Karen Ruane

a collection....show and tell.

I flounder no more.....I am newly inspired......I kicked myself several times for not thinking to ponder this collection, this library of samples, this body of work which was created with my ''sampling for stitch'' class. There is so much information in here I shall never flounder again......this process was leading to the design of a bag,  a pocket. I have bags and pockets coming out of my ears so I have discarded that thought. In truth this collection of information could be applied to many things, pillows, pockets, wraps, blankets......

Last night I began a cloth based sample......this morning I have a new idea. I'm hoping to develop this work over the next few weeks...ledgers...pages......substantial mounted samples. All it took was five minutes in the company of pink gingham and I was off, there's no stopping me now.

More of this collection can be seen here,

and here,

and here,

and also on this short video.

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You saw it here, unfinished.....it's finished now! I backed it and added oversized prairie points along with a few more puffs. Including this one, that's two quite big pieces finished in the past week or so. I am so pleased I completed these two cloths, they languished for far too long. Watch the video and see what you think.

On my ''to do'' list for the rest of the day....make more lace cloth, finish this pocket, doodle on some silk, start putting goody bag things into piles and maybe put a couple more pages together in my little books.

 

Patched pocket girls....stand by your computers.....there's a video coming!

a brief show and tell, a wrapping cloth....

Remember this mammoth post? A wrapping cloth.......now finished.....backed, titivated at the edges....being drooled over as we speak.  The video...a brief show and tell.

a bag for Helen, brief show and tell

Hi everyone. I have had a busy weekend so the bridal bag remains un damp stretched....oh the shame!! I am hoping you will forgive me as I try to make amends with a very short video show and tell..............

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