Some stitching progress on the Greenman has been made though not as much as I had planned. It won't be long till the stitching is complete you can see my needle in the bottom corner I paused to snap the photo. This is a pattern by Urban Threads.
My own piece is another project I am making for a friend an antlered Goddess as evident in the photo, I have made several changes along the way and I'm sure there are a few other changes to come before she is done. I am posting today here on Kathy's Quilts for slow Sunday stitching
https://kathysquilts.blogspot.ca/2018/04/slow-sunday-resting.html
Bits of cast off fabric, the odd button or two and beads, a few loose charms, thread, yarn with other fibers add a little bit of air dry clay and few wooden clothes pins, mix some of the ingredients to get a few Spirit Dolls.
No scrap is too small to keep, any loose button is tossed into one of my button boxes for another day, all those orts that on each new moon are lovingly stuffed into my orts jar waiting...sometimes the wait is a long time in coming then all at once those items are gathered and transformed.
Whether I am slow stitching hand embroidery, or hand piecing a quilt square or two (made from old cashmere sweaters) or putting bits and bobs together to create a few spirit dolls. I love slowing down to do hand work. Molding air dry or polymer clay feeds my need to get back into a pottery studio, for now it's enough.
Your embroidery stitches are so smooth and even! I like the designs too. The spirit dolls are sweet and a good idea for scraps and the odd button. The shape reminds me of finger puppets. I wonder if they could be adapted to a crafty idea for kids project?
ReplyDeleteI actually make the dolls with kids they are usually fairies, mermaids, princesses and other fairy tale characters.
DeleteGreat stuff you're making!
ReplyDeleteThese are my favourite kinds of quilts... lots of inspiration, scraps and a variety of interesting blocks... so much to see!
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