WIP's and WISP's...

To show that I do accomplish something once in a while...LOL! This photograph is a few WIP's and WISP's. WIP = Work In Progress and WISP's = Work In Small/Short Progress, however you want to look at them. I discovered those acrynons on other's message boards posts and in blogs and have adopted them. Anyways, The purple fabric within the hoop is a section of one of the Aunt Martha's Hot Iron Transfers recently purchased at WalMart in Kenton. I'm embroidering it on a section of cotton fabric; probably not one of my greatest ideas but what the heck! I'm uncertain if I'll use it to create a pillow or add it to a crazy quilt later on but it is certainly good practice for me to learn to satin, and long/short stitch.

The second piece is satin fabric and utilizes a rubber stamp image from a Sandra Everston rubberstamp. I'm thinking I'll add it to a CQ block at one time or another. For now, it is just something to experiment and play around with a bit before I add to my "collection". {vbg}

While the "cat" is away...

visiting one of the warehouses for the store this morning, I experimented with something I've been dying to try. I used one of my favorite Anna Griffith rubber stamps and Stewart Superior's Black India Ink to stamp the image onto a piece of satin fabric. I choose the India Ink mainly because it is designed for quick drying for watercoloring so I thought maybe it would be an excellent choice for stamping onto my fabric. And was I ever right! I gotta admit that I was impressed with the crispness of the image. After setting it aside, just long enough to put away my stamp and inkpad, I was soon digging out my embroidery hoop, floss, and scissors to create this beauty above. I am desiring to use it in my next crazy quilt experiment of creating a heart to hang in the "pass through" niche. A small heart would offer just enough to keep experimenting with my stitching, as well as providing me with a beautiful home accent to display in my sewing/stitching space. I cannot wait to create some more stamped on satin images to embroidery, I found it so relaxing and a great way to start my day.