Saturday, January 29, 2011
Making Up for Lost Time
I have discovered a new game on my computer which I know is a total waste of time but still I am drawn to it. That said, I am having a productive day today. I am well on my way with the second juried show entry. I mercilessly cut up the previous attempt and used pieces of it in the new one. The former was a blue background which read dark. The new one is a mosaic of whites in various textures with blue elements on it. I like how it looks and hope it will all come together.
Hanging Sleeve and Done
I have been quiet lately probably because I haven't done all that much stitching.
Lots of projects but my get up and go has apparently gotten up and gone.
I finally finished the blue piece I intend to enter into a juried show. I just have to do the hanging sleeve and I'm done. No pics because I'm not sure I'm supposed to show it before jurying.
My next project is the POM challenge. I was initially not enamoured with the challenge -- something for the table related to family history. But then I started thinking -- they didn't say which table so I've decided to make a coffee table book. My first attempt at the book cover was not satisfactory. I'll give it another go, perhaps in different fabrics and colours. If I can get the cover done, then I'll be able to add pages when I have time so it may just turn into an ongoing project. I did want to do a family tree in fabric so I may incorporate that in it to, a fold-out book. Hmmm... That's due mid-February so I'm alternating work with another call for entry project due the end of February, also started but not happy with the result so far. I think I will scrap it and start over because I don't want to invest time in trying to "fix" something which I doubt can be fixed.
In other news, I have signed up for an online fabric portrait course through Quilt University. All I'm going to say is Mozart meets Abe...
Lots of projects but my get up and go has apparently gotten up and gone.
I finally finished the blue piece I intend to enter into a juried show. I just have to do the hanging sleeve and I'm done. No pics because I'm not sure I'm supposed to show it before jurying.
My next project is the POM challenge. I was initially not enamoured with the challenge -- something for the table related to family history. But then I started thinking -- they didn't say which table so I've decided to make a coffee table book. My first attempt at the book cover was not satisfactory. I'll give it another go, perhaps in different fabrics and colours. If I can get the cover done, then I'll be able to add pages when I have time so it may just turn into an ongoing project. I did want to do a family tree in fabric so I may incorporate that in it to, a fold-out book. Hmmm... That's due mid-February so I'm alternating work with another call for entry project due the end of February, also started but not happy with the result so far. I think I will scrap it and start over because I don't want to invest time in trying to "fix" something which I doubt can be fixed.
In other news, I have signed up for an online fabric portrait course through Quilt University. All I'm going to say is Mozart meets Abe...
Sunday, January 2, 2011
What's Wrong with this Picture?
Other than the photos are in the wrong order...
I started with the six strips in different colours and textures. I didn't realize that there wouldn't be enough contrast with the embellishing/wording. I made several failed attempts to rectify the situation and finally decided yesterday that the only solution would be to replace the light strips with darker ones. So after removing the embroidery stitches and beading, I also removed the strips which were fused. So much for a) my fusing skills and/or b) faulty fusible and/or c) improper storage of fusible.
This morning, I redid two strips in darker hues and fused on the organza letters. The letters still seem a bit pale but since the idea is that beauty fades, I'm going to call it a desing element.
I started with the six strips in different colours and textures. I didn't realize that there wouldn't be enough contrast with the embellishing/wording. I made several failed attempts to rectify the situation and finally decided yesterday that the only solution would be to replace the light strips with darker ones. So after removing the embroidery stitches and beading, I also removed the strips which were fused. So much for a) my fusing skills and/or b) faulty fusible and/or c) improper storage of fusible.
This morning, I redid two strips in darker hues and fused on the organza letters. The letters still seem a bit pale but since the idea is that beauty fades, I'm going to call it a desing element.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Year
Still trying to get used to the new computer. Keep inadvertently pressing the shift lock or otherwise hitting wrong keys. Annoying to say the least.
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