Remains of the Day Signature

Finally getting around to photographing one of the signatures from my Remains of the Day Journal.

 

 

The process of assembling  and auditioning the elements, adding, deleting, constantly assessing the balance and flow between the rounds of sewing is a journey in itself – a fun one.

Getting ready to go ….

My first Remains of the Day journal cover here took on a life of its own and became much more elegant than was my original intent.  So for my second one, I went for a primitive, casual style shown here.

I revised the first one a bit from the original because it had a kind of Marie Antoinette era about it and reminded me of France. It’s on the left in the photo below.

Have you figured out that this year I’ll be making a trip to Spain and to France? 

Am I excited? 

Just a bit ;-)  ! 

My friends and I will be leaving in May for a week in Barcelona followed by a train trip into the south of France. I’m starting now to nail down the details which is almost as much fun as making the trip!

If any of you readers have been to any place that is a must-see near Barcelona or in the southwest area of France, please leave a comment or email me. I would love to hear your suggestions for accommodation, dining, flea markets etc.

And now I really have to begin on the inside pages of the journals!

Remains of the Day Journal Cover

It's only January 5th and I've already learned some new techniques and finished two items! This is a journal cover I just completed after seeing Pam's Journal in progress here. My cover is much lacier than I was aiming for, partly because I had to keep adding bits to cover the mistakes I was making.

I had my cover wrong side up which meant the bottom edge of my lace was on the top and my inside pocket ended up upside down! But luckily, this guerilla style sewing is very forgiving and you can hide a lot of mishaps by adding things on top. And whenever I'm in doubt about when a project is 'done', my motto is to add some buttons and call it quits.

The Remains of the Day class is here, in case you want to join in on the fun. Mary Ann Moss the class creator is vacationing in Mexico until January 16th so you might have to wait until she returns to join the class.

I made it sound like this journal project was completed but I've only done the cover so far. Now comes the fun of making and assembling the inside pages. Wish me luck!