tilkkupussukka tekeillä.

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Toisinaan tilkkupussukka valmistuu suunnilleen saman tien kuin aloitan sille tilkkupinnan. Olen onnistunut joskus ompelemaan koko pussukan valmiiksi, tikkaukset ja kaikki, yhdessä illassa.

Useimmiten projektini kestävät kyllä kauan. Tässä yksi esimerkki:


Ompelin kolmio-neliöistä kuviopinnan muutama kuukausi sitten ja tähtikoristeisella pinnallakin on ikää pari kuukautta. Tämä pari lepäilee nyt ompelupöydälläni syrjässä ja odottaa kärsivällisesti, että projekti taas liikahtaisi. Hohhoijaa!

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