MAGPIE'S MUMBLINGS

A blog about my interests, which include fabric landscapes and various and assorted other artsy pursuits and sometimes known to contain mumblings of a random nature.

Monday, June 20, 2022

A little progress - that takes hours

Over the weekend I worked on the latest landscape and thought I'd show you a closeup of part of it.  


I think you can see from the photo the area that I've worked on.  I use fabric that's preprinted with the barnboard design but then I machine stitch on top of it to add dimension.  It's a slow process but I think it brings it to life.  At least I hope so!

- Did you play with paper dolls when you were young?  Perhaps you'd like to play with them again from HERE.  

- There's a nice quilt pattern HERE for using jelly rolls.

- If you're feeling the urge to make a teddy bear, perhaps one of the pattern links HERE might be the one.

Today the quote is from Harvey MacKay..."Time is free but it's priceless.  You can't own it, but you can use it.  You can't keep it, but you can spend it.  Once you've lost it you can never get it back"



18 comments:

  1. Lovely stitching that really does make those barn boards stand out--nice work...resting day for me--did too much watching my daughter's dog yesterday--too much bending etc. and so it goes, right? hugs Julierose

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    1. Thanks Julierose. It does take me hours to do all that stitching but I feel the result is worth it.
      Get your rest today (and maybe tomorrow too!)

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  2. How lucky your family is to have you! Sleep pants to fit for the sons and a lovely knitted outfit for the baby. And clever to knit it a size up; they grow so fast. My MIL used to say too big is a good fault when it comes to children's clothes. Meanwhile, what a beautiful job you've done on the barn boards. Do look so real!

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    1. Our sons (and myself) have extra long inseams so in order to have something like sleep pants long enough I have to make them. #2 son (who is 6'8") has extremely long legs and pants of any kind for him pretty much have to special ordered.

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  3. I always enjoy reading creator's details of what goes into a project. All that extra stitching does make a difference. Those paper dolls are cute. I played with paper dolls cut out of the JC Penney's & Sears catalogs, and but also sometimes I bought paper dolls like you linked to. Lots of my childhood was tied up in that kind of play.

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    1. I played with paper dolls I cut out of the Eaton's or Simpson's catalogs too. I don't think I ever had any purchased ones.

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  4. I think the added stitching gives it real life. It looks to be a little tedious, but special effects often are. I love that quote - going to add to my journal.

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    1. Yes, it does get a bit tedious but then I sit back and look at the end result and it's worth it. Glad you like the quote!

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  5. Wow, so much work, but so worth it!! xx

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    1. So far I've spent two afternoons on the 'wood' and still not done. I must enjoy what I do!

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  6. Great progress Mary Anne. It may not seem that important but it is the little details that really bring your landscapes to life. Love it! Christine xx

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    1. Yes, I think it's in the details too. I could simply slap the pre-printed fabric down and call it done but to me it needs more.

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  7. Anonymous10:42 AM

    Sherry of createology: I like how you sew each line of the barn wood fabric to give it texture and dimension. I love paper dolls and the link looks very interesting. Time is very elusive…here one minute and gone the next minute.

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    1. I'm big on texture so it's a no-brainer for me. Could be my crazy quilting background coming out in me!

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  8. The machine stitching really adds life to the barnboard looking fabric. Love it.

    God bless.

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  9. Jillayne11:37 AM

    The machine stitching certainly does add some beautiful dimension to the fabric - it's very striking and so effective. I admire your perseverance - I am not a fan of machine stitching though there are times when the lines it makes are much better than what could be done with hand-stitching, never mind the time differential!

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    1. I use both machine and hand stitching depending on the effect I'm wanting. At the moment I'm working on the shading and then it will be on to the embroidery part.

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