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Recently I entered the above pieces in the Contra Costa County Fair and the Alameda County Fair. The teacup table runner and the Black and Gold tea towels were entered last year at Alameda, and the girls pinafore and red work tea towel will be entered in Alameda County Fair this year.
Since I've been embroidering since I was about 6 years old, instead of trying to improve my look of my stitches on top of fabric (which after decades of embroidering, my stitches are pretty near perfect), I've tried to improve the way my project looks from behind. This year I've tried to use as few knots as possible, almost no "crossing" to get from point A to point B, and trying to make the back of my project look almost as perfect as the front of the project.
As skilled as I am at embroidery, I really do enjoy quilting much more. Quilting allows for more creativity, in my opinion.
I've recently thought of trying new kinds of embroidery. I would love to find a great Brazilian Embroidery class. I've been watching some great YouTube videos of Silk Ribbon Embroidery. It looks fun and pretty easy, and I've been looking for a good source of white silk embroidery ribbon. If I ever find that source I will certainly post my projects.
