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Made a little progress

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This butterfly has been in my head for a very long time.  I cut it out of silk a number of years ago and then it sat there.  A few weeks back I decided it has been a UFO for long enough!   I have used Inktense blocks and pencils to add some marks to it.  I have machine stitched it to an interfacing and I have done the blanket stitch around the edges.  Next up, I will be adding beads and possibly sequins.  I am ever so thankful that I get to be creative! I am linking with http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.ca/#

Work in Progress Wednesday

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My crazy quilt block for July is making progress.  Possibly I will get it done in the next couple of days but I am certainly not going to stress about it.  The center piece is made of paper which is pretty unusual, I know.  I don't know that I have ever seen someone use paper in a crazy quilt.  But why not!  I did back the paper with a fusible interfacing to make it more stable.  I love being creative! I am linking with http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/ http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.ca/ http://www.freshlypieced.com/ http://www.supermomnocape.com/

Take a Stitch Tuesday

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 The feather stitch works up quickly and looks great.  I use this stitch a lot.   It is probably on almost all of my crazy quilt blocks.  I have seen some really clever uses of it on Facebook.   https://www.facebook.com/groups/128698983911229/?ref=bookmarks Thanks to Sharon B. for doing TAST!   http://pintangle.com/2015/07/28/take-a-stitch-tuesday-challenge-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pintanglecom+%28pintangle.com%29

I heart Macro

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The texture in the leaves is what really appeals to me in this photo.  Nature is magnificent! I am linking with http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.ca/ http://image-in-ing.blogspot.ca/ Today I am taking a print of one of my macro images to hang in a show at the Walter Fedy offices on Queen St. in Kitchener  I am so pleased to have my photography accepted into an art show!

Fruit Cups is coming along

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I am having fun working on my art bra 'Fruit Cups'.  Her Cup Runneth Over Show and Auction in support of HopeSpring Cancer Support Center is coming quickly!  I need to stitch some more fruit beads along the edge but then it should be done.  I won't know for sure until I get that stitched though. I am linking with  http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.ca/# http://www.supermomnocape.com/

Work in Progress Wednesday

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My bead journal project for July fits with a space themed body of work I have been doing.  I added a bit of hand embroidery to this and now I think it is complete. I am linking with http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/  

Take a Stitch Tuesday

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I enjoy doing the buttonhole stitch.  I had a family wedding to attend this past weekend and used the drive there to stitch this.  It took about two hours to go all the way around this butterfly.  I used numerous colors of hand dyed thread.  There still a lot of stitching to be done on this including some beading.   https://www.facebook.com/groups/128698983911229/?fref=nf  or http://pintangle.com/2015/07/21/tuesday-take-a-stitch-challenge/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pintanglecom+%28pintangle.com%29

I heart Macro

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I count myself really blessed that I have a camera and the time to use it!  Spending time amongst the flowers is so delightful. I am linking with http://image-in-ing.blogspot.ca/ and http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.ca/ and http://nawik.blogspot.ca/2015/07/small-monday-11.html

July Bead Journal

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This is hand painted silk.  I adhered it to fusible interfacing, machine stitched it and then cut out the holes.  Each hole is bead encrusted around the edge.  I am wondering if I should add some more bead circles or some hand embroidery?  hmmm I am linking with http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.ca/# http://www.supermomnocape.com/

Work in Progress Wednesday

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Starting on my July CQ project a little late.  Oh well, not the end of the world.  I am excited to be trying something new and different for this month.  I am incorporating a bead journal from a couple of years back.  That in itself isn't new.  The fact that the bead journal was done on a paper is the new bit. I am linking with http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

Take a stitch Tuesday

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Yay!  Sharon is repeating Take a Stitch Tuesday.  We have started with the fly stitch which was perfect to add to this piece.  I have probably stitched a thousand of these stitches in all my years of stitching.  It is such a good stitch to use. http://pintangle.com/2015/07/14/it-is-tuesday-time-to-stitch/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pintanglecom+%28pintangle.com%29 https://www.facebook.com/groups/128698983911229/

I heart Macro

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I enjoy looking at things from a different angles.   It is helpful to change our perspective in life and photography.  Seeing new things is always good! I am linking with http://www.shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com/ http://image-in-ing.blogspot.ca/ http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.ca/

Almost finished

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This is my crazy quilt block for June.  Yikes!  I better get moving!  I was thinking it was my July block but I guess I lost a month somehow.  I can't be too hard on myself though.  I have a son getting married tomorrow so there has been a lot of preparations for that.  Once we have finished celebrating I will add some more stitching to the needle felted area.  Hopefully it will looked finished to me at that point. I am linking with http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.ca/# and http://www.supermomnocape.com/

Work in Progress Wednesday

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I am not sure how the week flew past.  It took me that long to get to the last module of in the first workshop.  I am not overly excited with the the lace medallion but the other pieces I like.  These laces were painted with acrylic paints that were diluted with rubbing alcohol.  Something I have never tried previously. I am linking with http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

Looks like a flower to me

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I suppose this should be posted in the fall as that is when ornamental cabbage 'bloom'.  But it is so pretty and I had kind of forgotten about it so here it is in July I am linking with http://www.shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com/ http://image-in-ing.blogspot.ca/   http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.ca/

Some Experimentation

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I love leaves.  I have said that numerous times on this blog.  Here I have made a print of leaves from the tree in my backyard.  I have been experimenting with this printmaking process and would like to develop it into an article for a magazine.  Someone who does true nature printing would not be satisfied with the results.  I, however love the soft, impressionistic quality to it.  I think with added stitching it could turn into something spectacular! I am linking with http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.ca/

Work in Progress Wednesday

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Not particularly spectacular results.  Maybe not even interesting but the landscape pieces have potential and could be improved upon with stitching.  Considering how much experience with paint I have, you would assume I could have produced something better.  I tried to enjoy the process but in reality I have done these exercises many times and not terribly excited to do them again.  There is still one section left to do of this module of the dyeing workshop.  Possibly I will find time to do it today or tomorrow. I am linking with http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/