Week 8 of Seventy Days to 70

Only two weeks to go!

#50  Assorted snaps

 #51 Dyna flow background with lock stitch

 #52 Handmade paper with fabric bits, fused 

 #53 Rusted with buttons attached

 #54 SolarFast print with stitching

 #55 Notan inspired leave done with a Sharpie

#56 Straight stitches in red pearl cotton

Weekly Stitching

 Week #9 Signs of Life: Universal Shapes

Daily stitching updates

Shades of Orange  (only 2 weeks to go here also) #345-351

2017 Daily Stitching days 52-58

Did lots more french knots and some satin stitching.

Later in the week I'll be linking up to  "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching" 

Week 7 of Seventy days to 70

Only 21 more days to go! I'm having fun revisiting things I've saved, old supplies and leftovers.

 #43-49

 #43 Gelli print with textile paint and hot glue stencil

 #44 Sharpies and alcohol 

 #45 Selvedge from hand dyed silk and french knots

 #46 Stamped with found objects and textile paint, stitching over a found plastic ring

 #47 Used teabags fused with leaves photocopied on to cotton fabric, also fused

 #48 Collage of Chinese papers

#49 Silk screen print on background of diluted dynaflow

Weekly Stitching, Signs of Life;The Five Universal Shapes, week #8

Daily Stitching updates

Shades of Orange #338-344

2017 Daily stitching 

A week of yellow, light blue and pale green french knots

On the knitting scene I've started a green top down sweater and another pair of socks. No pictures yet.

I'll be linking up later in the week to "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching"

Valentine Postcards

Every year I make a few Valentine Postcards for the young people in my life. This year I made some hot glue stencils.

I used these with red paint and a gelli plate to print both positive and negative images.

Fused them to timtex interfacing.

Added some stitching, a backing, more stitching on the edges and then they were done and in the mail. I forgot to take pictures of the finished cards, but I'm sure you get the idea.

These are the socks I finished. Much to my surprise they came out matching. I never try to make them match, but the self striping yarn did it for me.

Also got the binding on the black and white quilt, but I need to get better photos so the stitching shows.

Seventy Days to 70 , #36-42  Last week I had several questions about the milk filters. They are about 4 1/2" round made of an interfacing type material and are white. I've challenged myself to do something to one a day leading up to my 70th birthday. I have to use materials that I have on hand and as you can see I have stuff.

 #36 Hand dyed rick rack, fused on

 #37 Painted gauze, scrunched and dried on the filter, square beads

 #38 hand printed fabric scrap fused, stitching

 #39 Origami folded square of hand dyed fabric, filter painted with dyna flow

 #40 Painted with Dyna flow, stenciled with Shiva paintstiks

 #41Pan pastels, stenciled, stitched

#42 Textile painted applied with hand carved stamp, french knots

Weekly Stitching, The Five Universal Shapes 

Week #7

Daily Stitching updates

Shades of Orange #331-337

2017 Daily Stitching

Later this week I'll be linking up to "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching"