My New Pinterest Board

I have created a new Pinterest Board!

It has one pin:



http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2012/03/do-you-know-what-you-signed-up-for.html

http://www.knoed.com/thewindowseat/pinterest-change-your-terms-or-were-leaving/



Title of new board:  WTF

I mean really, WTF is up with Pinterest? 

 I am reading about how we can

be sued for pinning a photo,

that someone else may see,

 like it,

 put it on the cover of a new book.....

Hey Wait! That is my photo and you

don't have the right to use it!.....

We found it on Pinterest

 and

so-n-so pinned it.....

Well I am gonna sue, so-n-so!

Is that really what can happen? 

 I don't know, I am not a lawyer,

although I can be quick to judge at times.

I love Pinterest! 

 So nice to see things I like

 and click that "Pin It" button! 

 Assign the "pin"

to the appropriate board

 and save it for

when I want a little inspiration,

 or remember where to buy it.

I have enough craft ideas,

to last me a lifetime on my boards.

So many great ideas

and they are all there,

 in one place, so easy to find.

I can even find ideas,

 you think are great,

by following your boards.

Magazines have pin boards,

 publishers have pin boards.

Even some dogs  have their own boards.....

wonder if they will get drug into court one day???? 

 Your honor,

please ask the witness

 to quit wagging his tail.

The court stenographer,

 did not get that last bark....

was that a woof

or a ruff?

I am making light of the situation,

 but really.....

should we delete our

boards?

This is a pinfriendly blog,

if you want to "pin"

 something on here, go for it!

I really have way too many crafts to do,

to ever think about

 taking you to court. 

Now on the other hand,

I saw Sophie reading a law book last night....

Love to all,

Deb

Chikan Embroidery Class

This project started out with a search through my stash.

Anita had suggested we use threads and fabrics we most

likely had at home.  With traditional Chikan Embroidery,

the fabric and threads used to stitch with, would be white.

As with most other needlework, traditional has taken on

a modern twist.  In a google search for Chikan Embroidery

I found beautiful hot pinks, bright blues and many other

colors being stitched with white threads. In my stash I found

a soft lavender linen piece.  I am not sure what the original

purpose was, if I were to guess a small hand towel.

In this type of embroidery your stitches show not only on the

surface, but also cast a shadow through the fabric.  This meant

the fabric must be fairly thin.  The pattern also had to be traced

onto the fabric, another reason to choose a fabric you could see through.

In preparation for tracing the design, I pressed the fabric and taped it

and the pattern to my backdoor window.

Using a pencil, I began transferring the design.  After I began tracing,

I wished I had taped everything a bit lower!  But, after resting my arms

a couple of times the pattern was traced.

Now came the fun part.  You know when the project is finally ready to

stitch.  Your mind is full of good intentions, no irregular stitches have

been sewn, the fabric is crisp and firmly held in your embroidery hoop!

Let the stitching begin!  The first stitch was a Double Back Stitch.

Anita carefully explained the stitch and  diagrams

were shown on her blog.

The stitch looks like a Back Stitch on the front surface,

but when viewed from the back the stitch looks a bit

like a Herringbone Stitch.

The stitch really has a nice rhythm to it, during the stitching.

The Double Back Stitch casts a shadow on the face of the fabric.

I have almost completed my Double Back Stitch and will be ready

to begin the Chain Stitch and Stem Stitch.

Anita has just announced that she will be allowing a few more students

to join our class.  Her mother has graciously decided to help her teach.

The class is free and very enjoyable. More information can be found here.

Love to all,

Deb

Okay, Drop And Give Me 15

15 Minutes that is!

I recently became friends

with Lynda (libbyquilter).

On her blog, she gives a

weekly report on all the

sewing she accomplishes

during 15 minute sessions.

She got the idea from Kate

who calls it the

15 Minute Challenge

appropriate title, don't you

think.

You devote 15 minutes of

quality time to sewing, stitching,

quilting, anything you have

going in your sewing room.

You won't believe all they get

done!

I remember a friend that would

spend 15 minutes, before she went

to bed each night cleaning up her

home.  Whenever I visited, every

thing always looked so nice.  She

told me that little 15 minute trick

and said that was what kept her

house looking nice with little effort.

She even had her 2 young sons

thinking this was a game!

I have tried it on occasion and really

you can do quite a bit in 15 minutes

time.

15 minutes of uninterrupted stitching

time......give it a try!

Airport Crazy Quilt part 3

When I first saw this quilt

I remember thinking,

"That is the kind of

Crazy Quilt, I fell

in love with."

The simplicity

of simple seam treatments

and well placed motifs.

The above is my favorite!

That's all folks!

Love to all,

Deb

More Of The Airport Quilt

A few more crazy quilt photos.

Loading these photos is going

so slow.  1 hour for these 5!

Tomorrow will be last of the photos

and in my opinion the

best examples.

(At first glance I thought this was
a coffin, but I believe it is a bassinet.)

Notice the hot pink and green combination

and we think this is a new color combo.

I hope you enjoy seeing them

and maybe, learned something new.

One thing I have learned is:

As seen in the photo above

this stitching is not perfect.

It is even what I would consider

messy in some places. 

We often will give up on a project

because of stitching like this.

"It is not perfect, I will work

on something else."

Even though the stitching is not

perfect, when viewed as a whole,

this quilt is stunning! 
 It is out

for public display,

 so attractive

I took photos of it.

Enjoy your stitching,

express yourself

without

worrying about perfection.

It is in those simple stitches

that you

 may someday be

an  inspiration to others.
See you tomorrow with
the last of these photos.

Love to all,

Deb

You Never Know Where You Might Find A Crazy Quilt

The last time I picked my daughter

up from the airport, I was

surprised by what I saw.

This time I brought

a camera in hopes of seeing it

again.

It was late in the evening

and no one was around,

so I took lots of photos.

Oh to be 12 feet tall,

instead of 5'2"......

I could have gotten closeups of

all of it. 

 Next time, maybe

I can sneak in a ladder.

Wonder what the TSA

regulations are, on that???

At the end of a long hallway

 was this....

The following photos are closeups,
I thought the details were fascinating.

I have many more photos to add.

But, blogger thinks this is

enough for today.

I hope you find these photos

interesting and maybe

find a seam treatment you

would like to try.

Love to all,

Deb

Pendants Made Using The Rusted Muslin

Have you seen these pendants

 my friend Manya creates?

You may have seen Manya's needlework

 featured on Craft Gossip,

more than once!

 In this feature the pendants

 were titled

 Inspiration  !

Well, that is what they are to me

 INSPIRATION!

I am friends with Manya

 and she kindly answered a few questions

 I had on, creating the pendant. 

 (I have been begging her to do a class

 on these pendants.)

With the answers to my questions,

 I gave pendant making a try.

Using the fabric I had rusted,

 here are my pendants:

This was the first one.

and the second pendant is to go with an outfit

 I will be wearing tonight.

  I used the same stitches,

I used when creating the pebble,

 for the

 Pebble Adventure .

I am still be bugging Manya to

 PLEASE, do a class on creating these pendants!!!

 (I hope she is reading this).

Several of you emailed or commented on the

rusting of the muslin fabric.  It got me thinking

of the things we do to fabric intentionally. 

Things we would have never done before. 

 Things like purposely shrinking wool garments-

 we call it felting.

 Adding rust stains to fabric-

I have a rust stain remover in my laundry room. 

 We create dyed fabrics

with a mottled color or drips and dots.

We use sand paper to distress fabrics

 and what about those unfinished edges

 that we leave on fabric, to fray

all in the name of art! 

 When my mother saw the post

 on me rusting the fabric,

 she wrote me an email and said,

"What a mess."

.....I replied,

"That is not a mess.

  That is art in the making!"

Love to all,

Deb

It's Rusted And Ready To Be Encrusted

Muslin after sitting with the

rusted steel wool pad overnight.

The fabric has been thoroughly

washed and dried with a hot iron.

 The threads DMC Perle

on left and Candlewicking on right took

up some of the color, but not as much as

I would have liked.

Now on with the encrusting!

Love to all,

Deb

Working On A Secret Project

I have a blogging friend that asked,

if I would help out with a project.

A project that would benefit

children.

A huge charitable project that

will be revealed in late spring.

Of course I said, Yes!

The blogging friend sent me a

thank you gift for helping out.

When you see the gift you will

know who the blogging friend is,

so lets make it fun and 

I will give you a couple of clues.

Here is the box and tag.

Here is the box and tag and a thank you note.

Do you see a common factor in both photos?

Here is the tissue paper wrapping the gift.

Again the common factor.

Hand stamped and hand colored,

how is that for having

an eye for details.

Now for the gift....

I cried, when I opened the tissue.

Yes, it is from Vicki over at 2 Bags Full!

In her Sacred Yarn Room,

 she created this nest.

My first thought

 was of taking a photo.

I took it outside and put it in a tree.

I added it to some nests from my collection.

Took a photo of it sitting on an old iron fence,

out in the yard where the daffodills are coming up.

Even Sophie knew this was a special nest

and stayed right on her pillow, as I took

the photos.  What a Good Girl!

Of all the places I took the nest,

It seemed to like this spot the best!

Thank you, Vicki,

for the thank you!

You really shouldn't have

but, I am so very glad you did!

Stay tuned to Vicki's blog in

late spring to see what we

have been up to!

Love to all,

Deb