tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81699483694467798082024-03-13T17:58:13.569-07:00Fabric And Ink and Everyday Lifeangele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.comBlogger351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-40700293915766606362022-09-24T20:22:00.000-07:002022-09-24T20:22:03.230-07:00Pumpkin Bookmarks - part one<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4WmCjOiJnsBJ_q77OL6BnNAe0xK9H_gfwxEPdhZD7Yq33lK8B5IP1UPaYWUYngpQEwZgGQgKDNe9RnEJKwHwzxvekhF96UPI-rtc2tLoGkeFITbNNZXRq2mVH0uHyVP31TMl01tcY2GxgxaEQAN6XTgyjrqr50pLULvOR6clBqwjltcXNwb_vYZ1/s3024/77117B4D-ECB6-4F8D-A059-67B9CF77C15F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4WmCjOiJnsBJ_q77OL6BnNAe0xK9H_gfwxEPdhZD7Yq33lK8B5IP1UPaYWUYngpQEwZgGQgKDNe9RnEJKwHwzxvekhF96UPI-rtc2tLoGkeFITbNNZXRq2mVH0uHyVP31TMl01tcY2GxgxaEQAN6XTgyjrqr50pLULvOR6clBqwjltcXNwb_vYZ1/w400-h400/77117B4D-ECB6-4F8D-A059-67B9CF77C15F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This week I made a big pile of pumpkin bookmarks. My plan is to send them out in future orders as a little thank you to my wonderful customers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I thought I'd share how I made them in case you'd like to try something similar or use the same method to make a different themed bookmark. The materials I used are all available at local craft stores or online at scrapbook.com. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In this post, I'm just going to talk about how I made the pumpkins. Here's a list of materials for them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">hot press watercolor paper because it's smooth for stamping on but you could use mixed media paper or bristol paper</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">a simple pumpkin stamp - I've had mine for years, it came from Hobby Lobby</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">black waterproof ink - I used Ranger Archival Distress Ink in black soot because it's waterproof and also suitable for use with alcohol markers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">watercolor paint</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">gold metallic watercolor paint or gold acrylic paint </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">watercolor brush such as a round size 6 </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">alcohol markers in pumpkin colors and brown for the stalk</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">white acrylic paint, white paint pen (such as Posca) or a white gel pen</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">sharp detail scissors</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The first step is to stamp the pumpkins. I used Distress Archival Ink from Ranger because it's a nice rich black, waterproof when dry and won't smudge with alcohol markers. Stamping on watercolor paper requires slightly different technique since it's so absorbent. Make sure there is plenty of ink on the stamp and press the stamp firmly on the paper for several seconds to let the ink really soak into the paper. You can see in my photo that the first pumpkin is what it looks like if you stamp too quickly on such absorbent paper. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQC6K7LTMr5xuP_TjWtFguf5XgEPsuSc70gNw4EmqUAfLcY5hu5BQc6IVU_DjwFureCdcj6FjsQwbPa_97vSrEmJtC7j7y26gSxJh_-i3qNLOtM5U61xoKIOUMJm1YfE0M1v4XiE7AuBYXuwVHJP2Wz_T8g5cJGbeKibuQsIenU0qkbkS454eaHzq/s3024/0F9BA00E-7019-4AB4-B391-3308CEFC12C7_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQC6K7LTMr5xuP_TjWtFguf5XgEPsuSc70gNw4EmqUAfLcY5hu5BQc6IVU_DjwFureCdcj6FjsQwbPa_97vSrEmJtC7j7y26gSxJh_-i3qNLOtM5U61xoKIOUMJm1YfE0M1v4XiE7AuBYXuwVHJP2Wz_T8g5cJGbeKibuQsIenU0qkbkS454eaHzq/w400-h400/0F9BA00E-7019-4AB4-B391-3308CEFC12C7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriXfJ7hHuZwvJyIGf76N5PJ2XdNR8VCbrG-Gei7xVN9O0lFDEX-UC7YqZadSPmGUwHL9CmbXwm8BC7DEbC7TfN7X4fsiEZE-riGqPrjNmRwdhBFRNP62oIrXmU5PofUCz1_M1hH3UcDY-Dgx4pUKzVA-rC3ifjgwOIw-icsKfn7abL3n23Ci-sGBf/s3024/719934DC-D475-40F9-80CF-278CDC743712_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriXfJ7hHuZwvJyIGf76N5PJ2XdNR8VCbrG-Gei7xVN9O0lFDEX-UC7YqZadSPmGUwHL9CmbXwm8BC7DEbC7TfN7X4fsiEZE-riGqPrjNmRwdhBFRNP62oIrXmU5PofUCz1_M1hH3UcDY-Dgx4pUKzVA-rC3ifjgwOIw-icsKfn7abL3n23Ci-sGBf/w400-h400/719934DC-D475-40F9-80CF-278CDC743712_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The second step is to watercolor the pumpkins. This is the really fun part. If you print a whole page of pumpkins like I did, you can play with different watercolor techniques. For the first row, I first painted the pumpkin shapes with lots of water for a wet on wet technique. This just means starting with wet paper and then adding paint. I always like to mix my own shades on my paint palette and I like my paint fairly watery. If you just touch your paint laden brush to the wet pumpkin the wet paper will wick the paint from the brush, it's magic! The paint will only travel where the paper is wet and stop where it is dry. Using this technique you can drop in some darker shades at the bottom of the pumpkin, around the base of the stalk and up the lines of the pumpkin. The nice thing about have lots of them ready to paint is that you won't worry so much if one doesn't look how you want. Also it's totally fine to go outside the lines of the stamped pumpkin as you'll be cutting them out!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMdTlcvK4lPefQuPiyNiiS28fqkbAWQxZk5vJ31DTQ-mhE6FcgVMvJfjSoaazEKG3pY2eZh9YbbpYtWeYZ-prz72pLkOcDosTsZolgvrQL06oPe__A1XW5tAj4y0I5hkECRi9jkn2OcGVShdflzjCpFTU5BwQtU5neIFSABYonmNhQAxoYidEBOIY/s2308/B1B816EC-9667-4CD8-80DE-78F010284859_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="2308" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMdTlcvK4lPefQuPiyNiiS28fqkbAWQxZk5vJ31DTQ-mhE6FcgVMvJfjSoaazEKG3pY2eZh9YbbpYtWeYZ-prz72pLkOcDosTsZolgvrQL06oPe__A1XW5tAj4y0I5hkECRi9jkn2OcGVShdflzjCpFTU5BwQtU5neIFSABYonmNhQAxoYidEBOIY/w400-h400/B1B816EC-9667-4CD8-80DE-78F010284859_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here you can see how wet the row of pumpkins is before I started dropping in the paint. Below, I'm adding in the first light orange shade. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWzwL5IS-tikm2F2rBGMULkKyV4l1eeTDVb-qp_AQbFdtNELd05velGd0yx1KcKU24MUfHqBN_1F9oFPdcpNk2l4GzdcmTicHFLwD9HZs_caLkz1Pmj4tON3P6YO3GyIcHORGgmJXNJXI_vcbGf0ytxcINUF6zbdiTYFbZThXgwteHbHB9f9moQC8/s3024/EC8A789A-2C66-4F05-ADC5-AADCD082C271_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWzwL5IS-tikm2F2rBGMULkKyV4l1eeTDVb-qp_AQbFdtNELd05velGd0yx1KcKU24MUfHqBN_1F9oFPdcpNk2l4GzdcmTicHFLwD9HZs_caLkz1Pmj4tON3P6YO3GyIcHORGgmJXNJXI_vcbGf0ytxcINUF6zbdiTYFbZThXgwteHbHB9f9moQC8/w400-h400/EC8A789A-2C66-4F05-ADC5-AADCD082C271_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In the photo below, I'm just lightly touching the brush to the wet pumpkin to add a darker shade where the stalk meets the pumpkin. Because the pumpkin is already wet, you get a nice soft shaded effect rather than a dark blob. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbHHWHB2k_AZC46Esu2nygC8Z0ZZ1p2jWH4AKKHNtvpRJrgwWYXJat3zstG57lkJlzHCW5ChxSzIim3bQvczvpgkSYP7YsW3oF9L134jAUFpe9ku2Rk188RyF2Y-VTOFkB3EEUCetwmbtViFlOYoq0ndc0HXHDLi3W7pIdLoFJeeMNkelfwkrwJCP/s3024/95DDFCFA-C4EA-431D-86ED-9E345100B481_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbHHWHB2k_AZC46Esu2nygC8Z0ZZ1p2jWH4AKKHNtvpRJrgwWYXJat3zstG57lkJlzHCW5ChxSzIim3bQvczvpgkSYP7YsW3oF9L134jAUFpe9ku2Rk188RyF2Y-VTOFkB3EEUCetwmbtViFlOYoq0ndc0HXHDLi3W7pIdLoFJeeMNkelfwkrwJCP/w400-h400/95DDFCFA-C4EA-431D-86ED-9E345100B481_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This next photo shows the finished wet on wet pumpkin. I'll add more details with the alcohol markers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVl6Zpi3memNL2p4eCptjnh9Z2VLr1SUZsVQl1nlwuuTh5dJvp8K9-z4SOXNaWijoydXA7BY0GvImDlR11vCbifSYdIt7oSUQEHc8Y-Y9JP0CxUOX-EVKjdy-VtFOuCYITlhTP4BdgirV-gVFRUchxIglpymhSe-xC8WUQh2jiBDfi33g4eM-QNz50/s3024/40744648-F1FA-4C37-8F3B-FC1F7E5C9E2F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVl6Zpi3memNL2p4eCptjnh9Z2VLr1SUZsVQl1nlwuuTh5dJvp8K9-z4SOXNaWijoydXA7BY0GvImDlR11vCbifSYdIt7oSUQEHc8Y-Y9JP0CxUOX-EVKjdy-VtFOuCYITlhTP4BdgirV-gVFRUchxIglpymhSe-xC8WUQh2jiBDfi33g4eM-QNz50/w400-h400/40744648-F1FA-4C37-8F3B-FC1F7E5C9E2F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The second technique wet on dry. This just means painting on dry paper. This gives you a little bit more control over where the color goes. For these darker orange pumpkins, I painted a layer of orange and added some shading at the bottom and stalk. I blended the paint with some clean water. It's really fun to just experiment. You can try things like dripping some clean water onto a pumpkin that is still wet and watching what happens (spoiler - you get a sort of light sunburst which can look like a highlight! I did that on some of the darkest pumpkins). You could try sprinkling salt on the wet paint to get an interesting texture. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVp9BN67FR9dC8fg8oIyFnOnC--S8rqyf9RjHdCIgEP5OLFvU9xwGsnq0kT6b55rep8KzXJwR2V-ynYW16Lrd6VNJFRSfPUYhjByRVHQHTO_6cfvVDR8ZBk82Z9M6VT6yPv0Tv6EfbNjH-yKve6w62BaSNhRCx9_ufeG3c8dI0fDzDw-U4uoWHM7G/s3024/4685B7C8-9F34-4BBC-90C3-BBFC4F31ED04_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVp9BN67FR9dC8fg8oIyFnOnC--S8rqyf9RjHdCIgEP5OLFvU9xwGsnq0kT6b55rep8KzXJwR2V-ynYW16Lrd6VNJFRSfPUYhjByRVHQHTO_6cfvVDR8ZBk82Z9M6VT6yPv0Tv6EfbNjH-yKve6w62BaSNhRCx9_ufeG3c8dI0fDzDw-U4uoWHM7G/w400-h400/4685B7C8-9F34-4BBC-90C3-BBFC4F31ED04_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iWvoCP3YgQyrt6O99VkQe8qW2RxYqwTPkp78vE2sZFV0x7f8FalXUpqpvOFc651j5FKR62BagJ6VJHvECkWWAegXuXN8Q3R02I2bebBDd2RVLSdLYHCktaCmx5zwQVB2GdEG6xqFdUUmxECMRUpsRPEB61WCIaA22hbEXbY7A66cgqOG9dgkviM3/s3024/7AC0B52C-7178-4D31-981F-84A2DDD0F0D8_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iWvoCP3YgQyrt6O99VkQe8qW2RxYqwTPkp78vE2sZFV0x7f8FalXUpqpvOFc651j5FKR62BagJ6VJHvECkWWAegXuXN8Q3R02I2bebBDd2RVLSdLYHCktaCmx5zwQVB2GdEG6xqFdUUmxECMRUpsRPEB61WCIaA22hbEXbY7A66cgqOG9dgkviM3/w400-h400/7AC0B52C-7178-4D31-981F-84A2DDD0F0D8_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoR2wr_9obCQAwzQ9Z3BtIzCHCaRhbn0kJ_9CfHPW8eEoaWJ4cuCgmzZPWMzfGT1fyo6wa4N_t23OhOx0GTL482tzseCKpGfclHnuR8qgQCGBEpb-nvCM46-h3PnJvnVHZbDzcTz0HRMW98RvMpa1WHOzTMy8_5cXumbQ1tIEzkNiNn0pas1OQiPCp/s3024/EFCA46C8-EC2A-4CF5-83EC-6CD2AC5F6110_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoR2wr_9obCQAwzQ9Z3BtIzCHCaRhbn0kJ_9CfHPW8eEoaWJ4cuCgmzZPWMzfGT1fyo6wa4N_t23OhOx0GTL482tzseCKpGfclHnuR8qgQCGBEpb-nvCM46-h3PnJvnVHZbDzcTz0HRMW98RvMpa1WHOzTMy8_5cXumbQ1tIEzkNiNn0pas1OQiPCp/w640-h640/EFCA46C8-EC2A-4CF5-83EC-6CD2AC5F6110_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Step 3 </span><span style="font-family: arial;">is to add shading with the alcohol markers. I recently bought myself a set of these and I wanted to try them out. You could totally add more shading with watercolor paints or even colored pencils and skip the markers. Alcohol markers change as they dry, so shading that looks a bit clumsy when first applied, fades a bit as it dries. You can also soften it by going over the edge with other shades of marker until they blend. I wasn't going for perfect, I just wanted to add more depth (and play with the markers!). I added some darker shades up the lines of the pumpkins and at the bottom. I colored the stalks with a light and dark brown. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEvHLongxzwOArfA3WV4vUgvbG2645_ketuQ6xyHQMfR7IzU_-Z7vRQKhn8uCysbaKtIErmN599elcN0sGozxWfe97onU58QDkJiChDgoLUHa2201ZetN9Att02qd3Je57qmPkkRTVbDVhmlOenekffuHq3qe1S158cC7e-R6GTfw86ZmmRlCFSO6/s3024/49A43783-C489-4FFD-AD30-20A60F8B3976_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEvHLongxzwOArfA3WV4vUgvbG2645_ketuQ6xyHQMfR7IzU_-Z7vRQKhn8uCysbaKtIErmN599elcN0sGozxWfe97onU58QDkJiChDgoLUHa2201ZetN9Att02qd3Je57qmPkkRTVbDVhmlOenekffuHq3qe1S158cC7e-R6GTfw86ZmmRlCFSO6/w400-h400/49A43783-C489-4FFD-AD30-20A60F8B3976_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTkaYrKUSg6FkQSntvFruCkxTzUVJeOAnjOKC1c6MdY9HoimrFFmaQeJ0ZFxWNkpVNy24Dk65_4kQTOnOPaDw_GrYW366DN8R4zhqt7-MqmrTPGFLm6gK0FcVw9u3RLr5G8pnVsRO41JYWjUY2a6YtjxWqkB7eBAvS6x6C1o58StOPP5RshD9U4GN/s3024/E4B98176-731B-4BA2-93DB-D1E03335B889_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTkaYrKUSg6FkQSntvFruCkxTzUVJeOAnjOKC1c6MdY9HoimrFFmaQeJ0ZFxWNkpVNy24Dk65_4kQTOnOPaDw_GrYW366DN8R4zhqt7-MqmrTPGFLm6gK0FcVw9u3RLr5G8pnVsRO41JYWjUY2a6YtjxWqkB7eBAvS6x6C1o58StOPP5RshD9U4GN/w400-h400/E4B98176-731B-4BA2-93DB-D1E03335B889_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The fourth step</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">is to splatter your pumpkins with gold paint. I have some lovely metallic watercolor paints so that is what I used but you could also use some watered down gold acrylic paint or gold ink/mica spray if you are a paper crafter with those supplies. Load a brush with some watery paint. Hold the brush in one hand and with the other hand, tap the brush over the pumpkins. I highly recommend practicing this on some scrap paper first because the size of the spatters depends on the consistency of your paint, how hard you tap the brush and how much paint you have on your brush. Plus this bit is messy. Wear an apron and protect your table or desk - you can see I'm working on an old cutting mat. The spatters don't all have to be perfect, they will still be beautiful. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally when everything was dry, I added a couple of white highlights with a Posca paint pen. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHJsCOEp09P59-EptMxbxZinuO2Z7StF6uzoehGUXp87IyzjWr2Z73R3jGDxm5G8ua0RfaRVQaVz6II6cXO4ucr2pJs0y_yB5Vh9COyqn-mogGN5Miqwd-INatQGlICdctjq3hTsokvQZJ3Rw0HZgc3R4H1Dm9jOBORC7IRV7AovVVPQ7v_YBwqrI/s2776/BD634449-22FE-4AFC-9225-2DE35BB641EE_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2776" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHJsCOEp09P59-EptMxbxZinuO2Z7StF6uzoehGUXp87IyzjWr2Z73R3jGDxm5G8ua0RfaRVQaVz6II6cXO4ucr2pJs0y_yB5Vh9COyqn-mogGN5Miqwd-INatQGlICdctjq3hTsokvQZJ3Rw0HZgc3R4H1Dm9jOBORC7IRV7AovVVPQ7v_YBwqrI/w400-h400/BD634449-22FE-4AFC-9225-2DE35BB641EE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The final step in making the pumpkins is to cut them out. Find a podcast or a favorite show and take some time to carefully cut them out. Really sharp detail scissors are essential but do not be tempted you use any that you use for cutting fabric or felt - just don't! </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolQyxgftOZpvw0VVlrVoJuKyfVsoMYWJV-qj6Mnu5CDyoekkGWJOqhobdh88CNmnjtSfDgi7FUbWW3SA4Q-Svx6MgQ6GhFxMWlChAhqbriawEKjMDoq9--9UkIr75ao36d1JPmvV3ZNrLcPNyUdiuJk7w0_DrNshh2K3XL6Frelrj85YW9U-UI5zE/s3024/0C7DE6D3-1199-4981-82AB-B1DEA207DFFC_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolQyxgftOZpvw0VVlrVoJuKyfVsoMYWJV-qj6Mnu5CDyoekkGWJOqhobdh88CNmnjtSfDgi7FUbWW3SA4Q-Svx6MgQ6GhFxMWlChAhqbriawEKjMDoq9--9UkIr75ao36d1JPmvV3ZNrLcPNyUdiuJk7w0_DrNshh2K3XL6Frelrj85YW9U-UI5zE/w400-h400/0C7DE6D3-1199-4981-82AB-B1DEA207DFFC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So now you have a pile of joyful pumpkins, what's next? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In my next post, I'll describe how I made the backgrounds for the bookmarks and suggest some other ways you might use these cuties. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-4031391135668258892022-08-31T09:39:00.007-07:002022-08-31T20:14:26.828-07:00dealing with frustration<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdP5VC1YdUvQdIlLjHTsSYtf6VKLu5S6qzrGswV5OV-X-Q6jOPy6a8XSYYYvaUKLj-u35O_QjDPe3bOl3X-VqNuzucDClVI7BcVis0oybB4jcnJBoFliTvxQSRbI4lD-ZQlu1JMVIRq8RVYMweJC0eFJejd_xmK4WwxmOruaU0z3lp1PAd8grOf5s/s1440/8BCB6B95-3DBD-4FF3-9126-4D22C4DCDF3C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdP5VC1YdUvQdIlLjHTsSYtf6VKLu5S6qzrGswV5OV-X-Q6jOPy6a8XSYYYvaUKLj-u35O_QjDPe3bOl3X-VqNuzucDClVI7BcVis0oybB4jcnJBoFliTvxQSRbI4lD-ZQlu1JMVIRq8RVYMweJC0eFJejd_xmK4WwxmOruaU0z3lp1PAd8grOf5s/w400-h400/8BCB6B95-3DBD-4FF3-9126-4D22C4DCDF3C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This simple bowl of scraps represents hours of thinking, cutting, stitching, ripping out of stitches, re-thinking, re-cutting and re-stitching. It can be so frustrating sometimes! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This week I finished the little gravestone pincushions that I wrote about a couple of posts ago. I am slightly obsessed with them. They came out (eventually) exactly how I imagined them. It's amazing how much depth and interest can be created simply using multiple shades of one color. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These pincushions fought me all the way though. The sketch I was working from had leaf scrolls on each side of the skull. This is what the inspiration gravestone had and they looked great when I laid out all the felt pieces. However when I looked at them after stitching, the skull looked like it had weird leaves sprouting from it's ears! I carefully ripped out all the stitches and started again. The second attempt was better but still not right so out the stitches came again. Finally I decided to try more of a wing shape and that turned out to be the right decision. In my research, I learned that skulls with or without crossed bones are simply symbols of mortality but skulls with wings represent the soul traveling on its onward journey. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrrVEwOktprUqcZAtsX6r8A4tWjtOTSmrBaK2C1UILHPQFfuVQf0ByRDPPGqSlWk8gCZ6ceuBl61fmNKdg2QT1UtvURxqH9tL9NYKLwIoH5Wies94vLPglfjhonXVIPaPR8Bayk-3H9ext6CJ919kYiRRgkixzjST4T9UOFJrW9jmj21UKdGfSbRG/s3024/14969641-2578-47E5-9E49-19CBB389EAF4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrrVEwOktprUqcZAtsX6r8A4tWjtOTSmrBaK2C1UILHPQFfuVQf0ByRDPPGqSlWk8gCZ6ceuBl61fmNKdg2QT1UtvURxqH9tL9NYKLwIoH5Wies94vLPglfjhonXVIPaPR8Bayk-3H9ext6CJ919kYiRRgkixzjST4T9UOFJrW9jmj21UKdGfSbRG/w400-h400/14969641-2578-47E5-9E49-19CBB389EAF4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">A new design takes time and there are lots of details to work out. I always start with source material (in this case photos from a trip to England) and a sketch. Then I make a paper pattern and use that to cut out the felt pieces. Every new design I work on goes through an "ugly stage" when I'm tempted to bin it all and start over or give up! I've learned, over time though, to persevere and work through this stage although I often take a break at this point. I've also noticed that the designs I find most challenging are the ones I love the most when they are finished. The stitched writing is also a bit of a challenge. Writing tends to be the only time I will try and mark felt and I use a fabric pen that disappears in air, a white gel pen or a fine black pen depending on the felt color. Marking felt with a pen is tricky, it's really hard to get a fine line and sometimes the best I can do is just a few marks for the size of the letters. For this design, I just marked the first word and then continued stitching freehand with the photo and sketch to hand for reference. The carved script on the old gravestones is just beautiful and I enjoyed trying to replicate it. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course I added some french knots for moss. French knots are my favorite stitch, but you know that! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jdhfee5kSnamLXiCU3v72Kyjo8kt5BwWsuRhkHQCFjWZCekp32XT3jTZpxZUiTCayJHqSgrMNLJ_1dGiEjFklLvhKul4fKkRnGBAez0KxVKPsPfSlrCMx4CZgld1t7QM0R7GAEfZSXUl2G0pd7ccceKxRrj0TT0z07V4WmUhGzRs07t-uRwqFwsY/s1873/0823C32F-7A78-49DC-8297-8E87849AC7E0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1873" data-original-width="1873" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jdhfee5kSnamLXiCU3v72Kyjo8kt5BwWsuRhkHQCFjWZCekp32XT3jTZpxZUiTCayJHqSgrMNLJ_1dGiEjFklLvhKul4fKkRnGBAez0KxVKPsPfSlrCMx4CZgld1t7QM0R7GAEfZSXUl2G0pd7ccceKxRrj0TT0z07V4WmUhGzRs07t-uRwqFwsY/w399-h399/0823C32F-7A78-49DC-8297-8E87849AC7E0.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Because this design is a shape rather than my usual circle designs, there are additional construction challenges. When I make a round pincushion, I don't have to worry about the top and bottom of the pincushion lining up! With a shape like this gravestone, I have to be really careful assembling it, to make sure the top point and bottom corners all line up which takes a bit longer. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll be taking these gravestones with me to the quilt show in a couple of weeks but then I'll be making some more for my webshop. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL9lwkAxG8tVf7XsdFaMyVSYYUuaa_M3WLOb1ZblZwIiMD8P8JJnYAo3o8t_xBS1bzUEVWWm6o_zvM848W7De6BXRmDRpiZSvq5cP_rsODPQcnmXTjbyqgHOrFdZjKRJwXWpKjXqHnAxd8RPLRNps8LXnapNKmoq9H-2rKdOMhYy_P6eIwbuFDhtm/s3024/7D56C146-3C67-4B22-A587-6D911D6DF5ED_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL9lwkAxG8tVf7XsdFaMyVSYYUuaa_M3WLOb1ZblZwIiMD8P8JJnYAo3o8t_xBS1bzUEVWWm6o_zvM848W7De6BXRmDRpiZSvq5cP_rsODPQcnmXTjbyqgHOrFdZjKRJwXWpKjXqHnAxd8RPLRNps8LXnapNKmoq9H-2rKdOMhYy_P6eIwbuFDhtm/w400-h400/7D56C146-3C67-4B22-A587-6D911D6DF5ED_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-19502704054845152882022-08-26T18:58:00.000-07:002022-08-26T18:58:00.781-07:00I love Instagram but I want choices<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuEiKdV5olIGSAokZhWAeLDz_jOVgr_x7Belz_21qkkjLzO9cuWYJgKl0N7Nsr3pRS0BcQioF67Xyhzue8JqDoXQ5k6sTNzaVz0I6n34Gl_zIMkw2fgiVRFVgAueLiXLNmfMl3EEqsaIBadyyI21Z586pkov-4AobEj9gg8EkCt5XQpQJrHGiBz3N/s1080/7F78D24B-628F-4D93-ADC7-843893B43BFF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuEiKdV5olIGSAokZhWAeLDz_jOVgr_x7Belz_21qkkjLzO9cuWYJgKl0N7Nsr3pRS0BcQioF67Xyhzue8JqDoXQ5k6sTNzaVz0I6n34Gl_zIMkw2fgiVRFVgAueLiXLNmfMl3EEqsaIBadyyI21Z586pkov-4AobEj9gg8EkCt5XQpQJrHGiBz3N/w400-h400/7F78D24B-628F-4D93-ADC7-843893B43BFF.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am going to come right out and say this up front.... I LOVE Instagram. I've made Insta friends all over the world and have this incredible way to see what other artists and makers are doing and to interact with them if I choose to. I can share what I'm making and interact with my community. It is truly an amazing thing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Having said that, the changes that Instagram has implemented and their obsession with short form video is not something I love. They keep offering me money to make Reels for goodness sake! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are a couple of things you can do to see only the things you want to see when you are on Instagram. These are fairly recent changes to the app and I only have them on my iPhone, not on my iPad or laptop. I've no idea if they are permanent. I've tried to include screen shots so you can see what I'm talking about, but to make it super easy, you can have this post open on a computer while trying these tips out on your phone!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZyUUiD1qYMfJZlhkmxXWjXiKSZpCOnOakLcdt_bW__vYGsbrebKRPoJ_Q2glXfAbZU60Y5enHF5mmXWdpY2XPNs2viqMUQzgaEA-lo1tFl0TVI22fjkIwkKL3_Bf87uhyYJyMUOwd6lhw9OfXwqrgXjuxP51U8CM1kQ90xsnaOdpvPSfiECsDQ9S/s1528/92FF4688-DF2B-4470-A7F4-30349B4F045F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="1091" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZyUUiD1qYMfJZlhkmxXWjXiKSZpCOnOakLcdt_bW__vYGsbrebKRPoJ_Q2glXfAbZU60Y5enHF5mmXWdpY2XPNs2viqMUQzgaEA-lo1tFl0TVI22fjkIwkKL3_Bf87uhyYJyMUOwd6lhw9OfXwqrgXjuxP51U8CM1kQ90xsnaOdpvPSfiECsDQ9S/w285-h400/92FF4688-DF2B-4470-A7F4-30349B4F045F.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Go to your Instagram feed and see if you have a downward facing arrow next to the word Instagram on the top left. If you do, tap the arrow and you will see a little box pop up with "favorites" and "following" just like in the photo below. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1Uvn5tk3WnOMSjfrwU3Ka7cXbUK07wX51CpqZBXNevg_13U-YKVhIOn1yNjDxMz2yXrXIpRBhBSAIar9l5jtTKj19oFntuuucXAZFci1-QIg8SH4pna-jQp_CPjYSFc79cCG3gqWfdOs3Er4tOoWgGVkrrKmmezXX5yKyGY6jXtajUi5T71JNfBB/s1125/B056423F-2AD2-43CE-8907-BE4681F2A99C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1Uvn5tk3WnOMSjfrwU3Ka7cXbUK07wX51CpqZBXNevg_13U-YKVhIOn1yNjDxMz2yXrXIpRBhBSAIar9l5jtTKj19oFntuuucXAZFci1-QIg8SH4pna-jQp_CPjYSFc79cCG3gqWfdOs3Er4tOoWgGVkrrKmmezXX5yKyGY6jXtajUi5T71JNfBB/w400-h400/B056423F-2AD2-43CE-8907-BE4681F2A99C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you tap on "following" you will see a chronological feed of ONLY the accounts you follow! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So what is the "favorites" option? Instagram allows you to favorite up to 50 accounts and if you then tap the "favorites" you will see only posts from those accounts you've favorited. These options work only while you are in the app so next time you open Instagram it will be back to the regular feed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you'd like to favorite an account got to that account's home page and find where it says "following". Tap on the word "following" and a box will pop up with an option to add the account to your favorites! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjasx-NFCMGG1-mTPdk8n0r8dp_Fe3ulZH3OdsqM12TYkuSaiuzbueaogJu3u-MoDSklkOpXaBzw_GPdSQAujoOtI1ZeQw6U_siOMgShYcDCONmkhFeBOKkT9x0Bcj_k4XMUSDlm1Wfa9q-_2R931lRadtw0okLQEnFAnxBBdszd1JBPEnIF5q6Dh/s2436/31618617-73D7-4BA8-BB16-9DF56BE9C6CD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjasx-NFCMGG1-mTPdk8n0r8dp_Fe3ulZH3OdsqM12TYkuSaiuzbueaogJu3u-MoDSklkOpXaBzw_GPdSQAujoOtI1ZeQw6U_siOMgShYcDCONmkhFeBOKkT9x0Bcj_k4XMUSDlm1Wfa9q-_2R931lRadtw0okLQEnFAnxBBdszd1JBPEnIF5q6Dh/w296-h640/31618617-73D7-4BA8-BB16-9DF56BE9C6CD.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Friends, now you have choices. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 - See what Instagram suggests for you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 - See ONLY the accounts you follow </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3 - See your favorite accounts </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Remember that the next time you open the app it will back to the regular algorithm curated feed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDRz2Vkp8NHOCNMlnfA9cuNdFV1Q-rcD7xbqP7BPa5e8qwvKVehIkUu63oxjGLnnLXaISglYOtyH4cHa_ZyRlMALmvwfrQDFS7faN_-trNBnJ0f4CuHou1wswDfok2guD_a4r2w8UHaCnO9O1d4pdA_e5YTe8xfP0xzZJoQcO78kPAMEt1tyzSQbt/s3024/59194893-C3B6-4DC4-AE59-E4D853728EF0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDRz2Vkp8NHOCNMlnfA9cuNdFV1Q-rcD7xbqP7BPa5e8qwvKVehIkUu63oxjGLnnLXaISglYOtyH4cHa_ZyRlMALmvwfrQDFS7faN_-trNBnJ0f4CuHou1wswDfok2guD_a4r2w8UHaCnO9O1d4pdA_e5YTe8xfP0xzZJoQcO78kPAMEt1tyzSQbt/w400-h400/59194893-C3B6-4DC4-AE59-E4D853728EF0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've been wanting to experiment with making a pincushion shaped liked a tombstone for a long time. I knew that somewhere I had the perfect inspiration photos as well - turns out they were on my old desktop computer in a really old file! When I travel to England, l like to visit and wander around old churches and churchyards. There's just something very special about the old village churches with their eroded stonework and thick wooden doors studded with hand forged ironwork. Often there are delicate stained glass windows and hand worked needlepoint kneeling cushions. It usually smells a bit musty with overtones of wood polish and sometimes candles. Outside, I like to wander respectfully around the tombstones and read the inscriptions and dates. The ones I'm sharing here (except for that first one which I found in Scotland) were taken in a churchyard in Norfolk, England and a couple of the stones date from the early 1700's. This was the first time I'd seen stones with skulls and crossed bones which I thought was really intriguing. This was a coastal village, so were they smugglers or pirates? Or maybe plague or smallpox victims? Or possibly criminals - but then they probably wouldn't have b</span><span style="font-family: arial;">een buried in the churchyard with a nice stone. A little research showed that these were simply symbols of mortality which honestly was a bit disappointing! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5C3ZjNz5aeBnuwTob6yGtEOgy02jl-j1B2q5iXI31_XbFbNdHVuKWIBplwHTN1HK1u_NjL-BfMhmuNFAUoY-FyF5rS5QSN2T41PCXUKgHPq8DU5bspf6MDB5gLOi2GgTinfJG7OJyP1QuawZhKYq1EJqTaH0du5tnToQyfn1kmE3yhm5RlRzikIM/s4032/B598EDED-96B0-4716-93E4-218388EF0575_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5C3ZjNz5aeBnuwTob6yGtEOgy02jl-j1B2q5iXI31_XbFbNdHVuKWIBplwHTN1HK1u_NjL-BfMhmuNFAUoY-FyF5rS5QSN2T41PCXUKgHPq8DU5bspf6MDB5gLOi2GgTinfJG7OJyP1QuawZhKYq1EJqTaH0du5tnToQyfn1kmE3yhm5RlRzikIM/w480-h640/B598EDED-96B0-4716-93E4-218388EF0575_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This poor chap above, passed away on Halloween in 1712! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW65a1RD3D70nyhTpSknhY4vH8ncGxMjdQNYveVGseUgs7HzkPvvZ13bZihDR1w4V3kZF3YrmWPFOVDmvFUdbOTkPywCX7XTN484GaujF5B6q0rrZL8VRSAY8t1ltg1qgbiZSRkgb9X5z_uicKhBLfdReukSK4ZT-AF-K-TsnT5eC-vMIJxeNnFBP/s3024/72625347-C6A5-4C85-8B47-7FD5B5C11096_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW65a1RD3D70nyhTpSknhY4vH8ncGxMjdQNYveVGseUgs7HzkPvvZ13bZihDR1w4V3kZF3YrmWPFOVDmvFUdbOTkPywCX7XTN484GaujF5B6q0rrZL8VRSAY8t1ltg1qgbiZSRkgb9X5z_uicKhBLfdReukSK4ZT-AF-K-TsnT5eC-vMIJxeNnFBP/w400-h400/72625347-C6A5-4C85-8B47-7FD5B5C11096_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-tsFBUEFnNJbdfnURFXOA793i4ziTrqxQpbSX1Az5zDCdWEBcPt9DgIHIl-yQlALlp1tUSsE5Ua1FpBC7WiP_bv0gPxlAECD90aojZ0ZZ1dtV0-q7t0GgwNzoOC0Ns6txcUDrQt1FFBzZ6JNKjXfyKENimEJWdPQiB5sZUMrzeXxSiy1cpaOOI7Z/s3024/21808246-6A11-4F8D-8ABD-8A8821BBE90B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-tsFBUEFnNJbdfnURFXOA793i4ziTrqxQpbSX1Az5zDCdWEBcPt9DgIHIl-yQlALlp1tUSsE5Ua1FpBC7WiP_bv0gPxlAECD90aojZ0ZZ1dtV0-q7t0GgwNzoOC0Ns6txcUDrQt1FFBzZ6JNKjXfyKENimEJWdPQiB5sZUMrzeXxSiy1cpaOOI7Z/w400-h400/21808246-6A11-4F8D-8ABD-8A8821BBE90B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I found a book with lots of interesting photos of gravestones taken in the Eastern US. I always research and sketch a new design, it takes time to do that and I find I think about all the details while I'm out walking with the dog or making dinner. I need to process the information and form a picture of what I want to make and how I want it to feel. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhDELRLsrhFlEWUu6cRYmlB5ngyXU0TvhS0i88GJxKkLClGwZwmrM88lW6pf1CsSPoJhXTX3b68TrMDLZxgVRvk5oRTV1RF-QdH_j1tZR17lp8HcVL0s-aw_KEJiApTwN5rTqF2gdANsWWNmB8LOUlpdyQOdRgH3U068x1wUvq9XJwdS4S8Vv6Mvd/s3024/842468A5-D137-4483-B81A-020476A17252_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhDELRLsrhFlEWUu6cRYmlB5ngyXU0TvhS0i88GJxKkLClGwZwmrM88lW6pf1CsSPoJhXTX3b68TrMDLZxgVRvk5oRTV1RF-QdH_j1tZR17lp8HcVL0s-aw_KEJiApTwN5rTqF2gdANsWWNmB8LOUlpdyQOdRgH3U068x1wUvq9XJwdS4S8Vv6Mvd/w400-h400/842468A5-D137-4483-B81A-020476A17252_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtri6eIj71PWAONPRzGt9dLx5RdiMS_hhSQU83iIttkAvL6RDrenKO3EEFn1TSv-JYipQu6MywCX8lyOxTVRuIr_h5mIcly-Z-eo_N5-xe8GAfdLahlM-DwkLIBZnvp_1g5hJNt5GWKMWe8hDYuYi4zGhO5hAWC2AB1tDAPuElcZvsAgzGIN2rHi4L/s3024/997F2B7B-6AD4-4C01-82D3-ECEC9CA60F64_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtri6eIj71PWAONPRzGt9dLx5RdiMS_hhSQU83iIttkAvL6RDrenKO3EEFn1TSv-JYipQu6MywCX8lyOxTVRuIr_h5mIcly-Z-eo_N5-xe8GAfdLahlM-DwkLIBZnvp_1g5hJNt5GWKMWe8hDYuYi4zGhO5hAWC2AB1tDAPuElcZvsAgzGIN2rHi4L/w400-h400/997F2B7B-6AD4-4C01-82D3-ECEC9CA60F64_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I work with lots of layers of felt to add dimension and interest. I also play with the different shades of color to create depth and shadow. Sometimes it works and sometimes a design fights me all of the way! I'm struggling a bit with this one today, it's not quite going how I want and I've ripped out stitches a couple of times. However I'm holding onto the fact that often the ones that fight me the hardest are the ones I end up liking the most! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZSkyUGQdT3vF-yX-TXEgctcnCFWmlS_6Uvggr7HcIvZxvMk-bwyGIgU_ciJ9DQyjMW0X5EuA8xubSCy7oD_3xVQcIsCvFZNrGYHL8DllAbF_jpgcxMYm51vW5x2p1LLuSki3jMOu7jBQ3DnyjyjTxUoUvdDp7zlILVg5HRtgh55-r1zTCBODzvGp/s3024/790C924A-F124-493A-935A-274CC7F99B24_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZSkyUGQdT3vF-yX-TXEgctcnCFWmlS_6Uvggr7HcIvZxvMk-bwyGIgU_ciJ9DQyjMW0X5EuA8xubSCy7oD_3xVQcIsCvFZNrGYHL8DllAbF_jpgcxMYm51vW5x2p1LLuSki3jMOu7jBQ3DnyjyjTxUoUvdDp7zlILVg5HRtgh55-r1zTCBODzvGp/w400-h400/790C924A-F124-493A-935A-274CC7F99B24_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPF-82PHpf4ftoc9wFA1_dCr9RICs0tevqgkpyU8NZg1QkNsltwEP5WHYAu0zyKVdQDZdrFoU2MBtYb9HNVnD45NP-oaMH3SVQ3bkKTjs-mhqlpUEKmM5XbKoujHUuHNv0qrOQyh7U1uG8nH0IQRDqNCP190SDx7VObuhIO3xCtfZoyxpvxPcfJis/s3024/8A53CFC0-557B-419D-9198-6D9A4768AB66_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPF-82PHpf4ftoc9wFA1_dCr9RICs0tevqgkpyU8NZg1QkNsltwEP5WHYAu0zyKVdQDZdrFoU2MBtYb9HNVnD45NP-oaMH3SVQ3bkKTjs-mhqlpUEKmM5XbKoujHUuHNv0qrOQyh7U1uG8nH0IQRDqNCP190SDx7VObuhIO3xCtfZoyxpvxPcfJis/w400-h400/8A53CFC0-557B-419D-9198-6D9A4768AB66_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5dD_UcdOx0jLMGCFuLTbA6l3bGRJlNDMuIiHUEW3fVEB8TbcnHJ_sZMM8zPr-IENyKjrMzOd6UFVbNZmNYY8SfMpTrBspgA-hTyHreXe-NpcveDqJ8jhwec9srDuT9VfJ2FPKvbQN6qiXwrPuP-2pZUONCK7ci0Y3s9xoiGPPLW6ZN48p5GvF1Oa/s3024/3CA37923-BF98-4004-9AC8-6AF17922033B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5dD_UcdOx0jLMGCFuLTbA6l3bGRJlNDMuIiHUEW3fVEB8TbcnHJ_sZMM8zPr-IENyKjrMzOd6UFVbNZmNYY8SfMpTrBspgA-hTyHreXe-NpcveDqJ8jhwec9srDuT9VfJ2FPKvbQN6qiXwrPuP-2pZUONCK7ci0Y3s9xoiGPPLW6ZN48p5GvF1Oa/w400-h400/3CA37923-BF98-4004-9AC8-6AF17922033B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /> <p></p>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-28169304079676801962022-08-20T13:50:00.000-07:002022-08-20T13:50:08.339-07:00Back To The Blog!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZBHJ1bqIADlBarSaGHoQHufdK6oRkYRPSEBMkyfSJWJkgRdDM1NLwAQMkQr2gFe0zcW0TY1oykod50FD_F2gxCoweid72p9vPhUgnbWUM0NKhegC2H9ngtcft4F7dW-u1tMlMSV_BBq9TqfLmIF29X6ZWbj7Y6NJ3uWsv2HKPFKQKsmOUSX7v94s/s1440/DFF0DD2E-06C3-4868-B067-0B41D1716F80_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZBHJ1bqIADlBarSaGHoQHufdK6oRkYRPSEBMkyfSJWJkgRdDM1NLwAQMkQr2gFe0zcW0TY1oykod50FD_F2gxCoweid72p9vPhUgnbWUM0NKhegC2H9ngtcft4F7dW-u1tMlMSV_BBq9TqfLmIF29X6ZWbj7Y6NJ3uWsv2HKPFKQKsmOUSX7v94s/w400-h400/DFF0DD2E-06C3-4868-B067-0B41D1716F80_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The last couple of years have been really hard haven't they? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the ways I've coped is by creating an imaginary village, the edge of which blurs into an Enchanted Forest and magical kingdom beyond. If you follow me over on Instagram or Facebook you'll know that my imaginary village is called Wits End and that in the village and its environs, anything is possible. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I find much inspiration in quietly thinking about all the people, creatures and otherworld folk who call the village, forest and mountains home. There are so many stories to tell. The lives of all who live in these places are connected and intertwined in surprising ways just as they often are in real life. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Instagram has also been another way to connect with people but I'm one of those people who find themselves increasingly frustrated with all the changes there. It isn't the space it once was and it seems harder to interact with my community there, I miss the inspiration I used to find in my feed and the still photos posted by makers and artists. Now Instagram is pushing me hard to create short video content and making it less likely that my lovely followers will see the traditional photos I prefer. I love photography. When I post a photo, "how to" or Wits End story, I've spent time thinking about it, editing it and trying to make it as lovely as possible in the hope that it will bring joy so it's incredibly frustrating to know that it probably won't make it into the feeds of those who have chosen to follow me. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In light of this, I've decided to dust off this blog and post here more regularly, there will be lots of photos and thoughts and I'd love you to join in by commenting below. I've found myself visiting and reading blogs again just like I used to before I really found my Instagram community. It surely can't be just me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaFs6cwsktFMx4JPlxwHbPIb2SN8LvQOKOojvrO6CF1H7ZGCOmVCQafGul8I9j6psdjvtPxR2uGbSled1fCAzw3z5Qoj4SpSHJj-1CKRyNyzr_rDbpL9eMh_7xHbFtMQ0x9YVvNpbBcmb_VOAAydaFjnvJ5SmuI4m2SBG5I6s_-V8PVZanZGAkvoj/s3024/704228CC-444C-430C-9565-278CED7F8D4D_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaFs6cwsktFMx4JPlxwHbPIb2SN8LvQOKOojvrO6CF1H7ZGCOmVCQafGul8I9j6psdjvtPxR2uGbSled1fCAzw3z5Qoj4SpSHJj-1CKRyNyzr_rDbpL9eMh_7xHbFtMQ0x9YVvNpbBcmb_VOAAydaFjnvJ5SmuI4m2SBG5I6s_-V8PVZanZGAkvoj/w400-h400/704228CC-444C-430C-9565-278CED7F8D4D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">So, what am I currently working on? Well, I'm going to be a vendor at the annual Pumpkin Patch Quilt show in Los Banos, California September 10th and 11th, so I'm working flat out for that! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm focusing on fairy home themed pincushions and I hope to add some more seasonal ones in too. Today I'm stitching some Decidedly Deadly black mushroom fairy houses. Not everyone or everything in my Enchanted Forest is friendly. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm really enjoying working with these colors and playing with the different shades of purple for the leaves. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Gx5vCZcCr4pK1SQqmT0L484uhxyvS4_W-L21_YAkbh0UsrL5pcX3TlD1VurqHPavW-cWrh6sgsyZKDVyD9P9_sD81_bLL_gKF717dv69TBGdq0YTx9vBWUTlI_uKh6OyFAAVw39BnWih4qse44Gh-tgl0J4pP4ITeB28KE13zZpL5ztBMg1cIUUP/s3024/1B91ACB5-9809-4422-8404-BA047ACC8F4C_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Gx5vCZcCr4pK1SQqmT0L484uhxyvS4_W-L21_YAkbh0UsrL5pcX3TlD1VurqHPavW-cWrh6sgsyZKDVyD9P9_sD81_bLL_gKF717dv69TBGdq0YTx9vBWUTlI_uKh6OyFAAVw39BnWih4qse44Gh-tgl0J4pP4ITeB28KE13zZpL5ztBMg1cIUUP/w400-h400/1B91ACB5-9809-4422-8404-BA047ACC8F4C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">As always I'm using 100% wool felt and DMC thread including some lovely variegated purple/navy/black thread for the hanging vines in the background. I'll be finishing these pincushions up over the weekend. It's still really hot here so stitching is a good way to spend my day! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HVhWONExhXlKtU6H_g4sko_SNFliIopWSjbm5ThSkFHWONq_MeQ37XuRBy7FJIu8uDQ72Nrn8I_m4XaxesM-x34wGvh7VL2KBV565K7kDdDRqQGH6Pb79DULb_RUTM651kOW--KpiYChehIdmAnBqQ_A-l784syzZSqQASBSJf44v1lZX1G1W09j/s3024/30D89D19-6AE4-4604-A322-C246ED3CC6AE_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HVhWONExhXlKtU6H_g4sko_SNFliIopWSjbm5ThSkFHWONq_MeQ37XuRBy7FJIu8uDQ72Nrn8I_m4XaxesM-x34wGvh7VL2KBV565K7kDdDRqQGH6Pb79DULb_RUTM651kOW--KpiYChehIdmAnBqQ_A-l784syzZSqQASBSJf44v1lZX1G1W09j/w400-h400/30D89D19-6AE4-4604-A322-C246ED3CC6AE_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSJH-vbzQZs0y92wgS4JXkw29MYrLQJBABnIQVUzXmKLy7BnM8sc0FF9IJDLO6fY27uAO7TzhYuXytB0d2_--bcf_LEetX7A2---4EHYoyh9x92iDmhUkRYa1xmmjb09QIm4rKRRBiknrzYm6tk_oczKjx6D0tSHQI4SuAhlbEdGrLROiXbZN1rhb/s3024/B90223D6-EAD0-4D28-BCA6-CC968931F5D3_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSJH-vbzQZs0y92wgS4JXkw29MYrLQJBABnIQVUzXmKLy7BnM8sc0FF9IJDLO6fY27uAO7TzhYuXytB0d2_--bcf_LEetX7A2---4EHYoyh9x92iDmhUkRYa1xmmjb09QIm4rKRRBiknrzYm6tk_oczKjx6D0tSHQI4SuAhlbEdGrLROiXbZN1rhb/w400-h400/B90223D6-EAD0-4D28-BCA6-CC968931F5D3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-91377829380746094752020-11-05T16:57:00.002-08:002020-11-05T16:57:25.160-08:00Stitch-along part 6 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Stitching the ridge tiles to finish the ornament</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIotLz1Eoah1kwjSQANJ1uSAQQg2k9Hs_HCjT0OakDlYRYthA1OFInhgGoLChjgmgdSYITCqNaJtUAJISq7_WbTwrS4Z4MBZtPsHR1MbDT-5bb7745Ve0SSTWPP99R4BwP91yvuheJZqg/s2048/47FF5AF6-FA5C-40C3-9D80-EDC61F54E551_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIotLz1Eoah1kwjSQANJ1uSAQQg2k9Hs_HCjT0OakDlYRYthA1OFInhgGoLChjgmgdSYITCqNaJtUAJISq7_WbTwrS4Z4MBZtPsHR1MbDT-5bb7745Ve0SSTWPP99R4BwP91yvuheJZqg/w400-h400/47FF5AF6-FA5C-40C3-9D80-EDC61F54E551_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take one ridge tile and wrap it over the ridge of the roof as shown below. Using two strands of black thread stitch through all layers from front to back catching the edges of the ridge tiles to secure it. It's hard to show this because it's black thread on black felt but it should make sense as you do it. When you get to the twine, you'll need to cut a slit in one of the ridge tiles and slip it around the twine. Stitch the cut slit closed around the twine and continue adding tiles till you're done. All the steps are shown in the photos and videos below. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDqAOsKwfQJTKs9-_BWH6l-j64714Al_nePnOJWlqb0MfK4F6_CidQPasQoq5CdQtU4hvCyC_IdCb3XoWxBelzPGzlqJ8q_4EJ5SyIcdTFd8lIpaIiSPVF6EoO6y5v-8lJLqO6F-d-HE/s2048/D8B10531-9B88-4C03-B33A-EA7FF6BF6A41_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDqAOsKwfQJTKs9-_BWH6l-j64714Al_nePnOJWlqb0MfK4F6_CidQPasQoq5CdQtU4hvCyC_IdCb3XoWxBelzPGzlqJ8q_4EJ5SyIcdTFd8lIpaIiSPVF6EoO6y5v-8lJLqO6F-d-HE/w400-h400/D8B10531-9B88-4C03-B33A-EA7FF6BF6A41_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdk2WLAClloy0ghkCuthz80xY_BVvXaiR24B1h17IxaxpSFbo8CWbGJ4yjhYwFHiSscVnwSRB6VRf2A41W7hewb8OCrfjXCBqWqJiWcuhpNEhEv8NGnq5tBLjMDw8dK0PHXsfhFAxcMQ/s2048/E6C89E7E-C9CA-432A-AA53-0A68512A32C3_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdk2WLAClloy0ghkCuthz80xY_BVvXaiR24B1h17IxaxpSFbo8CWbGJ4yjhYwFHiSscVnwSRB6VRf2A41W7hewb8OCrfjXCBqWqJiWcuhpNEhEv8NGnq5tBLjMDw8dK0PHXsfhFAxcMQ/w400-h400/E6C89E7E-C9CA-432A-AA53-0A68512A32C3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyo-bi36MD8PARoW5RbXlUv43ybYJVjZt0pY4emtqrGulCXjEUJ7RBvqL_hIe19wX58wKthnUOtR-qCK0VUpQRf1LH_SPYmfzvVtnSm9HjkD_9okTv1JOMJ-jRbm4YAzWJhfNx8rhAB8/s2048/BF14095A-33C7-4556-8002-ACC544617585_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyo-bi36MD8PARoW5RbXlUv43ybYJVjZt0pY4emtqrGulCXjEUJ7RBvqL_hIe19wX58wKthnUOtR-qCK0VUpQRf1LH_SPYmfzvVtnSm9HjkD_9okTv1JOMJ-jRbm4YAzWJhfNx8rhAB8/w400-h400/BF14095A-33C7-4556-8002-ACC544617585_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqPqtdnnlEvfe3Mg7xmO3ie-lIr5r1o0fsck54wy0Q2YBDut6Bqt7rr5IDWuITe9oNcbfNyaMa5JMEdX7hpOr3Yw83kO8JDm-uXWE7csazH0Hp-2c5oN9kWAxvyaJUTIOC-vgetxWfpU/s2048/BFE6459D-83AC-4EED-8202-9FDCA027F374_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqPqtdnnlEvfe3Mg7xmO3ie-lIr5r1o0fsck54wy0Q2YBDut6Bqt7rr5IDWuITe9oNcbfNyaMa5JMEdX7hpOr3Yw83kO8JDm-uXWE7csazH0Hp-2c5oN9kWAxvyaJUTIOC-vgetxWfpU/w400-h400/BFE6459D-83AC-4EED-8202-9FDCA027F374_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzmRaH7WouM1-2OkH7iv3DhuUVWv4IHmcNCPr-eF5EHtA058BRvP5gXrPURC0ciVjfd5aGMjy_yJbMi2bR9lg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzizvquyEdPg0isdkqqzi_KdXp_ppHz3Kk7n7pCFnDIe1QixnhIwkVtRtC08YmKJNh_ofcY99EdcAt6A0CjCw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Congratulations, you are done! I really hope you enjoy the process. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2dAGuc9-0ggGtqnZQJuapnDB-WLibGDinTwYmeGUQb59KWM9FUrSQTpRUEgRQLSyXRZ79i0kaROgACtTVHoJozMKf8X9X1DIe77HWzPl54o_KLVodc_oZYje5KxHtDpP9uF0Q8jWcL0/s2048/57005DEC-8F58-4FE5-A015-AFC78F24D185_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2dAGuc9-0ggGtqnZQJuapnDB-WLibGDinTwYmeGUQb59KWM9FUrSQTpRUEgRQLSyXRZ79i0kaROgACtTVHoJozMKf8X9X1DIe77HWzPl54o_KLVodc_oZYje5KxHtDpP9uF0Q8jWcL0/w400-h400/57005DEC-8F58-4FE5-A015-AFC78F24D185_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-11142889293199587922020-10-30T14:10:00.003-07:002020-10-30T14:11:08.253-07:00Stitch-along Part 5 <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Stitching the rocks and the roof tiles</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpyqRks8Q31im-2TqbsD4GEe5iDhqilTLcMB6aOOSRpgGwqJapEBbdACHBZ4EkeAq8ZMdWHkw80nUt-IQgyR_JDV857dTEp6fAvQinmm1WihIKdT0k7QYeVhqlimiL8obsk555y3xJHo/s2048/FEC8B9E7-5FB9-4C37-BF13-5F412B23AF0E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpyqRks8Q31im-2TqbsD4GEe5iDhqilTLcMB6aOOSRpgGwqJapEBbdACHBZ4EkeAq8ZMdWHkw80nUt-IQgyR_JDV857dTEp6fAvQinmm1WihIKdT0k7QYeVhqlimiL8obsk555y3xJHo/w400-h400/FEC8B9E7-5FB9-4C37-BF13-5F412B23AF0E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I think the hardest part of making this ornament is manipulating the tiny pieces of felt and these rocks up the side of the cottage are especially small. Feel free to leave them out if they are making you crazy. Your cottage will still be lovely. When cutting out the rocks and laying them out, make sure the front and back match up! Stitch the rocks in place. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yyU_EIVzRVMJwVYLOt8p9-SOtdPxGdCCg2anFHQ6kOJyU02-H-F4ewLxxTA2JIMGcmuVKU7my1kR-BWldZ-qkpgN7JKHD58AwEFNERhr3gsdF5Lc7GZtP0diVoVLMutmzp-q6SJFkhM/s2048/E932D422-AFA2-4AE4-906F-0FE8F9BFB12F_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yyU_EIVzRVMJwVYLOt8p9-SOtdPxGdCCg2anFHQ6kOJyU02-H-F4ewLxxTA2JIMGcmuVKU7my1kR-BWldZ-qkpgN7JKHD58AwEFNERhr3gsdF5Lc7GZtP0diVoVLMutmzp-q6SJFkhM/w400-h400/E932D422-AFA2-4AE4-906F-0FE8F9BFB12F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBe2jIRb0e-oSioHukxIEfk2sFIXbqPIaRZFsG5W7z4_ojZuipA4DJIjeahYbuXMGDf-j2NAE5UW4wx0JgnbtMTHPe9fg_ujHTihtlHlGSjaC17GGOIUOQJd1vMBXzYZFIc7fdLis13Y/s2048/516EF54E-E0BB-4954-A78F-55188BCB1017_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBe2jIRb0e-oSioHukxIEfk2sFIXbqPIaRZFsG5W7z4_ojZuipA4DJIjeahYbuXMGDf-j2NAE5UW4wx0JgnbtMTHPe9fg_ujHTihtlHlGSjaC17GGOIUOQJd1vMBXzYZFIc7fdLis13Y/w400-h400/516EF54E-E0BB-4954-A78F-55188BCB1017_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiD0PLPJ8PVXiR0R0SqD2u_b5tnQdh16HaR17D8ReRDh8veNSgpjPxum507rzWTH23F5xcFVUsIXdW9pzMrRZDI9n4SRTPkh0dUe4qFcPuDR6trnxDcXtOLtSYdp5R8tWAi2hlkw4xG0/s2048/0D89A677-DB08-4F7B-B9BB-F30B16DE1FF4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiD0PLPJ8PVXiR0R0SqD2u_b5tnQdh16HaR17D8ReRDh8veNSgpjPxum507rzWTH23F5xcFVUsIXdW9pzMrRZDI9n4SRTPkh0dUe4qFcPuDR6trnxDcXtOLtSYdp5R8tWAi2hlkw4xG0/w400-h400/0D89A677-DB08-4F7B-B9BB-F30B16DE1FF4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U8QelYf3zyUberqGTEIyxyct3kNgO65Kx9gkFFw4AzzorvLQ5usiOD99L-IagP6Mh8UB8AW5SLifisrqPjlXQO48Kpa1MOINIpf_tvPSMSN3-nJvD5c6EftcuLSMNYuujnCyHMzx7t0/s2048/69EB4BB1-7905-4C16-AC4A-18427B61F17E_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U8QelYf3zyUberqGTEIyxyct3kNgO65Kx9gkFFw4AzzorvLQ5usiOD99L-IagP6Mh8UB8AW5SLifisrqPjlXQO48Kpa1MOINIpf_tvPSMSN3-nJvD5c6EftcuLSMNYuujnCyHMzx7t0/w400-h400/69EB4BB1-7905-4C16-AC4A-18427B61F17E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For the roof tiles, I cut a random assortment of little felt rectangles in black, dark and medium grey. To attach them, use two strands of black thread and do a small running stitch to hold them in place. There should be four overlapping rows of roof tiles when you are done. Trim them to the shape of the roof (don't cut any stitches!) when you are done or as you go. These steps are shown in the videos. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMcDB_r04uNp4HAZnE8G3T6hKe0zt3c9X694C4pWJi9lnBetCWCNEWxGZjcC5AsoaTpvagHLN5hTkMhlKLZwGsyZAzSz8iy3Wkgt09STRvNSyqi8EZ0WTQc4LIaSWQjcsCy4gfVDloQU/s2048/530F8C37-519D-49A4-9EA5-4615718B6A8D_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMcDB_r04uNp4HAZnE8G3T6hKe0zt3c9X694C4pWJi9lnBetCWCNEWxGZjcC5AsoaTpvagHLN5hTkMhlKLZwGsyZAzSz8iy3Wkgt09STRvNSyqi8EZ0WTQc4LIaSWQjcsCy4gfVDloQU/w400-h400/530F8C37-519D-49A4-9EA5-4615718B6A8D_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy4ZvP6f8X-WxbNoJqvLm1xAiB__e2X1WktSd-TzseBLhnm4RD210BtPnQHQEuNamQ7mMnVoywpm8cndlucKg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzTu-D-RzaT6xhU5kmiOq8x5tdbBfROm47Z0U1FDz-PpqdQJQrdf1LCdjV4lboG0zcValwBdpHIdz2A5bcEWA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjHnl2jVHLVDxvn6q4rHusvVCxtxdTfX2XYRoUZL4fFq3ISRUvAE2gVhKghttK829-zqIfoPg2kK2TN3BtqYFxwBXEoh17VGxAJKWCsrGSGMIHdkWleRKBSelNaVaFXra7srQgAMyBKA/s2048/751332DF-93CE-4A69-9AC0-0CBD5C66E91C_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjHnl2jVHLVDxvn6q4rHusvVCxtxdTfX2XYRoUZL4fFq3ISRUvAE2gVhKghttK829-zqIfoPg2kK2TN3BtqYFxwBXEoh17VGxAJKWCsrGSGMIHdkWleRKBSelNaVaFXra7srQgAMyBKA/w400-h400/751332DF-93CE-4A69-9AC0-0CBD5C66E91C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When the front and back are complete, hold them together with all the sides even and matched up. Whipstitch them together, adding in the twine and making sure to stitch through the twine several times. Try and tuck the stitches under the roof tiles and don't worry about the ones on the top, we'll be covering those up with ridge tiles next time!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWQ5j491_EPuywIQF6uTa8fE0eLLgqtSM-E1jsiYK-muLuQRMLQSMRv74aBzQJ5ErKIh8nUZ9cgOoz6ZqeP_8XBqFsMUfegetl1E89QAn6fe3PU-5PViiiPq4iVvAJOv5lrNV7BVtLXA/s2048/0CD22875-DF12-4A5E-8568-17F6B7914CA0_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWQ5j491_EPuywIQF6uTa8fE0eLLgqtSM-E1jsiYK-muLuQRMLQSMRv74aBzQJ5ErKIh8nUZ9cgOoz6ZqeP_8XBqFsMUfegetl1E89QAn6fe3PU-5PViiiPq4iVvAJOv5lrNV7BVtLXA/w400-h400/0CD22875-DF12-4A5E-8568-17F6B7914CA0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyh-HS7uVhe6N4GYR2YoMw7-UYnmx28PkpgJhaLo4f9gwr1B_gbw8zmJ-AXIb2Vm_Yi_lQcs7fbBFfl6xkFmA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-46066119347394257332020-10-30T13:41:00.005-07:002020-10-30T13:48:46.349-07:00Stitch-along part 4<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">In part 4 we will be stitching the little sheep and the holly bush on the back of the cottage.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bCENbryPKu1DHfjou_BN3S3YmCMnTnLsc7LAMv39W0vGhkRystXE7A6D-0PJLx7qx8gC9So64K9prMi_LdFOFF-FzWAgSrnb2mchSURokRLatIqyG-5jurhhSOYocPMGQkRUAKxdlt8/s1440/26AD175E-0179-415D-B069-FA03C46C70C5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bCENbryPKu1DHfjou_BN3S3YmCMnTnLsc7LAMv39W0vGhkRystXE7A6D-0PJLx7qx8gC9So64K9prMi_LdFOFF-FzWAgSrnb2mchSURokRLatIqyG-5jurhhSOYocPMGQkRUAKxdlt8/w400-h400/26AD175E-0179-415D-B069-FA03C46C70C5.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Using two strands of green, backstitch the branches of the holly bush and then go back in and add lazy daisy stitches for leaves. Using a single strand of red make some double wrap french knot berries. Sometimes I do some double wrap and some single to get different sizes. These steps are shown in the videos below.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04-Xc1OjIFGBIfHR9M5_iT_GDM_ta0PbxBWB0mzF3XVf886FqbIvw3isir3aasn1wCdn-7cAOAX0t9sRbwPQkzdkL8TDve8T7XV7Al_maWrguGkPTx690w_hmLq3T74ejVfeUTXJAlO8/s2048/FD54CEB9-B581-4709-A521-C5FC46CB883B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04-Xc1OjIFGBIfHR9M5_iT_GDM_ta0PbxBWB0mzF3XVf886FqbIvw3isir3aasn1wCdn-7cAOAX0t9sRbwPQkzdkL8TDve8T7XV7Al_maWrguGkPTx690w_hmLq3T74ejVfeUTXJAlO8/w400-h400/FD54CEB9-B581-4709-A521-C5FC46CB883B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxzf5bWOQjxpISpVkdlzjI-Q215nEzAKXAvx0XSGcjK9PtyaG2w0gQ51GED3P5DHJIZT-eOa84qFEEGGLKSyQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dydX_qnCf_DDExr0_FWWISh3vou6rryxjJ5H6hw3-SVPUt370GzL7uE0a20eXOlyN97etmIqCCeiYs5Pg2fjg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwADTo8u_QO7g4rN9f1WaU0KIeivJ5FcmlZCxglfVUcxyEyW07pr7TTRE2ZswzOB2jDofCZSifyOEsLLtn0M-1pJ2SEu5YzfkoSxYcF67hXa3AIs-X2XbYHxzCPPekhnUJ2fKAhCq7vFY/s2048/67ACC634-4E66-47A4-94AE-35DF1CB10B40_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwADTo8u_QO7g4rN9f1WaU0KIeivJ5FcmlZCxglfVUcxyEyW07pr7TTRE2ZswzOB2jDofCZSifyOEsLLtn0M-1pJ2SEu5YzfkoSxYcF67hXa3AIs-X2XbYHxzCPPekhnUJ2fKAhCq7vFY/w400-h400/67ACC634-4E66-47A4-94AE-35DF1CB10B40_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To cut the sheep, either use the pattern pieces or simply cut some small white uneven blobs! The pattern pieces are very small and I think it's easier to cut the shapes freehand. Position the sheep body as shown in the video and use a single strand of black thread to stitch a triangle for the head and then two stitches for the ears. It's ok for the ear stitches to go in all directions because, honestly, it's the ears that give the sheep their character! Use the same black thread and continue on to stitch the legs as shown in the video. Repeat for the other two sheep. You should now have some cheeky little bouncing sheep!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx8t9j8m_4fstbqv6kPYz9OKjDH9sbqwron2eeSXMrQ0XqE9QnI552x_RCf3gvNBvta3Z6KcWsNqh3MebKR9Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbZGbzUsYGCTWDoN_QNrIY4p8vaFNzyF5VaC-wM7NXpGMVvF0KgHUT4ZN-ka3BrOL1eh5N_AdIHfkz3007tA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYP0Mp3sfvY4KFwXafjWKb7JPPa3DM6_layN1-KP8i0eIqeWnj7JzIJQTCJWL-2en3UYQw-4Dkz2SE23R6FvksltE0K2a2e1XjmWOE7PHdEX0YnFoXfkrW3mTyFUEOknhqN0YLYqgbEU/s2048/86C1A4F1-8B13-486C-BF58-678C5D376BCF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYP0Mp3sfvY4KFwXafjWKb7JPPa3DM6_layN1-KP8i0eIqeWnj7JzIJQTCJWL-2en3UYQw-4Dkz2SE23R6FvksltE0K2a2e1XjmWOE7PHdEX0YnFoXfkrW3mTyFUEOknhqN0YLYqgbEU/w400-h400/86C1A4F1-8B13-486C-BF58-678C5D376BCF.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XgsdMWIINDVD7PcMRQjzRM9l-kV43NhDU4nAMVekf0T7aCO8waChj-xe4JvMCQvuJyoJkMyBCl_jpJh9P3eeQhT2KRPuygiI6_Z3cZP0ObZPxNr91KTGc3njRXSwxAp5z0ZhK7NfKOY/s2048/8B3B0BE5-4DEF-4816-BABC-343ACAF77BD2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XgsdMWIINDVD7PcMRQjzRM9l-kV43NhDU4nAMVekf0T7aCO8waChj-xe4JvMCQvuJyoJkMyBCl_jpJh9P3eeQhT2KRPuygiI6_Z3cZP0ObZPxNr91KTGc3njRXSwxAp5z0ZhK7NfKOY/w400-h400/8B3B0BE5-4DEF-4816-BABC-343ACAF77BD2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-1414449748563349592020-10-26T10:44:00.002-07:002020-10-26T10:44:16.834-07:00Stitch-along part 3<p> <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiICMTcpubxRv2a40AIMej6junK3de_HDGeoCCmZzc-JnIYrvnCU4BHLVgUiH_fAUyAgsBsvObE8b0Z0_wNEjouP2N9hefODkD03XhxwQMN53Wh4iTj6RCZ48z0NY8jLL-Vae-FdErO8/s480/72921075-4B97-4DEB-9909-861D9E02F118.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiICMTcpubxRv2a40AIMej6junK3de_HDGeoCCmZzc-JnIYrvnCU4BHLVgUiH_fAUyAgsBsvObE8b0Z0_wNEjouP2N9hefODkD03XhxwQMN53Wh4iTj6RCZ48z0NY8jLL-Vae-FdErO8/w400-h400/72921075-4B97-4DEB-9909-861D9E02F118.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In this post we are going to add the little plant pots, plants and door wreath. Cut out the pots and stitch them in place under the windows. Cut out the little leaves and using a single strand of green thread, stitch them in place as shown in the pattern and photos. The green I've used here is a DMC variegated thread 4045 but if you don't have that, use regular thread and pick a shade that matches the darker green felt. For the wreath, use a single strand of green and backstitch a messy circle going round a couple of times then add more stitches until it is as full as you would like it to be! Use a single strand of red and work some single wrap french knot berries. There is a video for each of these steps below.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0p0oWuJYBBLt57nCG6EK5eyK49cWE7EsCejeR8bjU0owJRRPXWGb0gl3F1sAkgz06U6hvDyJBiq3B1linSm95kORX6DVimEs72pnEuZqZOMIDL8T1DVzfgimFaiMLegaut-RFaGcq-o/s1440/B3478C4F-2632-4EAD-B4B9-0CD21D9967D8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0p0oWuJYBBLt57nCG6EK5eyK49cWE7EsCejeR8bjU0owJRRPXWGb0gl3F1sAkgz06U6hvDyJBiq3B1linSm95kORX6DVimEs72pnEuZqZOMIDL8T1DVzfgimFaiMLegaut-RFaGcq-o/s320/B3478C4F-2632-4EAD-B4B9-0CD21D9967D8.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So here we go, let's do this! We'll start working on the front of the grey stone cottage. First cut a front and back from the light grey felt, a white door and find the door frame pattern piece but don't cut it yet, I'm going to show you how I always cut door and window frames. You'll also want to cut out the little black squares for the widows and hold off on cutting the window frames and sills until you've seen the video showing how I do it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnm1434rkQo4tXjtq9KYzEBqVhWM5y3A2DSEFHIFZdVOEEWlQHbXnYxgIhJauf7upke3PmG3a3TRYpDl2B80Ga2nRrtheTUZVySTxlVpJ6EU65aGFbwj4CER_dPtiqRNbj7Yu_keu5kaY/s1440/5B957F64-1FB9-4BB1-B6DC-4FC57ED50BB6_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnm1434rkQo4tXjtq9KYzEBqVhWM5y3A2DSEFHIFZdVOEEWlQHbXnYxgIhJauf7upke3PmG3a3TRYpDl2B80Ga2nRrtheTUZVySTxlVpJ6EU65aGFbwj4CER_dPtiqRNbj7Yu_keu5kaY/w400-h400/5B957F64-1FB9-4BB1-B6DC-4FC57ED50BB6_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxjx8eqtMEpf8PmimXtHeC_eNq7UnlNwex1D-DBze02I0_imdLjVpm-M1CAc6z1B_l-8txH9sT_pVEMqW7zwA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwgiZyrKnrZMcrK9NwVcDxfaKxTidSd1LMCYEYSNWKXhLex9DdhjaqcXUXLneKZfRRcpT2p1t6a4tAmRy8O3A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To stitch the door, separate two strands of white floss and backstitch the door in place. I did five rows of stitching to look like planks of wood. Then take the door frame and using grey floss, stitch over the frame to hold it in place, this is called couching. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxsnCU1sWH5B3MhI32qtmP3mr6rpU0bhQ_UwJaOJ6P2GR6q3zm3nAG7ZUbqBSC6hru2B9lQJBFYbrCo2sAK3A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQqJYoVyKs-2fdxIRt93kNBiBZhyQerzXSqNDeGRY8ZyMYmpPDa62WbmwX_7xuiLQjrsK4FHAx5OcgalffMfODKrRedt1sL45ZrCWfVgvQR_MpKFhnlxjoyVk_i-k5kaZEhYa9S5t5n0/w400-h400/773267EC-8931-4FE2-AF96-764A18863ACD.jpeg" width="400" /></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyvqGnoDS74DQau_552xv3-Lspohms963-jxxpIdVWRsUezNeF2gkIRHVGr11LFwKBcvQNBTFTIsofwh27ErCJfaSzhAwNcvQS-qf48e_ePgZKaXU1eTkXxOOb5wJg0s-EtPGRGFEjYc/s1440/C3828289-BC16-4905-856D-F82F36225BAA_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyvqGnoDS74DQau_552xv3-Lspohms963-jxxpIdVWRsUezNeF2gkIRHVGr11LFwKBcvQNBTFTIsofwh27ErCJfaSzhAwNcvQS-qf48e_ePgZKaXU1eTkXxOOb5wJg0s-EtPGRGFEjYc/w400-h400/C3828289-BC16-4905-856D-F82F36225BAA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz40mbHkR-X3fo-IQSXpdkf7h5wtw6nElvwOMDkUxj-uFgxR2czxukbttFAXWWG_P613PXsj3dLGtq_CVefphhEpGg4SKl7WhlayZi-xKs3S4LZLcNzscvWtCoilN9o3zP5oegPef9X0/s2048/F6C1785D-03D3-477B-8812-22AB320543CC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz40mbHkR-X3fo-IQSXpdkf7h5wtw6nElvwOMDkUxj-uFgxR2czxukbttFAXWWG_P613PXsj3dLGtq_CVefphhEpGg4SKl7WhlayZi-xKs3S4LZLcNzscvWtCoilN9o3zP5oegPef9X0/w400-h400/F6C1785D-03D3-477B-8812-22AB320543CC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The windows are stitched using the same techniques as the door, please refer to the little demo videos below. The door and window frames and sills should all overlap the door/window square a tiny bit. This adds dimension. Finally, using two strands of black floss work a french knot on the door for a door knob as shown in the video. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwafEaoZkOF07j65sU4lKyX0bD8SqFKxR4vaoP6qXltm35DKzGJvPc4aPWOCR_qktlJckwBRdLWNvj4n9ionA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwq-xQX2pEhFrlQl4mfekoJ-4LviOwa1RGZLG1CIvOffjf0S_yYYfAKlN16SCy8J9yn-CsixHhcojkwtaFCgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you are stitching along on Instagram, please share your progress and use the hashtag #fabricandinkmakes so we can all enjoy! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /> <p></p>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-26846077296880447162020-10-22T11:53:00.003-07:002020-10-26T10:44:50.097-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our stitch along starts on Saturday! It will be a very informal affair with posts on Instagram, Facebook and here on my blog. I thought today I'd talk about what supplies we need gather in order to participate. Hopefully you've been able to get hold of a copy of the December issue of BH&G American Patchwork and Quilting which has the pattern inside. Digital Issues can be purchased <a href="https://www.allpeoplequilt.com/digital-editions" target="_blank">here</a> and the pattern is included as a PDF file. Paper copies can be ordered <a href="https://www.apqshop.com/American-Patchwork-Quilting-December-2020-p/qm-00167.htm" target="_blank">here</a> and shipped internationally. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If finding a copy is still a problem, please don't be put off, read on! We are going to work on the little grey Welsh stone cottage first. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7bOc7ChdLCSJLls91j-wKtxR-oZHH5ivG1YfNHjIpoyfxy4uUTct2graDupZdPwQEDVVj9WNODBy2Zda3bXA4J4axP-yOoWWFG-mcXrSM2Qet8GWkKZqX_v2FjWrDTc8AKaVHiNXUQA/s2048/1F4003E2-EA0A-4385-B337-F7E457215368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7bOc7ChdLCSJLls91j-wKtxR-oZHH5ivG1YfNHjIpoyfxy4uUTct2graDupZdPwQEDVVj9WNODBy2Zda3bXA4J4axP-yOoWWFG-mcXrSM2Qet8GWkKZqX_v2FjWrDTc8AKaVHiNXUQA/w400-h400/1F4003E2-EA0A-4385-B337-F7E457215368.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuwb-qTHsvgpMpQHucAM6q20TWUzXxfy5ukUdVPx5xGMArqoykid5CvyhphyphenhyphendoTQMALMwk_rDDt7MMs2b2kqeeJyRlUxLZ-zr1h_wvc10fBM29epNtT7yQM1VweD4m69Ya-D8JgaSlT0/s2048/67F2C3D1-6F72-4C01-9A9B-49C3D454E120_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuwb-qTHsvgpMpQHucAM6q20TWUzXxfy5ukUdVPx5xGMArqoykid5CvyhphyphenhyphendoTQMALMwk_rDDt7MMs2b2kqeeJyRlUxLZ-zr1h_wvc10fBM29epNtT7yQM1VweD4m69Ya-D8JgaSlT0/w400-h400/67F2C3D1-6F72-4C01-9A9B-49C3D454E120_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzIVbZNaEk9_OPWyZ4hWelzN7OwvueWLzW61ANJxJUCg_NNVEAmP9ONYAIo-l3IY7PONKHGqoJZQyH8zdk4dG2ykdgU9vV3R36z1XgutVjZ4aUDJuGXBXjDxQ65CiIRL6zmcdiXiXRo0/s2048/984BFC71-8F0F-4A35-94AF-6BF651A449FA_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzIVbZNaEk9_OPWyZ4hWelzN7OwvueWLzW61ANJxJUCg_NNVEAmP9ONYAIo-l3IY7PONKHGqoJZQyH8zdk4dG2ykdgU9vV3R36z1XgutVjZ4aUDJuGXBXjDxQ65CiIRL6zmcdiXiXRo0/w400-h400/984BFC71-8F0F-4A35-94AF-6BF651A449FA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You'll also need some small sharp scissors and in my last post I shared which ones I use with a link to them on Amazon. Good scissors are really important when cutting small shapes out of felt. You'll also need needles and I use all of the ones shown in the picture interchangeably.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> I like a size 8 for stitching with two strands of floss and the needles need to be sharp, not like the ones for cross stitch which are usually less sharp. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHp2Kih9tJycwXqGex4Sa0Yo75u5KDN0y9ZzeFpn2vYvr5DZvS0gIps_9UcTueJcdhIwLlloA1Xq_W1bPCsnbRqaKk8Z-XBmIGs81JkJz-Kh3k2F-bTnKlol-4bKKgnlKiLCuiHTBZaE/s2048/CE9084DC-EFF0-420A-B666-08EE0858C5F5_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHp2Kih9tJycwXqGex4Sa0Yo75u5KDN0y9ZzeFpn2vYvr5DZvS0gIps_9UcTueJcdhIwLlloA1Xq_W1bPCsnbRqaKk8Z-XBmIGs81JkJz-Kh3k2F-bTnKlol-4bKKgnlKiLCuiHTBZaE/w400-h400/CE9084DC-EFF0-420A-B666-08EE0858C5F5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsqsME8HyRiRCiykBoxzqo5L2tzEaN7Ok0yAq9GYY8AkHFPfR0S3Y0oZftRJx1U1hIL7QqneKrlugzH4qQHPMhDF8BhsVU_NkwQT5v8KzsyySXEVG0VD_q-hd-f02GgArkYiptxLA_DA/s2048/91688CF7-4005-4B9D-9530-DC1C3FCABB86_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsqsME8HyRiRCiykBoxzqo5L2tzEaN7Ok0yAq9GYY8AkHFPfR0S3Y0oZftRJx1U1hIL7QqneKrlugzH4qQHPMhDF8BhsVU_NkwQT5v8KzsyySXEVG0VD_q-hd-f02GgArkYiptxLA_DA/w400-h400/91688CF7-4005-4B9D-9530-DC1C3FCABB86_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWu2lroLeUHZlVwDeZUwAO3ln3b5q8oTclXquQ868giTdSTNpaW6TRxw0mxe8b7pCMb5Si3JhHG7JsfmcbBmqId2UjYSzV6UPBXefa5N7RbeXjv_q8oNCSF9NGk9KNM8IHTAhdmiO569Q/s2048/838CBBAA-E189-410B-99BE-07F00C983500_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWu2lroLeUHZlVwDeZUwAO3ln3b5q8oTclXquQ868giTdSTNpaW6TRxw0mxe8b7pCMb5Si3JhHG7JsfmcbBmqId2UjYSzV6UPBXefa5N7RbeXjv_q8oNCSF9NGk9KNM8IHTAhdmiO569Q/w400-h400/838CBBAA-E189-410B-99BE-07F00C983500_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>The floss you use is really a design decision you can make according to the felt you have. For these cottages I'm not worried about having the floss match exactly. I listed some suggested colors in my last post. I use DMC thread and we will be using mostly two strands of thread at a time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally you'll need felt. I have had limited supplies of felt kits on my website. You can also find kits at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/871050090/wool-felt-kit-ornaments-sew-your-own?ref=hp_rf-1&bes=1" target="_blank">Felt On The Fly</a> here in the US, <a href="https://myfeltlady.com/collections/patterns-1/products/christmas-cottage-wool-felt-kit" target="_blank">My Felt Lady</a> in Australia and <a href="https://cloudcraft.co.uk/collections/wool-felt-bundles/products/wool-felt-sheets-cottage-collection" target="_blank">Cloud Craft</a> in the UK. I was asked on Instagram, why use wool felt? Why not the polyester felt found in craft stores? I only use 100% wool felt because it is such a pleasure to cut and sew with, plus it comes in gorgeous colors and is certified organic in every aspect of its production. Polyester felt is stretchy, thin, tears easily and has a weird sheen. Wool felt is worth paying extra for, especially when you are going to be spending some time making something special. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also suggest using a small plastic box for keeping everything in so nothing goes astray. I do this all the time to keep my projects separate and organized. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Can't get a copy of the magazine? All you really need for this ornament is a very simple drawing of a house. Keep it really simple with a flat topped roof, a pointy roof will be harder. Draw your house on paper. My finished ornament is just under 3 inches square. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SG-t5OQ0Pban-4uxHZRY5meQpXmahEwc6QeYowZT3Yh6Q3M14x76WqRIsQWOMhBnTjaS2HvI41pc4YB6shPEo-8CIXOQx1OiRxi13wlUHbA8_1gURLvHTczL4LJG9T9wgWz54R8up5U/s2048/FB64E4EC-369F-4A21-B5BE-69168CB5E2D7_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SG-t5OQ0Pban-4uxHZRY5meQpXmahEwc6QeYowZT3Yh6Q3M14x76WqRIsQWOMhBnTjaS2HvI41pc4YB6shPEo-8CIXOQx1OiRxi13wlUHbA8_1gURLvHTczL4LJG9T9wgWz54R8up5U/w400-h400/FB64E4EC-369F-4A21-B5BE-69168CB5E2D7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; text-align: start;">Used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2020 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /> <p></p>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-49719310582005931792020-10-09T11:18:00.011-07:002020-10-26T10:45:00.389-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcgMyUKogkX_j4BgW7egPJDZt0u_v6gyfPy6HtlK4cHOtlVlhyphenhyphenuWYC5GAePK15XjkZC3jiTEhSCYRH6boJTTVnK_pV4Tuo1shw9M-3uS2gLNXdycC5qoI_tyNs_bEwjDNcu2oMMqFgvs/s2048/9EF74753-FDC3-4215-A920-CD526D1C1CBC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcgMyUKogkX_j4BgW7egPJDZt0u_v6gyfPy6HtlK4cHOtlVlhyphenhyphenuWYC5GAePK15XjkZC3jiTEhSCYRH6boJTTVnK_pV4Tuo1shw9M-3uS2gLNXdycC5qoI_tyNs_bEwjDNcu2oMMqFgvs/w400-h400/9EF74753-FDC3-4215-A920-CD526D1C1CBC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you follow me on social media you'll know it's been a crazy year but one of the highlights for me was being asked to design a set of three felt ornaments for American Patchwork and Quilting magazine, published by Better Homes and Gardens. I can't begin to tell you how hard it's been to keep quiet about it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLGc_JwpKDEC4QNzB1r-UZT1u6yTznhKkEILf23FpoRfKvQTanbqPCGETwUxzmvkFi-AeGiOMpOTXe68XZQnlMkV-c4HAqKzH5MUGiHGhbduANNDUdbaIVfwb6p6Lnb8zFHqbB4Z_NJI/s1440/F1EB94E9-4F40-4B69-B8EE-50A8285C53B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLGc_JwpKDEC4QNzB1r-UZT1u6yTznhKkEILf23FpoRfKvQTanbqPCGETwUxzmvkFi-AeGiOMpOTXe68XZQnlMkV-c4HAqKzH5MUGiHGhbduANNDUdbaIVfwb6p6Lnb8zFHqbB4Z_NJI/w400-h400/F1EB94E9-4F40-4B69-B8EE-50A8285C53B0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94sDBpCaVLaGhwz7L41GDAthX_nZtFDlHZU2IWJwnFAhU9Gba1rGtZYRuJdBYMbP9niB18h1Rpn3KYdu4dAZgcc7syEjWGfRtdlBUd5v4xwG42owX7lN-rcf3MKQtSheskA4xpQBIjt8/s1440/1DCB3ABF-69B5-452A-BAFF-00688819EA6E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94sDBpCaVLaGhwz7L41GDAthX_nZtFDlHZU2IWJwnFAhU9Gba1rGtZYRuJdBYMbP9niB18h1Rpn3KYdu4dAZgcc7syEjWGfRtdlBUd5v4xwG42owX7lN-rcf3MKQtSheskA4xpQBIjt8/w400-h400/1DCB3ABF-69B5-452A-BAFF-00688819EA6E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iATeoPorgupAVYxSZdrwaeCI5wg8KPk6ADrFvSCB-Y2x7K95QCvo9GKe-Wb9g7ViYhD7bTGj-lDBxG3ZGAMdL9p7Ly4JNa3Ep-wpo3cBUhiYMNY4s3E5IqcFyPCk20JVhX1su_MfXFo/s1440/74B5F2D0-C412-4734-B696-6C887C21F1BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iATeoPorgupAVYxSZdrwaeCI5wg8KPk6ADrFvSCB-Y2x7K95QCvo9GKe-Wb9g7ViYhD7bTGj-lDBxG3ZGAMdL9p7Ly4JNa3Ep-wpo3cBUhiYMNY4s3E5IqcFyPCk20JVhX1su_MfXFo/w400-h400/74B5F2D0-C412-4734-B696-6C887C21F1BC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMULyhdNuOycfvHe9ALFDsSuPpQ_9cUtSKJRb7kpeWkyinr2gaHGz9YQALNbXvvSVz6durSu46g55GqKbl6PCrGjDugzH8ZvFrS0nsNbdiWzKSwcP5hyphenhyphen8wotPeVBTX1dexn14PU511LM/s1440/EA2E77F2-3706-45C1-9970-EC715D22DD41.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMULyhdNuOycfvHe9ALFDsSuPpQ_9cUtSKJRb7kpeWkyinr2gaHGz9YQALNbXvvSVz6durSu46g55GqKbl6PCrGjDugzH8ZvFrS0nsNbdiWzKSwcP5hyphenhyphen8wotPeVBTX1dexn14PU511LM/w400-h400/EA2E77F2-3706-45C1-9970-EC715D22DD41.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The stitch along will be very informal, this is my first time organizing one. In this blog post you'll find information about everything you need and some links to help you gather supplies. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We'll start on Saturday October 24th and I'll post on Instagram and Facebook every couple of days with the next steps and tips until we are finished. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You'll need... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1. A copy of the magazine which is now out in stores. If you are not in the US and cannot get hold of copy, I encourage you to draw a simple house shape and use that. I'm going to show you how to add the details. I cannot sell the pattern on my website. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2. Felt, either a kit from me to make one of each cottage, which you can find <a href="https://www.fabricandink.com/product/felt-kit-for-cottage-ornaments" target="_blank">here</a> (I have limited supplies). Or you can get the same high quality 100% wool felt at the following websites. You'll need the following colors... black, cinnamon, light tan, med tan, dark tan, natural white, silver grey, med grey, dark grey, brown, dark brown, med green and dark green. The websites listed below all have their own names for these colors but just pick the ones you like or make up your own color combo! Janet over at Felt On The Fly has put together a kit of 8x12 felt sheets in exactly the colors I've used so if you know you'd like to make more than one ornament, this would be a great kit to get. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://achildsdream.com/holland-wool-felt/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">A Child's Dream</a> <span style="font-family: arial;">Look for Holland felt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.weircrafts.com/wool-felt/100-wool-felt.html">Weir Crafts</a> Look for Holland felt</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/871050090/wool-felt-kit-ornaments-sew-your-own?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">Felt On The Fly felt kit or felt and floss kit</a> See it in the photo below! </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuqiPcpt_eE4U82GNG2BBKMGsT1-LkA4Cou3BgfWK7hscAq586d3sYzGLwO96232OEpgYXx-qshv4-NPp1MLsv7FVe2l726tm7cVqC54CyC_JUwiEmrmm7CMKmLFx4HyWq2c0rjx3uiI/s2048/AA46B89E-7AEE-4B2D-9B8A-5BFD527F648B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuqiPcpt_eE4U82GNG2BBKMGsT1-LkA4Cou3BgfWK7hscAq586d3sYzGLwO96232OEpgYXx-qshv4-NPp1MLsv7FVe2l726tm7cVqC54CyC_JUwiEmrmm7CMKmLFx4HyWq2c0rjx3uiI/w400-h400/AA46B89E-7AEE-4B2D-9B8A-5BFD527F648B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3. You'll also need sharp scissors and here is a link to my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CDXTkbknSK2/" target="_blank">review</a> of small detail scissors over on Instagram and my favorite pair. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. The only other supply is floss and I usually use DMC floss that I get at my local big box fabric/craft store. 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I've always felt that it was rather conceited to think that we are the only living beings in the universe. In the words of Arthur C Clarke, "Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." </div>
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Ages ago I designed a spaceship pincushion and oddly enough I had a couple of request for them recently and posted pictures of the latest ones on Instagram on the same day as the Pentagon videos! My little aliens come in peace. I think. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been making some fairy house pincushions for my Etsy shop and with those in mind, I really wanted to try making some fairy furniture just for fun. I recently bought myself a book about making tiny furniture from found things and it's full of beautiful inspiration pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a project that could be as simple or complicated as you'd like it to be. If you have children who can safely use a hot glue gun, this would be a fun project for them too - imagine a fairy garden tucked under a tree in your garden or in among some small scale plants in a pot. Sure you can buy fairy garden items at a local craft store but how much more satisfying to make them yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It took a little while to gather materials. I wandered round the garden, clippers in hand, collecting delicate and interesting twigs and flakes of bark. I had the some little spun cotton red and white mushrooms, tiny pinecones, moss and faux ferns from previous projects. I dug out some pliers to cut the wires off the mushrooms, some scissors, hot glue gun and some tweezers to protect my fingers from the hot glue. <a href="https://www.smilemercantile.com/" target="_blank">This website</a> is where I got the little mushrooms from and there are lots of other special crafting goodies there too. The moss and faux fern are from Hobby Lobby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The instructions in the book suggest making a square for the chair seat first and building from that, which is almost what I did....I'm not very good at following directions exactly as they are written! I made a basic chair frame and then filled in the seat with trimmed twigs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The moss is really to hide the spots of hot glue but it also gives the finished chair a really woodsy feel. Chairs could be made any size and design and the book has lots of suggestions for materials. I wanted to keep mine simple. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My daughter worked alongside me and also made a chair but I think hers feels more like a fairy throne! It's beautiful. Notice how she used a long piece of curved bark for part of the seat back? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was harder than I thought to get the twigs to stick together and I had to be patient and use more hot glue than I really wanted to. The tweezers were a really helpful tool for pushing the tiny bits of moss into the hot glue, saving my fingers. Next time, I'd like a greater variety of natural materials and I'm now on the hunt for interesting seed pods and bits and pieces as I'm out walking with my dog! </span></div>
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<br />angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-72062080733167646962020-04-02T11:37:00.000-07:002020-04-02T11:37:34.036-07:00awesome gluten free bread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Really good gluten free bread is the holy grail for those of us who must avoid gluten. The tiniest bit of gluten makes my husband really sick and for years I have struggled to find a good recipe for bread. There are lots of recipes and store bought bread options out there and some are ok but really who wants to eat stuff that's just "ok"? Then one day recently, I stumbled on <a href="https://food52.com/recipes/82284-gluten-free-bread-recipe" target="_blank">this</a> recipe and it is a game changer. The original recipe is for a loaf studded with olives and flavored with caraway which just wasn't that appetizing to me but in the video the baker and author explained that those could successfully be left out or replaced. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't like a lot of additives in things so I was excited to find this recipe and also find that I already had everything in my gluten free pantry. The only thing I noticed is that in the video she says to bake at 325f but the recipe says 425f which is actually correct. I've found that in my fan oven, it works best at 400f and yes I bake it for the full 1hour and 40minutes! I thought this sounded insane when I heard it and was sure my bread would be dry and burned, but no, it's perfect - every time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is not fluffy white sandwich bread. It is hearty and flavorful with a thick chewy crust. Don't eat it warm, I know that is tough because it smells amazing but it needs that cooling time. My favorite additions to this bread are chopped walnuts and sunflower seeds. Also I've used my stand mixer and a bowl and spatula and both work just fine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Find the recipe <a href="https://food52.com/recipes/82284-gluten-free-bread-recipe" target="_blank">here</a>. You're welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the spirit of fantastical tales, I let my imagination wander through the pincushion possibilities. Yes, this is the way I think! I have wanted to design a swan pincushion for ages and it seemed like now was the right moment. Early last Sunday morning, I made some coffee and sat at the table with my sketchbook and pencils. Sometimes that can be the kiss of death to an idea - blank page and all that - but I sketched a swan and in my imagination it was sitting silent in the water with weeping willow branches reaching down to the water, blossoms overhead and surrounded by waterlilies. One of the places we have kayaked is a small secret lake covered in yellow waterlilies with lots of tiny blue dragonflies so I think I was influenced by that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I'm happy with a sketch, I move on to making pattern pieces out of printer paper, in this case there were just two pieces, the swan body and a wing. Making the first one of any new design takes longer than subsequent ones and every single design, without fail, goes through an "ugly stage" where all I want to do is bin it and start again. I've learned to trust my instinct though and push through this stage because it rarely lasts long and I almost never give up on a design totally. That doesn't mean it's a smooth process. I worked the beak of this swan twice and the wing three times! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The felt I use is 100% merino wool and is certified organic in every aspect of its production. It cuts and stitches beautifully. I am so thankful right now that I am a hoarder of embroidery thread! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week has been very strange hasn't it? We've been settling into our new routines and way of being, learning to work around the others in our household so that everyone can do what they need to. We've set up our guest bedroom as an office for my husband. My two adult children are both at home and taking online college classes for the rest of the school year. I'm teaching a middle school costume design class via Zoom. No actual costumes will get made but there will be lots of research and designing. It's a major adjustment for everyone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been struggling a bit with being able to concentrate on anything for long. I've also been dealing with an asthma flare-up triggered by seasonal allergies (everything is blooming here in California) and fueled by anxiety. I have some more meds now thanks to a video call with my doctor who shared how stressed he and his colleagues are and how he goes home as little as possible to protect his family. How thankful I am for our medical professionals right now. What a task they face. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been stitching though and I've been working on these penguin pincushions. These are papa emperor penguins with their chicks. This design uses something called thread painting, where you use different colors or shades of thread and blend them. For the yellow on the papa penguin I used three shades of yellow and one of orange and used just one strand of each. I'm no expert but I've gotten better with practice. I've found <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Miniature-Needle-Painting-Embroidery-Portraits/dp/1863514708/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O0HXZWY20NDK&keywords=needle+painting+embroidery&qid=1585365611&sprefix=needle+pay%2Caps%2C237&sr=8-2" target="_blank">this</a> book to have very clear instructions and examples of thread painting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sides of these pincushion design are grey and have icy ocean waves with tiny silvery fishes. When my children were little we had a membership to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the penguins were always a favorite. The penguins they have are not emperor ones like these but my daughter had a bit of a penguin obsession so we watched all the penguin movies! </span></div>
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angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-56866081865852386372020-03-23T12:36:00.000-07:002020-03-23T17:16:51.574-07:00how to finish an embroidery hoop for hanging<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This morning I finished my hoop ready for hanging on my gallery wall and I thought I'd share how I usually do that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I remove the linen from the hoop I use for actually doing the embroidery. I use that purple plastic one as it is really sturdy and holds the fabric really taut. The wood hoop is the same size so I simply placed the linen in the wooden hoop and tightened it up, making sure the heart was centered and the clamp was at the top because I use that to tie the ribbon or twine to for hanging. The next step is to trim the linen and glue it to the inside of the wooden hoop as shown. Don't use gobs of hot glue and be careful as it's hot and you'll be pressing the fabric into the glue with your fingers. I recently found a hot glue gun on Amazon that causes less of those crazy strings and doesn't drip when it's resting, I think it was just called a "no drip" hot glue gun - it was a couple of dollars more than a regular one but I'm very happy with it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I gave this a good going over with a sticky roller - I have a white cat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The next step is to cut a felt circle to fit the back of the hoop. Some people like to glue this in to cover the back of the embroidery. I like to stitch mine as shown in the photos. It's not hard, just a bit fiddly around where the hoop clamp is. I just like how it looks when it is stitched. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've hung my hoop on my gallery wall. I totally meant to add the date on the back but forgot so I may embroider a little label and add that, not that I'm likely to forget March 2020! </span></div>
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angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-30329887071811397212020-03-21T19:09:00.001-07:002020-03-21T23:12:50.092-07:00embroidery for strange times<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These are strange times and most of us are struggling to deal with our own new realities. Maybe like me, you are under a "shelter in place" order or maybe you are voluntarily self isolating. Whatever, it's likely you are living a different life right now and that can be stressful. I'm finding it hard to concentrate for long so I'm filling my days with things that take smaller chunks of time. I've been baking more and stitching in between other chores and activities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the things I've been working on is an embroidery pattern by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tinkerellen/" target="_blank">@tinkerellen</a> on Instagram. It's a very simple pattern available in her Etsy shop for $1 and my first decision was background fabric. I really like stitching on linen and I had these three colors. Since I knew I'd choose bright, clean colors of floss I decided to go with the black linen. If you don't have linen a low volume quilting cotton would work great or any plain cotton. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I sketched the pattern freehand onto the black fabric because I knew I wouldn't stick to it exactly. I'm incapable of following a pattern as it is written 😂. I knew I'd be adding felt flowers, sequins and maybe beads. In my mind I could see this as a bright Spring like embroidery with that section of running stitch as a burbling stream, fed by snowmelt and crystal clear. The flowers would be pink and purple and the leaves, the bright greens of early Spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I really like using variegated thread for this type of project. It looks so good against this black linen and the repetition of stitches really shows off the color variance. Instead of a running stitch for the "stream" I decided on chain stitch and I worked the rows really close together because this gives such a lovely texture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you look closely you will see a bit of metallic thread for some watery sparkle! This project is all about using what you have on hand and I have a pretty good stash of floss - it's been fun to use it! You'll see some sequins here too, these are so pretty and very sparkly. I used lots more french knots (um my favorite stitch!) to fill in between the leaves and then black french knots between the flowers on the right. I know, black on black - what was I thinking? It was hard on my eyes but again, the texture is awesome! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-29573568476397237452017-08-03T19:22:00.000-07:002017-08-03T19:23:04.464-07:00Little Felt Houses<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This post follows on from my last one where I shared a little felt house I made. Since then I've been working on some other designs. As always making the first one of anything takes a lot of extra time. There's the pattern to draft, the felt colors to choose and design details to work out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These little houses seem to have taken a long time but I'm getting faster as I work out the process. These sweet little houses are intended for use as pincushions and are perfectly functional but I have to say, I can't quite bring myself to put them away in the box yet! I am enjoying them on the counter in my workspace! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This little cottage was inspired by the golden stone cottages of the Cotswolds. There are roses growing around the front door, some on the side wall and a herb garden in the back. Each roof tile is individually cut and stitched onto the roof. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is another golden stone cottage. The Cotswolds is not the only region of England to have houses made from this color stone and I'm imaging this cottage in the rolling countryside of the Midlands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-24528505253746882502017-07-25T19:24:00.003-07:002017-07-25T19:26:31.557-07:00A Creative Funk<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For a while there, I was in a such a creative funk or rut. I had no inspiration, and not the slightest motivation. I hate feeling like that! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the things I do to help myself is to clean up and/or sort out some of my supplies. I sorted and tidied my fabric stash, being ruthless with fabrics I don't love anymore. Then I emptied the deep drawer that has all my beads and beading tools. I'd ordered some new beads and findings so I found the proper places for those to go and once again, sorted out the beads and other things I knew I'd never use. It felt good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gradually some fresh ideas began to creep up on me. I pulled out my sketchbook and made notes. What I was imagining was a little felt cottage, actually a whole village of little cottages, that could be practical as pincushions or just decorative. In my mind, this one was a little white cottage with exposed stone at the corners and a clay tile roof...with roses growing around the door, window boxes and big pots full of plants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is the little cottage without a floor or any stuffing. You can see how the corner stones all match. The side has a window with a window box and round the back are some plant filled pots. To keep the whole thing stable, I added some really thick sew in stabilizer when I added the floor. The little cottage was then firmly stuffed with my favorite ultra plush polyfil stuffing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am really happy with how this came out. My plan is to make a variety of little cottages before listing them in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FabricAndInk?ref=seller-platform-mcnav" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. They will be priced a little higher than the other pincushions to reflect the extra time they take. On my coffee table now is a book about the traditional houses of France, another about English cottages and one of traditional houses in the area I grew up in. I'm busy sketching and planning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lately I've started making things again, inspired by two books, one that focuses on the flavors of alternative flours and the other that tackles the thorny issue of gluten free bread. A really good loaf of bread is the Holy Grail of the gluten free world! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came upon this book on Amazon and after spending a bit of time on the website that works alongside the book, I purchased it. I've only made the basic bread recipe because I feel like I'm still getting used to making it. The basic dough recipe makes either freeform loaves or sandwich bread in a pan and I've done both. The bread tastes like bread. It has a fabulous crust and it isn't at all dry or crumbly. None of my loaves have been perfect but they're improving and all have been better than anything I've bought in stores. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The bread dough is weird, as all gluten free bread dough is! It is very wet and feels all wrong (I've made regular bread at home for years). I use the whole grain version of the recipe and add some of the seed and grain mix below that I get from Trader Joe's. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And Ta Da!! Here is the baked loaf. It is good, crusty bread. It keeps really well on the counter for two or three days although I only make small loaves so it doesn't usually hang around that long!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The other book that I am absolutely loving is all about the flavors of alternative flours. I've made several things from it and, without exception, everything has come out beautifully. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This carrot cake is one of our favorites.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you haven't checked out the website <a href="https://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/" target="_blank">Gluten Free On A Shoestring</a> yet, I recommend it. I make several cake recipes from there and they also have all turned out beautifully. Today I made a ginger cake. This was a tough one, because the standard is my mom's ginger cake which I remember from when I was little. It was soft, and gingery with a lovely sticky top. It always reminds me of Fall and Bonfire Night and hunting for chestnuts in the woods near my Aunt's house. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When it was cool and I cut it and tried it, I was so happy to find that it tasted just like my mom's even down to the sticky top. The cake is moist and spicy. This recipe is a keeper. You can find the recipe <a href="https://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/gingerbread-cake/" target="_blank">here</a>. Don't wait for Fall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The last time I was up in the mountains I worked on some more felt cacti. The hardest part of making these is picking the colors and making the flowers! While we were there it snowed really hard (in June!!) and so it was really nice to be working on something really brightly colored while the wood stove kept us cozy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was able to get them all stitched and the flowers added and then I "potted" them when I got home. This involves very carefully hot gluing them into their little pots. I'm really happy with how this batch turned out, my favorite one is the very pale green cactus with the pink flowers. </span></div>
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<br />angele carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027800931850580222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169948369446779808.post-66053012778395550892017-06-23T06:56:00.001-07:002017-06-23T06:56:14.102-07:00Barn Owl Pincushion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my very first pincushions had an owl on it and I haven't made any other owl ones since but recently I decided to work on another one in a different design. I did my drawings as usual using my bird book for reference. This is a barred owl which seems to me to be the owl shape that everyone thinks of when you say "owl". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cut out all the felt pieces and stitched the branch and then put it down and left it because it just didn't feel right. When I came back to it a few days later I realized that it was the owl that was bothering me and I went back to the bird book and found myself drawn to the barn owl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I see barn owls sometimes. I live in a town but there are hills, farmland and wild open spaces all around the town. I've even seen barn owls late at night flying across the road near a piece of open land in the middle of town. It is pretty startling to catch one in your headlights. My daughter works at a horse barn out in the countryside and in the Fall and Winter I see lots of owls when I drive to pick her up in the dark evenings. It always feels like a privilege, like they've allowed themselves to be seen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as I made the decision to switch to a barn owl, the stitching came together smoothly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've made a few of these now and they sell as soon as I list them. I need to make some more. Sometimes it would be nice to have just a few more hours in each day!</span></div>
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