Done! Fun! And I’ve already used it. There are 135 different utility and decorative stitches in this reference guide for the Janome 6500. My Janome 11000 has 419 stitches and symbols. Time to start stitching! See the start of this project here.
Archives for March 2014
Back to Basics
When concentration eludes, it’s time to dig into some basics. Lucky for me, I’ve just begun an on-line class through Craftsy with Carol Ann Waugh. Stupendous Stitching focuses on using the decorative and utility stitches on your home machine to create your own personal surface design. It’s not surprising then, that the first assignment is […]
1000 Quilt Inspirations
I’ll be at least one in a thousand — that’s the news from Quarry Books, the publisher releasing 1000 Quilt Inspirations, a new book to be released in the near future. Dr. Sandra Sider, a New York quilt artist and independent curator, will be selecting the winning designs. The Call for Entries states, in part, […]
Getting It Right
Not always an easy thing, this ‘getting it right.’ Sometimes it takes days, weeks, even years. I’m just speaking for myself, of course, though the thought of such masters as Beethoven, Mendelssohn, van Gogh — and more — leap to mind when it comes to revisiting earlier works for a bit of tweaking. Some of […]
Another Notebook
My calendar said “Continue Sunflower piece” but my time was used for unexpected things — what most of us call “Life.” When I walked back into the studio I knew I wasn’t in the right frame of mind to produce quality thread work. Fortunately, I had supplies for a notebook cover nearby and a very […]