Artfabrik

Thanks for the encouragement!

2012-05-26T10:39:35.528-05:00

Thanks for the encouragement!

Great perspective. Celebrate Failure! I think that...

2012-05-26T10:06:55.988-05:00

Great perspective. Celebrate Failure! I think that would help us non-artists to FEEL artistic... and a bit rebellious all at the same time!

: )

Gene's suggestion is one I utilize all the tim...

2012-05-26T09:55:44.130-05:00

Gene's suggestion is one I utilize all the time. Wordless music (classical, contemporary classical, "soundscapes") fills the background without interrupting the creative/problem solving part of the brain.

and eat lots of cookies....jus sayin' Thanks ...

2012-05-26T09:53:04.267-05:00

and eat lots of cookies....jus sayin'

Thanks for the words of encouragement!

Hi Edie, The quilts illustrating my post or are n...

2012-05-26T07:59:50.387-05:00

Hi Edie,

The quilts illustrating my post or are necessarily failures but they are stepping stones to creating my next piece of art work. When I look at them now (years after they were made) I see what I was learning about my art making at the time and how I would make them differently now. For example, I would add hand stitching to add more detail to the surface.

One trick artists use to "turn off" the ...

2012-05-26T06:51:25.310-05:00

One trick artists use to "turn off" the critic voice, is to have instrumental music playing (no words!) This helps to distract the verbal side of the brain - the part that uses WORDS to criticise.

Why are these failures?I love them, especially num...

2012-05-26T05:35:47.630-05:00

Why are these failures?I love them, especially number two. Is it for sale?

Could you talk abit about the things that you see as failures so i can better understand?

edie

Wonderful display on how to change a simple flower...

2012-05-25T18:39:44.361-05:00

Wonderful display on how to change a simple flower into something fabulous with stitching.

Debbie

A wonderful transformation indeed!

2012-05-25T16:26:24.323-05:00

A wonderful transformation indeed!

Well I had the solution half right....the trowing ...

2012-05-25T15:29:25.150-05:00

Well I had the solution half right....the trowing of the bobbin part. hehe

I love it! Your thread is amazing.

2012-05-25T09:53:28.560-05:00

I love it! Your thread is amazing.

What a beautiful transformation! Thank you!

2012-05-25T09:02:34.588-05:00

What a beautiful transformation! Thank you!

Sophistication personified, once again! Have an aw...

2012-05-25T08:51:16.300-05:00

Sophistication personified, once again! Have an awesome holiday weekend! Hugs, Doreen

I've been following for a while now on Google ...

2012-05-24T20:57:18.261-05:00

I've been following for a while now on Google reader - and somehow MISSED you had a store that SELLS THREAD!!!! I am a thread junkie and am salivting and plotting my purchases.....

I have a bad habit of using threads and putting th...

2012-05-24T14:43:28.500-05:00

I have a bad habit of using threads and putting them in a box till I have a big nest, lol. I don't do that with my good threads though. I use the nest when I need a piece of something, just snip off a piece.

Debbie

Thanks for the great idea in storing and preparing...

2012-05-24T11:57:53.087-05:00

Thanks for the great idea in storing and preparing the thread for stitching. I think you and Frieda should always wear your hair that way!

Great idea and so logical! Getting "wrapped u...

2012-05-24T11:57:33.659-05:00

Great idea and so logical! Getting "wrapped up in your work" has a new meaning!!!

I would definitely need a real life demo for all t...

2012-05-24T10:28:52.332-05:00

I would definitely need a real life demo for all this. Otherwise, I can just see me all rolled up like a cocoon in beautiful thread.

I love the new look "thread extentions"!...

2012-05-24T09:27:56.804-05:00

I love the new look "thread extentions"! It's colorful, fashionable and in a pinch you can snip off a piece when you feel the creative urge to add some embroidery to something. I think you may have just started a new trend Laura!

lol brilliant

2012-05-23T17:01:14.275-05:00

lol brilliant

It is so thrilling to find out I am not the only o...

2012-05-23T09:50:51.719-05:00

It is so thrilling to find out I am not the only one who flings things across the room. It helps to keep the Quilt Police away.

I have a done that with needle marks and usually w...

2012-05-23T08:43:56.048-05:00

I have a done that with needle marks and usually when I notice holes in my quilt, I know it is time to change the needle;)

Debbie

Thanks Laura for the tips kisses ♥

2012-05-23T08:40:27.356-05:00

Thanks Laura for the tips
kisses ♥

It's the air flow caused by the throwing of th...

2012-05-23T08:34:39.695-05:00

It's the air flow caused by the throwing of that bobbins that really makes those stitching holes pop! I think it's one of those quantum physics law of the universe kind of things, I really do. Every like action has an equal and like reaction. One of those ;)

I kinda like when someone tells me what to do. ;)

2012-05-22T17:01:13.929-05:00

I kinda like when someone tells me what to do. ;)