Well this block has been challenging. When I started on it, I had no idea where I was going to with it. All I knew was that I had that beautiful pink Mother Of Pearl fish and I wanted to use it on this piece.
I did not think this out at all. I started by adding the fancy yarns (which by the way, are a pain to work with) and then I did the tatted do-dads to the left. Yes, they were supposed to be the cast-on stitch but despite Sharon's help and instructions, all I ended up with was a great big fat kanoodle! So I resorted again to my tatting needle which worked out well because I remembered that if you do just a single stitch, instead of the double stitch, you get those wonderful twisted strands. So I'm going to add a few more of those.
My husband was kind enough to drill holes in some of my little seashells for me so I added them and the dyed pearls.
I'm not done with this yet. I still have more little fishy charms to add and some other beads and sequins. Believe it or not, my husband doesn't care for crazyquilting too much but he really likes this piece. I guess it's going in the right direction!
Cross Stitch Patterns inspired by nature, animals, holidays and scripture by Pamela Kellogg
Thursday, August 24, 2006
100 Details In 100 Days - Day 65
Another of my Fractal designs for printing your own fabric sheets. I love Fractals as they're so interesting to look at not mention colorful!
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
100 Details In 100 Days - Day 64
Does this remind you of peacock feathers or what!
Today's crazyquilt detail is another of my Fractal designs for the purpose of creating your own fabric sheets.
Again, you can use these not only for crazyquilting but also for greeting cards, memory albums, scrapbooking and altered art.
Today's crazyquilt detail is another of my Fractal designs for the purpose of creating your own fabric sheets.
Again, you can use these not only for crazyquilting but also for greeting cards, memory albums, scrapbooking and altered art.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Fish Under The Sea Block
I just started on this block which will have a "Fish Under The Sea" theme.
I have absolutely no clue where I'm going with this piece and am feeling quite challenged at the moment. I have a ton of pretty little fish beads and charms, i have all sorts of small sea shells (I'll need Scott to drill some holes in them for me) and that's all I know about what I'm doing!
I wanted to cover the seams but only did a simple feather stitch on each seam using a thread color as close to the fabric as I could. The blue fabric at the top is one of my painted dryer sheets.
I'm off to figure out where I want to go with this. I should have more to share tomorrow.
I have absolutely no clue where I'm going with this piece and am feeling quite challenged at the moment. I have a ton of pretty little fish beads and charms, i have all sorts of small sea shells (I'll need Scott to drill some holes in them for me) and that's all I know about what I'm doing!
I wanted to cover the seams but only did a simple feather stitch on each seam using a thread color as close to the fabric as I could. The blue fabric at the top is one of my painted dryer sheets.
I'm off to figure out where I want to go with this. I should have more to share tomorrow.
100 Details In 100 Days - Day 63
I thought I would give you a little something different to work with for a few days. Today's crazyquilt detail is for the purpose of making your own fabric.
You'll need commercial inkjet fabric sheets, transfer sheets or another method of transferring images to fabric. I use inkjet fabric sheets. They're quick and easy.
The designs I'll be offering over the next few days are called Fractals. I have special software to do these and I add other special effects filters to give them alot of depth and dimension.
Once you've transferred these to fabric, you can work them into your crazyquilts with other fabrics.
They can also be used for greeting cards, scrapbooking, memory albums, altered books and other altered art. The possibilities are endless!
Have fun with these! I'd love to see photos of any of my designs if and when you use them.
You'll need commercial inkjet fabric sheets, transfer sheets or another method of transferring images to fabric. I use inkjet fabric sheets. They're quick and easy.
The designs I'll be offering over the next few days are called Fractals. I have special software to do these and I add other special effects filters to give them alot of depth and dimension.
Once you've transferred these to fabric, you can work them into your crazyquilts with other fabrics.
They can also be used for greeting cards, scrapbooking, memory albums, altered books and other altered art. The possibilities are endless!
Have fun with these! I'd love to see photos of any of my designs if and when you use them.
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