Stitching with a Shimmy

Shimmying through life with needles and thread…

Archive for June, 2009

June 10th, 2009 by deRomilly

I Miss Needlework Shows & Cons…

I miss needlework shows. I miss CATS (and having it local so I didn’t have to fork out the cash for a hotel room). I haven’t been able to afford EGA Seminars. I miss them. I was reading Havi Brooks blog archives the other day (it’s taking me a LONG time to get through them [...]

June 8th, 2009 by deRomilly

Why I love making art at coffee shops

At my day job I spend my day staring at a computer in a private office in an office space consisting of mostly male programmers. The office is nice. A cubicle for a writer is difficult, to say the least. And I love the fact that I can work directly with the developers if I [...]

June 3rd, 2009 by deRomilly

My Father the Techie!

I mentioned a few posts ago that if she were still alive, I thought my mother would be out here shimmying along with me, probably leading the dance troupe, actually. She and my Dad are very much alike in their love of life, if not of dancing (he just doesn’t get it, though he attended [...]

June 1st, 2009 by deRomilly

Needlework Depth vs. Texture

If you’ve been following me you know I took Sharon Boggin’s Encrusted Crazy Quilting class. I’m loving it to death. Every time I take another class from this lady I find another layer of myself and how to work it into my work. In this case, I’m trying to find more depth in my work. [...]