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Painting Mono Canvas – a Tutorial
This tutorial came about as I was kitting up my next Freda project - It's Tree Time. As I was cutting the mono canvas that I had purchased to size, I realized that I bought the wrong colour! There is quite a difference between the two green canvases (I purchased Santa Fe Green, and the pattern…
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The Year of Smalls
I spent a good part of my stitching time working on “smalls”. I’ve so many in my stash and it was time to dig them out and get them finished. It’s been a prolific year and I am quite proud of myself! Once you get going the sky is the limit as to how many…
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Town House Sewing Case – mostly just photos
This was a very fun piece to stitch - A Townhouse Sewing Case by Gaye Ann Rogers. Started during COVID when I had lots of time on my hands. Being housebound for an extended period of time allowed for a lot of stitching! Started: March 2020, Finished March 2023 Stitched on congress cloth using silk…
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Faces – fun with blind line contour drawings
improving drawing and designing skills For a long time I've wanted to improve my drawing skills so that I can create my own embroidery designs. Last year, one of our guild members held a class on blind contour drawings, specifically portraits. I was immediately drawn to this project as blind contour drawing is a great…
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Carrying forward from 2022
I’ll be carrying forward quite a few projects from 2022. It will be interesting to see how much I accomplish on these projects in 2023. I am continually surprised at where my stitching takes me when I’m inspired. Limonera Pear - started 2021 Donkey Kong 8 bit - Started 2022 Embroideries based on blind line…
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Just a List – The Planned and Unplanned of 2022
Hmmm…. are my ‘squirrel’ tendencies showing? With it nearing the end of 2022, I figured it was time to take stock to see what I’ve accomplished. I’m keeping this post simple. It’s just a list. I’ve broken this years projects into 2 lists - planned and unplanned and then noted if the project is finished…
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2022 – The Year of Christmas Projects – Part 2
It’s been a fun year of Christmassy projects! I had quite the list and have been able to complete most of the projects I had set out for myself earlier in the year. As per my usual, a few unplanned projects got thrown in the mix but … that’s ok … I’m up for a…
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12 Days of Christmas – The Sequel!
My “Year of Christmas Stitching” is going quite well. For some reason, I've felt the need to stitch primarily Christmas embroideries this year. Christmas stockings, ornaments, wall hangings, you name it, I'm stitching it! Do you remember the lovely Erica Michael's “12 Days of Christmas” strawberry set I finished earlier this year? https://finishingisfun.ca/2022/03/25/the-christmas-berries-are-done-a-very-satisfying-finish/ Apparently I’m…
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2022 – The Year of Christmas Projects
As I look though my WIP's it would appear that 2022 has become the "Year of Christmas Projects". The Christmas Spirit is strong with me this year and I have quite a number of Christmas projects on the go. I've also noticed that Christmas has also invaded my stash as well! I've got a number…
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