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January 25, 2021

I am participating in Anne Brooke’s #52tagshannemade #sew4thesoul slow stitch challenge for 2021. Week 4’s theme is “fly stitch”.

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January 19, 2021

I am participating in Anne Brooke’s #52tagshannemade #sew4thesoul slow stitch challenge for 2021. Week 3’s theme is “scrappy”.

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January 12, 2021

I am participating in Anne Brooke’s #52tagshannemade #sew4thesoul slow stitch challenge for 2021. Week Two’s theme is “heart”.

#52tagshannemade Week 1

January 11, 2021

I am participating in Anne Brooke’s #52tagshannemade #sew4thesoul slow stitch challenge for 2021. Week One’s theme is “all white”.

Slow Stitching

January 5, 2021

I used the process of slow stitch / stitch meditation to make an example piece for my embroidery guild. I call it “What is luck?”.

#InkyArtSchool

December 17, 2020

I doodled alongside Johanna Basford in her recent Inky Art School and made postcards. I also experimented with different coloring methods.

Sydney Pouch: Porch

November 23, 2020

I made another Sydney Pouch, this time reminding me of sitting in my gramma and grampa’s screened in porch up on the hill.

Sydney Pouch: Garden

November 22, 2020

I made another Sydney Pouch by Roxy Creations, this time a yellow garden theme with a different method of construction.

Stitch Club: Collier

November 21, 2020

As part of TextileArtist.org Stitch Club, Jennifer Collier inspired me to stitch a paper glove.

Sydney Pouch: Mosaic

November 19, 2020

I used the Sydney Pouch pattern by Roxy Creations to make this little collaged pouch.

Egyptian Pattern Darning

November 16, 2020

I finished a bookmark based on a historical Egyptian pattern darning design by Lin Vandenberg.

Stitch Club: Ferguson

November 15, 2020

As part of TextileArtist.org Stitch Club, Ali Ferguson inspired me to create a (slightly junk-journal inspired) hand-bound sketchbook using a mix of pages and embellishments.

Fabric + Cord = Bowl

November 14, 2020

I got a case of the Crafties and had to make a small fabric-covered cord bowl.

Needlemaking

November 8, 2020

I link to a short video about how needles and pins are made with modern technology.

Wild Olive: Summer Reading Tote

November 6, 2020

I sewed up a tote bag from Wild Olive’s Summer Reading Stitch Along using Robin Pickens’ Abby Rose fabric collection.

Stitch Club: Colella

November 3, 2020

As part of TextileArtist.org Stitch Club, Jodi Colella inspired me to create a set of fabric charms.

Stitch Club: Kaner

November 2, 2020

As part of TextileArtist.org Stitch Club, Sabine Kaner inspired me to create an abstract design based on crumpled paper.

Stitch Club: Stapley

November 1, 2020

As part of TextileArtist.org Stitch Club, Vinny Stapley inspired me to create a panel with a dune grass motif using a lacey neutral color palette.

My embroidery guild always has an annual challenge of some type and this year was our “Hoop-D-Do” project, whereby we were to create a work using specific stitches to be displayed in the hoop itself. My display of flowers in a “wood” bowl speaks the 70s to me. And, as usual, I didn’t stick to the rules well and added my own flare – ha!