A Few Stitches by Christine Bedford

 

Hi everyone, Chris here, I have one more make for this month's 'A Stitch In Time’ theme at The Artistic Stamper.  

 I am staying with flowers - this time Debs Smith's Big Flowers and Quotes set. 

I used to do a lot of Needle Felting a few years ago, now it is a once in a while activity, but when I saw this big flower I just had to use it.

I started by stamping it onto a square of hessian like fabric.

I had to enlist hubby's help for some of my photos 

Next came the start of my Mug Rug - Using a variety of different greens

If you have ever done needle felting you will know it's best to keep your fingers out of the way!

Once I had everything ready I stamped the flower again so that I could see where to sew the stamens

I used a gold thread which was quite difficult to sew but worth it for the shimmery effect!

I considered blanket stitching the edges but must admit to like this fluffy finish!

Here is my Mug Rug all ready for use later!

It has been a pleasure to be here at The Artistic Stamper and to practice my stitching once again.

 Thanks for looking, Chris

September's Creative Challenge - A Stitch in Time

 Hello, and welcome to September's challenge,  and a GUEST Designer!
  Thank you for joining in last month. We had so many fabulous 

 This month the theme is A Stitch in Time and can be interpreted any way you like, as long as it has rubber stamps on it.

To join in with this challenge (we are limiting the challenge entries to 3 per person), is simple; all we would like you to do is, make a piece of artwork, making sure that you include the theme and some rubber stamping. Pop back here to link up using the Inklinkz at the bottom of this post, so that we can see what you've made and then, leave us a comment to let us know you have joined in with the challenge.
This a challenge just for fun!
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Our Guest Designer is Christine Bedford. Please welcome her, and watch out for another post later in the month.

 Christine Bedford 

 

I am thrilled to have this opportunity to Guest Design for this months ‘A Stitch in Time’ Challenge.

It’s no secret that I love flowers and when I saw the Cape Daisy Trio I could see that I could sit and stitch while watching TV, as I often do.

I stamped my background fabric with the negative flower image, which I did by using different coloured inks onto the stamp.

I coloured more fabric with inktense blocks before stamping the positive image. I used metallic steel and gold coloured thread to sew in the details on the stamp and then cut them out.

My original plan was to make a journal cover but I enjoyed doing this so much I made matching pencil holder from an old coffee tin. It will remain on my balcony so that if I get any ideas while I am reading out there I have them to hand!

 Stamps used

 Cape Daisy Trio C405 

Journaling Words 4

Creative Art Thoughts

 

Jennie Boxall

I made this little stitched picture using Debs Smith new smaller Feather, inked onto a painted piece of calico. and stitched onto a piece of black fabric.  Lots of mark making in the background, and glued onto a small canvas board. 

 

 

 

 We hope that you will join in this month's challenge, and also join us on Facebook too.

 We look forward to seeing your creations. Don't forget to add a comment when you have posted your entry. 

Have a Happy Creative Month

Stay safe 

Jennie x

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