Hi Violette,
My English is not perfect and I realized jsut now that the burden stitch is the stitch is used for my Flower. It is not finished, just in progress but I tried to explain how I did it on my blog.
I used the "indian" method using purls...
Hi I did or nue a couple of years ago with Marie Talbot from makay. Loved it and found it very relaxing but due to me wanting to go on any do other things haven't done anymore. I worked a few pieces of my own design in a contempory style. Nola
I am primarily a traditional quilter but am interested in becoming more proficient at embroidery and needlepoint. I have also done a lot of cross stitch crocheting in the past.
Where did you learn your textle skills?
I have learned most of my skills from personal experience and from public TV programs. About 20 years ago when I was living in Atlanta, GA I took a beginning quilting class at the local Hancock's Fabrics store and have been quilting ever since. I would love to take a City and Guilds course and/or one the correspondence courses from the Embroidery Guild of America.
Anything else you want to say to introduce yourself to the group??
I also have a book blog called The Mystery Bookshelf. It can be located at http://themysterybookshelf.blogspot.com. As you can tell from the title, I mainly review murder mysteries. In my day job I am a disability rights advocate.
Your little ornaments are all so fun! I'm completely retarded when it comes to quilting...I've been working on the same quilt for about 5 years...ugh! These little gems are so great, I'll bet they look fab on your tree.
Morning Violette - I would like to join the goldwork group but am unsure as to how to go about it so I though I would contact you. I have done two classes in goldwork and would like to learn and do more. I am particularly interested in church embroidery.
Violette, Thanks for the invite, but no thanks. I have a love /hate affair with gold thread. I love the look, hate the stitching. Sorry I haven't replied before, but I keep getting sidetracked when I am around stitchin fingers. So much to look at, and red, so many links to blogs, including yours, and an hour later I forget what I was going to do! I will be looking at what you all achieve though, as like I said, I love the look of gold work!
Hello Violette! There is some mix-up with EGA, and two people at EGA have kindly attempted to correct it. I am an "at-large" member (that is, not connected with any specific club) and perhaps that's the problem. After no less than a national EGA officer intervened, I did receive two copies of the magazine (which I was crazy about), one of which was a back issue. I never received more. I received a note from someone in the EGA office after I posted here about not receiving issues of the magazine, but I give up. Other EGA members get emails and offers and magazines and I have never gotten any of those things. It's not that important to me to keep fighting for it.
Hi, when you go into groups - add a group the next screen asks for the name of the new group and underneath this is a line that says image and a box saying none. Next to this is a rectangle blue/green in colour, if you click on this it will let you upload a picture from your computer. Hope this helps.
Hello Violette:
I've just joined Books and Magazines. You might like to join us in Quilters Anon.
I will visit your mystery blog very soon, because I love mysteries, and I volunteer in a library so have easy access to books, books, books.
I, too, am a hand quilter, tho I intend to practice some machine quilting. There are times that it will be handy to do.
Nice meeting you,
Kathleen in beautiful Litchfield Cty, CT