167/365 Framed my embroidered deer head to hang in the bathroom. Its a little tricky to frame fabric. I had to file down the backing board of the frame so there was room for the fabric. Then pull the...
Jun 16, 2010
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Other than a little pressing the Grain Belt Beer Pillow is done. It’s the first in what I plan on being a series of Mpls landmarks.
I’m really pleased with how the fabric paint turned ou...
Jun 14, 2010
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well except for the pressing & sewing. Then it will be off to its new home.
Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photograph it.
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Jun 13, 2010
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Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photograph it.
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Jun 11, 2010
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When I first moved to Minneapolis it was the biggest city I had ever lived in & I remember being so thrilled everytime I saw the skyline. I’ve lived in bigger cities since but I still love ...
Jun 10, 2010
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I decided to use fabric paint to get the red of the Grain Belt label instead of just outlining it. Of course I dropped the paint brush on the fabric just as I finished. I think I managed to get it cle...
Jun 07, 2010
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Continued to stitch away at the Grain Belt sign. I’m hoping tomorrow to get to the point where I can paint in the red logo.
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Jun 06, 2010
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156/365 The embroidery project I started yesterday. I usually hate how my embroidered letters look but I’m actually pretty happy with these.
Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday ...
Jun 05, 2010
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I thought it would be fun to try embroidering different landmarks around the Twin Cities. I’m starting with the Grain Belt Beer sign. The picture shows the steps from photograph to drawing on pa...
Jun 04, 2010
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Knit myself up a little porky buddy today. I was messing around with the tiny flying pig pattern I wrote awhile back to see how it would look bigger. This guy is about 5 inches long & I think pre...
Jun 03, 2010
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