A little bit of creative playing.

January 23rd 2020.

 A little bit of playing.

Do you remember me showing you a while back this.

This the scrap thread that has amounted in my catch all while thread painting.

I thought I would post step by step and show you what I have been experimenting with.

Step one.

Step Two

I think I have enough threads and just putting bits of scrap fabric from some other project. This is truly recycling of waste bits. I have laid it all out on soluable stabilizer.

Now I have cover it over the top with another layer of stabilizer ready after pinning to sew making sure that the lines are connected.

Sewn straight lines first then place hearts on top and free motion sewing them on. 

Then I cut into four pieces and gently

submerge into warm water and lay on towel to dry. It takes a bit to remove the tackiness .

Here is the finished project next time I'll show you what I used it for.

It is surprising what one can make of something of nothing, so much better instead of going in the landfill.

Bye for now and happy creating.

New Cards

January 16th 2020.

Last week was a week of mixed weather, from snow to freezing rain to a big downpour.
In our City the Grand a River runs through, and we are not to far away. We have beautiful trails overlooking the river, where one can jog, walk or ride ones bike. Lately when it is nice we walk along there rather than bike. I haven't ridden my bike since I broke my shoulder but it is looking good that I may get back to it this summer.

Monday was a snow day and good day to be inside so I decided it as time to tidy my sewing studio, especially as I will be teaching a workshop on seascape Postcard making and landscape thread painting picture. I will try and post some pictures of the class later in February.

Here is my studio, all I have left to clean is the floor and my cutting table. At the momen making up kits for the class.

 

I will try and get pictures of my students creations to show you next month.

I also have started to stock up again with my textile cards I sold out of them over Christmas, and I had several orders to do too. Now I am back in the groove to get going on my cards so hope to do some different designs. Here are three of some that I have finished.

I will leave you on that note until next time. Today the wind is cold and we have opted to go for our walk at the arena where they have a track.

Bye for now until next time.

The end of 2019

December 28th 2019.

As we near the end of 2019 I thought I would share  9 of the projects I worked on last year. I was late starting. I was able about June to start to spend a space of time at my sewing machine, so lots were getting ready for Christmas show. In February when I booked my space for the show I had serious doubts wether I would have enough to show. But thinking signing up was encouragement to endevor to get well. Still doing physio but I have come a long way looking back to end of January. I have shared these pictures on my Instagram site and also Etched In Thread By Ally on FB.

i have just finished a commision for a lady for her husband but until she gives it to him am not able to share. But would like to share the threads that I used for it.

Also I made an apron for a budding baker for a Christmas gift and embroidered on my Embroiary machine on the pocket. It turned out quite well.

Here are a few more cards that I did this year and as I have sold out, my first project this year is to make more for my stock. And also I have a thread painting half finished so I want to complete that. Also in February I am running a couple of classes one for beginners a seascape postcard. And a intermediate class with thread painting of a larger landscape, so that should keep me busy.

Also there are a couple of things I want to experiement with so I will remember to take pictures to share with you.

Here are a few cards that quickly sold so want to make some more.

As one year ends and 2020 begins I would like to wish you Gods peace, health and happiness.

Bye for now see you next year.

Ally.

Merry Christmas from my home to your home.

December 23rd 2019.


I would like wish everyone a Merry Christmas and many blessings in 2020.

As promised, I would post the finished Alpaca that found its way to a good home.

Here are a few other projects that I have worked on.

My sewing buddies took a picture of the lap quilts that I donated to a nursing home to give to the clients that don't have  family or any visitors. They took photo before I had put on the binding and label.

I had an order of cards to do for someone who bought these at Christmas in Paris they liked them so much that they order another 14 to give as a gift a card then they could frame afterwards. She asked if I did speciality cards and I said I was thinking of doing that. I love to do thread painting but big projects are still a little hard on my shoulder if I sit at the sewing machine too long!! So I am learning to pace myself with short time spaces but the cards are not so time consuming.

I thought I would show you the commission I have just finished for a client for a Christmas gift but was unable to load more pictures. I think my poor old I Pad is telling me it is wearing out!! It is so slow now and the other day it shut down for a couple of days.

I don't think I will be in here again until after Christmas but I have a few things lined up to show and share with you. I hope this winter to play with different techniques in my sewing studio so hope I can share that with you.

May the joy of the season be with you and your as we celebrate Christ birth.

Christmas In Paris Kindred Spirit Show.

November 4th 2019.

Here are a few pictures of the show that I would like to share with you. My cards were nearly a sell out but a bit disappointed that I didn't sell as many pictures as last year.

Here is a picture of my Stand

Here is the picture of my card rack along with the notice of Just A Card that I displayed for people to read the little write up that started the challenge to shop local, hand made not mass produced items. Encouraging people to buy even just a card helps to keep small businesses a float in our communities.
I know for me when I visited the UK a year or so ago, Paul and myself went into several galleries and looked at the beautiful artwork of the local people. Of course with a restrictive luggage load and flying we were unable to buy a big item but I bought a card of the artist work to remind me of the visit. A card is always something one can use and I have quite a collection from different artists. So that is mainly what the sign is about.

My cards were a great success in fact I came home Saturday to pack up a few cards that I had printed of my photography of the Lotus and Lily farm we visited with our Australian friends while visiting Melbourne.

I was so pleased though my Alpaca thread painting that brought much attention and scritizing of by different people didn't actually get sold at the show, but got a message Saturday night that I had a buyer, was so pleased and was able to still show it with a big SOLD notice on it.

I hope the photo I have of it, will be good enough to have made into cards for another time.

In my next blog I will post it all framed up for you to see.

I understand from a few of you that follow my blog that you are unable to post comments I have gone into the settings hoping it may help, and that there will be a place where you can comment. Unfortunately I am not computer savvy and so by trying different option I fall on an answer. So if you are able to now make a comment but don't want to comment a little 👍👍, I would really appreciate.

All for now enjoy your day and keep smiling, because when you smile the world smiles back and it makes it such a better place. 😄😄😄

Blustery Fall Day.

October 27th. 2019

Today is blustery fall day' we had heavy rain in the night. I hear with the high winds that Port Dover and Turkey Point have,  that water is well over the pier and road.

I have been quiet on here for a few weeks as I have been busy getting ready for the show next weekend.

Here is a thread painting I have been working on and it is getting near completion. I will show it in it's rough stages so you can see how the picture builds up and takes shape. As you can see from the second picture I am working down the neck. This a rough matt I use to make sure I take the stitches to the edge and to give me an overall look as I stand back and view my progress.

If you remember I was away for a long weekend to Prince Edward County, and visited Carson Market Garden Center and he has Alpacas in a small enclosure.  Here is picture of them.

This year I have made a couple of cushions and thread painted a chickadee on a berry branch. They were a project that I was able to do in short spurts when my arm was still not able to take sewing for long periods.  Hope you like them let me know what you think of this new project.

And a close up for you to see the stitches. I appliqué the branches , berries and the different fabrics for the bird then thread painted on top. Actually this must be an earlier picture I took as I have now put a sparkly small bead for the eye.

Well that about it for today but will try and take a photo's at the show next week and post for you to see.

Enjoy the rest of our fall colours because with the winds the leaves are coming down fast.

Fall is here!AA

October 1st 2019

Fall Days

We are having some beautiful fall days, cool mornings and cool evenings, but lovely warm sunny days. In fact today was very hot but it has ended in a thunderstorm and some high winds went through, now a steady downpour.

A couple weekends ago I had a afternoon of art with our grandson, we sat at the patio table and soaked up the warm weather and painted. He has done a few paint along with Bob Ross on You Tube but this particular days he wanted to do a poppy

Another of his hobbies is building with his great tote filled of Lego. He has been working along some times on You Tube, but decided to design his own. It amazes me how his fingers work all the tiny little pieces.  The family are finishing the basement and he has been told he can have an area for his hobbies. I think it will be a great area for him to set up his things he has designed.

I too have been designing some new cards for my stand at our Christmas in Paris show, and I have join the "Just A Card" campaign. So my badge and little sign arrived last week.

Here are a couple of cards I have worked on. I am hoping to get some Christmas cards done.

Looking through my old photos the other day I came across a wall hanging I made for a swap for my Austrailan friend. We swapped some pieces of fabric with each other then we had to make a wall hanging representing fall, with a poem, hymn or quote about fall.

Hope you enjoyed the pictures. And I would like to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving  for those in Canada in October and later in November for those in the States.