TAST 2012, Free Motion Quilting Challenge = SKILLBUILDING!

Take a Stitch Tuesday

Leah Day’s Free Motion Quilt Project: to put the pedal to the metal and QUILT!

Two projects to play with fabric and needle and thread! Check them out!

A new year = more posts?

Hopefully I’ll be a little more consistent! That’s my goal!

I have so many goals and yesterday I started working my 2012 embroidery goal:

Yes, it is going to be a sampler.  I am taking part in the “Take a Stitch Tuesday 2012″ challenge with Sharon from Pintangle and I am going to work at honing my embroidery skills.  Sharon and Annie have these beautiful sampler journals and I am using the idea and creating my own.

Mine is going to be called “Peg’s Threads.”  It will be a journal of sorts and a way for me to practice my stitchery, while following along with TAST! This is my first panel and I hope to do many more.  I cut up material and even weave cloth and sewed them into strips. As I was doing it I so wanted to have some dyed cloth, so guess what? Dying cloth is on my “to do” list.

Over Christmas, I did finish up my Snowman Redwork embroidery:

And I started my next block:

I’m still using the transfer-eze material but it left my first block rather stiff. Maybe I had to soak it for more than 5 minutes?

Anyhow.

Here is my Christmas table, serving 13:

Snowman update and a gift!

My snowman is coming along and it is very addictive! I love coming home and stitching another length of thread.  I’m really curious to see the transfer-eze paer come off.  I’m getting better at my stitching, finding just the right length and switching back and forth between back stitch and stem stitch.  I’m only using one strand of thread and find that it is the correct width.  So fun!  And this is only block #1!

Here is a gift that I received at my guild Christmas exchange:

Isn’t it nice?

It is perfect to go with my new needlework project.

How do other people use their needlebooks.  I have a few now.

Well, off to stitch another strand!

Still here but busy of course…..

….finishing up projects and relaxing with new ones :

I am trying to embroider like my Australian friends….what do you think Sheila? I keep going back to the embroideries you did for me, so you are teaching me!

This is a block of the month and I don’t have to worry about material because each month I ge the material too.  It is from this booklet: Redwork-Winter Twitterings by House of White Birches.  I have the book and the patterns already come printed onto Transfer-Eze paper,  ( very pliable film that needles well. Place into paper tray inkjet printer, print image / design onto the ‘film’ side. Peel freezer paper backing away and stick directly to theproject. )

Back to stitching!

New chairs mean invitees can come play!

Adjustable red chairs so that Jen and I can play…well, Jen for sure but maybe others will join! Maria-Cristina .  Dear hubby put them together.  I waited quite awhile for these and they came on special this week!

My side:

Jen’s side:

Do you all see my messy…oops, busy sewing table?

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