22 posts tagged “tast”
I have very busy the last 2 weeks and just didn't find the time to blog my Samples for the French KNot, so I took the time today to play catch up on my blogging.
Soooo , here is my first sample using the French knots. This is a trial run of a dimensional embroidery boquet that is for another project. It is stitched in stranded cotton floss using Bullion knots ,satin stitch, detatched buttonhole stitch, pistil stitch, stem stitch, lazy daisy stitch (detatched chain) and of course the French KNots.
My second sample is a butterfly motif which is stitched in bullion knots, pistil stitch, detatched buttonhole , needle weaving, and French knots.
My third sample is a nice rose motif. It will be the center piece of a cell phone pouch. The rose is all French knots in stranded floss. The leaves are outlined in stem stitch, then filled with French knots. The frame is stitched in chain stitch.
I was very excited to see the challenge stitch for this week because I really like this one and Sharon's samples are truely inspiring. Please check out her blog and see for yourselves how great the samples are.
I think I have another cell phone pouch coming from this weeks stitch. I started sketching it in my visual journal already. I cant wait to get stitchin', but its gotta wait. I have a class to teach today so no stitchin till tommorrow.
I found the alphabet in a very old needle craft book ( the title of the book has slipped my mind right this minute) and decided to try out the satin stitch on them. It is stitched in stranded cotton floss on a scrap size piece of cotton muslin.
just so everyone knows I am not a big fan of the satin stitch and never will be. I have used it when necessary in projects but it really just bores me.
I did like the way this sample turned out, the colors seemed to work well together.
here is my nearly finished crocheted and embroidered pouch. I still need to sew the lining in place, (thus the pins)
this is a photo of my completed pouch stitched with oyster stitch.
I have really gotten crazy with designing these. I love the texture effects that I have been using to create these one of a kind pouches. I still have plenty of ideas for more textured pieces cant wait to have the time to stitch them up. I have several of these on order for custom sized pouches for cell phones.
This piece was alot of fun to create. It is a new concept for me to embroider on a crocheted piece.
The concept came about from the fiber. It is a nice cotton fiber with metallic gold twisted with it. It also has lumps in it. It reminds me of the wool my mother would spin on a drop spindle with bumps and lumps running thru it.
The piece was single crochet through out. It measured 5 1/2 " by 7".
After crocheting the "fabric" I then embellished it with feather stitching, woven wheels and whipped wheels . I added some flower shaped sequins with seed bead anchors , sequins and a few other beads.
I folded the piece in half right sides together so the seam would be center back crocheted it together. Next I turned it right side out and whip stitched the bottom closed.
To finish the pouch I will twist fibers for the handle and add the dangles to the side.
Here is the finished cell phone pouch from my oyster stitch sample. This isnt a very good scan but it was the best I could do for now. I will take better photos later on, once I have my computer back. I dont want to add alot of my software to this loner computer.
I really enjoy making these cell phone pouches. Each one is custom fit to the phone of the person who is to receive the pouch and is a one of a kind original design.
I will be making them for some time to catch up with the orders I have gotten for them.
I love these 2 stitches. I use both of them often. Look thru my picturse and you will see other example of the stitches.
This is my running stitch sample. I really like playing with weaving the running stitch in different ways.
the top row of stitching is pattern darning which could be worked with waste canvas as a seam treatment.
the second row was just a fun pattern I worked up. It too can be used as a seam treatment.
the other rows are samples of weaving the running stitch with fibers. There are so many possibilities for weaving the stitches.
Boy has it been crazy around here lately. I didnt even realize how long its been since I posted anything.
I have been working on alot of machine sewing projects tring to get everything caught up . I will take pics and post them soon.
I have sewn together my Dear Jane blocks. All I need to do now is construct the triangle borders to add to the quilt.
The triangles are all sewn so it shouldnt take long once I sew the borders together till I have a completed top. I am doing a happy dance because its been a long journey with this quilt. We are still meeting for classes on a monthly basis and I hoped that getting my top done would be motivational for my students.
The top without its triangles is hanging at Townsquare Fabrics and Quilts where I teach classes. So I will post pics of it later on.
I also have sewn another top together that has been a WISP. It is a baby size quilt that we call Bunny Love. It needs some borders added to it too. It is such a cute project and would make a nice wall hanging for the Easter season as well.
I have sewn the blocks for another quilt called Turning Twenty but it is still "under construction". I need to lay it out and preview the quilt before I sew it together. And... as it is a larger quilt I will have to do the layout at the shop where I will have room. Just dont have the floor space for such a large quilt. The blocks finish to 16'' on this one.
I have sewn the cell phone pouch from the barred chain TAST challenge sample just need to ad some more bling and it will go in the finished list. YEAH!!!
It feels great to get some of these things done or nearly done. I have 1 more week before I go to see the surgeon to see what they are gonna recommend for proceedures and I want to get as much done as possible as I may be off my feet for a couple of months againg like I was last year about this same time too. Wierd how that happened.
SO I will post the pics soon hopefully I will get them done before they pop me in hospital. If not I will get them up as soon as I can.
The stitch for this week is the barred chain stitch. you can see Sharon's samples here.
I really had a lot of ideas with this stitch but I couldn't stitch them all.
I tried stacking the stitches and really liked the look which got me thinking of a project that I've been working on in my head and on paper for quite some time. So I decided to give it a try.
The first photo is my regular 14 count Aida cloth sample. I experimented with different threads on the piece.
This second photo is of a a free form piece I created using the Barred chain , twisted chain, and chain stitch for the majority of the stitching. The circles were made by stitching spoke flowers. I added beads to give some sparkle to the piece. This piece will be used as part of a custom made cell phone case for a flip phone.
This next photo is a close up of the spoke wheel. The color isnt right on this one but it shows the stitching nicely.
