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home on the range
Here's my apron for Amy's tie one on. While I was mulling over the theme - Home on the Range - I saw this breathtaking photo by David J. Nightingale over on Chromasia.
So my h.o.t.r. interpretation is Big Sky.
I used the same pattern as I did for the sashiko apron, zigzag'd some mountains and green grass and then embroidered a few sheep. My homestead has fuzzy sheep.
June 13, 2005 | Permalink
Comments
That is so cute. I love it.
Posted by: Dallas | Jun 13, 2005 10:17:22 PM
that is so inventive and unique. i love how your ideas translate into all of these different crafty directions...
Posted by: robiewankenobie (on lj) | Jun 13, 2005 10:31:54 PM
Nice! I LOVE how the patterned and solid blue work together. And of course the french knot (?) sheep. Is the apron pattern commercial or did you create it yourself?
Posted by: Kim | Jun 13, 2005 11:11:47 PM
Very cute! Such a beautiful picture for inspiration : )
Posted by: Cassi | Jun 13, 2005 11:12:31 PM
This is a beautiful work of art! What a unique interpretation of the theme. I love it!
Posted by: allison | Jun 13, 2005 11:25:17 PM
toooo gorgeous. What a lovely interpretation... I love that you showed us your inspiration too... it's so nice to see where the idea came from. I am always interested to see works in progress, preliminary sketches/plans and visual diary stuff... to really see the whole process rather than just the finished piece. Thanks! x
Posted by: Lucy | Jun 13, 2005 11:27:52 PM
just great!
Posted by: kim | Jun 13, 2005 11:28:34 PM
Beautiful!! I love that green fabric and those sheep! :)
Posted by: joleen | Jun 13, 2005 11:47:48 PM
That is just gorgeous, I love the sheep. This is the best thing about collaberations like this, seeing everyone's interpretations of the theme!
Posted by: kerrie | Jun 13, 2005 11:53:50 PM
oh my goodness...i would wear that as a skirt!! I LOVE IT!!
Posted by: Kirsten | Jun 14, 2005 12:01:44 AM
WOW!!!!
Posted by: debbie | Jun 14, 2005 12:05:15 AM
I reckon that is my favoritest thing you have ever crafted. :)
Posted by: Amanda Woodward | Jun 14, 2005 12:48:18 AM
So great! And the sheep! I just love the sheep.
Posted by: Jessica | Jun 14, 2005 12:49:37 AM
Absolutely wonderful!
Posted by: kristina | Jun 14, 2005 1:42:24 AM
So beautiful and witty. Brilliant.
Posted by: Jane | Jun 14, 2005 1:57:16 AM
oh my gosh!!!! love love love this!!!
Posted by: joy madison | Jun 14, 2005 2:33:18 AM
Flat out adorable! I LOVE the sheep!
Posted by: Jean | Jun 14, 2005 3:08:40 AM
this is SO beautiful! i love it!
you have to be proud of yourself! :)
Posted by: betty | Jun 14, 2005 3:19:36 AM
Wow! I've never seen an apron like that before. The solid color blue is perfect. Too pretty to wear--maybe to hang on a wall? :-)
Posted by: Jennifer in Tokyo | Jun 14, 2005 3:38:41 AM
Oooh, what a great idea! And love those little sheep. Great work!
Posted by: Minna | Jun 14, 2005 5:01:26 AM
very very cool, clever and cute!!!!!
Posted by: shellyC | Jun 14, 2005 5:09:49 AM
Oh my goodness! This is so adorable!
Posted by: Jenny | Jun 14, 2005 6:32:33 AM
What a beautiful picture and your interpretation is wonderful! I love it!
Posted by: emily | Jun 14, 2005 6:48:42 AM
brilliant. absolutely brilliant.
Posted by: caro | Jun 14, 2005 7:31:29 AM
This picture makes me think about http://photoaddiction.net/2005-06-03/
Posted by: dam | Jun 14, 2005 8:07:48 AM
I love those little sheep.
Posted by: blackbird | Jun 14, 2005 8:23:52 AM
this.is.beautiful!
great to see the source of your inspiration too...
Posted by: natalie | Jun 14, 2005 8:33:35 AM
This is the cutest thing I have ever seen.
Posted by: Bertha | Jun 14, 2005 8:38:15 AM
my only comment is - wow!
Posted by: Camilla Engman | Jun 14, 2005 9:07:39 AM
a wonderful interpretation of the theme. fantastic. I love the tiny scale of the sheep!
Posted by: Stephanie | Jun 14, 2005 9:14:08 AM
Oh! This is so beautiful!!! So cute!!
I've loved it!
Posted by: gil | Jun 14, 2005 9:39:15 AM
gasp.
that is b e a u t i f u l
Posted by: laura r. | Jun 14, 2005 9:40:32 AM
beautiful, so beautiful. i am so glad your homestead has fuzzy sheep, they are adorable!
Posted by: hannah | Jun 14, 2005 9:46:34 AM
beautiful and so serene!
Posted by: karen | Jun 14, 2005 11:00:53 AM
great...great...what a lovelly idea! :)
Posted by: raquel | Jun 14, 2005 11:24:09 AM
Awesome! The "sky" fabric really does the photo justice! :)
Posted by: dcknits | Jun 14, 2005 11:28:12 AM
That is GORGEOUS! I love it so much! *le sigh*
Posted by: Liz | Jun 14, 2005 11:38:51 AM
that is one of the most lovely things i have seen in a great while!
Posted by: dawn | Jun 14, 2005 12:02:53 PM
that's beautiful! the fabric you used is just perfect--how could anyone use that as an apron?
Posted by: susanne | Jun 14, 2005 12:27:58 PM
That is seriously the cutest apron I have ever seen!
Posted by: Heatherica | Jun 14, 2005 12:59:45 PM
So cute!!
Posted by: Ana Ramos | Jun 14, 2005 2:27:20 PM
Breathtaking apron! I think this is the most beautiful creation you've posted so far :)
Posted by: rosa | Jun 14, 2005 2:34:07 PM
Your apron is truly a work of art! That's beautiful and amazing and all other sorts of complimentary terms. Really, job well done. Huzzah!
Posted by: Nanc | Jun 14, 2005 2:55:45 PM
this is amazing! i miss the wide open plains. your apron makes me feel at home in so many ways. beautiful!
Posted by: cheryl | Jun 14, 2005 2:58:39 PM
Hi Hillary,
Well I've visited about 4 times since last night just to see this lovely apron again so I thought it'd be a good time to say how much I like it! :) Does your creativity ever end?!
Posted by: sunni | Jun 14, 2005 3:46:05 PM
Fun apron! That Chromasia pic has an uncanny resemblence to a view from our place. I posted it today.
Posted by: Siri | Jun 14, 2005 4:03:24 PM
How do you keep outdoing yourself? Aren't you going to hit a plateau one of these days? I hope not! Sew on!
Posted by: Mariko | Jun 14, 2005 4:09:42 PM
Really gorgeous - I've always been a sucker for blue and green! It really does capture the peace and serenity from your inspiration photo. Well done!
Posted by: kelly | Jun 14, 2005 4:39:16 PM
aww, that's so sweet! i'm excited for the prospect of regular apron posts from you :)
Posted by: jordana (mylaar) | Jun 14, 2005 4:45:52 PM
Oh, that's just absolutely gorgeous! What a wonderful interpretation of the original image.
Posted by: Shell | Jun 14, 2005 4:51:58 PM
this is so wonderful! did you send it to the chromasia guy? i would think he'd be so flattered!
Posted by: kerstin | Jun 14, 2005 4:57:21 PM
Just adding my praise - love your apron, amazing work!
Posted by: Fiona | Jun 14, 2005 6:16:52 PM
what an amazing response - and well deserved this has to be the best apron i have ever seen.
Posted by: kathreen | Jun 14, 2005 6:35:06 PM
Your apron is really stunning. You should put it up on a wee auction - I'm sure it would sell for a nice price. I am also wondering about the pattern. Is this something your came up with or is it a commercial pattern?
Posted by: abbyjane | Jun 14, 2005 8:27:07 PM
eeeek...those sheep! i luv em!
Posted by: elizabeth | Jun 14, 2005 8:27:09 PM
that's so cool. inspiration is all around us :)
Posted by: maia | Jun 14, 2005 8:27:57 PM
ah. what I love about this is how inspired you are by photography and can move this into a textile medium without the "clutter" fabric can add sometimes. lovely. and it captures the mood of the photo so well. also, I love the print you used for the sky, so subtle and perfect!
Posted by: amy k. | Jun 14, 2005 9:54:39 PM
really lovely!!! mav
Posted by: maria | Jun 14, 2005 11:07:44 PM
ok, I'm restating the obvious, but this is wonderful! The little green fabric is lovely as well...
how great! thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Amanda Woodward | Jun 15, 2005 12:50:14 AM
adding my comments amongst the many...=)
i LOVE the apron and the sheeps!!! =P
Posted by: momo | Jun 15, 2005 2:43:51 AM
You are so creative! I love how simple but adorable that apron is. Great job!!
Posted by: Sarah | Jun 15, 2005 6:24:38 AM
That is such a cute apron.. I love the little sheep! The green fabric is also amazingly perfect.
Posted by: Sam | Jun 15, 2005 7:42:17 AM
wow! thanks for all the comments!! It's wonderful to hear from everybody. My apron feels very loved now. It was feeling a little "well I'll just throw this together and see if it works" and "it'll just end up all damp and dingy from use anyway". Now I'll feel bad actually using it!
The fabrics were all ones I had on hand. That solid blue matched the printed blue so well. That printed one I had leftover from a first iteration of my kimono quilt. And the bright bright green is something Giao sent me forever ago.
Some asked after the pattern I used for the apron shape - it's the same one I used for that apron from the japanese sashiko book, New Style of Sashiko...
http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/wee_wonderfuls/2005/04/all_my_japanese.html
It's 94cm wide, 37cm tall with 4 little darts in the front.
Posted by: Hillary | Jun 15, 2005 7:44:18 AM
I love your quilts and your wees, but I think the apron is the best thing you've ever made. You could make a career out of creating these. I know the photo inspired you, but I think your immersion in children's book illustrations has been an influence as well. Well done!
Posted by: Julie | Jun 15, 2005 2:53:00 PM
just beautiful and very inspired :)
Posted by: button | Jun 16, 2005 12:16:04 AM
Your apron is so, so, sooo beautiful! :o)))
Every detail is perfect, I just love it!
Posted by: Alê | Jun 16, 2005 8:57:08 AM
love the sheep!
Posted by: michelle | Jun 16, 2005 10:24:02 AM
What can I say that hasn't already been said? As always - simply wonderful Hillary!!
Posted by: myra | Jun 16, 2005 7:00:15 PM
Really good looking!
Posted by: Marilyn | Jun 27, 2005 10:17:45 PM
I am in love.
Beautiful.
Posted by: Margarida | Jul 7, 2005 1:32:58 PM
I'm a bit late in commenting but just wanted to say that I'm really pleased my photograph inspired you :-)
Dave
Posted by: djn1 | Jul 26, 2005 2:05:02 PM
Sheep! I absolutely love this design!
Posted by: Karen | Apr 4, 2006 10:33:11 AM
