I was tending to my garden while most of you were asleep! Here is a picture of how it turned out. Ribbons, ric-rac, a bit of embroidery... and I have a little wall hanging for my studio. Now I wish I could go to sleep while many of you will tend to your real garden! … [Read more...] about My garden
ribbonwork
Ribbons
Still playing with ribbons... It can be so addicting! Gotta work on adjusting the pearls before the glue dries! This could be a pretty corsage, and I might use red satin ribbon as the teal one, instead of organza. Practice, practice... … [Read more...] about Ribbons
Ribbonwork
Look what I learned today: flowers with ribbons! My friend Dora showed me how to make them this afternoon, while I was taking a break from hand quilting. When I got home and looked in my favorite ribbonwork book - Ribbonwork, The Complete Guide by Helen Gibb (I found it here), I learned how to make the leaves. For the large petals I used satin blanket binding since I did not have many ribbons available. For the smaller petals, I used grosgrain ribbon, and for the middle of the flower I used ric … [Read more...] about Ribbonwork