Heart #55 . Still loving that Herringbone from Sharons week 1 TAST!
Heart #56. Inspired by Pam Kelloggs 'Blackwork' pouch and bag she has made. This worked up particularly quickly. It really saves time using only one colour for stitching!! If, for some reason, you haven't happened across Pams blog, you must go and check out her work.
I would like to thank you all for the wonderful comments on my stitching. I love to stitch, and I love it even more to know that it is appreciated and admired. During the times that I feel low (which are often, I am an artist after all) it keeps me going to know that someone out there appreciates what I do. So here are what I have worked on over the last week in the evenings, which I must say have been just great! I manage to get Jon down around 7ish, and the others bowl in about 8.30. No sitting around arguing over staying up, or whats on telly. They are so damn tired by the time they come in they are happy to be sent to bed. We have been spending on average about 4 hours a day in the pool. Brooke has taught herself how to swim (and ride a two wheeler) and Jon just loiters around until some teen takes pity on him and catches him as him repeatedly jumps off the side of the pool. We are very lucky with the community spirit within the camp, there is always someone to amuse, chase or retrieve my little man.
Back to hearts..
Heart #49. I really like this heart. Green is definately my favourite colour. There is some of Pats ribbon on here, and Pams vintage tatting.
Heart #50. The 50th heart! I have been thinking about doing a wallhanging of some kind with all the hearts I have received. I had added some eyelets to this heart when I pieced it, not sure where it would go, but it certainly wasn't planned to be the terracotta seascape that resulted. The herringbone (TAST week 1) on the left reminded me of that big floaty kelp, and I added beads to try and create a 'twist' .
Heart #51. Lots of ribbons and roses, and a beaded dragonfly. I don't need to tell you that the picture doesn't do it justice. The dragonfly has some very pretty colours in it that just don't show.
Heart #52. Another green, and some more of Pats delicious ribbon. There is another eyelet in the middle of the spider web. This heart needs some leaves around the rose......
If all you COHs ladies are wondering, these hearts will be put up for swap once I get back from my holiday. I forgot to mention that I am on my weekend off. YEEHAW! Lots of stitching and DVD's, and catching up with everything I have missed. Off to my blog roll and see what all the TASTers have been up to.
I embellished another heart last night, and there were a few herringbone stitches in there that I thought I would highlight for the TAST stitchers. Herringbone was the week 1 stitch.
Below is a leaf motif in herringbone. This was surprisingly easy and I like the outcome. I think herringbone would be an effective fill stitch, it looks good whether worked evenly or randomly.
Next is some detached herringbone put between a row of chevron to add some colour.
And finally, a row of herringbone. Each stitch is worked evenly, but every second one is tied to bring the 'V' down lower.
Here is a link to some leaves I do with buttonhole stitch. Buttonhole is the week 2 TAST stitch.
People often comment on how I get so much done when I have a young family. Well, I don't do a whole lot of housework, Rob does most of that, the kids go to bed about 7.30 and Rob usually goes off about 9.30. I don't got to bed before midnight, so that gives me a couple of hours every night of uninterupted alone time to do as I please. I either stitch or sit here and catch up with you all.
Sharon B has asked for the word to be spread about this challenge, so take a look at the link. Whether you are new to stitchng or not, I just know that whatever Sharon has in store for this challenge will be stimulating, inspiring and interesting.
I haven't said out loud that I am joining this challenge, but it is my intent to follow what everyone is doing, and once I am home and settled agian in Feburary, I think you will see some stitching from me.
Sharons personal library of stitches finishes tomorrow (the forum closes) and I have not done anything for the last two lessons, but I am going to. Lesson six is SOOOO GOOOOD and exactly what I wanted from this class. I have even been journalling ideas!
School run time. Check the link, and Sharon's most recent entry and sign up.
