Tonight was about relaxing with the sewing machine. And, finishing some note cards.
I have probably a dozen, maybe two dozen, cards in progress around the house. There are times when I get in the mood to assemble the cards. Sewing them, though, is a more time consuming process. Fortunately, tonight I was into sewing and completing.
I started off by finishing the outlining on the following two cards.
Once that was done, I attached these two cards, along with the chili peppers and patriotic card (both created in June/July), to their note cards. Four mini-projects completely finished!
Fortunately, I still felt like sewing, so I worked on a frog card and an angel card. I started off working on the frog. I finished outlining it and zigzagging around the outside edge. Then, I set it aside. It seems like there is something missing. I'm considering doing a three dimensional leaf on it, but I need to figure out how to create the three dimensional leaf in such a way that it looks like it belongs to the card. This challenge may take a while.
I'm having fun with the angel. I had already outlined the halo and wings with gold thread. Tonight, I outlined the arms and the dress. I still need to do the drum, the hair and the face. But, I decided that I needed a break.
Last night, I sewed a little bit, but mainly I worked on ironing Geff's latest paintings.
And, the second one:
I am looking forward to embellishing these two!
So many projects....so little time. So many more projects to start.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Two completed projects? Yes!
Somehow, in spite of myself, I managed to finish two projects.
The first finished project is the art quilt.
It needs a different frame, but the quilting is now complete on it. And, this frame will serve the purpose until I can find the right frame.
I'm happy with the way it turned out. Sewing it was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. I can't wait to do the next one!
The second completed was the first of Geff's paintings. It is now finished and ready for framing as well.
The sewing is complete. It is bound, and I added some beads for a bit of glitter.
The first finished project is the art quilt.
It needs a different frame, but the quilting is now complete on it. And, this frame will serve the purpose until I can find the right frame.
I'm happy with the way it turned out. Sewing it was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. I can't wait to do the next one!
The second completed was the first of Geff's paintings. It is now finished and ready for framing as well.
The sewing is complete. It is bound, and I added some beads for a bit of glitter.
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