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Finishing a Project is Like a Tiny Death from Where Art & Life Meet

I’m just about finished with my big improvisational stitching piece that I’ve been working on for the last 7 months or so, and it’s bittersweet. It always feels like a tiny death. There’s sadness and a kind of grieving that happens. Sometimes I just leave it up on my design wall and look at it […]

added by Ariane Zurcher 3 years ago. under ariane zurcher designs , ariane zurcher hand stitching , art , creative process , cut work , death , death of my mother , design , ending , ending a project , expressionist hand stitching , expressionist stitching , finishing , finishing a piece of art , grieving , hand embroidery , hand stitching , improvisational stitching , interpretive stitching , loss , mourning , my mother , tears , tiny death , trapunto (Comments)

Name banner from Quilting and More...

I saw an embroidered/trapunto banner hanging in the Bernina area of my local dealer, and I liked it so much that I purchased the design files, which were from OESD. It took me a while to get around to actually making what I had in mind, but I’ve finally done it.

added by Sandy 4 years, 1 month ago. under bernina , embroidery , quilting , trapunto (Comments)

Finished class sample from Quilting and More...

In my last post, I showed a small trapunto project I’d done in the series of online classes I’m taking. The next part was rouleau loops, so I’ve added those to the trapunto piece to finish it off. I’m not a huge fan of beige and only used this fabric because I had it on […]

added by Sandy 4 years, 5 months ago. under classes , embellishing , feathers , free motion , free motion quilting , quilting , trapunto (Comments)

Creativity and Hope from Stitchin at Home

Creativity, the process of making something new. Hope, a feeling of expectation and a desire for certain things to happen.

I hope that we will return to normal or a near normal life.

Usually I'm busy preparing to have my family together for Easter. With 'Stay at Home' orders we will connect via phone calls or messaging. It will be different but necessary to help stop the spread. My oldest grandson Tyler sends random messages, they help to brighten my day. What I miss most are the little things like walking into a store to pick up one or ...

added by Stitchin At Home 4 years, 7 months ago. under art quilt , finished projects , fmqing , free motion quilting , trapunto

Le petit oiseau de toutes les couleurs from Quilting & Learning

Welcome! Challenge 11.6 of Project Quilting is due in less than an hour and I am frantically writing up my post. The challenge was "Vibrant & Vivacious". It took me 5 days to think about it and 1 full day to make the quilt. It's one of my favourites to date. I hope you like it.

Le petit oiseau de toutes les couleurs

If you're wondering what's up with the French title, it's because this small bird of all colours is based on a song by Gilbert Bécaud (1927 - 2001), a song writer extraordinaire from France ...

added by Andree G. Faubert 4 years, 9 months ago. under art quilt , challenge , fmq , free motion quilting , gilbert bécaud , kimono silk thread , kona cotton , landscape , project quilting , stable stuff , trapunto

Birds in the Air with Project Quilting 11-4 from Quilting & Learning

Challenge 11.4, "Birds in the Air" certainly challenged my creativity because I was determined to avoid making the traditional block at all cost! My accuracy challenged and tired brain was revolting against all of those HST (half square triangles)!

A conceptual Birds in the Air block

A conceptual Birds in the Air block

Since I didn't want to make those HST, I though of alternatives. When in doubt, I go to my strengths. Could I make a Birds in the Air block with free motion quilting (FMQ)? Sure, why not?

Ironic aside: it would have been much easier ...

added by Andree G. Faubert 4 years, 9 months ago. under art quilt , bluprint , embroidery , fmq , free motion quilting , invisible thread , patsy thompson , project quilting , thread sketching , trapunto

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