January 1, 2008
Take it Further challenge January
Posted by sharonb under Challenges, Take it Further challenge | Tags: challenge, color, colour, Contemporary Textiles, Take it Further, textile |Hi all here I am bouncing around after my small blogging break. Happy New year! I have not yet set out my goals for the new year but I am thinking it through as I go through the process of a work room blitze but more about that tomorrow as I know many people are swinging by for the Take it Further design challenge because the first of each month will be the day I post about it. So without any fuss this is the challenge …
The key concept for January is a feeling we have all had, the feeling of admiration for another. Ask yourself who do you look up to and admire? Why? What is it you admire about them? This is a the first Take it Further challenge in 2008. Take the idea, develop it into a resolved design during that month and apply it to fiber or paper.
As I explained on the Take it Further Challenge page every month there will be two options. The second option this month is a colour scheme. This means that if you don’t like the concept you can work the colour scheme or if you don’t like the colour scheme you can work with the concept. Or you can work with both.
The colour scheme for this month is below. I came up with it by using ColourLovers If you have not seen this site before and love colour do check it out as there is lots of fun to be had over there.
As promised I have a flickr group set up as well. The flickr group for the Take it Further Design Challenge is here
When you have worked the idea swing back to this page and leave a comment with blog or flickr address so that people can take a look at what you have been working on or done.
How did I come up with the idea? Just before Christmas during the cleaning the usual cleaning frenzy I was complaining about having to get into high areas of the rooms. Eve my daughter strapped on her stilts and proceeded to clean with ease! For those new readers to my blog Eve is a circus performer. I made a wise crack that now I have to look up to her and the idea for the challenge this month was born. Eve is a woman with Altitude!
Joking aside, I do admire her as she is following her own dream and its not an easy industry to be in. I also admire any entertainer who can make people forget their worries for a moment. It’s a gift to be taken somewhere out of our everyday lives, to be made to laugh, to delight in music, or to marvel. Even if you step out of yourself for only a few moments an entertainer has given a moment of freedom and pleasure. I really admire people who can do that for others.
Eve certainly made me laugh as she cleaned. OK that is enough of my babble.
Also I have been tagged by Vero of Au Fil du Jardin and Neki of A Moveable Feast for the Make my Day Award. The rules are that I am supposed to tag 10 other blogs which I am going to do but not today as its going to be a bit hard to choose just 10 blogs. So give me a day or so to think about it. I am in the middle of a studio sort out but tune in tomorrow for news on that …
Enjoy the challenge, I want to say its great to be back. I feel revived and I am cooking up a few plans for the new year as I sort stuff out in that room that is supposed to be a studio. Tell me apart from posting pics of my studio as readers have requested do have to confess to UFOs too?
She shudders and moves away from the keyboard, downs the last of her coffee to gather her strength, pulls herself upright and walks slowly down the hall. Squaring her shoulders she turns the door knob and pushes the door open determined to tame what is inside …
January 1, 2008 at 6:36 am
great shots of Eve! Love the challenge you’ve set. I decided not to register for the challenge this year — looked like you had lots of people and I did such a lousy job of following through last year, but I have the intent to follow along as I’m able…. Looking forward to playing with this month’s idea
January 1, 2008 at 7:21 am
Nice to hear from you again, Sharon! That is an interesting concept, oh, you make us think again, love it! I wish you many happy days in the coming year!!!ox
January 1, 2008 at 7:41 am
Well! You certainly didn’t start out with an easy challenge! The story about Eve is helpful though - I do tend to take things too seriously ;- )
Good luck with the sort out. DH and DS are doing the same in our garage…
January 1, 2008 at 7:43 am
well..if you are going to go the the trouble of weighing everything - you should include the UFO’s…and if you weigh them in we really need to know what they are, don’t we???
Does Eve do call outs…ive got a few spiderwebs in the corners….
Im glad the challenge has started, I hope I dont fall at the first hurdle!
January 1, 2008 at 8:02 am
Sharon, am I to assume that you don’t want us to do a piece on you as a person I look up to and admire? lol. Actually, I have thought of someone (else). I mostly wanted to say Happy New Year to you and yours.
January 1, 2008 at 8:33 am
Challenge is the mot juste! You don’t mean us to ease into this gently do you! My brain is shriveling already! By December 2008 I will either be all dried up or a genius! Happy New Year!
January 1, 2008 at 8:39 am
Just looked at the colourlovers website and I was wondering if your palette had a name which could be searched.
Great idea. Trying to think of who I admire and I must admit at the moment I am stumped but no fear I will be there at the end of the month.
I remember walking on stilts when I was younger, wish I could that now with our 9ft ceilings!
January 1, 2008 at 8:40 am
Hi all as to the UFOs I am back at the computer because I am downloading photos from my camera. LOL
As to the challenge - I did say concept hinting that I wanted people to think and people do have the option of working with the colour scheme if they don’t like the concept.
Karen - as to “am I to assume that you don’t want us to do a piece on you as a person I look up to and admire?” It never even occurred to me - please don’t!
January 1, 2008 at 10:14 am
What an interesting beginning. I’m so pleased I joined.
January 1, 2008 at 12:58 pm
With great trepidation, I have started a blog. Hope you don’t mind that I borrowed the tif name, since, at least for now, I only intend to use it for this challenge. And quite a challenge it is.
I’m going to be going through my own destashing, because we are going to move in 2 months, but I’m going to have a whole room for my stuff now. I am so excited! Between that and doing some projects for my daughter’s wedding in April, I may have trouble keeping up at first, but I will try.
http://tifcynthia.blogspot.com/
Cindy B
January 1, 2008 at 1:33 pm
LOVE the colours - and the Colour Lovers site is a real find ! THANK YOU ! for posting about it . Blessings for the New Year and thanks for organizing this fascinating challenge. I am still counting my pennies - hoping to take the Joggles class !
January 1, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Are you aware of a way to cut and copy the colour scheme so that it can be saved for reference? I tried and was unsuccessful !
January 1, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Well, wouldn’t you know it - I drop out of TAST because I can’t keep up then don’t sign up for the new challenge and manage to complete it before it’s even posted! So now I am sorry that I didn’t sign up!! too weird - although I prefer to think that ‘great minds think alike’!
Cheers
Hilary
January 1, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Wow, not the sort of “key concept” I was expecting! However, I’m up for the challenge! I have done some initial explorations on the concept in what is now my Design Journal (a fancy term for a book where I note down ideas), and I have posted it in the Flickr group and on my blog, along with some explanations.
It is the first time I have ever done anything like this; so it was either get something out in public quickly, or completely chicken out if I allow myself time to work up all the self-doubts. Now all I have to do, is continue to think about who I admire, what sort of fibre “genre” I want to use, how to translate my thoughts to that genre, and actually do the work. Not a problem. Hah!
Jocelyn in NZ
http://pinsneedles.wordpress.com/
January 1, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Marie
there is no block on the images - I just right clicked on it and saved it to my hard drive. You should be able to do the same thing
Cindy - Wow that was quick!
January 1, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Well..now I beginning to think for to do, dear Sharonb, also Happy New Year to you.
See you soon!
January 1, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Great start to 2008. I’ve posted a beginning to my blog. (Can I borrow your daughter for a cleaning day? Just a short 20-hour flight and I’ll have her back in no time!)
pdc
January 1, 2008 at 10:35 pm
yet there is an inner glow in her that foresees victory. ” Vini, Vedi, Velcro”
i came i saw, i stuck around
unfortunately, not my original line
cheers,
neki desu
January 2, 2008 at 12:04 am
That is so weird… I was *just* thinking about this very subject! This is going to be interesting!
January 2, 2008 at 12:16 am
What a thought provoking challenge for January and a lovely way to begin the New Year. I also love the color scheme-perhaps I’ll combine the 2.
I see Eve has your gift of creative solutions for daily challenges. She’s given a whole new purpose to stilts.
January 2, 2008 at 1:34 am
Oh I want to see before and after pictures of the ’studio’. LOL … I showed you mine!
I have a person in mind for the challenge just don’t know where I will go with it. I love the colors and may just whip up a block using them.
January 2, 2008 at 2:05 am
While I was searching for information about making fabric books, I ran across a comment of yours, Sharon, about them being used as an “autobiographical record” or something to that effect. I certainly see this first challenge falling into that category as it will be a way of leaving my memories of my precious grandmother for my family. Thank you for a wonderful beginning.
January 2, 2008 at 2:52 am
Hi Sharon,
So glad you’re back! And hope you had a lovely holiday season!
The theme took some thinking on my part but I came up with something interesting. I’ve blogged my first post on my concept choice and I will be working with your color scheme as well. This will be so much fun! I expect by the end of the year, I will have quite the interesting quilt to put together.
Thank you again for a fun challenge and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I know I will!
Pam
January 2, 2008 at 2:55 am
Happy new year, Sharon. And thanks again for TAST and your courses.
Thinking about what I want to accomplish this year, I’ve decided to withdraw from the TIF challenge. There are several projects I’ve had in mind for some time and haven’t been able to get to. With my limitations, it’s just not possible for me to participate in the challenge and work on these other projects.
Of course, I’ll be following along, enjoying what others are doing with TIF, and maybe I’ll even jump in at some point, but I don’t want to be committed to it.
All the best wishes for another productive year,
JoWynn
January 2, 2008 at 3:41 am
Thanks Sharon for giving the first choice. It will be an new discovery for me what to do with this TIF. It will really become a challenge
see my blog.
January 2, 2008 at 3:51 am
Hi Sharon, nice to have you back.
If Eve happens to be in France, tell her she will be most welcome in my home, I too have some spiderwebs to get rid of…
What a concept… I’ll take the easy way for a start, i.e. the colors, but I’ll try to think over the concept too.
By any chance, do you have an idea of how many of us have completed the TAST?
Have a nice evening.
January 2, 2008 at 3:53 am
after the hollidays…i must to kick my brain to star thinking
good concept to the challenge…
January 2, 2008 at 3:55 am
Okay, off we go again. Will need to think about which to tackle though, both are challenging. The colour scheme is certainly not one I would automatically chose or relate to so maybe that is the one for me, I’ll have to push some barriers here I suspect. I immediately see a 1950s floral design or…………… keep the other ideas for my blog! I will be convalescing the second week in January (the dreaded gall bladder op) so lots of time to mull it over. Great to see everyone seems refreshed and raring to go.
Good luck everyone and I look forward to reading all those blogs
Margaret
hhtp://littleworksofart.blogspot.com
January 2, 2008 at 4:55 am
C’est déjà un défi pour moi de lire en anglais, ensuite de passer par un logiciel de traduction et après d’essayer de comprendre, je vais faire appel à des copines douées en anglais chaque 1er du mois.
J’aime bien le bleu, le violet et le beige mais un peu difficile avec les autres couleurs.
BONNE ET HEUREUSE ANNEE et merci pour ce défi
January 2, 2008 at 4:56 am
First Challenge post is up. Fabrics chosen. Sharon, wonderful concept for us to work. The residual joy that you won’t see is the fabulous dialog I had with my family in brainstorming what Admiration would or should look like!
http://susanfordoozen.blogspot.com
January 2, 2008 at 5:30 am
Well the challenge has begun. Imagine my surprise when I came home from the quilt shop, opened my computer and discovered that the months color scheme option fit right in with the fabrics I have chosen. That would make it too easy, so I have chosen to go with the concept for the month. In thinking about the concept, I haven’t chosen a specific person, that I admire, but rather, a character trait which tends to be evident in all the people that I admire, the ability to look at the world and the people in it always in a very positive light. (perhaps I admire this because I struggle so much to cultivate this in myself). This brought me to mind, some colors and fabrics that I am using in my latest wallhanging that just seem happy and positive to me. My idea, which I stitch into a fabric postcard once it is finalized, is a bit simplistic, but for now I am going with it. Sketch is posted at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tyquilts/
January 2, 2008 at 6:22 am
What a challenge you have set us Sharon. Great to get all those grey cells working after the holiday.
It’s a good thing my husband doesn’t read your blog. I have my workroom up in my loft and DH says it’s going to collapse with the weight soon!
January 2, 2008 at 6:31 am
Okay, here we go. This will take a little thinking not only for the subject but whether to use paper or fabric.
January 2, 2008 at 6:43 am
Hi Sharon,
I’m new to this, is there an easy way to keep tracks on what everyone is doing? At the moment the only thing I can think of doing is either adding all the blogs to my feed reader (aka overkill) or regularly trawling through your blog comments. Have I missed something?
I’ve decided to go with the colour group -it’s new to me and has already sparked off something completely different!
January 2, 2008 at 6:47 am
Linda
Subscribe to the comments on my blog using your RSS feed reader - click on the comments on the challenge post and copy that URL into your feed reader .Then when people leave a comment you get it in your reader .
As a side note it is also the reason it is important to leave your comment on that post as that is hat people subscribe to.
Also since you are new if you click on any title of a post it will take you to the individual page of that post. this means you can book mark just the posts that are announce the challenge each month. You can also use that web address to link to as well.
January 2, 2008 at 6:57 am
Linda
I have just realised that you can’t subscribe to the comments
I move mt blog here 3 months ago and assumed you could do it
I will poke around and see if I can find a widget that will do it
January 2, 2008 at 6:59 am
Thanks Sharon - I’ve learned something new already!!!
January 2, 2008 at 7:02 am
Yikes it would help if I looked in my own side bar - the feed for comments is there
http://sharonb.wordpress.com/comments/feed/
subscribe to the feed in your reader and then when people post a comment you know about it
January 2, 2008 at 7:04 am
Ok, first I want to say that that color scheme is VERY interesting. The concept has me thinking. I thought early on that I would be doing 10″ familyblocks in the color scheme each month that most fit the family member. My girls really have wanted me to make a family quilt.
HowEVER, now the having me sorting through my family and friends, jotting down the reasons I admire them. I’m thinking I will do this over the next week as we travel to Arizona to visit my brother and look at potential homes (no, the house hasn’t sold yet!). By the time we return home perhaps I will have come up with something truly profound………one can only hope!
January 2, 2008 at 7:12 am
I plan to use a piece of embellishing made by Jean Littlejohn as an inspiration. I have a lot of 100% wool felt that I will use, plus I will add some kind of thread or yarn embellishment using the Embellisher or by hand. I’ll post pictures on my blog. The colors of my felt pieces will determine my color scheme.
January 2, 2008 at 7:41 am
Funny thing I have a little shoe box with samples of those very colours and a silk of a fairie to match. Right now I am trying to produce a Quilt in sunset colours so I didnot sign up for your challenge But I may do the assignments any how.
January 2, 2008 at 7:55 am
Hi Sharon, still thinking about the concept!! don’t think the brain is back in gear properly yet.
January 2, 2008 at 8:29 am
Happy New Year Sharon! I had to move early with some of the challenge phases, ie. subject, color, idea… The older I get, the more I learn where my ” mud gets stuck”. You definately gave us thoughts for reflection. Thank you for mentioning the comment feed subscription. Now my only hope is that everyone will respond to this post with updates, vs your other blog posts. Thanks for being our “challenge momma”!
Jane
http://www.crazyhereandnow.blogspot.com
January 2, 2008 at 9:14 am
I posted a tutorial of sorts on what I think I’ll do for this month of the Take it Further Challenge using the colour scheme. It’s on delta braid/trim a traditional applique art form from the region where I live. This is going to force me to have patience and perseverance. You can find the link here: http://tundrathreads.blogspot.com/2007/12/delta-braiddelta-trim.html.
Hope you had a lovely holiday Sharon! Your fibre diet is something to aspire to (not yet, for me, though)!
January 2, 2008 at 10:27 am
Best wishes to you and your family, Sharon, for a fabulous New Year. And thank you for this challenge. I’ve posted a note on my blog outlining my thinking so far about the design concept. I hope to use the colors in the design - I just love them. Not sure about the link to my blog, but try this:
http://sewterriers.wordpress.com/
Happy smiles! Susan
January 2, 2008 at 11:02 am
An interesting challenge, and I hope I’m not in over my head. Oh well, that is kind of what this is all about, isn’t it? Okay, I’m ready to jump in and give it my best effort.
Blessings to all, Louise
January 2, 2008 at 11:37 am
Happy New Year Sharon and everyone! Wow, this is a challenging concept! I feel like a total novice, having only come to all this (PLOS, TAST, TIFC etc) a couple of months ago. Still, my head has been full of ideas for the last 24 hours and this afternoon I will start to put pen to paper in my little design book (eek, never thought I would have one of those - I’m an ENGINEER, not an artist!) that I have bought for TIFC. Thanks for throwing me in the deep end, Sharon, let’s see how well I can swim! Cheers Mara (in Beijing)
January 2, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Hi Sharon - just thought I’d leave a note for any participants in TIF who have Photoshop, or Elements - I posted on my blog about how to import the exact colours in your challenge so you can play with different design ideas - sorry if that is teaching anyone to suck eggs - I am very much a beginner with PS, but love its possibilities for designing.
cheers
Hilary
http://hilarymetcalftextileartist.blogspot.com/
January 2, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Thanks for the tip about subscribing to comments in your reader, Ill spend much less time trawling though your comments.
cheers (you’ll probably get 100 less hits a day from me now)!
January 2, 2008 at 4:14 pm
What a great challenge with a lot of possibilities-very good for me.
It’s early morning and what comes up for me is that 2 women have meant a lot to me and that’s my mother and Anna.2 friends who could smile one moment and cry the next.Their lives had the complexity that make one so happy.In every sorrow they found something to be thankful of.
In every thing they found a challenge.Anna had 4 small children when her husband died and she had to do everything herself after that.And she did.She was a very good at knitting,doing embroideries….and to be a farmer.And she could enjoy life.To see my mother and Anna in action talking and reflecting gave me courage to live and do handicraft and always try find something to enjoy.
The colours are very interesting too.Maybe I do a little quiltie withnthe colours represented in it or…….
Thanks for a good start of 2008
January 2, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I’ve posted preliminary mindmap and comments on my blog. Nice to spend a thoughtful evening with my most admired person (my mom) on my mind.
pdc
January 2, 2008 at 8:50 pm
There are already interesting ideas going through the comments. I’m going to try to treat the concept with the color scheme. It will be a tribute to my mother… She would have loved those colors…
Paule
http://patchworkbroderieetcetera.blogspot.com/
January 2, 2008 at 10:58 pm
I got my idea, my block will be dedicated to my friend Barbara, an amazing gardener, and I am also going to go with the color scheme, as they are Barbara’s favorite colors. Now to get the block made. Thanks for making me think!
http://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/
January 3, 2008 at 12:38 am
I find the color scheme very beautiful. Among my fabrics I have found nearly similar shades. So I shall definitely do the color scheme.
As to persons who I admire, there are my father and mother, and my husband. I’m not sure whom I choose. I have inherited my love of crafts from my parents, so I could easily honor that… And my husband has taught me patience, caring and optimism… We’ll see what I choose.
I’m sure this will be an interesting year with Sharon’s TIF Challenge. Looking forward to it all!
January 3, 2008 at 12:53 am
Happy New year to you all. With pen and paper I am about to take the plunge. Dianne I have just looked at your mindmap….Sharon I have to say this ia a great way to organise the mind. Looking forward to what lies ahead!
January 3, 2008 at 1:43 am
I’m Marjolein from Holland. I would like to wish everybody a very good year. When I was reading the challenge, I thought it would be convenient to mention the corresponding DMC colours. The colour scheme may not look the same on every monitor.
January 3, 2008 at 2:43 am
how fun to read everyones thoughts on this mths challenge - thanks so much for starting us off with a interesting one. I now have something to post on my blog
at first I was a bit stumped but now the ideas are flying - now to narrow it down
January 3, 2008 at 3:01 am
Hi,
I’ve decided which of the many people I admire to do the design about, and one of the reasons why I admire her. She is following through on her dream to be a published author. I will work on drawing up characters from her book to embroider and include in a CQ wall-hanging. With so much going on, I am hoping to get one block made this month, but hopefully have the design elements in place to finish the hanging at a later date. Thanks for the challenge!
January 3, 2008 at 4:04 am
This is going to be a tough challenge for me but I’ve started working on the concept and made a few comments on my blog so far. I’m going to attempt to work from a sketch book which I haven’t done before, I usually just put it together spontaneously. But that’s why I joined the challenge.
Ruth
http://ruthsfiberphotos.blogspot.com
January 3, 2008 at 5:24 am
It’s taken me over a day to wrap my head around this one. Who do I admire and why? It really comes down to I admire a lot of different people for very different reasons — it’s an individual trait not the whole person usually. So I’m thinking of ways to make this work.
January 3, 2008 at 5:49 am
My Mother love the roses, specially the pink roses, in the lenguage of the flower the pink rose means, gratitude and admiration, so I choice the pink colors, and the roses to express my feeling of admirations to a strong and sweet woman, my Mother.
my preliminar idea is in my blog:http://blog-doris.blogspot.com/
January 3, 2008 at 7:00 am
I’ve kicked more than a few ideas around and hope to have a design shortly - forgot to leave my link last time
http://www.goatgoddess.wordpress.com
January 3, 2008 at 7:34 am
I hope someone comes up with a way to link the DMC floss colors to the challenge color schemes. I think that’s a great idea.
I have blogged about my beginnings for this challenge at http://sewingmagpie.blogspot.com
January 3, 2008 at 8:13 am
This has got me thinking. I’ve come up with some ideas that you can read about on my blog. The link is:
http://www.barbs-spiritsong.blogspot.com
I’m really looking forward to seeing everyones work and how everyone interprets this.
January 3, 2008 at 8:25 am
This has really made me think! I haven’t given up on the admired person theme, but discovered I have the colors and just pulling thread and fabric out has the ideas moving! Guess I will start with the color challenge.
January 3, 2008 at 8:39 am
Ok, I’m off and starting (the prelude to running). Here’s a link to the static page of my first post:
http://artiphytheheart.typepad.com/artiphytheheart/2008/01/begining-the-ye.html
January 3, 2008 at 9:16 am
Hi Sharon, Please forgive my need for clarification, but I have a couple of quick questions:
1. I’m assuming that this is the official place you’ve set up for us to drop-off our post links and pick-up and view the progress of others, so I’m leaving comments on this page with links to the static pages of my posts as I blog my progress. Is this correct?
2. Am I also supposed to leave similar comments with links on flickr? Or any other place?
3. I know that while I can subscribe to your blog’s feed, I can’t subscribe to this comment feed. Is there a place where we can leave our links and get updates of just this challenge in our feedreaders? In other words, I’m looking for one-stop-shopping, or as close to it as I can get, especially since there are so many of us participating. Is this possible, or am I fantisizing?
January 3, 2008 at 11:18 am
Hi Barbara
“1. I’m assuming that this is the official place you’ve set up for us to drop-off our post links and pick-up and view the progress of others, so I’m leaving comments on this page with links to the static pages of my posts as I blog my progress. Is this correct?”
yes
“2. Am I also supposed to leave similar comments with links on flickr? Or any other place?”
if you want to - the more palces you spreadd the word the more people will see what you have done
“3. I know that while I can subscribe to your blog’s feed, I can’t subscribe to this comment feed. Is there a place where we can leave our links and get updates of just this challenge in our feedreaders? In other words, I’m looking for one-stop-shopping, or as close to it as I can get, especially since there are so many of us participating. Is this possible, or am I fantisizing?”
You can subscribe to the comment feed
most comments are about he challenge - but you will get all comments - I cant do more than that- sorry no one stop shopping
hope this answers your questions
January 3, 2008 at 11:37 am
I have completed my first step towards a design resolution and learned something about myself along the way.
http://cheryls-chatelaine.blogspot.com/
January 3, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I finished my project! My DH is on vacation right now or I wouldn’t have had it done for weeks! I went simple and retro for this one since I am still in the process of finishing up my project lists-mostly baby gifts for babies due in the spring…
hope you all enjoy my simple little stitching.
Jennifer
http://www.appleseedmommy.blogspot.com
January 3, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Also, I found this page to help eyeball the right DMC floss color - don’t know anyone with the My Threadbox software to do the conversion, so I just made my best guess.
Here are the DMC floss colors organized by color instead of number.
http://yarntree.com/075dmcolors.jpg
Hope it’s useful.
January 3, 2008 at 2:00 pm
First, Happy New Year to all- here’s hoping it is a creative and productive year for us all.
I’ve posted my initial musings on the January concept on my blog. Definitely not in my comfort zone, but that is why I joined the challenge! I’m looking forward to seeing how others interpret the concept.
January 3, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Sharon..I’d like to first thank you for all of the time that you spend inspiring all of us. I have learned so much from the information and “eye candy” that you share so freely. The concept challenge idea came to me immediately when I read it. Now, to just create it. You’ve, also, inspired me to start a blog for this and my other creative indeavers….another challenge for this barely computer savvy person. Many posts mention “signing up” for this challenge….is there a place to do this?
January 3, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Thanks for the challenge, Sharon. I’m thinking very seriously about this one. I’ve published my first thoughts, Just need to see how ‘daring’ I am….
http://nuvofelt.blogspot.com/
January 3, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Hey! Sharon & everyone,
I just discovered that if I click on the name at the top of a comment, and that name is underlined, the click takes me to that person’s blog. Isn’t that amazing? Sharon, did you arrange that?
January 3, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Hi all, I have chosen my concept - my maternal grandmother. I have started thinking about how to depict my admiration in fabric. More info on my blog! Cheers Mara (in Beijing)
January 3, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Tuscany - your question
“I just discovered that if I click on the name at the top of a comment, and that name is underlined, the click takes me to that person’s blog. Isn’t that amazing? Sharon, did you arrange that?”
No I did not arrange that it is the blogging software that does it for me but it assumes people fill out their blog address properly etc
January 3, 2008 at 11:07 pm
hi,
did some work on the challenge and blogged about it . plese drop by and check it out.
http://amovablefeast.blogspot.com
also posted photos at the flikr group.
cheers,
neki desu
January 4, 2008 at 5:39 am
Hi I’ve posted my first work on this challenge at http://paulahewitt.wordpress.com/
cheers Paula
January 4, 2008 at 6:09 am
What a stimulating concept!
I’ve got a start on a memory quilt block:
http://pocahontascofare.blogspot.com/2008/01/looking-up-to-emma-bell-miles.html
I think I’ll have more tomorrow.
January 4, 2008 at 6:30 am
I’ve posted my first thoughts on this interesting challenge (quite wordy for now) on my blog.
http://moonsilk-stitches.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marjorie-il
January 4, 2008 at 9:32 am
I’ve posted some of my initial musings on this first project on my blog today.
http://justenoughtime.wordpress.com
January 4, 2008 at 11:53 am
Oh, my goodness, what have I gotten myself into now? The who do I admire has really got me stumped, BUT those colors are eating away at me. May just have to work with those and see what I come up with. However we will see what happens in the next couple weeks.
January 4, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Sharon - I just stumbled on some great colour conversion charts for flosses and such at Kathleen Dyer’s site… http://home.comcast.net/~kathydyer/nf_fibers.html
Some might find it a useful tool if they are unable to get certain types of flosses and threads in their area.
Still mulling over my contribution to the challenge.
Cheers
Mary Anne
January 4, 2008 at 1:46 pm
My initial idea for a direction is posted on my blog.
http://tangomusings.blogspot.com
January 4, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I posted some initial ideas for this challenge piece on my blog today.
Jenny
http://www.readingandstitchinginil.com
January 4, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I have posted some thoughts about the challenge on my blog. No idea for a design yet, but I’m working on it.
January 4, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I’ve posted the beginnings of my project here:
http://truestitches.blogspot.com/2008/01/take-it-further-challenge.html
I’m making a doll, hope that’s not too goofy.
January 4, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Hi,
I’ve posted about my initial thoughts and a couple of sketches.
http://www.fabthreads.blogspot.com/
Have a nice weekend!
January 4, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Here are the first thoughts around this project
http://plantes-couleurs.over-blog.net/pages/January_2008__part_I-36592.html
Victoria
January 5, 2008 at 12:24 am
I’ve posted my first idea about the challenge, I have still to develop the project.
January 5, 2008 at 12:59 am
I’ve posted thoughts and preliminary ideas on my blog. I’m initially underwhelmed by this project, but “appetite comes while eating”, as a wise person once said. So I’ll keep going.
January 5, 2008 at 3:27 am
I have updated my flickr photos as I have been moving along on the project today.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tyquilts
January 5, 2008 at 7:10 am
I’ve posted the fabrics for the colour part of the challenge-and I left it until today to coincide with the start of my blogging last year.
Doreen
http://doreeng.blogspot.com/
January 5, 2008 at 10:59 am
Here’s a link to my second post. It’s kind of long and wont apply to many people, so feel free to skip the boring parts and look at the pictures.
http://artiphytheheart.typepad.com/artiphytheheart/2008/01/a-little-bit-fu.html
January 5, 2008 at 11:21 am
Happy New year Sharon…well this has got my brain just a thinking…and I finally decided now how will I or what will I use to project it..hmmmmmmm! Thanks for doing this for us and for all the inofrmation and help you give to us..
January 5, 2008 at 11:23 am
i am waiting tha materials to start stitching my proyect
i am so expectating!
http://blog-doris.blogspot.com/
January 5, 2008 at 2:32 pm
I finished my challenge piece today. Final results and comments on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tyquilts
January 6, 2008 at 1:16 am
I initially thought I was going to struggle with the concept of admiration but it’s tying in nicely with a piece I was already thinking about. This challenge is also going to force me to keep a sketchbook which is 1 of my 2008 goals. I love it when things start to come together.
http://dakinidreams.blogspot.com/2008/01/take-it-further-challenge-january.html
January 6, 2008 at 2:07 am
At first I couldn’t think of anything regarding the concept and I wanted to opt for the colour scheme. But after a few day of thinking an idea has come. Now for the sketching part!
January 6, 2008 at 3:35 am
I have started writing about admiration on my blog, and think I know what I want to do with it. You can read my post and see if you can guess what direction I am headed!
http://www.healingbalancepassion.blogspot.com
January 6, 2008 at 3:40 am
I finally decided on my challenge for this month!
http://www.stitchandmore.blogspot.com
January 6, 2008 at 3:43 am
I have worked out the idea! Here’s my thought process:
part 1– http://mymarkdesigns.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/a-bad-moose-a-bit-of-brainstorming/
part 2– http://mymarkdesigns.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/more-tif-thinking/
January 6, 2008 at 4:17 am
Hi!!!I posted here earlier today and just noticed that my comment wasn’t showing. Did I do something wrong??? Does the comment need to be read by you before being published? Is there a time delay???
It’s not that my posting was so great, but then again, if it doesn’t show, how are you going to know I’m working on the challenge even though for now there isn’t anything to show!!!!
Next question : I read in an earlier post that we can subscribe to the comments feed directly… how do we do that????
Also, I saw that Coupaillon sent a comment in French, if you have any questions, I can translate.
And…. if your daughter is going to Vero’s in France, she’s welcome at my house too and she won’t even be obliged to do the housework on her stilts (but then again if she wants to, I won’t say no!!! LOL)
anyway in my earlier post I said I had written a long article on my progress so far… (not much of one I’m afraid, but there is a connection to something) and it’s a very very long article, so be prepared to read!!!!
Sorry, this is a very long comment as well!!! OOps!!!!
January 6, 2008 at 7:55 am
OK, here’s my next step:
http://artiphytheheart.typepad.com/artiphytheheart/2008/01/and-further-sti.html
And I think I’ve found something may simplify things, at least on my blog. I don’t know about other blogs, but TypePad, which I use, has a “category” feature. I am categorizing all my TIF posts, and you can see them all without schlogging through other stuff (unless you want to), simply by clicking on “Take It Further” under “Categories” on my right sidebar. This way, if all you’re interested in is the TIF posts, they’re all in one place.
January 6, 2008 at 8:05 am
Barbara most blogs have categories -its a good point for those who are new to blogging -
I have a string of categories in the side bar including one for Take it Further and another for challenges in general and other topics too -it means people can browse and read just in the subject area they are interesting in. Once you get used to blogs they are more useful than people first realise.
January 6, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Hi Sharon,
I have an updated TIF post here… a CQ block.
http://crazyhereandnow.blogspot.com/2008/01/ponderings-and-priorities.html
Jane
PS. I also posted this on TIF main page. Sorry, I was lost.
January 6, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Hi Sharon, I’ve made the jump from paper design to fabric so now need to think about stitch. New photo on Flickr, more details on my blog
Thanks, Guzzisue
January 6, 2008 at 7:29 pm
OK I found my lost comment, I commented on the wrong page!!!!! Sorry for the inconvenience Sharon……
I’ll get better, I promise!!!!
January 6, 2008 at 8:29 pm
My first TiF post is on my blog at
http://creatilfun.blogspot.com/2008/01/take-it-further-challenge.html
I had fun playing with the colour scheme. But I don’t know yet where it’s leading me..
January 6, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Yay, finally made my first TIF post too.
http://tinyurl.com/yppmwq
Plan to post weekly in my blog (hopefully Sun or Mon) and have added a TIF set in my flickr to keep photos in Ya set. http://www.flickr.com/photos/glorioushats/sets/72157603629470250/
Thanks Sharon and everyone, it is fun to see how many are progressing in this challenge.
Jane
January 7, 2008 at 1:45 am
A post on TIF on my blog:
http://aufildujardin.blogspot.com/2008/01/tif-and-misc.html
January 7, 2008 at 2:17 am
Hi, just posted my first TIF thoughts on my blog, will get back to it after my op tomorrow. xx Margaret
hhtp://littleworksofart.blogspot.com
January 7, 2008 at 2:17 am
Hi, just posted my first TIF thoughts on my blog, will get back to it after my op tomorrow. xx Margaret
http://littleworksofart.blogspot.com
January 7, 2008 at 6:51 am
I have dumped out my stash, chosen a few threads, and decided what would be more fitting than to do another piece inspired by the beautiful art crazy quilts I have come to love and admire - as well as the ladies who make them. As usual, I will use my own medium - needlepoint - to replicate the look of fabrics and embellishments.
January 7, 2008 at 7:03 am
Well, Ive done my first post about the challenge for this month. I’ve given myself a deadline of Jan 10th to decide what I am going to do. I’m having a difficult time with this one, but then I wanted to have to challenge myself, and this is sure the way to do it. I don’t feel alone though, I’ve been reading the comments and I’m sure don’t feel alone.
Congrads to those who have gotten further than me, especially to those who have finished. I’ve been checking out the different blogs and everyone is doing so well.
January 7, 2008 at 9:36 am
Hi Sharon I missed the join up but if it is ok I would like to take on the challenge in my own time like the take a Stitch tuesday. I do have a blog but had lost the urge to create after nursing Mum through her final illness hope this is ok Marilyn Australia
January 7, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I’ve posted a pic of my preliminary drawing for my TIF project, “This is Grandmother”, on my Flickr site. At this point, I’m almost (not quite) clueless about what will come next, but am hoping it will be something my family will appreciate and find a meaningful memory of a very special lady.
Gayle S.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchintime
January 7, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I put up more preliminary pictures and some materials on my blog today for this month’s challenge — now to find time to start stitching since I have to work and my daughter has 7 basketball games this week (she plays on two teams).
January 7, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I have just come back from holidays to read the challenge. A few thoughts happening, more about the people & what they all have in common. Love the colours, I might even explore that avenue. Mmmmm.. off to think.
January 7, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Hi Sharon I have finally posted something on my blog, I have collected some threads, not quite the same numbers but in the colour range i think, and some fabric, decided to go with a fabric book and a theme of hearts.
http://backvalleyseasons.blogspot.com
January 7, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I’ve put a pic on my blog http://embroideryoverlaps.blogspot.com
of the DMC threads that were posted as corresponding o the colour scheme. It throws up an interesting point, that seeing the ‘real’ colours is not so straightforward. I’m a bit hung up over it. I probably just need to lighten up, don’t I, the exact shades are not that critical???
January 7, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Sharon, I posted the second step on the blog I did a cq block.
http://stitchandmore.blogspt.com
January 8, 2008 at 4:36 am
Hi,
I have posted tif on my blog.
January 8, 2008 at 8:11 am
Opps! Tardy already, bad me. Got internet back though and am catching up and ready to get going with the challenge. Thanks Sharon.
January 8, 2008 at 8:17 am
I have chosen to do the color challenge and posted my initial gathering of materials here:
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/2008/01/some-things-in.html
Sorry, it’s in the middle of a post about lots of things. Later posts will be dedicated to the topic!
January 8, 2008 at 10:53 am
One more post about how I’m moving along with the challenge.
http://crazyhereandnow.blogspot.com/2008/01/next-phase.html
Jane
January 8, 2008 at 11:20 am
I’ve started working on the challenge and documented my thought process at http://paintedquilt.blog-city.com/take_it_further_update.htm
Posts will follow as I continue developing the idea.
January 8, 2008 at 12:15 pm
My first post for the January 2008 TIF challenge is here:
http://flyingcolours1.blogspot.com/2008/01/tif-january-2008-part-i.html
January 8, 2008 at 9:13 pm
I’ve posted about my next step.
http://fabthreads.blogspot.com/2008/01/love-kindness-and-joy.html
January 9, 2008 at 12:15 am
I’ve avoided looking in here until I had formed an idea for piece, I did not want to be influenced by someone else’s brilliant ideas. Of course, I have already seen some because so many of you are in my RSS feeder already!
Now I’ve blogged my initial thoughts and uploaded some scribbling to Flickr, I feel free to take a peek.
Wow 130 posts to catch up with already!
CA
January 9, 2008 at 12:19 am
Sharon, just a thought. Would this be more manageable if there was a Take it Further blog like the Beaded Journal Project (http://beadjournalproject.blogspot.com/)?
If everyone posted there instead of leaving a comment here, would the RSS feeds be simpler? (I think you commented that if you register for RSS comments, you get every comment, even those to unrelated posts.
If you think it will be more work, or over complicate things, please dump this comment.
CA
January 9, 2008 at 2:04 am
Well I posted my musings on my project, and then my supply setback. Will have an update with progress soon.
http://vintagevanity.wordpress.com/
January 9, 2008 at 5:40 am
Carol-Anne (CA) yes I do think it will over complicate things and make heaps more work. As not only is there another blog to run but also lots of email back and forth explaining to people how to blog!
I also run the challenge as a treat for my readers - I do it as an extra for them so I would like to see them here
January 9, 2008 at 6:08 am
I have begun to stitch!
January 9, 2008 at 6:26 am
Sharon, I took a leap and went to work! I have blogged some of it. In fact I am hoping to finish tomorrow. Rene
http://reneorgeron.wordpress.com
January 9, 2008 at 2:41 pm
First week’s progress on TIF:
http://blondechicken.blogspot.com/2008/01/tif-tuesday-11.html
January 9, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Hi Sharon a bit more on my progress on my blog
http://backvalleyseasons.blogspot.com
Also I dont know what on line stuff there is about making fabric journals, I have made several and there are many ways of making them, a good book is Fabric Art Journals by Pam Sussman, I think the most comprehensive on making and binding different types. Patti Culea has a tome and a yahoo group. The most basic way is bound using eyelets, that way you only do one page at a time, using a front fabric, a stiff interfacing or a batting if you want a softer book and another bit of fabric for the other side, either zigzagged on the machine or blanket stitched and as much embellishment as you like.
I could go on but this is long already.
January 9, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Hi All,
Here’s my latest on what I’m thinking about. My person who I admire is Valerie Campbell-Harding so I’m working on a piece inspired by her committment to continual development of one’s work. Have a look at http://susaneta.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/take-it-further-development/ if you’re interested.
January 9, 2008 at 10:09 pm
I’m excited about the first TIF! I have chosen to work with the concept because it was more challenging for me. I am enjoying this project already.
Today’s blog entry is about my January TIF.
http://fiberfantasies.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/admiration-put-into-cloth/
January 10, 2008 at 1:58 am
Hello, here is the second part of the challenge, with a few sketches of what I will be doing.
http://plantes-couleurs.over-blog.net/article-15476624.html
Victoria
January 10, 2008 at 2:39 am
I have just posted the January Challenge on my blog. That was fun. Rene
http://reneorgeron.wordpress.com/
January 10, 2008 at 5:03 am
Enough of the planning and designing - at last I have started stitching! No holding me back now
Jocelyn
http://pinsneedles.wordpress.com/
January 10, 2008 at 9:56 am
I have just committed myself to the person I admire… it has required a lot of thinking time…. ready to get started now and am enjoying the challenge.
Best wishes
Maggie
http://stitchingwithschnauzerandsiamese.blogspot.com/
January 10, 2008 at 11:31 am
I had a complete change of direction today. Here’s the second design idea:
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/2008/01/take-it-further.html
January 10, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Hi Sharon, I posted a rough sketch (very rough!) and some notes I have for January’s challenge on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/celeste_embroidery/
January 10, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Hi Sharon and everyone
I cut my fabrics out tonight. You can see my progress here:
http://www.barbs-spiritsong.blogspot.com
Barbara
January 10, 2008 at 9:40 pm
I have started color experiments with a new media (transfer paints) and the results are both in the Flickr group and on the blog at http://dancingcrow.typepad.com
January 11, 2008 at 3:05 am
My first post on the January challenge is up:
http://13thstreetstudio.typepad.com/13th_steet_studio/2008/01/take-it-further.htm
This is quite a challenge!
January 11, 2008 at 4:05 am
There’s a little more progress on my blog for the challenge. I’ve got the design down now. http://ruthsfiberphotos.blogspot.com/
January 11, 2008 at 8:54 am
The decision is made about shape and purpose, and the colors pulled!! Now to get started stitching.
January 11, 2008 at 11:48 am
finally! i get to start sewing tonight! i’ve never put this much effort into the preparation phase of (what amounts to) a quilt block before. i just hope it works!
January 11, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Hi Sharon and all,
It took me forever to get my head around this challenge, not at all what I had expected. This is a good thing, moves me way beyond my comfort zone.
I have blogged on my ideas to date, but wait there’s more, pictures next week.
Love the concept of this challenge, thankyou so much
http://ringaringarosie.wordpress.com/
x rosie
January 11, 2008 at 10:14 pm
I have blooged about my piece for a January challenge here http://red2white.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/home-is-where-the-love-is-quilt/
January 11, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Hi Sharon,
A very stupid question: I found the Flickr site, I uploaded a photo, but how do I get it in the challenge group and not just floating up there in cyberspace somewhere? There’s clearly a link I don’t see. Thanks. In the meantime, the photo is on my blog.
http://outofthebasement.blogspot.com
January 12, 2008 at 4:54 am
Never mind–I figured it out!
January 12, 2008 at 5:05 am
Well, I got a quick start on the piece but am now stumped on how to finish it…glad we have the whole month to finish!
bobbi
http://beadingatthebeach.blogspot.com/
January 12, 2008 at 10:57 am
This challenge certainly got the brain working! I came up with what I think are pretty good ideas for both the concept and the colors for January. I have actually started working on the color challenge, though, and you can see the current status here.
http://newsfromthebasement.blogspot.com/2008/01/tif-update.html
January 12, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Hi Sharon, I have I think finished this month’s challenge, I have a heap of things I have to do and took advantage of the hot weather to work indoors.
on my blog http://backvalleyseasons.blogspot.com
January 12, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Sorry I just realised