Ames Studio Tour

I'm stitching up some birds, drop in and say hello today I'll be here until 5pm!  Ames Studio Tour

WIP - Bjorkboda (Meandering Stitches)

I wasn't sure if I was going to like the meandering stitces or not, I definatly like the raised areas that this stitch is creating, but the more lanes I'm adding the more I loving the process.  I'm also laying down lanes of running stitches, running straight over the machine stitched areas. 

To be revealed later a larger patch of hand stitching that I will then machine stitch over for further effect.

WIP - Queen Anne's Birds

Some detail shots of the stitching thus far.

WIP - More Vines

Lots of hand stitching needing to happen now.

WIP

Now with a little machine stitching, I still have a long way to go before this piece is finished.

Smocking Yummyness

Found this lovely smocked trim at a thrift shop.

Red Crow Kneeling WIP

I have some serious stitching to do now especially to the crow woman area on the quilt so that it remains the primary focale point of this piece.

Red Crow Kneeling WIP

Now with more stitching, on to the hand stitching and embellishing.

Red Crow Kneeling - WIP

Wonder Rust 1st layer of stitching detail.

My Work Featured on Stitchgasm!!!

Recieved a note this afternoon that I have been featured on Mr.XStitch.com I love the name Stitchgasm btw!!!

This and That Altered Embroidery

This and That in progress.

Barn No. 1 Update

I've added more stitching today, will finish it by Sunday. I trimmed the sides flush a bit ago and put zig zag stitching across the top. The colors really are this intense, will try to get a better picture with better lighting.

Coral Reef Series

Top pic is of the fabric before I started applying shiva paintstiks - I"m no where near being done with the surface of this piece, and then it needs to be stitched!!! My shiva iridescent blender is NOT cooperating, time to dig out a new one. Everytime I went to draw a line on the fabric it wouldn't lay down color, if I pressed harder it just started flaking apart not fun at all, I've had this blender for about four years now so that could be a part of the problem.

I've never been to a coral reef, just seen them in photos etc., so no where near being close to the real thing. I have 4 maybe 5 pieces of fabric that ended up looking like coral, well ot me anyway, so this is the nature of my newest series of art quilts.

It's Done

For the most part anyway, here's a shot of "Pet Cemetary" against two different colored walls.

What I've been working on

Well if I wasn't in so much pain I'd be working on these extreme embroidery pieces! This is where you take traditional embroidery layering, distorting and simply pushing the surface until the desired result is achieved.

Here I'm starting with a piece of muslin (calico) that I've painted with Tsukineko inks and then with light gold Shiva Paintstiks for my base layer. The piece is 9" square and is now ready to be partied on!!! Now to just get my body to cooperate with my plans.