Pt1: Perpetual fabric & slow stitching calendar tutorial featuring

[@giusicoluccia6594]

I love how you throw yourself fully into a project without procrastination and with your contagious enthusiasm! Your plans are fantastic!!Thank you,Christine ❤

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Giusi! I’ve been really excited to start this one! Too many ideas, not enough time! Cheers, Christine

[@robincadwallader7426]

You are so creative! Love this idea! I can't believe you saved every scrap from every square! Then, you found a way to use them. Genius!!

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Robin - I’m so bad about not throwing scraps away but particularly wanted to save these ones as they are a lovely little connection to the squares I sent out 💛 cheers, Christine

[@leannescraftycupboard]

What a fabulously creative idea, Christine! Such a fun and useful way to display your stitchery swaps. 😊

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Really looking forward to getting stuck into creating this 💙🧵🪡 cheers, Christine

[@bonniegodwin2055]

Christine This is such a great idea for displaying the beautiful little squares!

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thank you so very much Bonnie - really excited to get to work on this 💛 cheers, Christine

[@snoppynewall4922]

What a fabulous and unique idea, I love this ❤❤❤❤

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thank you Karen - going to have a lot of fun with this one! Cheers, Christine

[@christinacreatesau]

How adorable Christine. What a wonderful idea. (As if you didn’t already have a thousand projects on the go. Lol) Your little stitchery squares look fabulous. What wonderful gifts to display.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thank you Christina! I do have so many project ideas. I’ve got another one I really need to get happening for Christmas! I need more stitch time 😂 cheers, Christine

[@christinacreatesau]

@@createandcraftwithchristine We all. Need 2 days in each day mwahaha.

[@suebrown3194]

What an ambitious project! I like the idea of a rotating gallery of the swap squares I've received. Might have to figure out how to adapt this idea to my own purposes. 😊

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Happy to share my plans and will share how I go with it. Look forward to hearing if you interpret it for your own project. Cheers, Christine

[@ireneoakley6259]

What a brilliant idea you could display small squares of stitching if you did not do the swap.x

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks so much Irene - it would definitely work with your own Stitchery projects and a great way to put them on display rather than keep in a box or cupboard 💛 cheers, Christine

[@gailrands3614]

Gosh I'm so glad I was on oppy duty the day you came in what an inspiration you have been for me.❤❤ Thankyou for all your amazing videos

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

I’m glad we got to meet too and very happy to share my ideas and projects. It’s like having a bunch of stitchy friends sitting at my craft table with me 💙🧵🪡 cheers, Christine

[@artyfartyannie]

Wow! Christine this is a genius idea, love it! Maybe I will try something like this with my second batch of swaps, it's goign to be amazing, I'll be lookign forward to seeing the next instalment! :)

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Annie! I had so many ideas going around in my head for honouring the beautiful squares but this one rose to the top and I love it! Cheers, Christine

[@carolynmcfetridge3991]

What a great idea

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Carolyn - love making beautiful and useful things! Cheers, Christine

[@marthamanigross]

Fun idea! 👍 Calico for us is muslin. Yes, in America we start the calendar on Sunday. Look forward to seeing this come together.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Martha - I always forget the different names! Muslin for us is a very thin gauze. I wonder what call that 🤔 it’s interesting we have different calendars too. Really looking forward to working on this and seeing the beautiful Stitchery swap squares each day. Cheers, Christine

[@marthamanigross]

@@createandcraftwithchristine your muslin sounds like our flour sack towel cloth - thicker than cheesecloth, not tightly woven like muslin. I love finding differences in the various countries.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

@@marthamanigross it really is interesting to me too 💛

[@jeanbawden8071]

Awesome idea.

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks Jean - really enjoying working on this one! Cheers, Christine

[@gaila.c.602]

Hi Christine. Wow. This looks like a very ambitious project... but you sure did lose me along the way... I'm totally confused what this is going to look like when finished! But I'll be watching 😃TFS

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Hi Gaila - sorry to lose you along the way! Here’s a quick recap: I will be creating one calico and felt backed page for each month of the year. The permanent elements (the Stitchery swap squares, the grid, ideas heading, days of week and month name) will be stitched on. Then I will use my frixion pen (which erases with heat) to write on the dates for that month as well as other notes. Because the pen can be erased with heat, I can remove the temporary writing and then reuse the calendar page the following year. But I will share updates as I go so you’ll get to see what it looks like. Thanks again for your watching and commenting. Cheers, Christine

[@DottyBeeVintage]

What a great idea, Christine - happy new year! 🌼

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Thanks so much Sally - it’s turning out to be very useful and the ideas panel is already full! Cheers, Christine

[@bestcrossroad]

Very clever idea, Christine! I didn’t swap 🥹 but I press flowers every summer. And your project is perfect place for it, year 2024! I have medium sized cork board for the foundation. Love the frixion pen idea on the dates. Are you going to have separate calico page for each month? I like looking back on previous month’s activities. Perhaps a dowel across the calendar to roll over the completed month. Or maybe tuck the completed month upwards (less complicated😅). Anyway, I’ll follow you along. Thank you for sharing this genius idea of a perpetual calendar. Take care. 🌷tess

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

Hi Tess - thanks so much. Your pressed flower version sounds fabulous! I will have a separate calico page for each month so each month will display 3 Stitchery swaps, so 36 on total across the year. Lots of great ideas from you too. Cheers, Christine