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.

Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Missing hours

 Well, that's two afternoons of time that I won't ever get back.  You probably noticed in my previous post that I had heavily basted the latest landscape prior to stitching.  Nothing unusual about that...but....because I thought I'd try doing a torn fabric technique for the grass area I ended up basting far more than I normally do.  Then I thought it would be a clever thing to tiny zigzag the edges down with invisible thread.  I'd already basted those edges so then the problem arose when I tried to remove said basting threads.  Argh!!!  Lesson learned?? Not likely!





- Although THIS is in French, you can click on the 'scrolls' on the left which will take you to her various galleries of work.

- Spend some time clicking on the thumbnail pieces of bead art by THIS amazing artist!

- THIS is a technique I haven't seen before - very interesting

- Have a scroll through THESE!

- And have a visit to see the creations of THIS amazing artist!

Today the quote is from Elizabeth Gilbert..."How we behave matters because within human society everything is contagious - sadness and anger, yes, but also patience and generosity.  Which means we all have more influence than we realize"





20 comments:

  1. Yes, I get ahead of myself from time to time. The latest for me was mislaying 4 blocks and they were huge. Can't believe how much time I wasted searching for them. Meanwhile, loved that puffer fish you made, put a smile on my face. You are so clever and now this barn in the grassy field is emerging beautifully. Thanks as always for the interesting links!

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    1. Oh I know all about misplacing things and then discover they were hiding in plain sight because I do it all the time. At the moment I've been searching for my single-hole punch which I know I was using when I was wrapping gifts at Christmas. Haven't seen it since and have NO clue where it could have gotten to.

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  2. That technique of embroidery crossed with pompoms is new to me too. Fun to use a lot of tapestry wool.

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    1. I hadn't seen that before either. It's an interesting technique for sure.

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  3. I was wondering what new technique you were doing with this latest landscape. I'm imagining you ripping out lots of stitches, but it's not clear from what you wrote. Maybe you just have a lot of unnecessary stitches - time lost to that? I love this already. I'm looking forward to watching you construct the hole in the barn's roof. Very cool picture you're working from!

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    1. The technique was to use torn strips of fabric to create the grass area which worked up to a point, but I needed to heavily baste the strips to keep them in place until I got them quilted/stitched down. That was fine...until....I used a small zig zag stitch with invisible thread to anchor the top of each strip - not thinking that I'd also put lines of basting thread there, which...duh....has to be removed. Lesson (hopefully!) learned on that one!

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  4. Watching the different stages in your pics is awesome ,you sure do beautiful work ,interesting listening to your different techniques 🌹🤍🌹

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    1. I keep forgetting to say that the pictures are clickable to embiggen them if you want to see further detail.

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  5. I always click on the picture so I can see all the stitching. Love the idea of beading...but my fingers are too clumsy and really I have enough "hobbies" as Harvey would say.

    God bless.

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    1. I have tons of beads but rarely use them now. When I was crazy quilting I needed them a lot but they don't seem to translate into landscapes quite so well.

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  6. That's the beauty of trying something new.... you always learn something from it! Whether the lesson sinks in or not is always another matter!! LOL Love the torn edge strips for the grass, it adds a lot of texture. Hugs Christine xx

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    1. Ahh - texture was what I was going for so good to know that it shows enough for you to see. And yes, it's always a learning curve!

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  7. The crossing stitch link is mind boggling how that is done.

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  8. Sometimes we have to finish the mistakes we've made but I find that it makes me try to think of an even better way to get the job done. The should and shouldn't haves set in. For me it was last night trying to create a birthday card for my grandson. Took way longer to get done because I was too lazy to look for something thinking that would take longer - not so.

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    1. Yes, I do try to learn from my mistakes but then I sometimes manage to forget why something didn't work the first time I tried it.

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  9. Anonymous1:42 PM

    Sherry of createology: What a wonderful idea you have to use torn strips of fabric for the grasses…it really adds to the texture of the landscape. You are always so creative. So many amazing artists in these links today. Spring Sunshine is here…finally.

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    1. I really can't lay claim to the torn strips of fabric idea as being mine - saw it in a book and thought I'd give it a try.

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  10. The grass is amazing on your design, using invisible thread what a grand idea.
    Thank-you for the amazing links, I love the typewriter so beautiful.

    Catherine

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    1. I use invisible thread to attach the different elements but then I switch to regular thread for the details.
      Glad you enjoyed the links!

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