To continue with Cobi's vision I'm adding a vine also.... a trumpet vine with 3 small hummingbirds.. There is an awkward triangle on the upper left that I hope to incorporate into my design. To do this my vine will weave through Cobi's seam..... Cobi wired the flowers and did the leaves in satin stitch... I am going to do the same as I can't imagine wiring that many leaves... especially since I've never wired anything before... Please keep in mind that this is a VERY ROUGH sketch at this point but it does show what direction I'm traveling... This block took 29 days to get here from the Netherlands and this is a pretty ambitious plan so I doubt that I will have it ready by mail date...
5/03/2010
Plan for Diane's stumpwork block
Sometimes I do work with a rough idea or sketch and this stumpwork block of Diane's is a good example... When I'm working on cooperative block I like to pick up on what has gone before me... In this case Cobi did a lovely viney heart in the lower left with sweet peas... every single one is wired and beautiful. Cobi does the most exquisite work....every stitch and thread is perfection.
To continue with Cobi's vision I'm adding a vine also.... a trumpet vine with 3 small hummingbirds.. There is an awkward triangle on the upper left that I hope to incorporate into my design. To do this my vine will weave through Cobi's seam..... Cobi wired the flowers and did the leaves in satin stitch... I am going to do the same as I can't imagine wiring that many leaves... especially since I've never wired anything before... Please keep in mind that this is a VERY ROUGH sketch at this point but it does show what direction I'm traveling... This block took 29 days to get here from the Netherlands and this is a pretty ambitious plan so I doubt that I will have it ready by mail date...
To continue with Cobi's vision I'm adding a vine also.... a trumpet vine with 3 small hummingbirds.. There is an awkward triangle on the upper left that I hope to incorporate into my design. To do this my vine will weave through Cobi's seam..... Cobi wired the flowers and did the leaves in satin stitch... I am going to do the same as I can't imagine wiring that many leaves... especially since I've never wired anything before... Please keep in mind that this is a VERY ROUGH sketch at this point but it does show what direction I'm traveling... This block took 29 days to get here from the Netherlands and this is a pretty ambitious plan so I doubt that I will have it ready by mail date...
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3 comments:
Gerry, your ideas are always given such thought and the end result is wonderful. I'm willing to wait 6 months for this block to come home!
WOW, this is beautiful!!!! I LOVE YOUR IDEAS!!!! and the work that has already been done is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Gerry thank you for all your praise on my stitching. you make me blush and grow at the same time. your planning looks wonderful and once you start stitching it will come together fast enough. prepairing the stumpwork parts takes most time. you are saying what I thought before: wiring those leaves takes way too much time, that's why I gave them 2 layers of stitching to make them raised. I always think that its better to be late but do it good than to be fast and deliver sloppy work. take your time.
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