Thursday, October 29, 2009

my creative space ... part two

OK, the laptop has had a very stern talking to and is now on board with my new software and its needs! Last week I went to a Janome demo session with their new flash sewing/embroidery machine that does everything. The great thing about the session was that I learnt about some pretty cool stuff that my machine can do. In particular, with the addition of some software and a flash drive, I can machine embroider my own designs. So I did!

Can you guess what it is?



Yes! It's my artichoke drawing ...



Me likey!



My brain hurts with all the possibilities - fun city!
P.S. The multicoloured thread is cool too - it's a bit darker in real life - noice!

22 comments:

Beky said...

That's excellent. Very pretty. I can see tea towels with assortments of vegetables etc on them.

Jeana Marie said...

what a very sweet artichoke - it sounds like you have a very sweet machine too!

Sherrin said...

me likey too! It looks great.

CurlyPops said...

Oh wow - what machine do you have that is so talented?

Anonymous said...

i am in awe..artichokes and beauty all in one spot

Unknown said...

Oh wow... My machine can definitely NOT do that!! Lovely design too. :)

Ooty said...

Wow!! I love it!!!!

Nettle & Brier said...

ooh me likey, me likey, the possiblities are endless, what an extraordinary machine to have at your disposal.

tea with lucy said...

Endless fun with this!!

Somehow I don't think my old 1970s Bernina has what it takes.

Cathie said...

wow, that is really cool! I too can see a tea towel happening there, nice Nic!

midge said...

that looks amazing. love it

Ivy Long, Edera Jewelry said...

Oh, that's adorable--it almost looks handembroidered the machine did such a good job translating your design! Thanks so much for your sweet comments about my creative space this week, by the way :)
xo,
Ivy

Sally said...

Oh my! The possibilities indeed... what model machine is it???

Debra said...

oh me too....now that machine is on everyone's list i bet...:)

Gina said...

Hey lazybones, why the heck didn't you just thread-sketch it?!
How fun, to just draw something awesome then have your machine embroider it while you have a cuppa. Or is it a little more hands-on than that?

Tracey@bountifully said...

wow, crafting is getting techy! Love artichokes to eat, love your embroidery, love the thread!

Jodi said...

beautiful!

Pippi creates said...

Hey Nic, that has turned out really well! It is a great rendition of the humble old artichoke and the multi coloured thread makes it a bit interesting too. nice one!

74 Lime Lane said...

oh wow ~ that is one clever machine. no wonder your brain hurts.

dillpickle said...

Oh, my! That's fantastic. Can I justify buying a fancy new machine? Probably not - need to get better at sewing straight lines first. And loading my bobbin properly....

Anonymous said...

Very cool. Loving the multicolored thread. :)

Nikki said...

That is awesome Nic... wow.