Showing posts with label samplers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label samplers. Show all posts

Friday, March 20, 2015

The Garden Gate, Daily 45 & A Darker Daily 46

The newest design in my sampler collection, The Garden Gate. Finished size 63w x 123h. Recommended fabric 28ct Blue Glass Monoco from Charles Craft (over two). DMC Threads, both six strand floss and gold metallic.  Available now on my website, Carolyn Manning Designs




Daily 45



Daily 46




Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Daily 31, Twinchies & A Garden Gate

It's been so much fun, this dive into the daily creative. Today I played with a bigger bit of cotton base, a cotton gingham that I then layered with sheers and other bits of cotton, stitched it all up and added a few beads. 

I made a trip to the store today, in search of framing ideas for a few of these pieces, but I didn't see anything that really said 'yep.' I think I might instead mount and mat them and just leave them like that. Sort of...floating. More on that later.




With the blizzard howling outside, I had time to do four twinchies for my Tuesday play. Cotton 2x2 squares as base, bits of sheer scarves and tulle, and punched up further with tiny tiger eye beads that I forgot I had, rediscovered when I made an attempt to clean up the studio.


And finally, what will be my work for the remainder of the snow-strewn day, The Garden Gate, which has already been edited from this first image.  I found some lovely bugle and seed beads while shopping this morning, and after deciding on a fabric color, (which is now glass blue 28ct. Monaco from Charles Craft) I also changed up the thread colors. 


Now off to poke some serious holes in the tips of my fingers!

Monday, January 26, 2015

The Flowers In My Window

I have had a long time fascination with sampler motifs, and have been collecting examples for just as long.  This last weekend I started stitching the model for The Flowers In My Window. I am using motifs that are inspired by traditional motifs and my free form mandala stitching.

The Flowers In My Window- carolynmanningdesigns (c)2015


There are 25 different flowers stitched inside the window panes. Each square is 2" x 2". I find I really like working in smaller scales. This might have been a design that would lend itself well to petit pointe.

I think I might do something similar with snowflakes at some point, maybe with a whole bunch of sparkly Kreinik threads.

Off to stitch! I have a Tuesday Twinchie to get ready!