I was going for something abstract with a few literal bits thrown in. The light frequently bounces off the water covered beach and makes objects appear to sparkle, so I used beads and metallic threads. My image was one small portion of a sketch done at the beach. I drew the image on silk organza and used it as a guide for my free hand machine embroider. My pencil sketch didn't have any color, the colors came from the many images of objects I have found on the beach during my walks. After finishing the machine work I went back with embroidery floss and added some hand embroidery and beading and just one shell.Monday, August 11, 2008
My Square
I was going for something abstract with a few literal bits thrown in. The light frequently bounces off the water covered beach and makes objects appear to sparkle, so I used beads and metallic threads. My image was one small portion of a sketch done at the beach. I drew the image on silk organza and used it as a guide for my free hand machine embroider. My pencil sketch didn't have any color, the colors came from the many images of objects I have found on the beach during my walks. After finishing the machine work I went back with embroidery floss and added some hand embroidery and beading and just one shell.
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Thanks for the close-up picture of this. I haven't tried using my machine for stitching like that and you've inspired me to give it a try. I love the simplicity of this square - especially the shell.
One of my favorite quilting teachers, Gail Binney, spoke about using quilting lines as you would use a pencil or pen to draw and add emphasis to textile work. Ever since that statement, I have thought of my sewing machine needle as a drawing instrument.
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