Artists I Adore - Jenny Hart

Also known as Sublime Stitching Embroidery, Jenny Hart is really fun because "This ain't your gramma's embroidery." I've been following her for quite a while and I'm currently working on the Epic Alphabet design. I've got a way to go. (Obviously the one below is not mine.)

Source: mycraftaddiction.tumblr.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

Jenny recently launched her own floss line, which I think is fun. Frosting is my favorite collection. Also, she always has one "freebie" pattern on her site.

I hope you'll check her out. Let me know if you decide to do any of her designs and I'll stitch along with you.

Start Less, Finish More

Waaay back on May 21st of last year, I made a list of unfinished projects that needed some attention. Here's what's left to do:

1. Pink/White class quilt binding
2. Bee hexagon quilt
3. Buttercup quilt - need to cut more strips

Strips cut for the Buttercup Quilt

4. Broken Blues quilt - Very first quilt top I ever pieced.
5. Red/Brown squares quilt
6. Welcome Home cross stitch
7. Tomato Crate Label cross stitch - which is farther along than I remember!

Tomato Crate Label

8. Sublime Stitching ABC
9. Emily's yellow rug - I really will finish them some day, Emily.
10. Emily's blue rug
11. Blue table runner - needs quilting and binding
12. Red/White/Blue table runner - top is finished


All of the above projects are in some stage of completion, as you can see from the photos.

These projects were actually finished:

1. Art Beat Yarn Bomb

Mine wasn't her favorite, but she was nice enough to pose by mine anyway.

2. Sarah's purple and green quilt binding
3. Practice piece binding
4. Nana book bag
5. Hand Made Gift Exchange pin cushion
6. Jessica and Nick beach glass heart

I must really like them to give away my beach glass.

7. Charlotte's Strip and Flip Quilt
8. "Sarah" pillow


And these projects have been abandoned for various reasons:

1. Sarah's purple sweater
2. Sublime Stitching frame for Jessica and Nick
3. Julie cuff bracelet for myself
4. Snake amigurumi

And of course, more projects have been added to the list for finishing:

1. Aidan's birthday gift - finished 1/19/13
2. Tara's birthday gift
3. Fruit Punch afghan

As hard as I try, I know I will start more projects. It's just what I do. But, the plan is to finish what I have, and use supplies I already own to make any new projects that do pop up.

Well, that's the plan anyway...

30 Days of Creativity

I'm planning to play along with the Yarn Revolt folks. They have created the 30 Days of Creativity page on Facebook. Since I usually do crafty things almost 30 days a month anyway, I thought I would join in.

Tonight I traced this for transfer and went ahead and ironed it onto the fabric. Thinking the stitching will begin tomorrow.

Who knows if I'll actually make it thirty days. Goodness knows I have enough projects to work on that I have more than enough work to do to last way more than 30 days.

What do you think? Wanna go thirty days with me?