tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038231281567733325.post7374341301597016680..comments2024-01-11T13:36:03.141-08:00Comments on Hardcore StitchCorps: Blackwork Quilt - nearly there!meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284096613104017417noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038231281567733325.post-79859301098121021802013-06-07T09:32:53.358-07:002013-06-07T09:32:53.358-07:00Aw, thank you so much!!! I try my best. Sometimes ...Aw, thank you so much!!! I try my best. Sometimes I feel like the laziest crafter ever, or get blocked in terms of ideas, and comments like this really help.meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284096613104017417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038231281567733325.post-75712854683879690862013-06-06T23:45:51.443-07:002013-06-06T23:45:51.443-07:00As someone who's crafted forever (embroidery, ...As someone who's crafted forever (embroidery, knitting, beadwork... the short list >.>), but only just discovered blackwork, I recently stumbled upon one of your blackwork posts. THEN reading back through months of your blogs I discovered that a) you're a pratchett fan, b) a father ted fan c) a subversive cross stitcher (with the BEST subversive quotes ever) and d) that you're the same genius who stitched the DMC colour grid (and spiral).<br /><br />So after all of this reading, I've decided you're definitely my favourite person on the internet.pardalotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534303914664781160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038231281567733325.post-11242027049598619142013-06-02T13:19:14.770-07:002013-06-02T13:19:14.770-07:00Thanks! I think with this series I'll have dar...Thanks! I think with this series I'll have dark colors in the background of each piece, but it would be neat to do a lighter series, maybe in a smaller scale.meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284096613104017417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038231281567733325.post-41813233903561985662013-06-02T13:17:47.371-07:002013-06-02T13:17:47.371-07:00I don't think it looks bad, but I keep imagini...I don't think it looks bad, but I keep imagining it with cream or white half stitches in the flowers, or done in the same dark purple but with the stitches facing the opposite way.meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284096613104017417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038231281567733325.post-91156883231017558112013-05-31T23:19:20.323-07:002013-05-31T23:19:20.323-07:00Oh I love how the backwork is looking! Mind you, I...Oh I love how the backwork is looking! Mind you, I liked it plenty without the purple but yes, it's making it pop so nice.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038231281567733325.post-66214611194837012612013-05-31T13:38:18.782-07:002013-05-31T13:38:18.782-07:00I think the color of the flowers works; there'...I think the color of the flowers works; there's enough contrast in the values between them and the background.CelticRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386557639577698296noreply@blogger.com