September 2009 Blog Posts (12)

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Zentangle finished

I don't remember when I have loved stitching a design more than I have this one. It is finished. It is hanging (pinned to a bookcase) but it is not framed yet.





I have started some other projects since but i will have to find my notes on those. I have not been stitching as much as I have been working… Continue

Added by Mips on September 21, 2009 at 6:14 — No Comments

At last I have finished my patchwork quilt.

I started this quilt 10 years ago, I had only been working on it for a few months and when we moved it got packed away and forgotten about. When I was having a sort out I found it again and hey presto, I have now finished it !!

Added by Claire Cousins on September 20, 2009 at 7:19 — 2 Comments

Ribbon embroidery with ribbon flowers

Added by artvani on September 11, 2009 at 8:00 — No Comments

JE Stiching Challenge - Part 3: Design Composition

I find the whole process of design quite difficult and spend hours. There is inspiration everywhere and the ideas are not a problem. It is condensing those ideas into something tangible that is difficult. Although I think I know exactly what I want, when it comes to putting it down onto paper, things rarely go as planned. It is one thing to visualise a design, it is a totally different matter to get it down onto paper.



So, this is where I usually play around with a few thumbnail… Continue

Added by Iris on September 10, 2009 at 0:00 — 7 Comments

Tracing the Background

Tuesday 8th September 2009



For the second time I have traced out the bones of the main photoshop and marked out the strategic areas of sky, grass, road and river. Lets hope this fits now.



I have made the overall size another 3 inches deep, as the sky appeared cramped, and we still have to find space enough for all 23 parish symbols.



We now have five finished pieces, four of which are buildings, and being smaller now, the fit is going to be easier than… Continue

Added by Kristina Graham on September 9, 2009 at 5:57 — No Comments

Major Crisis

Saturday 5th September 2009



Our meeting was well attended today, with many members turning up with their hard worked pieces, and all of them fantastic and very different to each other.



After our usual clinic, problem solving and photographs of WEP, the cold buffet went down well and the giant slate frame was given its audience to tremendous applause. Unfortuantely the tressles had not yet arrived so Rhoda and I were unable to proceed with the next phase of painting… Continue

Added by Kristina Graham on September 7, 2009 at 6:30 — No Comments

Nola Roberts

Hi everyone. I am new to this blogging bit so here goes. I have been painting for years but always loved stitching even wwneb it was called "fancywork". I took up embroidery again when I went back to work fulltime to get us through a crisis then realised I could combine them both and created my version of painting and stitching. I did a series for an Exhibition 2 years ago and sold them all. I also combine stump work or raised embroidery with the painting. I love doing old houses with a bit of… Continue

Added by Nola Roberts on September 6, 2009 at 20:45 — 1 Comment

JE Stitching Challenge - Part 2: Colour Dance

Ohhhh... I have had such fun choosing colours.





This is the photo I took from my side porch of the colours of a setting sun on clouds in a winter sky. There are also a few remaining plum blossoms in the foreground - rather appropriate, I… Continue

Added by Iris on September 6, 2009 at 20:30 — 1 Comment

The beginning

After much thought and playing around with the three fan designs I received, I decided that I didn't want to discount any of the designs as I liked them all so have incorporated the three of them. My intention is to make the front one more prominent and gently fade away to the smallest one. (Tried to download design but was not successful!)



Choosing colours is the problem at the moment as I want a link of colour going through from the front fan to the back one. I have chosen to use a… Continue

Added by Betty Watson on September 6, 2009 at 2:11 — 12 Comments

JE Stiching Challenge - A New Venture Begins

Well finally, I can post a few ideas for the JE Stitching Challenge.



I have to say, at first I thought this would be a relatively easy task, but when it came down to making decisions, it was anything but easy. Sooooo many possibilities, causing total chaos and confusion.

The big problem for me is narrowing down a multitude of ideas and actually making… Continue

Added by Iris on September 6, 2009 at 0:43 — No Comments

Shame on you!

On August 30, I discovered to my very unpleasant surprise that photos of quilts who were part of the exhibition of the OEQC 2009, had been published on-line for sale since April 29 and could be bought in several formats and at rates ranging from 1.50 Euro to 315,00 Euro.
One of the photos on-line was of my quilt ....

to read the whole story, click here

Added by geni on September 3, 2009 at 15:30 — No Comments

Less than four months to go for Christmas Gifts.

What can be nicer than a hand made Christmas gift? The hours of work devoted to it make the whole thing so much more meaningful and precious. There is still time to get stitching and make something personal for a grandchild, or maybe a son, daughter, parent or your best friend.

Perhaps there is a milestone wedding anniversary coming up? At One Off Needlework, we have the four big ones; Diamond, Gold, Ruby and Silver.

Or what about a Christmas Stocking with the name of the lucky… Continue

Added by Wendy Hope-Falkner on September 1, 2009 at 11:17 — No Comments

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