The workshop that I booked at the Knitting and Stitching Show was to create a rustic barn - and gave me the opportunity to experiment with the decorative stitches on the sewing machine and cut out fabric and use bondaweb to stick it onto a separate piece of fabric and then stitch it on to secure it. When you put it like that, it’s a strange kind of activity isn’t it?

But it was good fun. Even better I didn’t iron the wrong side of the bondaweb, fusing the interfacing to the iron’s plate, so that’s another win.

The two hour workshop gave the opportunity to use a ready made kit to practice the techniques, and free rein to do whatever the urge took. Thankfully mine was pretty restrained on the day, and I was so enamoured with the process that I did more to finish it off the next day, and have ordered some more bondaweb so I can carry on to my heart’s content.

The photos below show the progress with my rustic barn.

I was quite pleased with my progress in the two hours, so much so that I carried on the next day - first up was the door.

I also added the final window, I wasn’t keen on another animal window so made use of two shutters and a flower pot for a plainer version. Overall I think it’s turned out well.

Now I just need to work out what to do with it now. I may add some grass on the right hand side, but other than that I think I’m done with the decoration. I want to make it into something useful, I can’t see it as a cushion cover or a wall hanging which are the obvious choices. Maybe a bag, who knows? All ideas welcome!