zaterdag 13 augustus 2011

the circle of water

Sometimes it's not easy
to start with what you want to do :
yesterday evening I wanted to go on with "Water"

but our house guests for the weekend
were desperate in need of some T L C !
( that's what they wanted to show me I think ... )

Well, after a while I was able to do some stitching.

Today I put the backing on,
and because the actual quilting was already done,
I did so with the tiniest stitches up front, small ones on the back
and the rest went in between the layers
( like Jude taught us )

And now "The Circle of Water" is finished !

( a bit skew, but I think that's more the photo ... )

Some of the details



You might notice I didn't forget my magic thread around the sun part
and the magnificent "megamendung" cloud I got from Jude.
I like how this un-planned piece evolved
into what it is now.
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Yesterday I also sent my feathers in the mail to Jude
for her Magic Feather Project.
It's worth while to go over there and find out all about it !!!
( others and daughters feather may follow )

10 opmerkingen:

  1. your circle of water is magnificent. you did a wonderful job with the stitching.

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  2. Such wonderful stitching (thanks for all of the detailed shots),this piece really does flow .
    I love the megamendung cloud from Jude...I hunted for some of that fabric when in Thailand but could not find any...very special.

    Jacky xox

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  3. Beautiful embroidery, Els.
    My scraps from Connie are shipping, I'm very curious. Although I do not have much experience with embroidery stabbing, I assume that learning by doing. And the Internet is much to be found.
    I will try to put my own twist to give the scraps to fill with text from the computer.I'll let you know if it works in due course.

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  4. Gorgeous piece Els, Look at all the stitching, it mush have been fun! Hugs Nat

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  5. This is so beautiful!!! I just love how you have finished this!!! THanks for coming over to my blog!!! :)

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  6. Hi!
    Thanks so much for posting a comment on my blog. I probably should have mentioned that, yes, I was using an adhesive coated, water soluble stabilizer while stitching on the very sheer chiffon banners! I've made so many before than I simply forgot to add that detail again! I love using text and "writing" in stitch. Thanks for posting your piece focusing on "water". I've been thinking quite a lot about water recently ... especially as the "artist-in-residence" at Hot Springs National Park. The park was created because of the WATER! I very much like how nicely you blended images of sun, plant life, and even feathers into a work about water. It has given me something new to think about! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Els...really really so very FINE! all the
    individual detail, different but flowing...just
    as water is
    beauty Full.

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  8. Ik was aangenaam verrast toen ik opende deze webpagina van uw blog. Wat was de belangrijkste reden het moment dat je hebt besloten om uw aanstaande website samen te stellen?

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