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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Fiber Hearts and Other Arts...

 


Hearts are such a fun motif for stitching. This is a small stitch meditation square I made on a painted fabric background with embroidered and sequined details. They are so relaxing to sew. The only problem is that they don't use up much of the fabric stash!



And here's a heartfelt postcard made with bits and pieces and sewn by machine. We just had a postcard exchange and getting out the supplies for making one reminded me how much I enjoy making these, too! I'll show the one I mailed out in another post.



This Victorian-style pincushion is one I made several years ago. It's another repository for all the trims, buttons, and laces I like accumulating.



And for another relaxing pastime, I enrolled in Kate Crane's For the Love of Circles online class. We're learning to make whimsical Mandala drawings with watercolor, colored pencil, and marker details. This is the start of two of mine, and both need some further embellishment with paint pens and neon markers.


This one features some hearts within the Mandala. The Mandalas are surprisingly easy to make and offer so many design possibilities. I'm sure there are more of these forthcoming. I've been working to clean up my sewing room a bit, so quilting projects are sidelined right now. It's good to have some small creative projects that can be completed quickly.