Am I done?

I’m leaning toward not doing any hand stitching. I will think on that for several days, but I think I’ve decided against it.  Even though I was able to mark some of the quilting lines for the Raven it was still difficult to do and certainly did not come out perfect. 

Our daughter wants the piece so I don’t have to think about how much to sell it for at the recycle show. Now we have to decide on a title. I asked AI for some help. Plus my husband and daughter gave some ideas.

• What the Raven Knows
• Nevermore
• Nevermore Beneath the Silent Moon
• Moonlight Vigil
• Waiting for Poe
• The Raven and the Silent Moon
• Midnight Verses
• Moonlit Tales of Poe
• Poe’s Night watch
• Upon a Midnight Dreary
• The Raven Remembers

So that’s where I am. I have to decide if I’m going to do any hand stitching. I have to decide if I’m happy with the piece. I have to order a frame for it. 

Thanks for reading.

Chris

Nearing the end…

It’s hard to believe that I’m nearly done with the machine stitching on the recycle piece. I just have to quilt the raven. The quilting has been stressful because you really can’t mark the quilting lines on plastic. Plus you can’t rip it out. Plastic is not as forgiving as fabric. So I’ve had to just wing it for the stitching that I have already done. 

This morning I discovered that I can mark the quilting lines for the raven with a white gel pen, stitch and then remove the lines with a damp cloth. That will make doing the raven a bit less stressful.

Here’s the current state of the piece. It’s 14 inches by 14 inches. I think I’ll be doing some hand stitching as well.

Here’s roughly how I plan on quilting the raven. 

Thanks for reading. Now all I need is a good title!

Chris

I think I’m ready to stitch

I’m anxious to get stitching on the recycle piece. I think I’m done with the design stage. Today I will clean up my sewing room from the “plastic tornado” that has taken place in it. I will also pull out the gray and black threads I will use for the machine stitching. This plastic piece will be backed by a Pellon stabilizer.

Here’s the piece. The only color is the eye. It will have a small French knot in the center of it.

Thanks for reading.

Chris

Starting to work on the Raven

I glued the Moon in place and removed the paper from the back of the Raven. I’ve started to add highlights to the bird. Still more to do on this piece, but I’m definitely getting there. I’ve really enjoyed working on this. I can’t wait to do the stitching to bring out all of the details. 

Linking to Nina-Marie. https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

Thanks for reading.

Chris