#roxysjournalofstitchery 

Thanks so much 😊 If you don't have old stuff, you could always dip fabric and lace in tea as they helps to give it an older look. You can even rip up old sheets and clothes to use. The background on my title page is an old sheet.

Thanks so much Becky 😁

Thanks so much Nancy 😁 We all have a huge stash of goodies after endless collecting.

Thanks so much Beeja 😊

I think you summed us up perfectly. Thanks so much Brenda 😁

Thanks so much Susan. Yes I did a few different things in one video. Yes it's great having a sister with the same type of interest. 😊

Wow- what a bargain and I am glad that you can use them 😊

I am sure you will find this a breeze as you would have fantastic skills. Thanks so much Wyn 😁

Thanks Kathryn 😁

That’s fantastic. Thanks so much 😁

Thanks so much Barbara 😁 I love Kantha stitching. It just adds so much texture. I combination is great. I will be doing the same on future blocks but wanted to show this style to begin with.

Thanks so much Pam- hopefully you can do some stitching too 😊

That's good to know. I think you will be able to do it. Thanks so much Dian 😁

Thanks so much Jan 😊

Thanks so much Chrissie 😁

Thanks so much Jennifer 😊

Thanks so much Margaret 😁

Thanks so much! It's fun pulling out bits of fabric and playing around with them to create your background 😊

Thanks Debbie- Yes it's great that both love this type of stuff 😁

Thanks so much 😁

Hopefully it works out ok. We will see next week.

Thanks so much- that sounds fantastic 😁

Ohhh- thanks so much Lin 😁

No problem- thanks Karen

Great- can't wait to see it 😁

Thanks so much.

Oh thank you so much 😊

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Thank you so much Mary!

Thank you so much! You might find yourself stitching in no time 😊

Thanks so much Cathie 😁

Thanks so much Annette 😁

It really is! 😁 I will be using lots in this project

Thank you Lorie! You too! 😊

Ohh good! I just thought that it needed something on that top corner and the tabs will look good sticking out of the book when I am done.

Debbie has lovely fabrics. I have quite a good collection of hers and will be using many of them in my blocks.

Hopefully the dying looks ok. I will show you next week.

It's all quite easy when we do it bit by bit and I bet you will be surprised by what you can do. We are really happy to have you joining us on this journey. 😁

Fantastic- you will catch up. It is a very slow project with lots of time to get things done.

Ooooh exciting to get ones of those spools. I look forward to seeing what you make.

Thanks Collen- I am trying to show the process so that it helps others 😁

Thanks Rhonda- love to see another Aussie. There are quite a few of use here 😁

Thanks Jan- just a bit at a time so it is manageable for everyone 😁

Thanks Sue 😁

Thanks so much Susan 😁

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Thanks so much Julie

🤣🤣🤣- I was dreaming on my block too

Great- we will be mixing it up across the blocks and will use each others methods too.😁

Great 😊

Thanks so much Lesley 😁

Thanks Susan- the more texture- the better. 😁

You're welcome- thanks so much Marci 😁

Thanks so much 😊

Fantastic! Thanks so much Laura 😁

Debbies spools are beautiful. Why don't you just add to your title page to make it more interesting rather than having to start again.

@@roxycreationsbysarah Thank you, I was thinking that too.

Oh yay! 😁

hahaha- it's such a deep rabbit hole!!!

How exciting- Debbie's stuff is so nice and it always smells really good. 😊

Thanks Claudia 😁

Now that's a good idea. The Kantha fabric would make lovely Yoyo's.Thanks Judith 😁

I hope that they turn out ok 😁

Thanks Misty

Thanks so much Marei 😁- don't have to dye it- I am just experimenting. If you can new lace, you can dip it in tea and that gives it a bit of an aged look.

@@roxycreationsbysarah tea dyeing is the plan. I drink tea everyday so I have a supply. No dye available for me. It's an hour into town and our highway has been snowed in for 2 days so I'm not shopping. 😊

Thanks Susanna- Debbie has the best stuff. I have quite a collection from her 😁

Thanks Rach- love yours too 😁

Thanks so much Lila 😁 We would love you to join us

@@roxycreationsbysarah thank you so much! I'm going to try!! 🤗

Thanks so much 😊

Please steal the idea if you like it. We are sharing things with the intention for you to get ideas. 😁

hahaha- I made my pincushion using this tutorial from this Ann Wood tutorial. I love it and it's super easy to make. www.annwoodhandmade.com/sewing-tutorial-long-pincushion-and-raw-edge-patchwork/

Thanks Carol. Yes it's a perle cotton. I think it's a size 8. I have had it for a long time so I can't exactly remember.

Thanks so much 😁

Thanks Carol- I like to see the end product too but we are letting this one out bit by bit to help beginners. I am glad that you like what we are doing. 😁

@@roxycreationsbysarah hi Sarah, sorry, I didn't mean that the pace was too slow, it's perfect for me as a beginner, I meant I have difficulty visualising what I am doing. Love it!!

@@carollaws838 no problem 😁

Thanks so much Heather 😊 My pages are 7" tall x 5" wide- they are not huge. I think that Rachel's might be a bit bigger.

@@roxycreationsbysarah thanks ,will check with her.

Hi Denny- I bought my Painters Threads is a thread shop here in Sydney called The Crewel Gobelin. The best thing to do would be to search for them online and see if you can find a stockist in the country where you live as that is probably going to be most cost effective.

@@roxycreationsbysarah hi Sarah I get my painters thread from the thread studio in perth the shipping to nz is reasonable and the couple are kiwi, ..there are many varieties I wonder if that one is the soft cotton ,I might send Ian and Dale a screen shot ..sitting here looking at fabrics.thanks heaps

@@dennypondaview I will have to check them out 🙏

Hahaha- she gives good presents 😁

My pages that I am working on are 7" tall and 5" wide. My book pages which are folded in half are 7"tall and 10" wide. They fit nicely in my book.

Hi Carol, so the base book page is double your block size so you will end up stitching 2 blocks to each page. You can stitch two pages together with a block on each page to make it nice and sturdy. This is what I will probably be doing. I am going to show this in a video in a couple of weeks

@@roxycreationsbysarah thank you so much, I wanted to cut the fabric, and wasnt sure how many to cut. I am really enjoying this project, I appreciate yours and Rachels time xxx

No I just went straight over it

@@roxycreationsbysarah Thanks!

Thanks Marilynn- I have fixed it.

My pages that I am working on are 7"tall x 5"wide. Then my book page that I fold in half is 7"tall x 10"wide.

Thank you Sarah.❤️

I tend to cover my whole base as it's a pretty simple fabric that I am using and quite thin. If you had something nicer like a lovely linen, you wouldn't cover it all. There are no set rules- you just go with what you like the look of. We both covered our whole base fabric. Rachel basted her pieces and I pinned mine, before stitching. Yes you could absolutely sew on 1 piece at a time. I have stitched on one piece at a time but all my fabrics were pinned in place. I hope that this helps 😁

My pages that I am working on are 7" tall x 5" wide. My book page that I am folding in half is 7" tall x just over 10" wide so that when I fold it in half it will be just slightly wider that my blocks that I have created. Hopefully this makes sense.

@@roxycreationsbysarah so then the individual pieces will be attached to a backing piece of fabric eventually?.. I can picture that just not how they will be bound together without losing any of the stitching.. sorry I seem slow to get that piece🥴

@@beckyscobblestone yes they will be attached to your book pages. I am going to show you a bit about this not next video but the one after. It should make more sense then

@@roxycreationsbysarah just watched the video.. now it’s clear- thank you☺️💕🪡

Well..... I am sorry that you are finding this confusing. The slow stitching that we are doing is intended to be personally creative. There is no pattern that comes along with this style of stitching and the concept is that everyone will make their own unique pieces based on what they like. I feel like we have made it clear many times, that this is your own journey and we are simply giving instructions on simple skills and different options that you may or may not like to try. There are other people following the project and making videos as well as sharing photos on other social media platforms. We are totally fine with this and are actually enjoying seeing what everyone is doing. If it is confusing, seeing the different videos, perhaps just watch Rachel's and mine as it may become more clear. You are correct that I haven't shown people how to attach the title page yet. That is something that we have planned to show in a few weeks once the first block is nearing completion. I showed my title page to give an update on my progress from what I had previously shown.