It's-a me, Mario!

I made a Super Mario embroidery piece for a friend for his birthday. Which was waaay back in April. I only posted it to him last week so that should tell you how long something like this takes me. Or maybe how lazy I am...

Adventures in Embroidery

The title above seems to imply that embroidery is exciting doesn't it? As if it's a mile a minute, non-stop action filled adventure. I mean some of my embroidery is done while I'm on horseback galloping across  fields fleeing the zombies hoards, hurtling towards my space castle* but the majority is done on the couch with a cup of tea and an episode of Game of Thrones.

Adventure Time. Adventures in Embroidery. There's a pun in there somewhere

Crafty

I have recently taken to sewing again. Before I set off on my travels I took up sewing and churned out a multitude of cushion covers. (I have a slight unexplainable obsession with cushions.) This time around I've been making little zip up bags in which to keep stuff. Stuff and things. Ya...

I bought scraps of fabric in a charity shop and used the following tutorial:

So ya. Give it a go. It's easy to make and very satisfying to use something made by your own hands.