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August 1, 2008
Take it Further challenge for August
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August 1, 2008 at 8:34 am
Beautiful colors – one of my favorite schemes, and reminds me of the Japanese Imari porcelains I started my needlepoint designing with so many years ago. I will apply the same colors to what I’m doing now with crazy quilt in needlepoint. As for “balance” – will have to think on that one. (According to my children, I am a bit UNbalanced.)
August 1, 2008 at 10:49 am
I love those jewel tones! I am definately going to do the color challenge this month.
August 1, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Love the photo of your threads, these are so lush and rich.
Balance – something I wish I could attain as I always seem to have too much to do and too little time for everything I am trying to do. I would say that I am in a constant state of movement if I stop I fall off or drop things, I have to keep moving from one thing to another so that I get something done on each thing, wether it’s housework, projects etc, and hope that i eventually fiish soemthing by it’s deadline.
I would say I am balancing very precariosly on a tightrope whilst juggling many different things and hoping I don’t drop anything or fall off.
hmmm juggling/tightrope/balance – think I have a design idea … off to work in my journal 😉
Ronelle
August 1, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Thank you Sharon for this new challenge.
The July challenge is on my blog.
August 1, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Judy’s idea, above, sounds wonderful!! My initial thought is to make something that will fit my blog http://justenoughtime.wordpress.com, because that’s really what the blog is about: finding the balance in my life with just enough time for all the things I find important. Not sure how that will come out visually or what medium I’ll use, but I’ll be thinking about it today.
August 1, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Balance..its more a rhythm!
Ups and downs.
August 2, 2008 at 12:00 am
thank you Sharon
August 2, 2008 at 12:00 am
will have to think on this one – cool theme and I think I have most of those colors already so that is a good thing.
http://www.goatgoddess.wordpress.com
August 2, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Almost scary when I read the challenge and know immediately what I want to do with it. LOL This is a topic I give a lot of thought to, working at achieving that balance in my life. Now off to stitch, an area of my life that might be just a teensy bit out of balance. Do you think?
August 2, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I have a brief initial thoughts posting on my blog today.
http://justenoughtime.wordpress.com
August 2, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Balance – interesting concept for someone who has hearing problems. After all the sense of balance is based in the ears. Also the balance between doing things correctly and doing things in a new way. I will have a long hard think about that. The colours really appeal to me, very rich looking, not my usual colour palette so a real challenge. Grace
August 3, 2008 at 4:39 am
Hi Sharon, I wanted to publisch my comment on TIF july, but I got discarded and I don’t know why?
August 3, 2008 at 8:36 am
Jacqueline
Your comment never appeared at my end of the system. All I can think of is that there was a database hic up on the servers at wordpress.
Sorry I have no control over it.
You are the only person who has sad they have had this problem so lets hope it is a temporary glitch and wont happen again
August 3, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Being someone who works with symbols a lot in my work it’s got to be Yin and Yang for me.
Although I do hope I can have a different take on this. It’s about priorities. What do I make a priority in my life? Good question. It should be to organise, as my life has always been chaotic, but it isn’t, it should be to get enough sleep and exercise, but it isn’t. Well, how to portray this in a piece of work, possibly using a symbolic interpretation such as Yin and Yang, well now there’s a challenge for me. Not sure if I will pull this one off, but I’ll have a go. Good one Sharon, now you have me examining my life, not so sure that I want to, lol. Thanks for the challenge though. Cheers Tricia
August 5, 2008 at 2:09 am
I’ve gotten a little behind. I retired Friday, so I should have more time to stitch. I’ve finished my block for May
June is almost done – I had a good day of stitching yesterday.
August 5, 2008 at 6:59 am
I’ve just posted my initial thoughts on the theme of balance on my blog. It will be interesting to see what comes of this!
http://sewingmagpie.blogspot.com
August 5, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Hi Sharon
I have posted my CQ block on my blog–I had a few problems making a block that I liked but after making 2 I like this one best….the colours haven’t photographed true but you will get the idea.
Doreen
http://doreeng.blogspot.com/
August 6, 2008 at 9:57 am
I just put up my July Tif. Make sure you enlarge the second and third images on the right so they show up square as intended to be seen. Typepad showed them as square on the preview.
I love the colors for the August Tif and the topic is very thought provoking. Terry
August 6, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Hi Sharon,
I have just finished my TIF August.
Regards
Waltraud
http://www.farbtupfer.blogspot.com
August 6, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I’m running behind, but I have just posted my finished June TIF challenge piece called “Endless Possibilities”.
http://barbs-spiritsong.blogspot.com
Barb
August 7, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Hi all, I’ve put up two posts about this month’s challenge on my blog… http://fibrefan.blogspot.com/
August 8, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I finally started the initial thinking process for August and posted it on my blog: http://tangomusings.blogspot.com
August 8, 2008 at 10:44 pm
My first thoughts on the August challenge, and a preliminary sketch are now up on my blog. http://www.tyquilts.com/blog
August 10, 2008 at 10:19 am
Life is a circus with two acts! Balance and Juggling. We need them both in equal parts. (plus lots of pretty colors and needlework)
August 11, 2008 at 12:09 am
What wonderful colors and what a great theme! I hope I can make time to work on this one in the next couple of weeks. I haven’t been able to touch the challenges since May due to problems with (can you believe it?) balance in my life. I’ll babble more about that on my blog later this morning.
Virginia
August 11, 2008 at 5:49 am
Hi Sharon,
Thanks so much for another interesting topic and color combination. I’ve created a color shading chart for everyone again this month and look forward to this month’s challenge. The chart is on my blog – http://www.dianem.wordpress.com
Hugs, Diane
August 11, 2008 at 9:23 am
Hi there,
after a long absence it feels I been able to come back and join in 😀
To try and catch up I’ve put June and July’s challenge toghether in some wet felted pieces – on my blog
http://hebartjournal.blogspot.com/2008/08/oo-and-i-felt-like-new-woman.html
Now to august 😀
August 11, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Hi Sharon and everyone
I’ve been getting a little behind. I just finished June and have decided to skip July just for the moment. I have started on August and have a photo and my initial thoughts on my blog.
http://www.barbs-spiritsong.blogspot.com
Barb
August 12, 2008 at 4:36 am
Further thoughts on this months challenge, and my progress are up on my blog
http://www.tyquilts.com/blog
August 12, 2008 at 11:17 am
Hi Sharon Ive done July http://paulahewitt.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/take-it-further-challenge-july-halfway-to/
and August http://paulahewitt.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/tif-challenge-august-balance/
pretty much at the same time!
August 12, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Well, I had to give this a lot of thought, but I think I’ve got it. Balance, difficult to get, but the effort to get some balance is good… see my blog for my TIF August start.
August 12, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I’ve finished August, it’s on my blog.
http://www.linda-stokes.blogspot.com
August 13, 2008 at 12:06 am
Some actual stitching progress made. Scroll to the bottom of the post to see it. I didn’t remember counted cross stitch as being so hard! Must be the fact that my eyes are 20 years older than when I used to do it regularly.
http://www.tyquilts.com/blog
August 13, 2008 at 3:46 am
Hi Sharon
I went back from holiday last week end and I’m trying to catch up with July and August challenges. They’re both inspiring and the colors are great as usual.
August 13, 2008 at 6:10 am
Hi,
First thoughts are here, however I don’t feel too inspired about my work for August so far.
http://travelfibreandthread.blogspot.com/
August 13, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Sharon I am not sure why but my comment was discarded on the July TIF page. Anyway here is the comment I tried to put there –
While I liked the colours I have had to make do with the theme and my interpretation is not all that imaginative but it is definitely a half way mark!
Drop by http://maggies-textiles.blogspot.com
August 15, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Hi Sharon, my comment was discarded too. I posted my July piece on my blog
http://patchworkadosbandas.blogspot.com/2008/08/recovecos.html
August 16, 2008 at 7:59 am
I finished my August challenge piece. If you’d like to take a peek it’s on my blog.
http://ruthsfiberphotos.blogspot.com
August 16, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I haven’t started the CQ purse yet in the colors, but found yet another of my favorites in color and subject matter – a canvas by Inge Wooley that she gave me. Iznik ceramics! I really need to find balance in my stitching time – much is work, and I forget to do it for enjoyment!
August 17, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Hi Everyone, I’ve progressed a little bit more with my August TIF. Waiting for the shisha mirrors to arrive, hopefully before next weekend. See my progress on my blog.
http://barbs-spiritsong.blogspot.com/
August 17, 2008 at 8:42 pm
I’d given up on the challenge but suddenly realised that this piece actually fits the theme! See it on my blog http://faffingabout.blogspot.com/2008/08/take-it-further-august.html
August 19, 2008 at 12:42 am
I’m posting my challenge start on my blog right now. Thanks for all the work involved in this.
http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com
August 19, 2008 at 6:40 pm
First textile step on my blog
http://patchworkbroderieetcetera.blogspot.com/2008/08/tif-challenge-august.html
August 19, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Hi Sharon, August TIF done for now and pix on…
http://fibrefan.blogspot.com/
August 20, 2008 at 7:32 am
My inital thoughts and design for the August challenge are posted at http://paintedquilt.blog-city.com/balance.htm
August 20, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Hi, finished August piece now on my blog
http://travelfibreandthread.blogspot.com/
August 20, 2008 at 11:43 pm
I finished the first piece.
http://laurencepatch.blogspot.com/
August 21, 2008 at 4:34 pm
My August piece “Balanced” is complete and there is a photo and details on my blog. Sue McB
August 21, 2008 at 4:35 pm
My August piece “Balanced” is complete and there is a photo and details on my blog. Sue McB
http://paddysdaughter.blogspot.com
August 21, 2008 at 4:37 pm
My August piece “Balanced” is complete and there is a photo and details on my blog. I left the address of my last comment.
Sue McB
http://paddysdaughter.blogspot.com
August 22, 2008 at 8:00 pm
My choice this month: the colors for a project, a mystery quilt.
August 23, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Sharon – I have blogged my August challenge. I wasn’t sure I would make it but have done so with a week to spare. I look forward to what you think up for September. This challenge has certainly ensured that I have done some embroidery each month – thankyou again.
marg
August 24, 2008 at 4:52 am
August challenge, I did a few different things, that are signs I am balencing out my zipping brain, LOL http://reneorgeron.wordpress.com/
August 25, 2008 at 5:19 am
My August challenge is done and it’s not even the end of the month!
http://skybellarts.blogspot.com/2008/08/aug-tifc-day-two-done.html
Sharon – I can’t believe that there are are four more months. This has been a wonderful challenge. Are you considering a 2009 challenge?
August 26, 2008 at 2:30 am
I finished my tif.
http://laurencepatch.blogspot.com/
August 26, 2008 at 6:37 am
Sharon I was on the original sign up list and got behind with life. Am I too late to jump in with August? I am still on the blog list. Susan
August 26, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Hi all,
photo finish again, but it’s done.
See this months TIF at http://amovablefeast.blogspot.com
wanted to work with the colors, but such is life. sigh.
neki desu
August 27, 2008 at 2:44 am
I’ve blogged about my August TIF here http://bilsblog.blogspot.com . What I didn’t mention is that I used my studio journal (Blatant plug for Sharon’s excellent Joggles course)to explore different interpretations before coming up with this design. Nor did I say that I carried on playing with ideas and came up with a much more satisfactory design … another time perhaps. But at least I have a record that I can find again!
August 27, 2008 at 4:43 am
Hi, I have the August challenge on my blog now. The colors were very nice to work with 🙂
August 27, 2008 at 8:50 am
My challenge piece for August is finished and ‘up’ on my blog if anyone is interested in seeing it!
Cheers
Mary Anne
http://magpiesmumblings.blogspot.com
August 27, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Hi Sharon,
What a great topic. Sorry I’ve been awol for a few months. Now settled down in Brisbane so I’m going to make an effort to get back to the lastest TIF. Still got my April one to finish off!
Cheers, Susan
August 27, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Sharon,
I’ve posted about the August TIF on my personal blog, a very relevant topic for me just now.
Many thanks as usual, looking forward to September
Christine
http://missmuffettwo.blogspot.com/
August 27, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I’ve posted the finished piece on my blog http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com
August 28, 2008 at 7:10 am
I’ve finished August. As you will see, I’m not feeling very balanced right now. Pictures on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marjorie-il/ More on my blog soon: http://moonsilk-stitches.blogspot.com/ Marjorie
August 28, 2008 at 11:42 am
I’ve just finished (or almost) my quilt for July. I know I’m way late, but – hurrah – it’s done. I loved the challenge theme. Connie
August 28, 2008 at 11:55 pm
I just finished TIF August, it is a small contribution this time. I am trying to keep up although my scedule is really busy
http://jacquelinedejongarts.blogspot.com
August 29, 2008 at 9:12 pm
I’ve posted where I’m up to with the August (and July) challenge on my blog
http://www.lovefibre.com/category/tif-challenge/
More later – and thanks for all the challenges over the summer – they’ve been very thought-provoking
Fiona
August 30, 2008 at 9:17 am
I have finally finished my TIF for August, almost on the last day. Such a busy month but I am pleased with what I have done.
On my blog
http://backvalleyseasons.blogspot.com
August 30, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I’ve just posted my work on the August TIF on my blog http://www.millionlittlestitches.blogspot
August 31, 2008 at 2:38 am
I discovered your site from a member of my challenge group which is sadly disbanding/disbanded.
I would like to request that I be placed on the waiting list to join please.
Your site looks very interesting and helpful to my growth as an artist.
The August challenge has me thinking….I just completed my first two weeks of my new school year and next week will be the mother of the Groom! 😉
Talk about balance…… ;-)lol ….
Thanks for considering me.
August 31, 2008 at 7:25 am
I finally finished something and posted it on my blog: http://tangomusings.blogspot.com
August 31, 2008 at 8:30 am
Teddi just join in and leave a comment on the appropriate post on my blog – that points to your blog post so people can follow the link to visit you and see what you have done.
August 31, 2008 at 12:37 pm
LOL Teddi definitely needs this activity! August is finished (almost) and I have learned to watch for balance in different aspects of my life – in work, as well as in other areas. Even in laying out the design elements for a needlepoint crazy quilt!
August 31, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Hi Sharon
I have finished my block for August–I have struggled a bit this month mainly because I have been sick for 2 weeks with the flu that seems to be sweeping Canberra.
Thanks again for the tip that you gave me about using a straw needle it has been great.
August 31, 2008 at 2:36 pm
My August offering is on my blog. Am enjoying seeing everyones examples. Made me think about balance in my own life, probably have more than I realized.
September 1, 2008 at 12:46 am
My take on the ‘balance’ theme is on my blog, based on my recent experience of inner ear infection and vertigo!
Margaret
September 1, 2008 at 2:22 am
Last day of the month, didn’t make it to finish it entirely, but I posted a picture on my blog, because it’s nearly finished, my TIF August. I’ve seen lots of your finished TIFs and again they’re wonderful and inspiring. Thank you! Come and see mine, post your thoughts!
September 1, 2008 at 5:53 am
My work in progress for the August TIF is now on my blog. I will be balancing through September too! lol
September 1, 2008 at 6:17 am
I finished my project with little time to spare! Now I need to clear the decks for September’s challenge!
I posted on the TIF website and my own blog.
September 1, 2008 at 9:04 am
I made my postcard quilt for August’s challenge yesterday and now have it posted on my blog: http://www.sewingmagpie.blogspot.com
September 1, 2008 at 7:09 pm
I just managed to finish my project with an hour to spare! It has been a rather fallow time for me recently, but I hope doing this will get me going again.
September 2, 2008 at 1:50 am
I finished on August 26th, but forgot to note it here for the other participants. There is a subsequent entry on the September challenge, so just scroll down to the second most recent entry to see August’s results.
Cheers,
Bernadette
September 2, 2008 at 2:41 am
I tried to post yesterday, but it didn’t let me. Anyway, I posted my “off-balance funky house” on my blog for this month’s challenge. http://www.enchanted-art.blogspot.com
September 3, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Hi
Posted a picture of my take on balance. Have a little look at susaneta.wordpress.com
Susan
September 4, 2008 at 8:41 am
I haven’t finished my august TIF yet, you can read about it on my blog http://www.tyquilts.com/blog
September 8, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I finally finished and posted my TIF for August but just remembered to drop a note here.
Maureen
September 10, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I finished up my August TIF. It represents my balancing act of trying to keep everything going, work, family, my projects and swaps I am involved in.
September 11, 2008 at 7:32 am
I had finished it in time, but did not get around to posting until today. BAD, BAD Balancing act. Apparently I need to work on the balancing a bit more.
Bonita
http://www.sisters38.blogspot.com
September 13, 2008 at 4:27 am
The August TIF challenge is completed – late again, but completed. You can see a picture of what I did on my blog http://www.dianem.wordpress.com
September 17, 2008 at 8:51 am
Well, I finally posted my “Kinda” August TIF. I took up the challenge of balance and decided that I needed to balance my life as I was feeing overwhelmed and I was starting to put off doing the projects that I needed to do. I did not do any challenges in August and I made three gifts that I needed to get done. I’ve posted the results of what I did for my balance challenge. Take a look at my blog to see what I completed.
http://megabqfabricchallenge.blogspot.com/
I already have ideas on what to do for the September challenge and will start to work on it tomorrow.
September 19, 2008 at 6:24 am
My entry for this month can be seen here http://red2white.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/take-it-further-challenge-august/
and also here http://red2white.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/colour/
Still enjoying the challenge (it is more and more challenging to persevere 🙂
September 23, 2008 at 9:00 pm
It’s terrible, I can’t get to finishing my TIF August. Look what a mess I made of it. Too ugly to look at. But I hope you will read my thoughts about my ugly TIF. Sharon should know what she did to me with this theme, hahaha. Luckyly I managed to finish september nicely, if I may say so…
http://miekenoor.web-log.nl/mijn_weblog/2008/09/tif-august-not.html
September 24, 2008 at 10:58 am
Without apology because it’s September, my August quilt is finished. I really loved this topic, Sharon.
October 9, 2008 at 10:35 am
I finally finished the August challenge. You can see a picture at http://paintedquilt.blog-city.com/take_it_further_challenge__august_finish.htm
November 1, 2008 at 5:12 pm
August is done … used the colours again, this month we decided to use “bridges” as our design, which sort of fits into the ‘balance’ theme … posted to flickr