I'm still here

Once again I am prompted or shamed into doing a blog by my high school girlfriend, Judy. As I told her, it's so easy to get out of the habit  and discipline of blogging. WhenI first started many years ago, I would blog two of three times a week, then once a week, and now once in an eon. I will try to do better.

My weekly fiber group has a monthly chalenge going on. The theme this year is Life Forms, giving us a lot of leeway. I chose to do Under the Sea. I am making a little linen book with the pages being about 6 inches square. I'm trying to do a different technique each month. Here's what I have so far.

 

I saw this cute octopus on a mug in a catalog. I altered it a bit to fit my page. With all the ruffles and dots, I think she is a female. I did French knots, chain stitch, stem stitch and lazy daisies.

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Several years ago I thought Iwanted to make a fish quilt and bought a bunch of different fish printed fabrics. This being one of them. I just fussy cut the fish and embroidered over some of it. I never did make the quilt, but I have used those fabtics for other things.

These sea horses were done with just a few stitches, lazy daisy, outline stitch and chain. Seahorses do come in many colors, including the ones shown here.

The turtle was made with anther one of my fish fabrics. This one also had turtles. I used buttonhole stitch, French knots, outline and running stitch.

I am having hernia surgery tomorrow and will be out of commission for a week or two, so I made a couple of kits to do while I am recuperating. Two more fish, using different tecniques. 

Please come back and see what I've accomplished. I'll aim for next Friday.

I am linking up with Off the Wall Friday