On to the details.
On the front of the stocking is this detail at the toe.
This one is on the back of the stocking, the flowers are made of Sassa Lynn pearl cotton with gold rayon details.
Until later.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Cream & White Christmas - details
A couple more details to the Cream & White Christmas, stocking. I will have full pictures next time, I need to pick up my quilt show entries today, which this is one. If you would like to see the other fantastic quilts in the show go here. The pictures for this year are not up yet, but you can see last years, and perhaps visit again in a week or so and see 2008's entries. This is a peoples choice show.
On to the details.
On the front of the stocking is this detail at the toe.
This one is on the back of the stocking, the flowers are made of Sassa Lynn pearl cotton with gold rayon details.
Until later.
On to the details.
On the front of the stocking is this detail at the toe.
This one is on the back of the stocking, the flowers are made of Sassa Lynn pearl cotton with gold rayon details.
Until later.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Urgent Pray Request
I am asking for prayer for a friend of our family. This is a really hard one to write about.
Please pray for Arney. He has just found out he has cancer, Arney is 40, he is married to Sherry and they have 2 children under 10. What makes this cancer so ugly is that it is in his face. They are going to do surgery which will remove the whole left side of his face, eye, teeth, jaw and down into his neck. If he doesn't have the surgery they give him 4 months. With the surgery he will also undergo chemo and radiation.
You can imagine the emotional turmoil this family is going through. Not only the cancer but the very public deformity. How do you explain these things to children?.
Of course he will no longer be able to work and doing the things he loves, will be at the very least be on hold until he can be rehabilitated again. Will he be able to talk?
Insurance is only going to pay for part of it so now they worry about losing everything.
Please add this family to your prayer list, share this request with all you know.
Several years ago I asked you all to pray for my friends GD and you all spread the word and she is now a happy normal 2 year old. So I am asking for the same for Arney.
Please pray for Arney. He has just found out he has cancer, Arney is 40, he is married to Sherry and they have 2 children under 10. What makes this cancer so ugly is that it is in his face. They are going to do surgery which will remove the whole left side of his face, eye, teeth, jaw and down into his neck. If he doesn't have the surgery they give him 4 months. With the surgery he will also undergo chemo and radiation.
You can imagine the emotional turmoil this family is going through. Not only the cancer but the very public deformity. How do you explain these things to children?.
Of course he will no longer be able to work and doing the things he loves, will be at the very least be on hold until he can be rehabilitated again. Will he be able to talk?
Insurance is only going to pay for part of it so now they worry about losing everything.
Please add this family to your prayer list, share this request with all you know.
Several years ago I asked you all to pray for my friends GD and you all spread the word and she is now a happy normal 2 year old. So I am asking for the same for Arney.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Cream & White Christmas Stocking
WAHOOOOOOOO...........the seam treatments are all done on the Cream & White Christmas stocking. I only started it back in August 07. Of course there have been alot of things to disrupt my work on it, but alas it is ready to stitch up. Here you will find details I posted back then, just to get you reacquainted with the stocking, you will find other stockings as well.
Now to some of the finial details. For the treatments below we have cross stitch design done in K.N.K. silk #78 with arrow stitch to decorate the sides, beautiful golden seed beads finish it off.
Next to that I used Sassa Lynne thread in Linen to make up little bow ties, they are pulled together with the same K.N.K silk threads. The rick rack above is held down with rayon thread in gold.
These are the last two seam treatments (though I have others to show you once I can get good pictures) that finish off the stocking.
First is a combination of things, done in Sassa Lynne, Linen, using Carole Samples templates to get the spacing right. The shells are chain stitched with spokes coming out of each chain and a flau pearl at the center, topped off with flowers whose stems are stem stitched, straight stitch leaves and triple french knot flower heads.
Lastly are golden rayon french knots to enhance the pretty lace.
More details to come along with the finished stocking.......
Now to some of the finial details. For the treatments below we have cross stitch design done in K.N.K. silk #78 with arrow stitch to decorate the sides, beautiful golden seed beads finish it off.
Next to that I used Sassa Lynne thread in Linen to make up little bow ties, they are pulled together with the same K.N.K silk threads. The rick rack above is held down with rayon thread in gold.
These are the last two seam treatments (though I have others to show you once I can get good pictures) that finish off the stocking.
First is a combination of things, done in Sassa Lynne, Linen, using Carole Samples templates to get the spacing right. The shells are chain stitched with spokes coming out of each chain and a flau pearl at the center, topped off with flowers whose stems are stem stitched, straight stitch leaves and triple french knot flower heads.
Lastly are golden rayon french knots to enhance the pretty lace.
More details to come along with the finished stocking.......
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Writing & Tags
I had fun writing for CQmagonline. Here is the finished product from the article. It really is an honor to be able to do this. If you have not seen the magazine please go and enjoy all the great articles.
Today, I just join a new community for anyone who likes textiles, come join in the fun at
Stitchin Fingers @ http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/
Today, I just join a new community for anyone who likes textiles, come join in the fun at
Stitchin Fingers @ http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
New Stockings & a game
Here are the two new stocking I pieced up last weekend.
I have been tagged by Judy for this little game.
How it works: Scattergories: It's harder than it looks! Erase my answers, enter yours, tag 10 people, post it on your blog, then notify them, including the person who tagged you.
"Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things.....nothing made up!
Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same first initial.
You cannot use your name for the boy/girl name question"
Ok, let's begin:
What is your name: Gail
Four letter word: girl
Vehicle: Geo
TV Show: Gigget
City: Greybull
Boy's Name: Greg
Girl's Name: Ginny
Occupation: geologist
Something You Wear: glitter
Food: grapes
Something Found in a Bathroom: green towel
Reason for Being Late: gas
Something You Shout: gosh dangit
Now who shall I tag......................?????
Candi
Susan
Carole
Fran
Suzy
Ok so its not 10, but 5 is better then none, right????
I have been tagged by Judy for this little game.
How it works: Scattergories: It's harder than it looks! Erase my answers, enter yours, tag 10 people, post it on your blog, then notify them, including the person who tagged you.
"Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things.....nothing made up!
Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same first initial.
You cannot use your name for the boy/girl name question"
Ok, let's begin:
What is your name: Gail
Four letter word: girl
Vehicle: Geo
TV Show: Gigget
City: Greybull
Boy's Name: Greg
Girl's Name: Ginny
Occupation: geologist
Something You Wear: glitter
Food: grapes
Something Found in a Bathroom: green towel
Reason for Being Late: gas
Something You Shout: gosh dangit
Now who shall I tag......................?????
Candi
Susan
Carole
Fran
Suzy
Ok so its not 10, but 5 is better then none, right????
Friday, April 18, 2008
Snow & Ice........ Christmas Stocking Completed
The Snow & Ice Stocking is done. I have posted pictures of the front
and the back with close ups below. The inside is a beautiful blue satin,
with faux pearl ringing the top of the stocking, beads and satin ribbon
for hanging. Enjoy.
Remember to
click for a close up.
and the back with close ups below. The inside is a beautiful blue satin,
with faux pearl ringing the top of the stocking, beads and satin ribbon
for hanging. Enjoy.
Remember to
click for a close up.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Snow & Ice........ Christmas Stocking Update
Oh my goodness have I been in a fog or something, I have been such a failure at posting to my blog, please accept my apologizes. I don't know what the deal is...........anyhow
Some more updates on the Snow & Ice Christmas stocking, it is about 75% done now. On my Carole Samples list one of our assignments was to create a block and use some of the stitches on page 104-105 on the block, I decided to use the back of the stocking. So the stitches and designs you see below all come from this source.
I do want to share a little something. I seem to be in a frump, and I believe this is the problem I am having these days. Stitching is happening, but not like before when that is about all I could do. Perhaps it is spring fever, I don't know for sure. I do know that I am drawn to my herbal studies alot these days...one of the things I want to do in this area is to stitch up renditions of the herbal plants I study, maybe this will be the direction I go, we shall see. I appreciate you patience with me, I hope I will regain my desire soon. God Bless you all.
Some more updates on the Snow & Ice Christmas stocking, it is about 75% done now. On my Carole Samples list one of our assignments was to create a block and use some of the stitches on page 104-105 on the block, I decided to use the back of the stocking. So the stitches and designs you see below all come from this source.
I do want to share a little something. I seem to be in a frump, and I believe this is the problem I am having these days. Stitching is happening, but not like before when that is about all I could do. Perhaps it is spring fever, I don't know for sure. I do know that I am drawn to my herbal studies alot these days...one of the things I want to do in this area is to stitch up renditions of the herbal plants I study, maybe this will be the direction I go, we shall see. I appreciate you patience with me, I hope I will regain my desire soon. God Bless you all.
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