It's called 15 Minutes to Stitch Recap

As I was thinking about my quilting time, I almost said that I hadn't done any quilting. But no, it is called 15 Minutes to Stitch and I absolutely did stitching.  As a result, I have another 100% on the books! My obsession this week has been the stumpwork portraits.

Here's my latest portrait. She was going to have a crochet scarf, but with her lacy hat, she needed a dressy summer outfit. It's got a lace collar to match her hat. I may have to redo her eyes.

Obviously she isn't finished yet. My friend said she looks like a voodoo doll with all the pins.

Here's the other one I made earlier in the week. She now has pupils. It is not easy to put a french knot on top of a french knot. Yes she has a mole.

 

Here are the two friends side by side. They both need names.

Here are the final results of the week:

15 Minute sessions of stitching this week:  7 out of 7
15 Minute sessions of stitching this year:  140 out of 154 sessions
Success rate: 91%

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I was going to show you a different flower today, but the rose matches her dress, so you get roses again.

In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.   Aldo Leopold

Learning Crochet and Stumpwork

Back in April, I was watching lots of videos about junk journaling. I told one of my co-workers that I wanted to learn how to crochet. I wanted to be able to make little embellishments to add to the journals.  We have different schedules so we really don't have any time when she can teach me, but she gave me a ball of yarn and a crochet hook so I could practice.

During the past few months, I kept the yarn next to the computer and sometimes when I was watching a movie or show on the computer, I would pick up the yarn and make a little something to practice.

Result:  little bits of flawed practice pieces that might be scary to find in a journal.

Fast forward to this week, I saw Tanya's stumpwork, based on Queenie's tutorial.  I looked at one of my samples and thought it would make good hair for a stumpwork person.  I could use the corners of my muslin from the crazy quilt class and use that for a face, and of course I have plenty of fabric scraps and embroidery floss for the rest of it.

I haven't finished the eyes - have to find black and white threads, but otherwise, she's done! She was a lot of fun to make!

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