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.

Friday, April 05, 2024

A couple of you guessed correctly!

Unfortunately there's no sun here today (again...what's new) so I couldn't really get a decent photo of the progress on the landscape so you will have to use your imagination to know that it's made using denim.... 


- I found THIS article interesting.

- And THIS too.

- THESE are rather cute and would use up yarn scraps.

This made me laugh (but how true it is!)...




27 comments:

  1. WOW!!! There is a lot of stitching on that piece. I love it.

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    1. Thank you! Still working on the hand embroidery which will take me a couple days to complete.

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  2. I didn't see this one coming--love it!! Beautiful stitching--hugs, Julierose

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    1. Thank you Julierose. I had fun wondering if anyone would guess what it was going to be.

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  3. I like it! (I thought it was going to be a seascape.)

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    1. Yes, I can certainly see why you would think that. Thanks!

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  4. Beautiful work, the edging is fantastic!

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    1. Took me a few hours to stitch that edging but it's my happy zone so I don't mind.

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  5. That is wonderful, Mary Anne. Are you going to tell how you did the windmill? Is it embroidered? I assume that barbwire is embroidered. Impressive.

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    1. Windmill is stitched by machine with the addition of paint to create the vanes. And yes, the barbed wire is emboidered by hand.

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  6. Well my guess was far from a windmill. Really like the flower print you used for the pasture.

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    1. The floral print is actually a leftover piece from a wee dress I made for our grandie.

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  7. (Oops hit the enter key to go to next line but it submitted. I wasn't done!)..........I taught kids sewing skills by having them make fidget quilts (Lesson plans on my blog.) It was made of squares with each square including a different sewing technique. The skills were taught on a scaffolding plan. Yes, that donkey is exactly me. I'm stealing it.

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    1. I've seen fidget blankets that were either knit or crocheted and fidget muffs, but this is the first time I've come across quilted versions. You were on to something!

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  8. So many old wind chargers here in Saskatchewan. Awesome. Also windmills on dugouts and those low lying areas. It is really hard to tell the difference.

    God bless.

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    1. I hadn't heard the term 'wind charger' until you brought it up so I had to ask Mr. Google to explain them.

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  9. Anonymous9:04 PM

    Sherry of createology: I think this landscape made with denim will be spectacular. I love the windmill. How did you ever find out what happens to me when I go to bed…so tired I can’t stop yawning! Still no resolve on what hubby’s bacterial infection is. So frustrating not knowing. On med #3, although we skipped #2 and he became allergic to med #1. Geesh…

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    1. HAh - because that's what happens to me most nights. My mind refuses to shut down and I lie there wide awake while RC is out like a light in mere minutes. I try not to hate him.
      Hope you soon get your DH's issue figured out and he starts feeling better.

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  10. Oh, that's going to be awesome!

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    1. It's fun working with denim - hadn't realized how much I missed it until I realized I could use it in landscapes. Thanks!

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  11. Love that you are using denim! It's looking so pretty! xx

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    1. I used to work a lot with recycled denim and made a ton of jackets but had to give them up when my hands started giving me grief. I'm happy to find a way I can work with it again.

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  12. I was thinking it might be something tall like a lighthouse, but this makes much more sense. Looks wonderful already.

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    1. Hmmm - I must consider doing a lighthouse one day. That would be fun!

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  13. Oh, I see I was here already - just trying to catch up. The fidget quilts look interesting. Years ago, before my kids were grown and married and we had a local quilt/fabric store, I fell in love with the idea of doing an "I Spy" quilt one day if I ever had grandchildren. I think I even starting collecting fabric for it, but never got around to making one. Sigh.

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    1. I thought of making I Spy quilts for our grandies and then I stopped to realize just how many different fabrics I would have to buy and the urge passed.

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