Cross Stitch Patterns inspired by nature, animals, holidays and scripture by Pamela Kellogg
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Halloween Block 3
I started this little project yesterday. This is the last of my Halloween Doorknockers. I plan to sew these up when I complete this one and add them to my Etsy Shop.
100 Details In 100 Days - Day 61
I've been planning on a doing a "Fish Under The Sea" block for quite some time now. I have my block sewn and I think it'll be my next project.
It occured to me that sea scenes are very popular for crazyquilts so today's motif is a little Pink Angel Fish. Use 2 strands for x stitch and 1 strand for backstitch. Feel free to add some Kreinik blending filament for sparkle!
It occured to me that sea scenes are very popular for crazyquilts so today's motif is a little Pink Angel Fish. Use 2 strands for x stitch and 1 strand for backstitch. Feel free to add some Kreinik blending filament for sparkle!
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Quick Question For Crazy Quilters
How many of you use commercial inkjet fabric sheets or other fabric transfer methods? I need some feedback on this because I'd like to offer a new "detail" idea but I need to make sure that it's something do-able for everyone.
Please leave a comment for me here or at my Flickr site or you could send me an email if you like.
Anyone can post to my blog now so please let me know.
Please leave a comment for me here or at my Flickr site or you could send me an email if you like.
Anyone can post to my blog now so please let me know.
Mailart And Counted Cross Stitch
Robin sent me a photo of this piece that she did last week. It seems that Mailart has been noticed by counted cross stitchers and they want in on the fun too!
This is one of my retired designs that Robin stitched and adapted for Mailart. Mailart as most of us know by now is artwork, sent through the Postal System.
I Googled "cross stitch mailart" and didn't find much in the way of interesting websites. But I did find this one, the website of Lynne Nicoletti with charted patterns specifically designed for Mailart.
I was thinking, that you could use many of my 100 Days patterns to make MailArt. Stitch one of the borders down the left-hand side of your piece or stitch one of the motifs in the corner. Then embroider the address and you've got Mailart!
Now...I tried to find instructions for making a Mailart piece out of cross stitch fabric but no luck. This is where my creativity sets in! "Necessity is the mother of invention"! When I can't find what I'm looking for, I just make it up as I go along! Well, I don't have time at the moment to figure out how to do this but thanks to Fabric Follies blog, I found a site with all sorts of interesting templates for making envelopes, boxes and so on. Visit Mirkwood Designs and click on "Templates". I'm sure these will give you some really great ideas for making art with fabric and threads! And please be sure to drop Ruth an email and thank her for her complimentary patterns. I'm a firm believer in showing gratitude even for free things.
And while on the subject of Mailart, visit Beates Fabric Art Blog to see some wonderful Fabric Postcards!
This is one of my retired designs that Robin stitched and adapted for Mailart. Mailart as most of us know by now is artwork, sent through the Postal System.
I Googled "cross stitch mailart" and didn't find much in the way of interesting websites. But I did find this one, the website of Lynne Nicoletti with charted patterns specifically designed for Mailart.
I was thinking, that you could use many of my 100 Days patterns to make MailArt. Stitch one of the borders down the left-hand side of your piece or stitch one of the motifs in the corner. Then embroider the address and you've got Mailart!
Now...I tried to find instructions for making a Mailart piece out of cross stitch fabric but no luck. This is where my creativity sets in! "Necessity is the mother of invention"! When I can't find what I'm looking for, I just make it up as I go along! Well, I don't have time at the moment to figure out how to do this but thanks to Fabric Follies blog, I found a site with all sorts of interesting templates for making envelopes, boxes and so on. Visit Mirkwood Designs and click on "Templates". I'm sure these will give you some really great ideas for making art with fabric and threads! And please be sure to drop Ruth an email and thank her for her complimentary patterns. I'm a firm believer in showing gratitude even for free things.
And while on the subject of Mailart, visit Beates Fabric Art Blog to see some wonderful Fabric Postcards!
100 Details In 100 Days - Day 60
Can you believe we've gone through 60 days already! This project has been so much fun!
Today's detail is a charted design for a snowflake border. Guess I'm thinking Christmas again!
The dots represent beads. You could scatter these where you want them or use them as a border as I've designed it.
For those you who are interested in taking one of Sharon's online classes in Encrusted Crazyquilting or Creating A Personal Stitch Library, click here for more information. You'll never find a better a crazyquilter to learn from than Sharon.
Today's detail is a charted design for a snowflake border. Guess I'm thinking Christmas again!
The dots represent beads. You could scatter these where you want them or use them as a border as I've designed it.
For those you who are interested in taking one of Sharon's online classes in Encrusted Crazyquilting or Creating A Personal Stitch Library, click here for more information. You'll never find a better a crazyquilter to learn from than Sharon.
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