CQJP. July & August

 

I keep wandering away on creative tangents.

 

Still stitching tho.

 

Phillipa



Flower in Progress

Needle-woven flower in progress. :)

Weaving away

Phillipa



Again with Flash, Crazy quilt Block

I think this shot is a bit better.

Still stitching

Phillipa



Crazy quilt Block #5

Pulled finger and got my act together ;)

Another block for the CQJP project.

Its a lot richer than it looks in the photo.

I think she's giving me a very "its about time" look..lol

Happily stitching

Phillipa



Another Long term Project

Following on from my previous post.

I dont like to have the big frame empty.

And it's time to do something bigger and very boldly coloured.

Sooooo.

I drew up this very stylised design of flowers with very little detail. Picked some very bold colours and now use it to stitch when I want my mind to rest.

The size of it will make a large wall hanging or even a floor rug.

Will decide on that later.

Its #10 canvas I think and I'm using DMC wools.

how are your long term projects coming along??

Happily stitching as always :)

Phillipa

Distraction Over

Distraction Over

Off the big frame and on a temporary

hanging.I hate the blocking stage so it may hang for awhile yet ;)

Actually Im very pleased by how little distortion there is.
26" x 20"

Now to get back to my CQJP blocks. only 3 months behind..lol

Always Stitching

Phillipa

Distracted by This

Has become a Tad compulsive.

Stitch, stitch stitch,

Phillipa



Shabby Collage Goth Birthday Card

Sent out last Month :)

Tricky to photograph but you get the idea :)

Double-click for a better view

A5 in size

Happy Stitching

Phillipa





Shabby Chic Mothers Day Cards

Our 2 mums LOOOve donkeys. So what better than a

cute donkey card, made by me ;) ,

for Mothers Day.

A childs vintage hanky and some delicious lace,

a  mixture of stitching and a scattering of beads and bling.

And Voila.!!

pretty cute (if I dont say so myself ;) )

Quick, and fun and oh so cute :)

Anyone else make anything for Mothers day,

or recieved anything handmade?

Fun, fun stitching

Phillipa

Shabby Collage Book #1 Cont.

Some more eye candy :)

The Cover.(above)

Stitch-stitch-stitch

Phillipa

April CQJP Block done

Another done. :)

Dont forget that you can get a better looksee by double-clicking on the image :)

More happy stitching

Phillipa

CQJP has been updated

Head on over to the site

Crazy Quilt Journal Project

As they have updated the site and all our blocks submitted so far are under our names,

on our own pages.

 This is sooo cool :)

Happy stitching

Phillipa





Shabby Collage Book.#1. Finished

All done :)

I thoroughly enjoyed this project. It is beautifully tactile and squishy

with a few blank spaces for the addition of little tid-bits as I find them.

I've taken heaps of photos, but so I don't bore you to death, I will put them up over a couple of seperate posts.

Back View

Front

A very pretty necklace that was broken, is perfect to embellish the binding. (Thanks Mum)

And now for your viewing pleasure.

Ohhh I love to stitch :)

Phillipa









Tutorial. Encrusting with French Knots

As I mentioned in my last post, quite a few stitchers out there are creating Encrusted Rocks. It all stems from this article here in

Stitch Magazine. Wonderful stitching done by

Jennifer Rochester.

This is My how-to as I did it :)

 

A selection of buttons and small curtain rings that i found at a charity shop. I didnt use the tube bead after all.

 

2 Layers of fabric. The bottom one in the hoop.

 

 

Randomly stitched the objects between the layers.

I didnt worry about the lumps n bumps

as they add texture as I added the stitching. :)

 

Some of the French knots are tight and some loose to add more texture.Woven bars and woven spider web over the lumps.

a dash of lichen shaded threads to add colour here n there and

a yummy, very textured piece is created.

Now for another trip to the seaside. :)

The coast at Birdlings Flat is all stones.

 

 All sizes and all washed smooth. Just perfect for this project.

 

Happy Knotting

 

Phillipa