Thursday, November 28, 2013

Some free motion shading

I hope you'll feel like bearing with me in this process as I slowly add free motion shading and highlights to my birches. It is a slow process. I spent about an hour and a half today adding some darks and lights in both a free motion straight and zig zag stitch. Here I've added some whites and medium grey/blues. Sorry, there's a bit of a glare from my window.
Next, I added some darker greys and then some black.
I have to admit that I'm anxious to get to those red leaves but I must finish the background first.

Tomorrow, I'm going down to the local Pfaff dealer to take a workshop where I'll also be trying out another machine. I hope I'll be feeling OK, as today I seem to be coming down with a sore throat. Fighting off any illness with Addison's disease can sometimes be tricky, often requiring more rest than a normal person. It's not an early start or a long day so I should be OK.

6 comments:

Kitchener Quilter said...

Can't wait to see those red leaves! Your birches are beautiful, and coming along nicely.

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

Nice work Holly...this is going to be a very nice piece.

Robbie said...

Lovely piece!!!

What Comes Next? said...

your birches are looking wonderful - can't wait to see the red against them!

Jeito Mineiro de Ser said...

Sigo atentamente o andamento do seu trabalho. Estudo cada passo, quero aprender.
Boa sorte com a escolha nova maquina!
Saúde !
Um abraço!
Follow closely the progress of its work. Study each step, I want to learn.
Good luck with the new machine choice!
Health!
Hugs!
Egléa

Linda said...

Looks wonderful so far. The red will be awesome. Good luck with the machine testing .