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| Stitched and waiting for inspiration |
I did finish
the stitching on this as hoped but I was sitting in the hospital that weekend
with my husband (he’s ok) so I didn’t get it soaked in water until later. But
it did work and it has been dried and then damp stretched. Great! Now the
embroidery is on my design wall waiting for inspiration. I’m thinking I may
want to fill in some of the areas with free-form stitching. I’m also
considering making it the center of a quilt that will feature my scribbling
stitching.
Speaking of
scribbling, my use of
scribbles for embroidery is somewhat humorous and not very “artsy” to me. I
started scribbling as “art” work when I was a child. I picked it up again when
I reached 60+ (is that called becoming like a child again?). Then this last
time I was at the local hospital I walked a corridor and glanced at the art
work on the wall. To my surprise I saw scribbles incorporated in collages.
Suddenly I don’t feel silly using scribbles as a basis for my embroidery work
anymore.
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| Hospital Collage Art Work using Scribbles |
Now for
some catching up, I’ve been busy making things for my new granddaughter
Samantha! First while I was still at the hospital I started making a cupcake
hat for her (she hadn’t arrived yet).
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| Crochet Cupcake Hats |
I started using a pattern I found on Repeat After Me and used it as a guide for the top part. For the bottom (the brown section) I decided to do my own style using a crochet ribbing stitch. And I eliminated the earflaps also. If I make another one I think I will make some more modifications. I finished three tops while at the hospital (since that was all I had with me to work with). Later the bottom was added to one.
Then after she was born I made
a receiving blanket using a method a quilting friend had shown me (I also
watched a Youtube video by Missouri Quilt Company that my friend recommended. Actually I watched it several times and
the only thing I can say is the video says it will only take about 10 minutes
and my feeling is that may be true after you have made a dozen or so.
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| Cupcake Receiving Blanket |
So since
the fabric was cupcakes and I had already made the cupcake hat of course I had to
continue the theme.
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| Cupcake Sleeping Beauty |
Yes that is my sweet Miss Samantha!
And then I
moved onto roses.
And then
she needed some mittens to keep from scratching her face.
And of
course a sweet little yoyo and button band for her head can next.
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| Some sweet stitching for Samantha |
Plenty more
ideas of things to make but for my finish it Friday I think I will try and
complete the other two or three cupcake hats I started while sitting in the hospital.
Happy Catching
Up and Finishing Friday!
Rose
