into this meditative method of stitching. I have been re-purposing unsold garments to sell in the op shop instead of sending them to landfill. This made a white ripped pair of shorts into a more interesting piece before I turned it into a bag.
For Christmas I enjoyed making some little needle cases, it really is quite meditative to sew random little stitches.
I tend to look at descriptions of crafts, and then run with them and make them my own. I love the idea of sashiko stitching, but some of it seems quite rigid. I have been playing around with a few samples, and then thought that would be an ideal way to personalize some of the phone bags I have been thinking of making. I didnt have a washable marker, so marked out a sort of grid with my tailors chalk. Luckily this fabric had lines as well. 
A friend had given me some lovely sari silk, so these are going to look very pretty with that as a liner. I am now toying with the idea of stitching a yolk to make a silk dress or top. I am really enjoying making lots of different projects and learning different techniques.
Do you stick with the same craft, or tend to veer off in other directions as I do?
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