Life is still very busy here (as per usual) but I did manage to do a little more stitching so I thought I would share what is on my hoop. As you can see I am half way through doing woven zig zag chain over the ric rac that is just below the doily – it takes an age!
What have you done this week that takes you towards your stitching goals? Leave a comment and let us know.
As a side note for those interested in the mini challenge: The idea is that people design their own sewing caddy or hussif in any style of quilting or embroidery. The is no deadline. I presented some informal guidelines here .
One of the challenges this year on CrazyQuilting International is to create a hussif you may want to combine the two challenges. If you are a crazy quilter and working a hussif dont forget my give away tutorial on how to work decorative crazy quilt seams
Thanks for all the compliments folks – They are nice to wake up to!
I love the flowers on the left from feather and bullion, very clever use of the stitches and so pretty. Lovely piece in all. I have made my body , a clever little round pocket for tape measure, some silk pockets I need to embroider. Forgot to take photos.
Very beautiful work, Sharon. I have managed to get some construction basics done the last few days. With that out of the way I can begin hand embroidery and embellishing. You can see my progress here, http://crazyvictoriana.blogspot.com/.
I agree with Caroline. Any progress is a move forward and I’m having to use something of that sort to comfort myself when I see what a mess of chart errors and poor designer colour choice makes of your piece:
http://sew-in-love.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/work-in-progress-wednesday-11-june-2014.html
Out with the graph paper and colour chart…
I posted progress on my Elizabeth. Slowly but surely…
I love how the woven zigzag looks Sharon.
The colors are touours also wonderful – I gather after croquet, lace, fancy beads, to garnish my early sampler – love to all of France
Yes, woven zigzag chain takes a lot of time. For me the weaving is very relaxing, just stitching and watch it grow.
Again no progress on my TAST 2012 fabric book, I only decided which fabric to use on the inside of my cover!
I forgot something important about my finished hexagon quilt. I started this with the “Take it Further” challenge Sharon did several years ago – then kept going. I wouldn’t have that quilt without this blog.
Sharon, that so much for doing this blog.
Your work is stunning. You can see the start of my June CQ block at http://princessbubblescreates.blogspot.ca/
I finished a CQ!!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcih/14352862896/
And I started another one – The top border will have the words, “First American Woman….” and each block will feature the first to do something. Here is the first block
https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcih/14189163849/in/photostream/
Every bit of stitching helps achieve the end result.
I’ve managed a bit of stitching this week so here is my progress
http://jackiescrafts-torpenhow.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/work-in-progress-wednesday-11th-june.html
Jackie x
Sharon, You are working on a ring frame again. what happened to the Grip-n-Stitch one? Did you experience problems with it.?
I love mine for medium size projects. I bought 2 sets thinking that combined would be satisfactory but found that there is an optimum size which!!! is slightly larger that one set provides.
All good wishes Ann B.
I had no problems with the square frame but only have one set and this wont fit on it!
Hi Sharon,
This space is really motivating. I hope you don’t notice, I haven’t done any progress on colour exercises on class. iam working on it ,Really!now for the WIP, –
https://jizee6687.wordpress.com/category/work-in-progress-wednesdays/
Thank you,
Chitra
Very pretty!
I’ve made a bit of progress on several projects. http://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.jp/2014/06/work-in-progress-wednesday.html
Thanks!
Woven zig-zag chain takes a long time to work but it is well worth it! The variegated thread looks lovely against the yellow ric rac.
I managed to add six TAST stitches to my cushion this week:
http://queeniepatch.blogspot.jp/2014/06/wipw-ticking-em-off.html
A little progress and every little bit helps
.http://carorose.typepad.com/my_weblog/2014/06/wip.html
Have a good week.
Carolyn