Monday, February 26, 2018

"Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom" Thomas Carlyle

During last week's rainy days, I needed something to keep my hands busy as I binge watched Netflix.  In December, when I was trying to make round heads for the snowmen, some of the patterns I made did not work--too pointy, too fat, just wrong.  I stuffed two of them, and they didn't work at all--one way too big, the other too squatty.  (They will make satisfactory pumpkins in the fall.)  

One pattern that I pieced, however, I didn't even bother to stuff.  I pulled it out and turned it into something else entirely.

Folding it it inside itself and adding a bit of stuffing made a neat mushroom cap.  Now I was set to get back to Netflix with floss and needle ready!  The neon green floss did not give the bioluminescent look hoped for, so I switched to other colors.  A rectangle made a simple stem, and I now have the first mushroom for my imaginary forest floor.  






Pinterest has so many beautiful fabric mushrooms and so many ideas!  I have some tiny 'shrooms in progress and will probably continue making them and experimenting until I get tired of it.  Real mushrooms are amazingly diverse in appearance, but fabric mushrooms on Pinterest are varied, too.  :)


The sudden appearance of mushrooms after a summer rain 

is one of the more impressive spectacles of the plant world.  --John Tyler Bonner

The sun is out today, but the rains return tomorrow.

Clearly, the light is bothering Edgrrr.



7 comments:

  1. LOL...Love Edgrrr...and his name! I look at Pinterest a lot and don’t remember ever seeing a fabric mushroom. So this is quite unique and so interesting to me. All your embroidery on it is fabulous! I keep scrolling up and down looking at all sides of it.

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    1. He is the friendliest, most affectionate, bossiest cat ever. I've embroidered tiny one inch squares, entire doll bodies, text, clothing...anything that will keep my hands busy when I want to watch my shows. :) I never know what to do with these "whatevers" but their purpose is served. :)

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  2. I _so_ know how Edgrr feels, bless him!

    I like your mushroom, and it would be fun to have an entire embroidered forest floor!

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    1. His favorite sleeping headquarters is in the bowl I keep on the table, but I run him out regularly. His second favorite is on a table in front of the window. His third is chasing Stinker from wherever she tries to sleep! I was surprised to see him sleeping on the floor. Edgrrr is the Master of the House. :p

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  3. Love your mushrooms-and Edgrrr!

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  4. I adore this latest work, but then I love everything you do xoxox

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    1. You are so sweet! The mushrooms are fun, I've almost finished two littles and need to piece to gather some more. I love the work your students do--they are so lucky to be experiencing such a broad range of artistic endeavors!

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