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I Want To Be A Turtle

A creative lifestyle blog which mainly focuses on my personal sewing, drawing and thread painting projects.

Claire

Self taught sewist, fabric hoarder and handmade wardrobe builder. Say hello:

iwanttobeaturtle@gmail.com

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It’s a super warm day in Zagreb so we’ve sought shade in one of the beautiful parks. I’m steadily working on a new embroidery and enjoying the relaxed pace of the city.

#ad Is there anything better than a lovely lightweight viscose challis for warm days? I made a Vintage Shirt dress in this dreamy floral print which has kept me cool in the recent warm weather. Full details are over on the @minervacrafts blog.

New form of panic holiday sewing as I’m not trying to work through a stack of clothing as usual. I whipped up this sleep mask in 30 mins from scraps only to find I had over heated the elastic and it feels weaker than it should. Fingers crossed it lasts two weeks.

In the chaos of the last two months, I didn’t share this finished piece. It’s my largest embroidery to date at 7 inches. The pattern was fun to stitch, full of new to me techniques and I was amazed how thread hungry it was! It’s by no means perfect but I love the textured look. Design is the Elephant Ear & Rug by @sarahkbenning

New week, new dress.
Another @namedclothing Kielo wrap dress made from Lady McElroy cotton from @minervacrafts that Adam bought me for our anniversary in May.

When your work training course homework meets your hobby. I’m spending an enforced hour doing something that makes me happy. I’ve opted to cut out a custom request for pyjamas in these fabrics.

Week four complete. I learnt a new stitch: Turkey work or the fringe stitch. Despite a couple of trims, I think the black might still be a bit too much. I’ll finish the piece and then decide.

And just like that, the flower seems to be coming together. I wasn’t sure about it until starting the fourth petal.

Part two complete, loving the colours in this piece. Also still enjoying the slow, mindful start to the day stitching brings.