The great Carole Samples draws out her blocks and stitching meticulously before she threads a single needle...actually, the word meticulous doesn't begin to cover it when it comes to Carole's work. But I just can't see how that would be possible, at least for me.
I am very much aware of trying to define my design with each element that gets added with the embellishments here. But meanwhile this is just a heck of a lot of fun.
While I didn't draw each and every stitch, I did draw most of them on Little Flower Urchins and it was a big help getting the look I wanted. But, we all work differently, which is a good thing, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteLovely -- as always. As for the creative process -- everyone is different, I love the freedom you have when you are creating -- and the fact that it brings you such joy!
ReplyDeleteI like the floweriness you have going there. I'm all about the spontaneous, after I decide roughly what is going to happen, but even then I tend to just go with the flow.
ReplyDeleteEven if I draw out the composition of the block (much less stitches), it gets changed in the process. I agree that Carole is amazing, but that's her method. Then there's YOU -- pretty amazing, your own self!!
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