This morning, I was out the door and off to moms. We are back to having it at moms. Geralyn was there with Georgie and Bonnie. So, five of us enjoyed each other's company. Geralyn was working on her hedgehog that is so cute!
It's a hardback notebook today, one of these (and no, I'm not on commission).
I can recommend stitching into one of these books.
There are pages of dots, graph paper and other linear patterns which make spacing so easy.
The paper is very receptive to needle and thread too.
I haven't actually worked into this one for a while and I'm tempted but I must finish some other things first.
There’s something magical about this time of year.
The snow may still be falling… the trees may still be bare… and yet we begin to crave color. Bright, joyful color. The kind that feels hopeful. The kind that reminds us spring is coming.
That’s exactly the spirit behind our March Collection in The Art of Home Club — Nordic Blooms.
Inspired by traditional Norwegian folk art, this collection is filled with bold florals, rich reds, deep navy, warm golden tones, and that unmistakable Scandinavian charm.
It’s cozy.
It’s vibrant.
And it absolutely glows against a winter backdrop ...
You have been seeing a lot of stitching in notebooks recently.
Well....I have lots of those, embroidered/stitched notebooks.
Today it's a different one, an old one.
(you may have seen it at the 'other place')
There are lots of these little stitched/design/exploration pieces dotted around my house.
I'm tempted to keep sharing them with you.
I love embellishing a seam!
Creating a wrapping cloth means lots of seams.
Today, bullion knots.
A short video.
Summer’s End sounds like it should be the name of a quaint English village.
There I go. Off track and distracted before I even start!
Okay, today is officially the last day of Summer for us, but it never feels like it. In fact I think March is one of the best weather months that we have. Usually lots of sunny days that are hot but never unpleasant. At least I can get outside to take quilt photos.
This quilt top is a UFO that is not a UFO. Sounds like a riddle.
I had 3 charm packs and ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. It was another quiet day here. My day started as it usually does...with slow-stitching. I took the first stitches on Block 7 for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.
Good morning, my friends. It was another quiet day here. My day started as it usually does...with slow-stitching. I took the first stitches on Block 7 for the Snowmen & Reindeer project.
My current project is all consuming.
I am not working on anything else.
A reminder, there's a wrapping cloth and a design notebook.
More painted cloth is being embellished for the wrapping cloth and 'different' overlays are being created for the design notebook.
There are plans for more hand made embellshments for the notebook to accompany my little mushroom tags.
Can you tell I am enjoying this?
Good morning, my friends. It was all sewing all the time yesterday...except for the three loads of laundry I did. Aside from that sewing, and more sewing. I had just one more kit that I brought from home...this "Carrot Top" kit.
Good morning, my friends. It was all sewing all the time yesterday...except for the three loads of laundry I did. Aside from that sewing, and more sewing. I had just one more kit that I brought from home...this "Carrot Top" kit.
Good morning, my friends. It was another lazy day here at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch. I spent some more time on my embroidery, filling in most of my hoop.
Good morning, my friends. It was another lazy day here at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch. I spent some more time on my embroidery, filling in most of my hoop.
The French Knot is a basic embroidery stitch that many people struggle to perfect. I recently did a short video on how to make a French Knot.
Good morning, my friends. Except for grocery shopping, it was a stay-at-home-and-be-lazy kind of day. Before anything could happen, though, I needed to spend some time with my slow-stitching. I took the first stitches for Block #6.
Good morning, my friends. Except for grocery shopping, it was a stay-at-home-and-be-lazy kind of day. Before anything could happen, though, I needed to spend some time with my slow-stitching. I took the first stitches for Block #6.
My fabric painted pieces are now evolving into a wrapping cloth.
(girls in class, I made you a short video explaining this)
Sections of white cloth will be added to fabric painted pieces after they have been embroidered and patchwork added to the white space.
Seams will be embellished with running stitch, French knots and bullion knots.
It's growing quite quickly but next up I need to embroider another painted piece.
As I have said previously, I signed up for a year of Threadhouse Academy classes this year and have been working away at several, but not all of the projects. This month's project is Folk Art Dolls taught by Jo Avery. They are too cute to resist so I decided to make a bird first. I used a piece of felted wool for the beak and hand stitched it down with pearl cotton blanket stitches. I embroidered the eyes and the X's as well as the fly stitches on the body. The legs, feet, and wings also have ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. The weather is still chilly here in Pahrump, but things are looking up. Each day grows warmer in the coming week. We were treated to a pretty sunset yesterday evening. Of course, the sun sets in the west, but to the east, it lights up the hills behind us.
Good morning, my friends. The weather is still chilly here in Pahrump, but things are looking up. Each day grows warmer in the coming week. We were treated to a pretty sunset yesterday evening. Of course, the sun sets in the west, but to the east, it lights up the hills behind us.
