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Like, i really appreciate everyone thats asked or inquired! Ty for wanting to support! I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart!

But this is my hobby and i love it to bits & to keep loving it it’s gonna remain just that, a hobby. It’s been so gd healing to make art not connected to my job/pressure to make $$ in any way shape or form honestly.

My linen quilt is finished!! This was made from all leftover linen from garments i've made- i always get way too much yardage, whoops- except the black. I was planning on using the black for garment things but then i had this quilt idea, so, pivoted.

This was a beast but im so so happy with how it turned out. Shes very moody.

It was machine pieced but hand quilted. I really fell in love with hand quilting while making this! Throwing on an audio book and just sewing for 3ish hours in the evenings was lovely and calming.

And if you ever want to quilt with linen, spray starch is your best friend. Lots of spray starch.

no, your first thought is right! The embroidery threads are shiney and do catch the light differently, doing a lot of heavy lifting for shading! (DMC brand, their normal 6 stranded floss, its cotton but has this lovely sheen to it)

I did some highlights and shading in the upper leaves of the goldenrod, but none in the lower ones. I kinda faded it out as i went.

What i do in all my embroidery is use those shiney threads and the directions of my stitches to my benefit. As the stitches flow with the leaf and curve- the light will naturally hit them differently and create absolutely lovely highlights and shadows.

The finished goldenrod shirt! I am so pleased with how this has turned out!

The chest pocket is no longer functional. I was originally not going to embroider all the way through it, but i wasnt liking how it would sag when worn and how that inturrupted the lines of the plant. It was much easier to tack it down fully.

Its been so nice to be able to wear this finally! I got it done in time for (canadian) thanksgiving and it was the perfect warmth for the weather we had.

Finally some new work to show!

I am going to embroider both front sides of this button up, but i know i wont be able to finish the second bit while goldenrod season is in full bloom, so i went out and got some snaps of just half the finished shirt.

'Deny with love my labour' - Bon Iver - 8 (circle)

Making art out of these lyrics has been kickin around my brain for years now.

I was hoping to get this guy done for halloween this year but life conspired against me even tho i started early enough.

Anyways! Hoping next year i can finish it cause it has been so fun to make so far

"Blind to the purpose of the brute divine." -Better Love by Hozier.

This line in the song lives in my head rent free and it actually inspired me to do this whole series & specifically this piece. 'Cause it made me think about how when birds strike windows they have no idea what they have hit and that it must seem like a divine hand thats come out of nowhere and taken their life. Not that birds think abt the divine at all, but u get me.

Anyways, gettin on my soapbox:

@flapcanada on instagram has great resources to help out folks looking for ways to reduce bird window strikes! please go check them out if you are able!

Bird window strikes in residential areas account for just SO MANY unnecessary bird deaths it is baffling. Birds are already experiencing population declines from the pressures of habitat loss/climate change/outdoor cats etcetcetc. It really helps to take steps to reduce window strikes where we are able. 

Fall migration is ramping up here in north america so now is the perfect time to treat your windows if you have the time!