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House Stamp + Embroidery Pin
I embellished a hand-stamped scrap of fabric with embroidery thread to make a pin for my gramma.
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Stitch Club: Stone 3
Sue Stone’s third workshop with TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Club prompted us to use text in our piece, so I recorded a trip to Shawnee National Forest.
Tilda’s Fia doll
I made the Fia Doll from Tilda’s World. Check out her sweet style!
Stitch Club: Stone 2
Sue Stone led a TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Club in her well-known portrait style, and I was inspired to capture a man in a hat in four variations.
Stamp + Embroidery pins
I stitched ink-stamped pieces of fabric to make two small embroidered pins/buttons as gifts.
Egyptian Pattern Darning 2
I finished a second bookmark based on a historical Egyptian pattern darning design by Lin Vandenberg.
Hexie Dreams 19
My hand sewn fussy-cut EPP Hexie Dreams quilt is all ready to go to my gramma for hand quilting. Check out a few of my embellished hexies, and come back in the future for the finished product!
My Village Quilt
I present to you My Village Quilt, based on the Urban Village Green quilt: a four-year-long project that tipped the love-hate scale finally over to love.
Hexie Dreams 18
My fussy-cut EPP Hexie Dreams quilt is coming along. All the flowers were stitched into rows and the rows are being stitched together now for the final push. I also share some of my dear sewing supplies!
Stitch Club: Maue
TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Club with Joetta Maue prompted a stitched piece from a photograph and I’ve recreated an adored image of my late grandparents.
Hexie Dreams 17
A quick update on my fussy-cut EPP hexie dreams quilt. A whopping 131 flowers are now complete, yay!
Stitch Club: Weighton 2.1
Haf Weighton lead another TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Club workshop on architectural layering, and I was inspired to render New Albany’s Culbertson Mansion based on a photograph by Daniel Andis.
Stitch Club: Sproule
April Sproule led a TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Club using a spiral concept. I felt like this would be a nice project for a friend and asked her for a color palette, hence the unusual-for-me color theme.
SewCanShe Wristlet Key Fob
I needed a lanyard so rather than buying one, I followed SewCanShe’s tutorial and made a DIY wristlet key fob.
Felted Crimson Toadstool
A long while ago I purchased the Crimson Toadstool needle felting kit from Benzie Designs and finally worked it up.
Willow Movie Party Update
A fellow reader has added a special touch to my Willow Movie Theme labels – The Dust of Broken Hearts! Gasp!
Collaged Slow Stitch
I made a quirky and weird slow-stitched collage to try to push through a creative slump. It was much more about doing than the outcome.
Stitch Camp 2023
I stitched this mixed media piece following Gwen Hedley’s instruction through TextileArtist.org’s Stitch Camp.
Hello 2023!
A quick note about some website updates.
Tea Cup study
I was inspired to stitch up a stack of tea cups which lead to starting a second project that I’m still thinking about.
Patchwork Coaster
I hand stitched and hand quilted a patchwork coaster for my tea cup.
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