Reorganizing

I think I'm going to reorganize all this and make a book...

That's me, seeing things... stories... can't get rid of it.

It opens new perspectives. We'll see. These little rectangles can be cut out at pleasure and get a new life of their own...

Ali Baba's Treasure...

You can see that some times I get distracted from my goals... This piece isn't really about only stitches any more. There are stitches. But then there is my stash and yesterday I did some organizing... and noticed I have trillions of sequins, pearls,beads, you name it...

 I am not that young any more, I already wear purple. I can sew about 1000 embellishments a day and I don't like to dump things... I decided to do some experimentation with all this treasure.

I think my work is going to show more glitter in the future...

Semi-Challenge - Unity and Contrast

Looking at my pieces I noticed that I had to do something to add contrast to the embroideries and appliqués.

This is actually the way I work and my challenges are meant to let you see my way of planning (or not) the whole, my way of deciding what to do next and work in small steps, adding slowly and also my biggest concern is to balance the details so that the whole piece has a kind of overall balance.

I am also concerned about using all of the cutouts that are produced while cutting the appliqués because they are not only useful but also push your imagination in the process.

I punched the archs from the back.

I cut the diamonds and the small triangles were left.

I used the triangles too.

Also in the star.

Now you can see that there is more contrast and everything is coming along nicely.

Much work to be done yet!

In the rectangles I don't only use the most primitive stitches but I also do some work on composition.

Semi-Challenge ideas

Because somebody asked me how to put the pieces together, I uploaded some pictures I found in the web with ideas. Look into the Practice Group folder in Pinterest.

I will end the Challenge the 1st July so that all have time to work on it. I am working slowly and will upload the way I do it in the last weeks. The piece must speak to me and I have no idea yet what conversation we will have with another! :-)

Beginning a doll

I am also working on a doll for a series of dolls with scenes on the skirt...

New work

I had a weekend with friends and we did "Valentine in her studio". Here my version:

It isn't finished. I must still do the wire work

Of my friends:

 All are not quite finished but we had a good time imagining the details of the studio!

Cuts - Schnitte - Coupures - Cortes

Today I cut holes and stripes and see what kind of embroidery is suitable to enhance the cuts.

Please open the photos to see the details!

With the embellisher or felting needle!

I had to do some running stitch to reinforce the piece!

Using the piece I cut out.