Thursday, December 3, 2009

I need a name!


I just finished stitching this piece, its about 18" x 22". Lots of thread work, mostly straight running stitch and cross stitch with applied shapes that have been screen printed, stamped, dyed and painted.

I can already see that the upper left square of silk organza is too dark and I'll unpick it and find another one.

In the meantime it's heading out as a class sample on "Screen Printing for Stitchers". I've moved away from a long background in embroidery and have found that I really do miss it. The boundaries between "quilting" and "embroidery" really have blurred over the last few years and that can only be a good thing as we seek to work with a threaded needle in all its many forms........

But I do need a name for this little thing. The winner that I choose will get a hand dyed, printed and stamped fat quarter!
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29 comments:

  1. laura cater-woodsDecember 3, 2009 at 11:41 AM

    above the clouds

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  2. Carolyn AbramofskyDecember 3, 2009 at 11:41 AM

    First thought that came to my mind is Suspended. Also maybe you want to change the second dark square up on the left. Beautiful piece.

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  3. JackieDecember 3, 2009 at 11:45 AM

    Random Acts

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  4. Katie WilsonDecember 3, 2009 at 11:47 AM

    Floating.
    What does it look like turned 180 degrees?

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  5. DianaDecember 3, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    "Fruit Jellies in Foil"
    i think i need a cany fix 8-)

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  6. silkpjsDecember 3, 2009 at 11:53 AM

    That Was Then. This is Now.

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  7. Norma SchlagerDecember 3, 2009 at 12:05 PM

    Floating

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  8. Suzanne SangerDecember 3, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    Wild Blue Yonder

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  9. UnknownDecember 3, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    I like "Suspended. That's what I thought at first glance.

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  10. Sherry BoramDecember 3, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    SkyForms. Could be the start of a numbered series.
    It's lovely.

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  11. CaroleDecember 3, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    Since it does look as tho' the surface objects are 'suspended'... how about 'Suspense'

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  12. LoieJDecember 3, 2009 at 2:12 PM

    Floats!

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  13. Vivien ZepfDecember 3, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    Cubed

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  14. UnknownDecember 3, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    How about South Sea Crossings?

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  15. AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    It reminds me of the dock at sunset when we had a boat. If it were mine I'd use that in its name. very nice piece.

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  16. FulviaDecember 3, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    square dance

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  17. nancy hindsDecember 3, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    cloudy with a chance of fibers or fabrics or stitching........you get the idea. Good luck!

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  18. bronwenDecember 3, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    "Up"

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  19. DeannaDecember 3, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    Up and Over. Great piece.

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  20. SandyQuiltsDecember 3, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    "On a Clear Day"

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  21. Sarah Ann SmithDecember 3, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    X Marks the Box

    Dancing Crosses

    Markmaker, Markmaker, Make Me a Mark

    Cloudscapes

    Cloudprints

    Hmmmm...... ??? Sarah

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  22. Ann FlahertyDecember 3, 2009 at 4:14 PM

    Outside the Box
    or
    The Box Outside

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  23. AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 4:42 PM

    "Floating Layers"

    Linda Laird
    quiltlady@san.rr.com

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  24. Susan ReadingDecember 3, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    Confetti - that's what it looks like to me - as though someone threw a handful up into the air above your head, and you are looking up at it as it falls around you.

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  25. AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    Memory clouds

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  26. DarleeDecember 3, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    "Sitting Pretty" is my name for your creative little piece.

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  27. JocelynDecember 3, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    Rhapsody

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  28. VicDecember 4, 2009 at 12:34 AM

    Drifting Thoughts - I think they look like the ideas in my mind when I'm planning a project.

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  29. AnonymousDecember 4, 2009 at 8:32 AM

    "Journey" that was the first thought on seeing this piece. Great work!

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