I’ve had fun showing you all my Free Motion Machine Sketched Sketchbooks with you, and I saved the best for last, Autumn at Olive Ave! It was designed to hold all the motifs I wanted to stitch on the DVD, so it needed to have at least 3 different birds, 3 different vessels and 3… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Sketchbook
FMMS Sketchbook | Kitchen Vessels
There’s a slight blip in the Free Motion Machine Sketching DVD blog tour, Melody’s got a lotta house stuff that’s come up, stay tuned for that! In the meantime, let me show you the next sketchbook I made! This one is full of new to me subject matter: bowls, vases and pitchers, vessels of all sorts.… Continue Reading
FMMS Sketchbook | Giverny Garden
Today I’m sharing another sketchbook while getting running my Free Motion Machine Sketching DVD blog tour. This one is called “Giverny Garden”. This one was inspired by some faux snow dyed fabric I made whose color palette and texture reminds me of Claude Monet’s gardens at Giverny, so I sketched all the classic flowers he painted. Here’s… Continue Reading
FMMS Sketchbook | Elementary Aviary
Today I’m sharing another sketchbook while getting running my Free Motion Machine Sketching DVD blog tour. This one is called “Elementary Aviary”. In it I use a simple ROYGBIV color palette, one that reminds my of the few big crayons found in those beginning packs for young kids…and I love stitching my bird motifs on things I… Continue Reading
FMMS Sketchbook | Maine Woods
I am so happy to finally be able to share my free-motion machine sketchbooks with you! Today I’ll share the very first sketchbook I made while getting ready for my FMMS DVD. This one is called Maine woods, inspired by the Summers I spent on Mount Desert Island, Maine growing up. The color palette combines… Continue Reading