Skip to main content

#the100dayproject - day 16





#100gardenthreads /16
Today I started folding book number 4 and decided to try a different angle. Because I decided to feature my pink hollyhock , it only seemed logical to run the thread vertically  This book will open more like a scroll than an accordion book . All this thinking meant a slow start ( more stitching needed) but I hope this one will develop into something promising.  Inspiration photos below from my garden. 

Materials : cotton fabrics, thread 

Techniques : raw edge applique , free motion machine stitching, fabric collage.   



 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Thanks for reading my blog and please share your thoughts about my blog post by leaving a comment.Your comment won't appear immediately as comments are verified before publication in an effort to reduce the amount of spam appearing. Anonymous comments will not be published.

Popular posts from this blog

Fish and Sticks : Art Dolls

This week I've been working on fish and sticks ....  The sticks are the message stick art dolls which were very popular, attracting some attention and a few orders at the Wise Women exhibition. Each of the message stick dolls are from the Wise Women series, each with her own personality and  message of wisdom, handwritten on a handmade timber tag. I gather the sticks during my walks around my neighbourhood and the tags are made from special bits of timber, some collected by me or  my husband or from off cuts gifted to us  from another doll making friend whose husband makes bagpipes. These dolls start off very simply with a wrap around a stick, in the general shape of a body. 'Naked" message stick dolls - strips of wadding wrapped around found sticks.   Then I usually wrap other layers of fabric, wool, and/or fibres, over which I do some simple embroidery. I sculpt  or mould small face masks for these dolls. I really like using "sari ribbon" as w...
3 comments
Read more

Countdown to Christmas 20 - Fruitcake song!

There are many songs about fruit cakes  - not all of them referring to the Christmas cake we know and love.It is really surprising to learn via Google that there are 89 listed songs with references to Christmas cake or fruit cake - not all of them complimentary.   Probably one of the most famous folk songs about Christmas cake is Miss Fogarty's  Christmas Cake (a favourite sung by The Irish Rovers).  This first recorded comical Christmas song was written by C Frank Horn in 1883 in Pennsylania, as a variation of an Irish folk song, 'Miss Mulligan's Christmas Cake' . The chorus might give you the hint that Miss Fogarty's cake was not for the faint hearted or those who suffered from a weak stomach.    Chorus : There were plums and prunes and cherries, There were citrons and raisins and cinnamon, too There was nutmeg, cloves and berries And a crust that was nailed on with glue There were caraway seeds in abundance Such that...
Post a Comment
Read more

Countdown to Christmas 3 : Ha Ha!

 As we come close to the end of this Advent blog exploring all there is know about fruitcake, I felt there had to be at least one post sharing some of those terrible Christmas cracker jokes about fruitcake and some other forms of fruitcake humour. WARNING : Some of these jokes are pathetic! These ones are especially for one of my grandsons ... Q. What is the best thing to put into a Christmas cake? A. Your teeth! Q. What do crackers, nuts and fruitcake remind you of? A. You ! Q. Why is History like a fruitcake? A: It is full of dates! Q. Who beats his chest and swings from Christmas cake to Christmas cake? A: Tarzipan!  And if it couldn;t get any worse .... Knock Knock Who's there?  Nettie Nettie who?  You're Nettie than a fruitcake!  And here is And here is a recipe to be enjoyed .... so much better when listened to, so click the link at the bottom of the recipe. Christmas Rum Cake  Ingredients :  1 tsp sugar 1 or 2 quar...
Post a Comment
Read more