{"id":2225,"date":"2014-09-25T12:22:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T19:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2014-09-25T12:22:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T19:22:36","slug":"road-2015-challenge-i-love-embroidery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/25\/road-2015-challenge-i-love-embroidery\/","title":{"rendered":"Road 2015 Challenge: I Love Embroidery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a> Sandy’s Scarecrow[\/caption]\n\n

Robin Kingsley of Bird Brain Designs <\/a>is overseeing the I Love Embroidery Challenge <\/em><\/a>for Road to California 2015 \u2013 20th<\/sup> Anniversary Show. The purpose of this challenge is to showcase embroiderers using Bird Brain Designs embroidery pattern designs. As Robin points out, \u201cIt is surprising how embroidery as an \u201cold fashioned\u201d needle art is growing in popularity. Not only are ladies who say, \u201cI haven\u2019t done embroidery for years,\u201d rediscovering this art but also much younger folks are becoming interested in learning to do this portable and relaxing form of \u00a0needle art.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_2226\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"569\"]\"\"<\/a> Friendships Garden Embroidery Quilt[\/caption]\n\n

What are the requirements for the I Love Embroidery Challenge<\/a>?<\/em> The key for this challenge is to show off what you can do with Bird Brain Designs basic embroidery patterns and put them together to make a quilt. <\/em>Participants can use any Bird Brain Designs pattern, embroidering it in multi-color stitching or selecting a favorite single color to embroider the design. Embroidering can either be hand or machine stitched on plain or patterned, neutral background fabric (like muslin or similar fabrics). Several Bird Brain Designs patterns\u2014including the \u201cfree designs\u201d found on their website– can be combined to create a unique design. \u00a0Glitz and glamour embellishments can also be incorporated in to the design. \u00a0Completed embroidery is to be showcased in a quilt which has a sleeve added to the back for hanging. The deadline for the challenge is January 8, 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prizes for the\u00a0I Love Embroidery Challenge\u00a0<\/em>include a\u00a0$10 Gift Certificate<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from \u00a0the Bird Brain Designs website given to every entry displayed in the challenge. \u00a0<\/span>Three\u00a0$50 Gift Certificates<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0will be awarded for \u201cViewers\u2019 Favorite RedWork\u201d \u00a0as judged by the audience at Road to California. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_2227\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\"]\"\"<\/a> Patty’s Seasons Quilt[\/caption]\n\n

Robin and Bird Brain Designs is hoping that this challenge will do much to further increase the interest and popularity of embroidery, both by handwork and by embroidery machines. She is excited to see how everyone\u2019s handiwork will be shown off and hopes guests at the show will enjoy seeing these interesting, embroidered inspired quilts. The challenge will be showcased in 50 feet of space in the ballroom during Road to California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in participating in this challenge, please send an email to infor@BirdBrainDesigns.net<\/a> You can also contact Bird Brain Designs at their email address for additional information or answers to questions; for sending pictures of\u00a0 work in progress, and to alert them when a finished quilt will be arriving at their office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robin and Bird Brain Designs are excited for this challenge. Says Robin, \u201cWe look forward to seeing the many interesting quilts — both small and large — at the I Love Embroidery Challenge<\/em> in January, 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,28,32],"tags":[169,369],"class_list":["post-2225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-road-2015-20th-anniversary-show","category-road-to-california","tag-bird-brain-designs","tag-embroidery-challenge"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/I-Love-Embroidery-Pattys-Seasons-quilt.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}