Thursday, May 26, 2011

Painting With Thread....

I did a little painting today....with thread...giving my Christmas scene a little detail...
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My stitching is intentionally sloppy organic to give this a child like appearance.


I used my free-motion foot, dropped the feed dogs and, in most cases, used Sew-All thread {Gutermann}
I would usually choose the lovely YLI 100% cotton thread for a project like this, but I have found with the layering of fusible adhesive.... the Sew-All holds up a little better.  It is not so bad on small pieces, but on the longer stretches of stitching the YLI is just shredding....


Also....a little tissue paper under the areas where I am stitching directly on the background fabric...helps eliminate some of the puckering...the tissue paper acts as a stabilizer {you could also use a light stabilizer}


Hope all is well with all of you.  We have had some fierce storms the past couple of days...nothing compared to poor Joplin though.  It breaks my heart to hear the stories. 
Take care...
mary

***my blogger is still not letting me leave comments on blog where I must choose a profile.  It works fine on the pop up window for comments....I have changed my comment section to the pop up type...I have my fingers crossed that all will be resolved soon :)
   
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30 comments:

  1. Canadian AbroadMay 26, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    That looks lovely. Can't wait to see it as a whole.

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  2. NickyMay 26, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Still loving your Christmas village - can I just move in? But you will have to make me a garden!

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  3. saraMay 26, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    Hello there, just found your lovely blog, what a Christmassy scene and so colourful, the organic stitching really adds to the design.

    I think there is some kind of error in the "embedded below post" comment box option, I've changed to "full page" instead.

    lily

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  4. UnknownMay 26, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    ooh Mary this is delectable stuff! I love the tissue paper trick.

    So sorry about the storms, so sad.

    Yes, bloomin Blogger ... grrr ...

    Sarah x

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  5. Amanda DicksonMay 26, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Yesterday's post was great...but the blogger problem was frustrating and it still lingers for me too, so, I did the same thing with my comments! Thanks for the opprotunity to comment :)

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  6. GillMay 26, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    This is gorgeous!
    Thanks for sharing it with us

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  7. JennyMay 26, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    I love the sloppy organic look! Looks super cute :)

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  8. JennyMay 26, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    you are such an inspiration mary! i love these!

    and yes...same problem here with leaving blogger comments. argh!

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  9. Live a Colorful LifeMay 26, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    Oh, so cute! Looks like such fun.

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  10. lizMay 26, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    I love this! Were you inspired by the work of blogger Syko, perchance? I love her work and her book, and I love your piece too.

    Tissue paper - do you put it under the background fabric?

    Thanks!

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  11. LisaMay 26, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    I love black stitching!! so cute!!!

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  12. **nicke...May 26, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    i love the green door on the blue house. i love how the circles make it look like the door has a door knob... super cute little village. i can't wait to see more.

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  13. SusanMay 26, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    I love what you have done with Santa's village! This is something I've wanted to try for ages so now I will need to plan something! It won't be as fabulous as yours though! Stay safe!

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  14. MandaMay 26, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Love this!

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  15. RachaeldaisyMay 26, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Your little Christmas Village is so sweet!! I love your stitching, thanks for the thread tips! I'm looking forward to see the whole piece when its finished. Is it a tree skirt?

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  16. felicityMay 26, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    I completely adore the scribbly stitching and the look it gives a project.

    I think the blogger profile issue is caused by the latest update to Internet Explorer. I am fine on my home laptop (Chrome) but at work (IE) is where my problems are.

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  17. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comMay 26, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    I love this soooo much that I am going to copy you!

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  18. MaryMay 26, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    I love this!

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  19. Material MaryMay 26, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    This project is just plain cute. Love it.
    Mary

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  20. SkippityDoDahQuiltsMay 26, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    I love it! You did such a fantastic job :). Sometimes the quilt tells us what it needs, and you hit it on the nail.

    www.skippitydodahquilts.blogspot.com

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  21. Mary Lou WeidmanMay 26, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    My goodness your work is so happy and it has really inspired me! Lovely, colorful and happy! Thank you

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  22. AnonymousMay 27, 2011 at 1:30 AM

    I love this look. I simply unclicked the stay logged in button and my blogger is working fine now!

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  23. JulieMay 27, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    I just love your christmas scene! and the stitching is awesomely organic. everyday you show me something new and beautiful! thanks!

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  24. danemi1May 28, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    oh my word - this is fabulous -a m so hoping this post works as for some reason I can post on some blog but not on others and its doing my suede in trying to figure out where I am going wrong

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  25. HeatherMay 28, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    I am having the same blogger problem. As a matter of fact, I googled it, and your blog popped up in my search! Visiting your blog has been quite fun...you are so very talented!

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  26. corners of my lifeMay 29, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    So whimsical and cute!

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  27. EileenMay 30, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    I have been playing around with " stitch sketching" and I love it too
    Great looking oictures

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  28. ChrissyMay 30, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    This looks so great! :-) I can't wait to see the whole project.

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  29. Stray Stitches (Linda G)May 31, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    How adorable!! I can't wait to see the entire piece :)

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  30. IndiannaJune 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    I love this - I'm a big fan of Poppy Treffry - have you seen her creations?

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