Working on drawings today… this will be a quilt sometime…. The buildings of San Miguel. Then I had to do this for my homework…. the maid kept throwing out my flower… so I sort of had to guess a little bit. The art is breathtaking here… and I have broken down some of the images…
Category: Quilting
Threadpainting the picture.
Machine quilting, Threadpainting. It's taken a little while to get this video up… It's not fancy but explains the technique a little. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=15017924&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=1 Machine quilting, Threadpainting.
A lot of work.
I've chosen quite a difficult picture to re-create… however, it's working…. Just one more face to do and then the top part.I still haven't finished the eyes…. the definition is the last thing I do. I will also add more light with the lightest color. I'm going to put the gem in the middle of…
Thread painting a quilt.
I'm finally working on the thread painting of the image. I'm using 7 shades of gold and brown, they are not exactly the same as the image, but I can change them a little with ink. Quilting a project like this, I generally start one side and move to the other, changing the threads as…
A piece of my soul
About This Interactive Collection A piece of my soul Quilts by Black Arkansans It's amazing how one thing leads to another. At breakfast this morning I chatted with the owner of the restaurant with all the Arkansan flags proudly on show. (I mentioned them the other day) When I came back to the hotel I…
How to change photos in Microsoft word
Notes for Students. Click on the URL below for the PDF information. How to change photos in Microsoft word You decide to create a portrait… sometimes it's difficult to work out how to break down the color layers…. Some people use a photo program on your computer to do this…but you can use Microsoft word…….
Morning everyone. I'm getting a dab hand at cooking in my small oven… I was able to add some protein to the diet today…..!!!!! I cooked an egg, added tomato and I feel quite domesticated… This is a photo of the prisma pencil sharpener I mentioned in the last post… It works well, and doesn't…
Being Me
BEING ME. For as long as I can remember I've lived in my own private world. I'm never bored and very seldom lonely… When I'm on the road I'm surrounded by the most wonderful people…. however, there is always a time in the day that I sit quietly and work by myself and classical music…
An article in the Janome Newsletter…
Community Comes Together Through Quilting June 24-26, 2010 There are many good people around the world who do great things simply to help the community. When these great things are done with their sewing machines, it is exciting; When Janome is able to be involved in these great deeds, the pride we feel to be…
Folk Art Rose of Sharon
Folk Art Rose of Sharon…. New ideas, relaxing environment and a lot achieved.