Close your eyes.........

 and see the beauty.

 Author Unknown

In many of my posts, I have often asked

"what was the seamstress thinking on as she was stitching away at a project?"

For me this week...............I am thinking about Salem

Rest in peace....sweet cat........I miss you.

I have a large embroidery piece that I am still in the process of stitching

and am not ready to show you yet, however, I do want to show you something that I have been working on. Over the years, wonderful people have been giving me vintage crochet pattern booklets.........which I love to collect.........along with boxes of half used crochet thread of all size and colors.  Some have just a small amount of thread left, while others have hardly been used at all.  I love to crochet with small threads.........but what do I do when I only have a small amount of a thread of a certain color or size?? and when I can't find a match to it to make a larger project??

I crochet the small blocks/motifs  shown in the pattern books.......in the first photo , this one is shown in the bottom left corner.  It is small enough to be able to crochet and to finish in just a day.............plus it's a great way to learn more in my crochet skills.  But what do I do with all of these mix match motifs??

The idea came to me a little while back after finding this beautiful piece in a junk store. Someone crocheted  it beautifully and then it was placed between two pieces of glass, sealed, and fixed to hang on a wall.............

or in a window...........isn't this beautiful??

So that is what I am planning to do. 

 I will get glass cut to accommodate the motifs I make and  frame them.   

I have a lot of inspiration and patterns to keep me busy for a while. 

How about you?

Do you like thread crochet?..........or crocheting with yarn better??

What do you do with the little amounts you have left after you are finished with your project?

I would love to hear!