Stitching with a Shimmy

Shimmying through life with needles and thread…

Archive for June, 2008

June 28th, 2008 by deRomilly

This and that…

I decided Thursday on a whim to actually sign up for Sharon Boggon’s new Studio Journal course at Joggles. Since I don’t have a lot of formal art training, I’ve always felt pressured by my sketchbooks… and that I shouldn’t be. So I’m hoping this will give me a new lease on them. I know [...]

June 19th, 2008 by deRomilly

About me…

I don’t normally put memes on this site. But I thought this one might give you a bit of insight into me and where I come from, so I went with it.  SpiritCloth tagged everyone.   So: 1. What was I doing 10 years ago? At this time 10 years ago I was getting ready to [...]

June 14th, 2008 by deRomilly

The best laid plans…

Of mice and Romis. It took me longer than expected to get to the computer to convert patterns for you. But I’ve got one! OK, so I’ve got two. These are from a very large sampler I’m designing. Wish me luck, ’cause when it’s finished I’ve got to actually STITCH the thing! Have fun with [...]

June 3rd, 2008 by deRomilly

Arrrgh!

I hope you are all enjoying the start of summer. I have been, but I am, right now, extremely frustrated. I want to be able to stitch, and I can’t. You see, last weekend I got carried away a bit in the garden and terraced the hill behind my house so that I could install [...]