I've got a ton of little floral designs; I think someday I'll sew them all together into a wall-hanging.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
UFOs
There's nothing like a move to force you to confront the ridiculous amount of unfinished projects you've accumulated. Beadboy2's Minecraft quilt and a couple of projects I want to finish soon take priority, but I did find the time to finish two small, long-neglected embroideries.
This was a commercial kit I bought ages ago. I like the pattern quite a bit, but found the fabric to be too coarse for such delicate stitches; it gave the embroidery an angular look.
This was a Mollie Makes kit. The intention behind it was to lightly embroider over the heavy lines to mimic the casual look of modern coloring pages, but that struck me as kind of pointless -- stitching is already coloring with thread -- so I opted for chunky embroidery.
I've got a ton of little floral designs; I think someday I'll sew them all together into a wall-hanging.
I've got a ton of little floral designs; I think someday I'll sew them all together into a wall-hanging.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Look What I Finished!
The Victoria Sampler's "L is for Librarian:"
L is also for Lawyer, too, so I eliminated an upper and lowercase L under the librarian's desk, and added a set of scales:
Lilacs are my favorite, and the lamb and ladybugs are super cute:
Once I get the necessary bellpull hardware, I think I'll hang it at work.
I have no plans to do the whole alphabet, but I will be stitching W is for Witch (probably not this year, though).
L is also for Lawyer, too, so I eliminated an upper and lowercase L under the librarian's desk, and added a set of scales:
Lilacs are my favorite, and the lamb and ladybugs are super cute:
Once I get the necessary bellpull hardware, I think I'll hang it at work.
I have no plans to do the whole alphabet, but I will be stitching W is for Witch (probably not this year, though).
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Bless This ...
A new house requires a new sampler:
This was a fun design that worked up quickly. I love that for the buildings, the designer copied actual buildings (so to speak) from Mos Eisley.
This was a fun design that worked up quickly. I love that for the buildings, the designer copied actual buildings (so to speak) from Mos Eisley.
Saturday, August 4, 2018
The Last Minecraft Blocks
I can't believe how quickly these came together!
A ghast and an Ender dragon:
An Elder Guardian and a Drowned:
The Drowned is apparently a new mob, a watery version of a zombie, so I designed it myself from game images.
Next step is the sashing. Beadboy2 wants silver (i.e. grey) fabric. To add a little interest and to avoid the need for yardage, I'll break up the sashing with scrappy squares at all the corners, using the leftover fabric. I also plan to use the leftovers for a scrappy border.
Dare I hope this will be done by Christmas?
A ghast and an Ender dragon:
An Elder Guardian and a Drowned:
Next step is the sashing. Beadboy2 wants silver (i.e. grey) fabric. To add a little interest and to avoid the need for yardage, I'll break up the sashing with scrappy squares at all the corners, using the leftover fabric. I also plan to use the leftovers for a scrappy border.
Dare I hope this will be done by Christmas?
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