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telling stories through the needle s eye telling stories through the needle s eye stories and stitching by kara mason and teri young pages home class and lecture descriptions bio index visit our website friday april 7 2023 easter egg inspiration easter in germany is a very special time and celebrated in many different ways i had the privilege of visiting a friends egg collection i didn t know what to expect but the eggs were a marvel here is a re posting of my visit so please enjoy signs of spring are everywhere here in germany when i kara came home from the academy of appliqué blooms of all kinds were just starting to peek through now after a few weeks back spring is here in full force daffodils and tulips are everywhere primroses are emerging from the leaves in the forest and the fruit trees are ready to burst forth with their glorious blossoms spring and easter are well celebrated in germany there is a fruhlingsfest or springfest and there are even easter markets similar to the beloved christmas markets while i have not been to an easter market yet i had a wonderful opportunity to see a spectacular display of decorated eggs this collection of eggs was owned by a lovely lady by the name of hanne a member of our town s quilt guild she has been collecting these incredible eggs for many years and primarily collects real eggs that are decorated in a myriad of ways every two years hanne sets up little vignettes throughout her apartment to display her collection she gave me permission to share her collection on the blog and i thought it would be an inspirational treat hanne has a large collection of eggs painted with scenes from the root children books by sybille von olfers these images were also used in the quilt mother earth and her children which is probably my favorite quilt ever what a beautiful scene hanne has created the next display of eggs were those that had a religious theme they were mostly about easter but there was one special one that showed the nativity this egg contains a surprise inside a beautiful hand created nativity scene the easter display scene depicting a pregnant mary on a donkey one of hanne s most expensive eggs a beautifully painted angel many of the eggs in the collection had birds flowers wildlife or lovely country scenes i of course loved all the birds the scenery scroll fit inside of the egg the inside of the egg the outside noah s ark on the inside the outside what s inside a sweet little fairy the filigree eggs were made using a dental drill these are the sweetest this artist spent many years learning how to paint faces and it shows i would love to stitch this scene these rabbits live inside an ostrich egg this next egg has quite the story hanne was bringing it home in her suitcase when security flagged it as a possible grenade thankfully it made it home safely it is a stunningly beautiful non grenade hanne knew that i loved flowers from showing the flora and fauna of germany blocks at the guild so she kindly invited me to see her collection through our mutual friend birgit i was so honored that she would think of me each egg in her collection is very special and treasured and i was inspired by all the beauty created by various artists hopefully these egg cellent wonders will inspire you thank you hanne posted by teri and kara through the needle s eye at 8 23 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels easter egg inspiration spring wednesday november 23 2022 gnome shave november or how to attach a beard instead of no shave november over here it is gnome shave november as our gentleman gnome has a fun and curly beard we have used curly wool to give some great texture to our gnome s beard and the curly wool is available as part of the embellishments in our wool kit while it might look complicated we have broken the process down for you in a series of pictures use just a small amount of curly wool it doesn t take much roll it around in your hands until you have a small slightly compacted ball of wool pull apart the ball of wool to fit your beard shape stick a few pins in the wool then thread your needle with matching thread and start stitching at the top of the beard with small tack stitches couch the wool down working your way around the face down one side of the beard until you get back to where you started your beard will look very fluffy and somewhat out of control in order to tame that beard take small tack stitches within the beard to tidy up the fluff as you are taking those stitches you can tack down any stray fibers and bring them under control you will use a lot of tack stitches so that is how we attached the wool for our gentleman gnome s beard if you don t have curly wool wool roving would work or just use the plain cream wool and add some stitching within it with wool thread have fun with it posted by teri and kara through the needle s eye at 8 52 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels beard embroidery gnome stitching wool wool applique wool appliqué thursday august 11 2022 appliqué academy pineapple medallion the pineapple has been a symbol of welcome for many generations and our pineapple medallion will do just that as it hangs in your home this dimensional block was inspired by a fabric we purchased last year when we saw the design we knew that we needed to translate it into a medallion and hopefully a future quilt we also knew that it would be perfect block to teach at the academy of appliqué in williamsburg virginia this will be our second session class march 2 4 2023 this block is chock full of dimensional flowers and leaves that look difficult but are certainly not in class we will teach you how to make wired ribbon roses ruched silk flowers velvet and bias silk leaves and let s not forget a fantastic dimensional silk pineapple adorned with beads and stitching two layers of wired ombre ribbon will be used to create the roses a special technique using seam binding creates a two color bloom little embroidered details with big impact will be taught as well come learn how we created this padded and embellished silk pineapple once you learn how you will be able to use the technique with other appliqué projects these silk ruched flowers are adorned with a rich beaded velvet center lest we forget that this is the academy of appliqué we will be teaching a couple of different appliqué techniques in class the class catalog for the academy is a rather large file full of amazing classes and teachers so it does take a little bit of time to load but it is worth the wait our classes will be at the very end p 58 and we hope you will consider taking one or both of them we strive to make our classes a fun and encouraging environment where we learn a lot but laugh while doing it if you have any questions about any of our sessions or the academy we would be happy to answer them the academy of appliqué is an awesome place to spend a few days or a week learning new things but also making new friends who share the joy in the wonderful creative process that is appliqué the link below will take you to the academy website where you can learn more about the academy registration will take place online at noon edt on labor day september 5th we hope to see you there academy of appliqué posted by teri and kara through the needle s eye at 9 36 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels academy of appliqué appliqué bias silk ribbon dimensional appliqué embroidery french ombré ribbon ribbon flower monday august 8 2022 appliqué academy woodland reverie owls and wood roses it is that time of year again the catalog of classes has now been published and we can finally reveal what we will be teaching at the academy of appliqué in williamsburg virginia in 2023 check out that catalog of wonderful offerings and you will have a difficult time deciding what classes to enjoy there are so many amazing instructors with a wide variety of techniques and skills presented we do hope you will keep scrolling all the way to the end p 58 to see our classes but we will show you a bit of detail here too in our first session february 27 march 1 we are continuing our woodland journey with two new blocks from our growing woodland reverie quilt both of these dimensional blocks are filled with many different fibers and stitching techniques the great horned owls sit amongst winter greenery with wool pinecones and stuffed holly berries wired ribbon roses surround our wood rose garden filled with lovely little posies all skills for both blocks will be covered in this class and some will overlap so you will be able to increase your appliqué and embellishment skills multiple methods of appliqué will be taught along with ribbon work and embroidery we will play with exciting new fibers and techniques to help you bring life to these dimensional woodland blocks we are creating our woodland reveri e blocks on both a dark and light background which will you choose which woodland block will you select for this session or perhaps you will venture into our woodland reverie and choose both we have presented four of the blocks thus far and those patterns are available in our web store if you want to learn more about our woodland reverie quilt click here details of great horned owls this sleepy owl is embellished with wool threads and turkey work wool roving and ultrasuede add the final touches on the owls faces dimensional wool pinecones with stuffed holly berries and simmering ribbon mistletoe and fun texture to this block details of wood rose garden dimensional cast on stitched posies are centered with a bias silk ribbon flower hand dyed bias silk ribbon bloom posies made with cast on stitch and silk ribbon leaves wired ribbon adds eye appeal to these layered wood roses centered with padded silk broderie perse leaves add realism and fun to our featured corner blooms every year at the academy when people see our work they comment that they wished they could have seen them in person as a photograph never quite captures the dimension and texture of the blocks we have striven to capture images that illustrate those qualities and hope that these larger pictures help you to see that it is always a challenge as always if you have any questions please reach out and email us we are happy to answer any queries for you as you choose your classes there are so many awesome classes being offered this year that we do not envy your selection process but we sure would love to see you in our room if you love appliqué this is the place for you it is perfection a gathering of sisters and perhaps some brothers who share your passion for stitching who will become fast friends its location on the james river in williamsburg adds to the charm of this event many thanks to barbara blanton and her staff who work so hard to create this opportunity for us the link below will take you to the 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