Stump-work and Gold-work




Yes I did it. Stump-work and Gold-work in one piece.

It is not a easy work. I had to make the leaves and then lay on the gold thread.

I love this work, it are similar as the nun-work from the monastery 

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I have finished Annamaria`s block. I am happy and I hope she will like it.

I like to make stumpwork and so I made for Annamaria this flower.

I am a student...

Hi dear friends,

I want to share you what I am doing sins 3 weeks.
I am a student at Karen Ruane `s class Extending Embellishment We learned so many from her and she is a very good teacher.
I could not found out what the final are of this course. She goes with us step by step in a world I never know before. A world of delicate fabrics and creativity

We worked with thin cotton, silk, muslin, but most with scrim. I did not know what scrim are, but now I like it. It is the delicatest fabric and it looks so pretty and so stunning.

Then we worked with silk paper. O yes, with paper. I was so consternated when I heard about working on paper. 

My first work was a disaster. The paper pulled over under my fingers and I did not know how to rule it.

Then I had my first success.

On the left side this is paper, on the right side this is scrim, in the middle part this is scrim with french knots and embroidered hankies.

Now you can understand what Karen means with extending embellishment. The highest measure of creativity.

Look at this sample. I must say, I love it.

An other sample. Many scrim embroidered. 

And then the bigger one.

Paper, scrim on cotton. Buttons and a rhinestone in the center. 

Later I added a wonderful part I love very much.

This part with the embroidered rose are done with scrim lace.

You want to know what a scrim lace are? I will share you this lace.

It is machine embroidered.

We have still 3 weeks in our course. I am wondering what Karen will teach us more.

Today I made a new work. Rushing with cotton tape. Not so easy, but I did it.

CQ Goose egg

CQ Goose egg, a photo by bim48 Magdalena on Flickr.

Today I tried to make a CQ on a real goose egg.

Diesmal versuchte ich einen CQ an einem echten Gänseei auszuprobieren. Ist mir gelungen. 

The other side of my pebble.

The other side of my pebble., a photo by bim48 Magdalena on Flickr.

My first pebble.
 I fouled in love with this kind of work and I had to make it also as a gift for my daughter in law. I had many joy working it.

My white-pink piece

I made a cushion from this piece. Everything we learned fro Karen Ruane I used in this piece and I want to let it for my grandson as a heirloom  

An other cushion for my grandson in white blue.

I like this technique from Karen Ruane. Every part of this cushion are special 

I want to remember him on his 5. birthday who was on 13 3. 2012

Finished bottom of my piece

Finished bottom of my piece, a photo by bim48 Magdalena on Flickr.

My whole white-white piece

My whole white-white piece, a photo by bim48 Magdalena on Flickr.

It is not definitely finished, but on the way... I have to make more puffs and chinese knots for the bottom seam. I can say, it is a work of 6 weeks. A long time for one piece, but I think every good thing needs time to get well.

Finished white-white piece

Finished white-white piece, a photo by bim48 Magdalena on Flickr.

I am so glad that my first piece of white-white are finished. I mean the top. Next week Karen will share us how to make the background and to edge the puffin or some els on the seam . I am looking forward to
make all this.


For this piece I made some puffs and chinese knots.

An other block I made in white and pink.

My 4 blocks together.

My 4 blocks together., a photo by bim48 Magdalena on Flickr.

Finely the 4 blocks are sewed together. Now my work has a face.

New Block

New Block, ein Album auf Flickr.

With silk ribbons

My crazy Quilt

My crazy Quilt , ein Album auf Flickr.

My whole crazy Quilts