Susan Elliott‘s Alice in Wonderland CQ block is complete. And it’s completely awesome. See Susan’s blog post. And be sure to check out the flickr slide show of the block’s development at the bottom of the post.… Read More ...
Awwww: Children’s fish stitchery
Children, embroidery, fake French accents. Be still my heart. See it on YouTube.
And thank you, SnippetyGibbet, for pointing to this charming video.… Read More ...
More inspiration from Salley Mavor
Salley Mavor tells us a bit about the evolution of her portrayal of boys in dimensional applique. Fascinating as always. And while she seems to feel her later portraits capture more of the liveliness of little boys, one detail in … Read More ...
Annet rises to the challenge
I look forward to the experimentation and innovation that arise from SharonB’s TAST challenges. Someone always does something fabulous with the challenge stitch, and last week was no exception. Here is Annet‘s interpretation of bullion buttonhole stitch. The … Read More ...
Inspiration: Ivory Blush Roses
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses turned a bit of frayed “bronzy” lace into a nest for a tiny fetish bird. And just look at those gorgeous bead eggs. Lisa says, “Birds nests, like new babies, make me think of hope … Read More ...
Inspiration: SharonB
This is one of my favorite bands ever from SharonB‘s For the Love of Stitching band sampler. I claim to be modern and I love the edgy needlework I see popping up all over the blogosphere. But I’m also … Read More ...
Inspiration: SpeedieBeadie
Oh, my! Look what SpeedieBeadie did to a 1940-era wool clutch purse. This kind of dense, improvisational beadwork takes my breath away. Read about it and see more photos at SpeedieBeadie’s blog post.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Jude Hill
I love how Jude Hill pieced striped fabrics to simulate the texture of feathers in these bits of applique. The series of tiny feather appliques and embroidery is ongoing. Go to Jude’s post and scroll backward through her what if … Read More ...
In progress: Tea in Wonderland
The tea table is set at Susan Elliott‘s Plays with Needles. Think of this: The CQ block is 8 inches square. That means these teacups are about 1/4 inch tall! These tiny, delicate details make me swoon. See … Read More ...
Great idea: Prepared surfaces
Karen of contemporary embroidery has been experimenting with creating fabric surfaces such as pintucked grids as bases for her embroidery. You’ll love watching this process. Go to her blog and scroll back through the series.… Read More ...
Waiting for Alice
That Susan Elliott! Even when she starts out with “simple seam treatments,” look what happens!
Susan was invited by DMC to create a crazy-quilt piece for The National Needlearts Association show in June. Big stuff!! Susan’s piece … Read More ...
Shawkl wins 2010 CQ purse contest
Holy mackeroly! Look what Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) made! Her tote, The Queen’s Garden, has such a wealth of exquisite details, it’s no wonder that it took first place in the Crazy Quilter’s International Yahoo Group purse contest for … Read More ...
First effort: The Crimson Moon
This breathtaking work is the first bead-embroidered cuff ever stitched by Liz of The Crimson Moon. She says, “I don’t like seeing the white foundation fabric around the edges and is the reason I won’t be putting this piece … Read More ...
Inspiration: mummysam
Brilliant. Just brilliant. See more.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Antique whitework
Jeanine in Canada of Italian Needlework gives us a close-up look at an exquisite antique whitework handkerchief. The photos will have you hugging your monitor. See the post.… Read More ...
