Crazy embroidery on temari
I'm looking for a real challenge to help me develop and improve my temari stitching skills. Last year, when I saw the new lighted ball that was made to drop in Times Square in NYC, I realized it was really just a multicentered temari. Of course, the designers in NYC did not see it that way. Later, my husband (the chemist) explained that it was really only a version of a Bucky Ball. He brought a plastic puzzle Bucky ball home from work (DuPont)!
For the first 6 months of 2008, I copied different versions of the light pattern from the Times Square ball and, VOILA!, the multicenters temari became so familiar to me that I stopped that challenge, satisfied that I'd accomplished my goal early. Now, it's hard for me to stop with a C10. I tend to subdivide further, feeling like the C10 pentagons are too big.
Anyway, I absolutely love crazy quilting. And I absolutely love embroidery. And I absolutely love combining colors so they just pop and glow. And I absolutely love temari. So I think, for my own personal challenge for 2009, I will follow Sharon B's lead and set some sort of monthly goal. She always has a challenge for the year. You can follow along using her guidelines. It's not a pattern to copy exactly, just some ideas for the month. I am so inspired by Sharon's creativity. Have a look at her diamond squares (drool!).
Are you interested? I hope so. In January, I'll post my ideas for the month and the resulting temari. Feel free at any time to brain storm with me and challenge yourself, too. The embroidery that I have done on a temari ball so far is just sad compared to what *could* be done. I won't be uploading step-by-step patterns, only inspiration and a sample of what I've done. I hope you'll try it, too.
Crazy embroidery goals for 2009
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