Princess Bubbles Creates

AACK!  I am falling behind on the stitches.  I try really hard to stay on top of them and it is making me a little stressed that I am behind.  Breathe deeply, it is just a stitch.  I wasn't expecting Sharon B at  http://pintangle.com/  to show a new stitch today.  I was going to push through and try to get it done today but that is stressing me worse.  So here is the beaded shell chain stitch from last week. I really like the beaded stitches.  I am using them on my bead journal project.  I will get to the new stitch before next Tuesday but right now I have to concentrate on preparing some class samples for a teaching gig in May.

I have added some stitching to this experimental piece.  I am liking it and want to add some more.  This piece isn't so very difficult to stitch through even though it is pretty stiff.  In this photo I have the piece resting on a piece of transparency that I have colored.  I am debating on using that as a backing.  I also have a bunch of gelli prints  that I am considering using.  Decisions, decisions?

I am liking this piece more.  I have cut away even more since the last post.  I like the irregular edge that I have created.   I have also added some more paint.  I am not pleased with the way the colors are being portrayed in this picture.  Not right!  Trust me when I say it is starting to look good.  Now I think that I am ready to stitch into this piece.

I am calling this block finished.  I marvel at the way people embellish their crazy quilt blocks.  Some are so ornate and encrusted.    I tell myself that I SHOULD do my blocks that way.  SHOULD is a dirty word though.  A friend shared a fun quote with me once - I won't should on you, if you won't should on me.  I really like that!  I have decided that I won't should on myself either. I am linking with http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/ and http://pintangle.com/

Thanks to Sharon at  http://pintangle.com/  for the instructions for the the Shell Chain stitch, bottom picture and the Beaded Link Chain stitch, top picture.  The close up pictures aren't all that clear, sorry.  I don't want to show more of the pieces as they are projects that are in the works and no where close to finished.  These stitches have a lot of potential and I look forward to using them now that I have learned them!

I thought I would try removing something from this piece.   The fabric has paper towel adhered to it so it doesn't fray or ravel when cut.    I am really liking what is happening with pieces cut away.  I definitely want to do some more cutting away.  Hopefully once I have done that I will be able to start stitching into this piece.  I feel like I have learned a lot from my explorations with this piece.

I wasn't overly in love with the piece I started and showed earlier.  I decided to add a layer of paper towel that had bright pink and turquoise on it.  I adhered it to the fabric with a thinned down white glue.  I thought the bright colors would perk up the piece.  Well, the paper towel over powered the piece, see the top picture.  However the colors bled through to the back of the fabric and made that the more interesting side, bottom picture.  Granted neither of these pictures are accurate in regards to color.  I am still not in love with it and I am considering trying one more thing.  Just not sure what that will be at this time.  I am enjoying the freedom of exploration.  I am not too caught up in the end product.  If works out to be something good, great!  If not, it was a learning a process.