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, January 08, 2025

Just a stitchin' away

 I have unpicked all the embroidery on the border of the landscape and am in the process of re-stitching it.  Rather yawn-worthy to show you another picture of basically the same thing  you saw in my previous post.  Even my evening knitting is boring because I'm working on another pair of socks.  More of the same.  

My fabric order arrived and there's now some white that I can hopefully turn into 'winter sky' for landscapes.  I anticipate a day of pretty big m-e-s-s as I squirt shaving cream and paint all over the table and then slop it onto fabric.  Very scientific process overall.  Good thing I don't have to do it very often!


- If you're interested in seeing a big list of possible quilt challenges for 2025, have a peek HERE.

- Sharon Boggon is once again running her free TAST (Take A Stitch Tuesdays) and if you're wanting to either learn some new embroidery stitches or brush up on ones you don't use often, perhaps you might like to join in.  Go HERE for further info.

- Those of you who are drowning in UFO piles, perhaps reading THIS article will spark an idea (scroll down to get it all).  The adoption plan sounds promising!  And while you're at it, perhaps there might be some tips HERE that would be useful.

- THIS might be a fun design to think about for Valentine's Day.

Today's quote..."We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended"



12 comments:

  1. Hi MA: Love this post, I am curious about the shaving cream and paint, how does that work? just curious.

    Catherine❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

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    1. Shaving cream and paint - well, it's messy for sure! I'll do a wee tutorial in my next blog post (coming Friday) in case there's anyone else who wants to know.

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  2. Ooh what goopy fun: shaving cream and paint--;))) I'll be watching to see how the fabric turns out...hugs, Julierose

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  3. Valentine's Day? That's not for ages, oh, wait...

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  4. How fun! You will have to share how the shaving cream and paint turns out. I am so interested to see! Thanks for sharing about the quilts. I have making one on my list of new years resolutions this year along with cooking at home more, learning to knit, and having my kitchen cabinets painted. Wish me luck haha!

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    1. Stay tuned! My Friday blog post will explain the shaving cream process I use. And yes, good luck on your project plans!

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  5. Shhh, don't mention Valentines Day. I, also want to know about the paint and shaving cream.

    God bless.

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  6. Shaving cream and paint? That sounds like fun! Looking forward to the tutorial. Thanks for the links. Interesting read about how to tackle UFOs. Before we know it's Valentine's Day!

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    1. The shaving cream technique is fun, albeit very messy!

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