Friday 18 April 2014

What is my Superpower?

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Hi everyone, welcome to my post about my superpower.  Superpowers are a funny thing. When I signed up for this blog hop I had just completed several (almost) impossible things and I felt wonderful. I knew I had lots of superpowers. Then doubt set in as always and finally blind panic as I decided I didn't have a single superpower.  As always my family came to my rescue assuring me I'm a great mom, wife, quilter, knitter  and lots more besides. I love my family they are so supportive. Anyway in true British style I made a pot of tea and sat down to to enjoy several cups whilst I decided on my project. At that point my most obvious superpower was my ability to drink gallons of tea and always be ready to have another cup.

I decided I had several superpowers and that I would link them together for this project. First I'm great at helping with or finishing off other peoples half finished projects. (It's odd that I'm not always so quick to finish off some of my own projects.)  Over the years there have been several projects I have helped with. Back in 2012 Lucy knitted her then boyfriend an elephant and I helped her finish it.



There was also a little cross stitch of a pair of Blue Tits that Richard had started years ago and never finished. At the point I picked it up last year it looked like this.


I love the finished piece.


My husband John loves to go bird watching but he finds it very difficult to see the small brown birds that hide themselves in the leaves. My second superpower is that I am very good at spotting those small birds and telling John where to train his binoculars so he can see them. 

Finally like many quilters I am very good at using up my scraps.  Last year I made a swoon quilt and had a lot of half square triangles that I made from the off cuts. So my superpower project combined all three superpowers. It would use up some of my scraps, incorporate small birds and include a project I had finished for someone else. 


The blue tit cross stitch has been used as the center piece and the rest of the  cushion cover front is made from the half square triangles that were cut off from the flying geese in the swoon quilt. There was a stain on the fabric of the cross stitch but I have been able to cut this area off. The cross stitch is appliqued to a backing fabric and the edges have been frayed. I still have several HST left and some to trim down ready for use. A job for another day.


Now it's time to say thank you to Madame Samm for organising this hop and for Pauline for being a great cheerleader. This is such a fun theme and the projects are amazing. Here is the list of people taking part today, you're sure to find lots of inspiration from them.

                                                    FRIDAY APRIL 18





I'm going to make a pot of tea and go visiting, I can't wait to see what their superpowers are. Then I'm going to make a birthday cake as it was Kathryn's (older daughter) birthday last Sunday and Lucy's today. They are both coming over a little later.

Enjoy using your superpowers today.

Lyndsey

34 comments:

  1. Your pillow using the scraps and cross stitch is very pretty.

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  2. Love how you use your Superpower to help others finish! Thank you for sharing

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  3. you my dear have so many superpowers I would not even know where to start...you do one of a kinds all the time....you drink tea....you are a lovely designer and you can pick up forgotten projects and make them New again...

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  4. The people in your life are lucky to have you to finish their projects! That's a great superpower to have, amongst all your others!

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  5. Helping others is a great super power. :)

    Love the pillow!

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  6. Helping others is a great superpower!! You would have plenty of things to finish at my house lol !!

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  7. love the bird embroidery and pillow!

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  8. Very nice finish on the cross stitch. It turned out lovely as a pillow and even better that you used your leftover HST's. John is lucky to have you as a helping hand and Kathryn and Lucy will enjoy the cake!

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  9. Yes, you are a super power stitcher with many stitching capabilities ! Everything you've made is just perfect !

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  10. Add sharing your superpowers with us. Looks like you are great with any needle. Wonderful treats you shared.

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  11. Everyone else's UFO's always seem like more fun than mine! LOL
    Lovely stitching!

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  12. I've always said that handwork makes for a happy heart. You must be a joy to be around. Beautiful projects! Keep spotting those little birdies! ;-)

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  13. Lyndsey, that superpower is fabulous. I wish I had you here to finish my UFOs. Those projects are adorable.

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  14. A Finisher, awesome, you want to visit me in Greece and finish a few of my projects :)

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  15. Great superpower! I have a few unfinished projects. I should send them you way. Finishing someone else's work isn't always easy. Thanks for sharing your talents.

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  16. What great projects. I like your elephant...he is so cute. But I just adore your pillow. Great job you did on both.

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  17. Great super powers! I wish you lived near me so you could finish some of my UFOs. Love your bird pillow!

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  18. We all need a friend like you in our lives!! I LOVE your pillow and elephant sew much. Fabulous!!

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  19. The little birds are darling. You are a finisher that's awesome!

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  20. Great superpowers and wonderful finishes. I really could use you in my sewing room - doing up some finishes for me!!! lol

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  21. THE FINISHER. What a lovely super power. The elephant is cute and the Blue Tits are lovely, especially the way you finished them with your pretty scraps. Wonderful!

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  22. Lyndsey...the UFO finisher!! I wish had your superpower...I'm working on it and I'm getting a few finished. I joined 'A Lovey Year of Finishes' and I am commited to finishing a project every month. I just finished my project for April...it feels soooo good getting them quilted and bound. The wee birds are adorable and the elephant too!! Thanks for sharing!! Happy stitching, Pauline

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  23. Wonderful project Lyndsey and like everyone else I'm sure I could provide you with several UFOs so you could practice that superpower. :) blessings, marlene

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  24. What a wonderfully creative project to incorporate several superpowers. If overseas postage weren't so expensive, I'd ship off a load of unfinished projects, some dating back 30 years or more, to you. I don't finish them and never will, but can't seem to part with them either. And that doesn't count the unfinished Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt projects I got from a couple of friends who got them from grandmothers!

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  25. Great finishing and a wonderful superpower to have!

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  26. Awesome superpower! I love what our working on.

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  27. Oh, Lyndsey! You are such a super stitcher. The pillow is so pretty.

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  28. Those are some great superpowers and some great projects.

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  29. Lovely projects you have completed. Thank you sew very much for SuperPower Hopping...

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  30. If I lived next door, we could have tea every day, and I could leave my UFO's in your capable hands. Just dreaming. Great super power.

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  31. Great finishes...now if you could just come by and finish my housework LOL Awesome Superpower!

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  32. All of your projects are great! You are certainly multi-talented!!

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  33. What a great finisher you are,even if your own finishes are a bit slower in coming. WTG Lyndsey!

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