Latest ‘behind’ TAST 2012 stitches

Maybe I will get caught up this year. I am working on catching up though.  I completed two last week and started on a third, which is the satin stitch, which is a simple one but still takes time to putter with.

I hope to do a couple more this week.

The whipped wheel really had me stumped but then I got it and really love the stitch.  I ‘tried’ to make a shell using that stitch and it’s not that good at all.  I don’t know how to make the stitches look nice, unless you just go underneath and come back up at the other side to have it all look the same.  Anyway, it was/is a learning experience and I am grateful to Sharon for hosting this adventure.

Here is my rendition of a whipped wheel and broken shell.

Here is the barred and alternating barred stitch.

Now since it’s raining today I need to do some ‘home caring’, and maybe get some pieces listed on Etsy.  I am such a ‘procrastinator’.

Thank you for visiting. Thanks for encouragement and inspiration.

FlowerLady Lorraine

I need help

I am truly frustrated with the whipped wheel stitch for TAST.  I'm way behind and this one stitch has had me stumped for quite sometime now.  I'm discouraged.  I've  looked at you tubes and none were the whipped stitch.  I looked at Sharon's page of instructions and couldn't figure out the stitch that way either.

Can someone please HELP me with this?

If these are only the basic stitches, then I'm lost already.  I had trouble with a couple of other 'simple' stitches in the beginning and told my DH that I would never try using those stitches in any projects. Some stitches I can get right away, others, forget it.

I'm going to try the next stitch before I break down in frustrated tears. :-)

FlowerLady

Latest bits and pieces

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything in here.  I’ve been crocheting and have done one beaded/embroidered piece. I work part time, garden, cook and do some ‘home caring’ in between. I’ve got dust that has settled, etc., etc.  I’m sure some of you know what I’m talking about.

I’ve not been keeping up with my TAST stitches.  Here’s the latest piece I did right around my birthday, combining several stitches.  I had a horrible time with two or three of them and got more depressed.  I did this a day or two before my 63rd birthday.

Now it’s a couple of weeks later and I’m still NOT caught up.

I’ve still got to practice needle tatting.  Haven’t done anymore since the first couple of try pieces.

Here is the beaded/embroidered piece that I did.  I’ve still got to mount it and put it into the frame.

Below are some more crocheted needle cases and some Irish crochet roses.

Crocheted Irish roses in silver. I thought ladies who do crazy quilts might like these.  We’ll see.

I enjoyed making all of these, but really enjoyed making this one. Even though these pieces are small, they are time consuming.

These below are actually a copper color.  I’ve got to take better pictures.  The color of the piece that they are lying on is the color above, not the sickly color shown here. Sheesh.

This picture below taken outside in screened porch.

Silver, light orchid/pink, dusty rose, river blue.

This was taken indoors.

Needle cases and babies on my workspace.

Babies are right around 2” tall.  Teeny, tiny babys.  The hardest thing is stuffing them and tying the bow on their bonnets.

Here are the babies stored in an empty egg carton, the plastic lid closes over them so that each one is in her own little compartment.

Now, the hardest part is figuring out how to price everything. Creating is so much more fun.

I’ve really got to figure out what to do with all the pieces I have beaded but not done anything with yet either. Sigh.

Happy Creating, whatever your medium.

FlowerLady

TAST- week 3 ~ Feather stitch

Better late than not at all. I did this little piece yesterday.  I used a variegated green crochet thread, and as I was working on the stitch, I thought these little plants I was making looked kind of like the asparagus ferns that grow all over the place in my gardens. They have thorns that you don’t see until it is too late, as in you feel them first, and they have these little red berries. They are hard to get rid of as they have really ‘hang on tight’ to the earth tubers that run underground.  They are pretty and lacy looking though and that’s why I got them in the first place.

So, here is my rendition of the feather stitch.

Today the next stitch should be posted and I look forward to seeing what that one is going to be.

I’m putting my stitch samples in a photo album that I got for free in with some craft goodies. There are three sleeves to a side and I’ve plenty of pages to take care of the whole year. 

Happy TASTing.

FlowerLady Lorraine

More fly and button hole stitch

I’ve been so inspired by all the stitchery going on for TAST 2012, that I had to do another piece.  I cut out a rose from a piece of lace, then used the button hole or blanket stitch to tack it down to background, then used the fly stitch in sections of the rose, and as the outer leaves.  It was fun practice and gave me ideas too.

I really enjoy working ‘small’ and this photo album fits the bill for this weekly challenge. There are three spaces per side of each page. I look forward to seeing what this week’s stitch will be.

Happy TASTING ~ FlowerLady

TAST ~ First and second stitches

Good morning Folks ~ Being the procrastinator that I am, I didn’t get the first stitch done last week. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed because I had wanted to make a cover piece too. So, I decided to combine it all and the results are below.

I used Perle cotton, embroidery floss, and variegated tatting thread. Fly stitches the first stitch for us this year, make up the ferns. There are LOTS of ferns in our gardens. The fly stitch is also used for the flowers, the butterfly and the sun. The buttonhole or blanket stitch (which I need to work on), is the border. I also used the basic straight stitch and French knots.

If there are any of you out there who wish to learn embroidery stitches this is a great way to do so. There are over 500 participants last I read, from all over the world.

Please go to TAST to check it out.

This was fun, once I got going and I look forward to seeing what next week’s stitch will be. My samples will all be the same size to fit into a photo album.

If you got to the comment section of each new stitch from the TAST project, you will see all of the links for how people have used these stitches creatively. It is amazing and very inspiring to say the least.

Happy needle working.

FlowerLady