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Tag Archives: embroidery
The Completed Quilt.
This picture’s a bit belated (my fault; I have some real problems with digital clutter right now). But without further ado, here’s the previously discussed quilt!
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Creatures from the Deep.
This summer, after learning that one of our circle of friends was going to have a baby, a few of us decided to do the sort of thing that we do: collaborate on an ambitious handmade gift by long-distance (I’m in New York, the others are in Philadelphia). The project: a patchwork quilt. Since I’ve [...]
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Finished Products, Not Just Process.
I have been a bit bogged down in juggling too many distracting—and ultimately unsuccessful—handmaking efforts over the past few weeks (you can read my lamentations of process v. product here). But I’ve met with success in one project—I completed these embroidered tea towels:
I applied my amateur sashiko method, using pumpkin-colored sashiko thread (from Purl [...]
A Grumpy Frog Finds His Place.
Recently I decided what to do with one of the redwork practice panels that I’d made last month–I added the frog to what was once a humdrum but functional tote!
More news soon on what became of the hawk and the bunch of cherries!
Ruined for the Simple (Napkin) Life.
I’m a big fan of the cloth napkin. There’s really been no place for throw-aways in my home for a number of years. And when I find that I have a big-enough bit of fabric hanging around after finishing some sewing project (17″ square is enough for my purposes), I’ll occasionally whip up a napkin [...]
Weekend Report Card.
My weekend report card:
Embroidery with Friends: A+
Field trip to Renegade Craft Fair: A+
Animal Sighting/Picnic Dinner: A+
I don’t normally assign grades to my weekends, but these last couple of days were pretty grand–not at all that sort of weekend that comes and goes and leaves me wanting more recreation, more social time, or more creative outlets.
On [...]
Beehive Inspired Tea Cozy.