is worth ? Well in this case about two to three weeks work with life etc intervening of course.
I took the sketch from my book and printed it onto cotton, adhered this to the cloth and begun to fill in with stitching. For the next one, and I am more than sure there will be at least one other crow on this cloth, I shall work it off-cloth and then appliqué – it was very fiddly doing it the way I did as the stitching is so heavy and dense, think that’s why it has taken so long. This beautify measures 9″ from the tip of her tail feathers to the tip of her beak. Apologies again for the quality, or lack thereof, of the pics – have finally realised it is not the camera but the operator with the shakes that creates the blurs
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and finally, blowing in the wind:



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August 16, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Maz
Oh, she’s beautiful, Jill! ;o) The stitching is fab and I love her position on the cloth, looking forward to seeing more appear. ;o)
August 16, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Kerry
She’s a crow worthy of her rookery!
August 16, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Matilda
beautiful! I love the placement of the crow. it’s as if he (she?) is trying to figure out if the woman came out of the pot. Your stitching is precise and brings more life like qualities to the crow. The fabrics used for the pot are so lovely. Awesome!
August 16, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Anita Marie
Oh WOW Jill, you are one gifted crafty person!
August 16, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Stephanie
This whole piece gets more impossibly beautiful all the time. I am enthralled with your creativity and patience.
sTeph
August 16, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Linda D.
Beautiful! Well done – definitely worth all that work
August 16, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Suzanne
Wow – that is just beautiful. I love the way you have embroidered the crow and her placement of the cloth is perfect. I haven’t seen images of this larger work before – I’m just blown away – it’s staggeringly beautiful. I love the golden cauldron in the front too – it looks 3D.
August 16, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Lori
Applause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done!!! And I love the detail work on the crow — the stitching looks like real feathers.
Take a bow, Jill.
August 16, 2009 at 11:14 pm
thalia
such precise stitching on a wonderful design. I don’t know how you do it, but keep going.
August 17, 2009 at 12:25 am
cronelogical
What a wonderful expression. Fran
August 17, 2009 at 5:02 am
Heather Blakey
This renders me speechless Jill. I am just going to sit quietly and take in all the detail. Such precision! Such patience and talent! Breathtaking really!
August 17, 2009 at 10:48 pm
senua
so excited….the crow’s stitching looks like actual FEATHERS. i am so blown away by the total piece. baba yaga becomes more majestic every time i see her.
August 20, 2009 at 3:49 pm
traveller2006
your crow is quite magnificent and when the whole quilt is finished I have the feeling it will be something of a masterpiece
August 21, 2009 at 2:32 am
Raven
ohmygosh–that is just so incredible…..
November 9, 2009 at 12:23 am
scribblenpaint
What an amazing amount of work you are putting into this. I am in awe!