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May 20, 2025

Sorting and decluttering from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

So --- did you give any thought to those almost completed UFOs that could be done in 60 minutes or less?

I stared around Studio B, and oh boy—the number of projects I found in that category would blow my mind. I'm not even tempted at this point to group them. So this is what I started with. Two pet mats were sitting beside the serger; all they needed was one seam to close them up and tuck the ends in.

Two pet mats - DONE

And now they are done and sitting in the Pony Express area. Seriously? That ...

added by Elaine 1 month, 1 week ago. under beads , cherrywood , clothing , decluttering , fungi , murphy , neighborhood , pet mats

June 4, 2024

auditioning lace and a bowl of buttons from Karen Ann Ruane

auditioning lace a a bowl of buttons

added by karen ruane 1 year ago. under beads , buttons , embroidered beads , embroidered buttons , embroidery , needlework , sewing

May 16, 2024

hand embroidered buttons and beads from Karen Ann Ruane

hand embroidered buttons and beads

added by karen ruane 1 year, 1 month ago. under beads , buttons , embroidery , needlework , sewing

April 29, 2024

April 2024 OMG Finish from Quilt Paint Create

My OMG for April was finishing the April challenge quilt, which had no name in March. The quilt was based on a pattern called Ruffles by Sew Be It. I ended up naming it Freeze Frame.

I painted the background fabric because I didn’t have anything in my stash that I liked with the reds I picked for the flower petals. The fabric in the flower center was painted years ago and textured with salt. I added a second layer of batting under the center that I thought made it too puffy. I added beads to the center to ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 1 year, 2 months ago. under applique , beads , free motion quilting , freemotion , machine applique , omg (Comments)

January 28, 2024

A Shuttered Window and Open Works Tutorial on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome to Week 566 of Free Motion Mavericks! I taught part of a playday on Monday for some members of the Out of the Box Fibre Artists group (OOTB). Since I'd like to share this with you, I created a tutorial. Hope you enjoy it.

Shuttered Window

We start by making the shuttered windows. The open work, which are the threads on top, is optional and is done once the shuttered window is finished.

added by Andree G. Faubert 1 year, 5 months ago. under beads , exit strategy , fancy machine stitches , free motion mavericks , linking party , ootb , open work , shuttered windows , slow stitching , tutorial

August 18, 2023

All About Beads from Quilt Paint Create

I finished the stitching on Words of Joy Tree and started adding the beads. I happened to have the called for beads left over from a Mill Hill kit I stitched a few years ago. I’m about a third of the way through the beading.

I believe this project came entirely from stash. I always keep extra white floss on hand, and I bought the fabric years ago. The pattern came from the book “A Cross Stitch Christmas” by Craftways circa 2012. The book was gifted to me several years ago.

This is the third pattern I’ve stitched ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 1 year, 10 months ago. under beading , beads , cross stitch , holidays (Comments)

October 24, 2022

sorting out from Karen Ann Ruane

buttons, beads and embroidery thread

added by karen ruane 2 years, 8 months ago. under beads , buttons , embroidery , embroidery thread , home

July 11, 2022

in progress [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 2 years, 11 months ago. under beads , embroidery , needlework , onlinelearning , pompoms , sewing

June 18, 2022

hand embroidery [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years ago. under beads , edge , embroidery , hexagons , needlework , patchwork , pompoms , seam , sewing

beaded edges and tiny pompoms for a seam from Karen Ann Ruane

beaded edges and tiny pompoms for a seam

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added by karen ruane 3 years ago. under beads , edges , embroidery , pom poms , pompoms , seams , wrapping cloth

May 30, 2022

Let Them Flourish is finished! from Quilting & Learning

If you've been following me on Instagram, you've seen lots of images of the progress of this piece. Lately I've been adding a gazillion French Knots, finishing up the beading and then finally mounting it on a fabric-covered canvas.

Let Them Flourish - Ready for Exhibition

Let Them Flourish (aka Biodiversity)

In the Beginning

This piece started off as a fabric collage of images related to Biodiversity, the theme that was given to us as part of the February 2021 TextileArtist.org's Stitch Club workshop. Kate Tume, our instructor, had us exploring narrative potential with embellishment.

The ...

added by Andree G. Faubert 3 years, 1 month ago. under art collage , art quilt , beading , beads , embellishment , embroidery , fibre 15 , fibre art quilt show , invisible thread , kate tume , metallic thread , slow stitching , textileartist.org stitch club

May 25, 2022

Beading Class Fun from Alamosa Quilter

Last week we had a beading class at my shop. The ladies were learning to bead while making mitten ornaments. We had two kits - a snowflake mitten and a pine branch mitten.

Rose's snowflake mitten ornament in progress

Kindra's pine branch mitten ornament in progress

One of these ladies had never beaded before while the other one has done a little beading in the past. Can you guess which one is the newbie? I know, but I won't tell. And I bet you can't guess based on their workmanship because they both did great!

added by Lynn 3 years, 1 month ago. under alamosa quilt company , beads , lqs

May 6, 2022

simple stitching [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

Simple embroidery, relaxing with a needle for no particular purpose.
Well I guess the purpose is the enjoyment, the pleasure and definitely the relaxation.
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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 1 month ago. under beads , embroidery , frenchknots , needlework , pleating , sewing , white

April 14, 2022

stitching a notebook [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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I'm continuing to work in this notebook, sampling on paper. Box pleats, a beaded edge and some hand stitches
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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 2 months ago. under beads , embroiderednotebook , embroidery , notebook , pleats

beaded edge and box pleats from Karen Ann Ruane

beaded edge and box pleats on paper, a stitched notebook.

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added by karen ruane 3 years, 2 months ago. under beads , box pleats , embroidered notebook , embroidered paper , embroidery , notebook , paper , pleating

March 26, 2022

embroidered silk panel [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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embroidered silk panel, 11x11 inches....a little cuff from a baby dress, vintage lace, hand embroidery, beads, lemon ribbon.
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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 3 months ago. under beads , embroidery , lace , needlework , ribbon , sewing , silk

March 12, 2022

Roads from Quilt Paint Create

The challenge quilt, renamed Roads Less Traveled, is finished. I cleaned up the sewing room last night to make space for new projects.

I chose not to post a full picture until we find out if our quilts are accepted for the exhibit. I’m not sure of the rules and don’t want to create a problem.

But I will show a section of the quilt where I did a lot of beading.

It’s one of my favorite parts, along with the birds.

This project definitely got me back in the quilting groove. I retreat to the sewing ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 3 years, 3 months ago. under art quilts , artquilts , beading , beads , challenge , group challenges (Comments)

March 6, 2022

Sunday Stash March 6, 2022 from Quilt Paint Create

I finally have something to report!

The challenge quilt is quilted, the facing is done and the sleeve is on. I’m sewing beads on now.

It still needs a label, a compass and more beads, but the end is near. Best of all I can count the fabric out.

I have to turn it in next weekend. I can’t wait to start something new.

Fabric In: 0.5yards

Fabric Out: 2.5 yards

Net Fabric Out: 2 yards

How did you do this week?

added by quiltpaintcreate 3 years, 3 months ago. under art quilts , artquilts , beads , challenge , group challenges , stash report , stashbusting (Comments)

February 21, 2022

embellishing seams [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 4 months ago. under beads , bullionknots , embroideredpaper , embroidery , needlework , paper , seams

beading on seams from Karen Ann Ruane

adding beads to a seam

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added by karen ruane 3 years, 4 months ago. under beads , embroidered paper , embroidery , paper , seam , seams

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