Houses-houses obsession

I took my houses-houses obsession to the next level.

I made 2 needle books, 1 key holder and a brooch. All with houses. I would have carried on. But it was getting close to dinner time and I wanted to eat. A hunger woman can't sew.

I made this needle book first. The houses I had drawn on the fabric a few days ago here. I haven't made many needle books in my whole sewing career. The thing is a few people have been asking me for my needle books yet I failed to make any for a long time. A needle book is not hard to make at all. Just sew 2 rectangular pieces of fabric together, add a closure and felt pages and you're done. I like to make them small. That way you can put one in your bag.

I added 4 felt pages. I think it's sufficient.

I made this second needle book even smaller. For this one, I used back stitch to sew the outline of the house. After I was done with it, I regretted not adding a dash of red.

The felt pages I used here are thicker and when I close the needle book, it looks like a fat little needle book.

This houses key holder is really small. I thought the house looked a little grumpy. Hubs said the trees look like spoons. In that case, it looks like a hungry house waiting for food. Hey, it just occurred to me. I was hungry when I sewed this!

This was a last-minute addition. I thought a houses brooch would be lovely. After all, I haven't made any houses brooch yet, have I? For this embroidery, I like it all brown.

Bear thinks the brooch is a ball. Do bears play fetch?

p.s. I dragged my sorry arse to the jogging track this morning. 6 rounds people! I'm aching horribly now. But I felt like a champ this morning when I crawled my way home.

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