Ideas for Roxy’s Still Life | Textile art inspiration | scrap fabric micro collage

[@giusicoluccia6594]

Wow! I have always loved hearing about artists and their works,I was glued to the screen during your video and enjoyed your excitement! What a unique project, Christine! You are so clever and creative! Thanks a lot for sharing! ❤❤❤

[@DottyBeeVintage]

Wow Christine, this is such a great idea - I’m so looking forward to seeing you create your piece of art ❤️❤️❤️

[@StitchingStories7246]

You are such a rebel, my friend.😊 I wasn't in the mood for a landscape, but I love your idea for fabric collage, and that painting is just gorgeous. Thank you for always thinking outside the box and sharing those thoughts with us.❤

[@carolcouvret1925]

This will be amazing Christine. I look forward to watching your progress. Carol 🌸

[@snoppynewall4922]

You can hear the eagerness and bubbly excitement you'll be dreaming about this one ❤

[@kerrigraafmans9993]

I've just had a quick peek at your video as I'm going out, but very interested and will sit and watch with a cup of tea! Thank you Christine.

[@beverleyhewer3628]

What a fabulous video! I don't usually comment, but you have absolutely inspired me. In early May last year, I travelled from Australia to visit Gerberoy. I could not stop taking photos- a glorious place & the highlight of my French trip. So now, thanks to you, I have so much to think about and may be able to link my memory with my slow stitching. I can't wait to see how you work on the project!

[@Evonseasidecottage]

Very excited to see your adventures with this, amazing ideas, thanks for sharing 💕🩷👍

[@cathiespalding2083]

Thanks sir sharing your wonderful ideas ! Absolutely love that painting you will be doing… so lovely

[@creepycutiecrafty]

That looks like it’ll be a fascinating project! I’ve always found that creating art/imagery is one of those things you’d have to throw yourself into. If you don’t give yourself time to worry over every brushstroke, it seems to work so much better! 😂 From what we’ve seen, your art skills are better than you think. I’m guessing you could use different thread colours for tiny highlit areas? I love the different art works that you’ve chosen. They’re so expressive, and I can see how a micro-mosaic patchwork could be amazing. I can’t wait to see how it turns out!

[@mdsmum]

Such a different and unique take on this project. Looking forward to seeing your progress!

[@B.Hollis]

Go with your strengths is a wonderful idea. My understanding of these projects listening to Rachel is that she encourages you to do your own thing and don’t feel you have to copy her. Can’t wait to see your results!

[@peggykolonko1006]

Love your ideas!! I have a piece I purchased at an art gallery several years ago that is done in this way. You are tempting me to give this a try!! I will be following along and looking forward to see your piece come to life!! TFS!!!!

[@jackiehorn3724]

I have done several of Emily’s patterns I have been looking at the cost of the canvas. I am going to go ahead and start the project on a tea dyed muslin base and quilt batting. Then, I will watch goodwill and thrift stores for a used one and be paint over it with gesso. For it to be a true slow stitch process is going to be a lot of work. But Emily uses the derwent intense for shading. Not sure I will do that. They are very expensive but worth it. But I will wait, see how large my project ends up, because I cannot see myself mounting it onto the canvas until it’s finished anyway. But I am considering a sort of Italian villa patio scene with table scape. And instead of machine sewing my fabric collage I will hand sew it , and of course highlight and do thread painting, embroidery, etc.

[@dianamaloney5534]

Oh wow - what a great idea - super interested in how you did it. xx

[@LoveAlwaysSavana]

Super helpful and inspiring video. Thank you so much. I really love the art descriptions also. Thank you for all the tips.🎀💝

[@carolreid9755]

Thank you Christine for your video and sharing this amazing project with us. I love the painting ,so my taste and it will be really interesting to see how you move through the different elements of the work. You will do it justice and you can hear in your voice how invested you are in it, my old art teacher always said you need to approach a work with enthusiasm and joy and if they are not there do not do it as it will never succeed.(hence I only watercolour landscapes) useless at people and animals 😂 hugs to his Lordship I hope he is enjoying his private pool.

[@ingridsteehouder3018]

I will be following you on this project but I won’t be participating myself. Thanks for sharing. ❤❤❤

[@SewbitsKristy]

Love the middle one .

[@kimlumpa4317]

Clever girl! I am inspired by this interpretation of the Roxy still life.

[@grannysue1509]

Oh whoops - I might have just ordered the collage book. I couldn't help myself, although I did get a second hand copy which was slightly less expensive than those on a famous online store! Thank you Christine.

[@SewbitsKristy]

How exciting, look forward to seeing more of this… I’ve printed off some pictures.

[@patriciapage7197]

I’ve purchased my canvas but I’m hanging on before I start . I know what I want to do but not sure what fabrics I’m going to end up using. lol to many to pick from that will give me a chance to do all my paper projects for this month . That’s a beautiful picture you’ve picked Christine TFS xxx

[@bestcrossroad]

Amazing ideas! Your landscape picture with table is so heartwarming ❤. I could hear the excitement in your voice☺️. That’s going to be an enjoyable painting to stitch & add little pieces of fabric & laces onto. Thank you for being so generous with your ideas, Christine! 🌸

[@lynnstewart7034]

Brilliant video - so inspiring. I’m definitely tempted to try micro quilting but fear I’ll get lost in another rabbit hole! 😂

[@carrold815]

Love the idea of constructing an image with scraps reminds me of Susanna's calendar that Corrine constructed for fruit bowl month great look. Not arty farty minded so find it daunting to start. But once seeing this book gives me ideas that may help. Still have UFOs to complete so if started wont be large.

[@kimberleymaloy1728]

Hi Christine, I like your ideas on this project. The painting you have chosen is a beautiful one and I'm looking forward to seeing how you get along with it. Hope you and your family are all doing well! TFS 😊

[@HeatherEK]

I also got Emily’s collage book for Christmas. Not quite sure if I will be using her technique or just find inspiration, will just see where the journey takes me!

[@lynnettehall8615]

You are definitely inspiring Christine and sound super excited to start this new project from the Roxy’s sisters. I like your idea of splitting the project up and not having it on a very large canvas. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this still life project. I will look forward to seeing your progress. X

[@JuanettesCraftingCorner]

I also wondered about the scale of the piece. My canvas is 20" x 16". I know they said still life or tablescape. But mine is going to hang in my craft room and so my idea is to stitch a representation of my craft desk. So the things that will be on my desk or table will be a cup with pens in it, my paper cutter, my drawers with all my washy tape in them, and then a journal sitting on the table. I don't have the fifth thing thought out of what I want on the table but that is my idea for mine. I hope it works out. I also might stitch individual elements and then add them to the final background fabric afterwards. Great idea my friend.

[@martinebuis5431]

What a great idea.

[@lindaherrington6291]

It's a lovely painting and I know your finished piece will do it justice. Looking forward to watching it's progress.

[@christineking1986]

Christine I am so looking forward to follow you on your adventure ……. Just love your choice of painting ……thank you for sharing your creative ideas so willingly ..I couldn’t help myself and ordered The collage quilter book and have ideas to create a vase already with incorporating some of ideas I have wanted to try from Fluer beautiful book ..

[@christineking1986]

So pondering on Roxy’s creation Prompt 7 I will be able to join in. At first I thought to big a challenge for me. But your video encouraged me to give it a go. Do love Still life creations My mind is in a buzz 🤣🩷

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

@@christineking1986 makes me so happy if a video I share can make someone think a project might be possible for them 🤗you absolutely can do whatever you put your mind to. And I think you will love the collage quilter book too. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡

[@SewbitsKristy]

Just ordered the book collage quilter

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

@@SewbitsKristy I truly am an enabler aren’t I! Woops :)

[@mariacofinasartdesign7753]

Great ideas, I have also been watching Emily’s videos for the last few weeks and have just finished sorting my fabrics into colours and cutting small swatches for collage. I have just started looking for a little iron in Aus. Would you mind telling us where you got your from. Love Maria. 🙏🏼

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

@@mariacofinasartdesign7753 hi Maria - thanks so much for your lovely comment and happy that you will be delving into Emily’s approach too. The mini iron I got was from an eBay seller called Victoriasewingsupply and the iron was listed as Pen Type Mini Iron with Stand - For detail ironing - seeing, crafting tool. I haven’t had the chance to experiment with it yet so perhaps I will do a video sharing it and that way it may help you decide if it is worth getting. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡

[@Gothlite-i1l]

OK, here's the opinion of a junk journal maker (ME!) which is that I hate it when journal makers say they are making a collage out of paper bits, offcuts, ugly paper they hate, etc. They then proceed to glue these pieces willy-nilly all over the place and call it a collage. Exsqueeeeze me, but that's Frankenpaper - NOT a collage. The genius of a collage is that something recognizable is made from carefully curated bits of paper (or fabric, in this case) put together with an artist's eye. It takes thought, creativity, and talent, all of which you and other true collage artists have in abundance. My opinion only, no haters, you all do you, but by all the gods, don't call a childish safety-scissored bunch of paper bits a COLLAGE. (I highly recommend Art with Em on YT to make my point.)

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

@@Gothlite-i1l let’s hope i don’t end up being Igor! Looking forward to the challenge of this piece and think I’m going to enjoy working on it like a puzzle but a puzzle that morphs and becomes more than the sun of its parts. I hope the new year is treating you kindly Joy. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡

[@lamonarankin5504]

Do you see the mens faces in the painting?

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

@@lamonarankin5504 I didn’t see them - I’m going to have to study it closely to see if I can see them 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡