Small things in life, will I have to get out a microscope or magnifying glass. Emblamatic for something large - lets see what do I blow all out of proportion ... a grey hair ahhh getting old!!!

a small item out of place on the shelf and everyone gets yelled at for that when it is really that something more major is out of place in life ...

deep thoughts from a little suggestion.

Colours are interesting too.

I love the colours you have chosen Sharon and also yet another inspiring topic to make us think.

Do you have a good way to copy and print the color selection. I am using a mac - and am having trouble getting the palette to print!
Thanks

this is a great palette and theme sharon! i'm eager to get started on this one.

Hi Sharon, I've printed out the colour palette , but the print out is completely different !! I think I'll try to match the monitor on a paint sample card if I don't have the right colour in my thread stash so I can put them on my design board for a while. At first glance they evoke Tudor costumes, not sure why, perhaps it's that adverts for "The Other Boleyn Girl" have been on the TV lately? Mulling over a few ides between hand sewing servants caps and costumes due on Monday.
P.S. Haven't forgotten I still have to complete February, that's on the list for next week too!

Hooroo,
Christine.
http://missmuffettwo.blogspot.com/

And I thought this might get *easier* over time! Silly me. ;- )

I have come up with the following DMC floss colors for the March colors:
Plum = #550
Pale Green = #523
Dark Green = #501
Purple = $333
and is that black?

I like the idea of the challenge this month. I'm working hard to stay focused on my project, so I'm resisting the temptation to do it!

I like the idea of the challenge this month. I'm working hard to stay focused on my project, so I'm resisting the temptation to do it!

Sharon, thankyou. This must be one of my favourite palettes.
Also I would like to say a special thankyou for taking the time to provide these challenges each month - I am truly grateful.As well as providing the motivation for stitching something different, being able to follow the progress of so many participants has been incredibly enriching for me.

My Feb challenge is finished but the final photo is not yet blogged.
However I do have comments on the March challenge on http://maggies-textiles.blogspot.com

When I reread my comment, Sharon, I wish you had a preview button! You would think I could write reasonable English the first time! However it seems to take two attempts these days!

A real challenge again! The little things are often not seen, now we have to think about it. Thanks Sharon, it will keep us all busy for a while :))

Hi there
I've a couple of questions. One is are there any spaces left for me to join in on the challenge?
The other is; does the challenge have to be textile based or will any medium be ok?

Hi all,
First thoughts posted here http://susaneta.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/tif-march-musings/
Not sure where this will take me but its a challenge after all!! :)

Hi Sharon ,
I like the thought for this month.The little things that are mostly overlooked.The colour palette is really striking.I have not put any pictures yet(I have to learn to operate the camera& to transfer the pictures to the computer,still)though you give me plenty to think and write about.Thanks for loosening my writing skills which had become pretty rusted since my college/student days,especially in these days of Telephones/cellphones.

Hi

I was going to say how much I liked this piece when you posted it, but didn't get round to it - I didn't realise that I'd get the chance to see it again! However I enjoyed the challenge so much last month that I'm going to give the little things idea a go!

Did you realize that every palette had some shade of beige/ochre/dirty yellow in it? I begin to wonder, is this coincidence or guided by your colour preferences Sharon? (if I may ask)
I like this one better than the two previous ones although it is not exactly my style either. I'm looking forward to working with it.

Great challenge this month too! My interpretation of the March challenge will be to draw an everyday item every day. Posted my first drawing on my blog
http://fabthreads.blogspot.com/2008/03/tif.html

Hi,
this is interesting, I like all the wandering thoughts I get about these themes. This is going to be a year of a deeper understanding of myself! It is also important to me to read and see the ideas of others.

I like to draw little details when I have difficulties to concentrate. I am going now to follow my pencil!

Thank you again,

Helina in Finland
http://www.flickr.com/photos/helinacq/

Hi! I've posted my intial thoughts on this challenge on my blog:
http://justenoughtime.wordpress.com

Hi Sharon, You've got us going again... I can see your mischievious grin all the way from across the Pacific... LOL. I've got the fabric chosen that I'll be working with but the theme takes time. Thoughts and fabric photo are over here...
http://crazyhereandnow.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-1st-choosing-fabrics-for-tif.html
Thanks again for being our hostess of all this!
Jane

oh..i like the color,i like the theme...i need to think...(and chocolat)

I am seeing that dark patch as navy rather than black. That usually works better for me.

I've got my idea. As soon as I read your challenge and saw your colors it hit me. I'll be posting my thoughts on my blog.
http://freebirdsings.blogspot.com/

Considering I'm living where it's still winter, my eventual project will involve ... cutout snowflakes (talk about tiny versus big!). But still am working on both Jan and Feb! Maryjo
http://fibersandtravel.blogspot.com/

Hope to finally get going on these - hubby is back to work and getting healthy again.

good theme and love the colors - need to think on it a bit.

When I first read the challenge, my mind went completely blank, then before I went to bed last night, I began to mull it over and now I have a direction. My first thoughts can be found on my blog http://www.tyquilts.com/blog

I've posted my initial thoughts on March's challenge on my blog.
http://tangomusings.blogspot.com

Interesting theme I will really have to think about this one. I am still working on Feb. I love the color palette my have to work with that this month

February TIF challenge is finished and my photo is posted to my flickr account
www.flickr.com/photos/rabbittat/

My response to February's challenge was the black and white television. I can remember when my parents bought our 1st tv, I think I was about 4. We were all so excited about it. In fact some place in the family album there's a picture of me standing in front of it, holding my never out of my arms stuffed "FLUFFY" bunny.
I tried to make a representation of that television with it's on/off button, channel button, vertical, horizontal and contrast buttons---at least that's what I think all those buttons were.
My tv picture is an abstract work of stitches in shades of black and white with some beads to give it some pizazz just as that 1st tv did to our lives.
As I worked through the challenge, specifically when I named my piece I couldn't help but feel that it was a more black and white world then.
Perhaps the word is "SIMPLER".
Thank you Sharon, for the challenge---------
on to MARCH.
Janine

This month's piece is again inspired by Georgia O Keeffe...this quote from her is one of my favorites...and although she drew attention to the flower by making it very large, I'll be using color and detail to mark it.

"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not."

Georgia O Keeffe

Wonderful colors and theme! Instantly applied to Andean Textile design - both colors and small details. Great for needlepoint, it will be - and a good excuse for a new pillow to stitch.
http://www.fairy-crafts.blogspot.com

I nominated you as blog "which bring you inspiration and make you appreciate the blogosphere ! " If you wish to participate please nominate your choice of 10blogs and let them know.

I've learned SEW much from your blog which is always a SUPER read too!!
Sue

am re-entering the land of cloth and thread after decades of absence while i tended to other things, other people. for 2 months i've followed your challenges and the participants' interpretations with great interest and enjoyment. i understand that your membership list is currently full, and i'd like to add my name to the waiting list should an opening pop open. think this would be just the challenging, creative structure i need. would you please tuck me away, just in case? in the meantime, okay if i participate silently from the wings?

I have been thinking about the theme of small details. My new passion is crazy quilting. I am thinking of doing a block in the colors and detailing the block with stitches and beads etc. otf@on.aibn.com

Hi Sharon, I've matched up the DMC Floss colors to your Palette for March. It's in my blog post of March 3rd.

Pam

Pam Kellogg
Kitty & Me Designs
http://www.kittyandme.com/

Hi

First tentative steps towards a design now on my blog here
http://travelfibreandthread.blogspot.com/
Now need to work out how to do it!!

I have several ideas to choose from this month. One is to complete a UFO! My UFO list is emblematic of my preference for piecing. I never get around to the actual quilting. Somehow I think I'll be in trouble if I do this! Bobbi's thoughts about Georgia O'Keefe have given me another idea for a block. Thanks Bobbi.

I've posted my thoughts on the idea of small details/observations important to me at http://magsramsay.blogspot.com
You might be surprised!
I'm currently thinking how to interpret this in threads.

This is scary--I'm finally getting with the new technology. I've created a blog and posted my February challenge response to it.
www.jaffys.blogspot.com
It's not the prettiest blog but I'm just learning.
Thanks for helping through another milestone Sharon.

while my Jan & Feb challenges still need work... I've made a start on March... I've added some pictures to my flick account... if you would like to see...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/magicindigo/collections/72157603907620120/

Jaffy you need to enable comments on your blog so people can leave a message. I have just popped over there to say hello and could not welcome you to the world of blogging - so I will do it here

Like many of the others I have approached this month's challenge with camera in hand. You can see my initial thoughts on my blog.

http://newsfromthebasement.blogspot.com

It's the small things - the little fleeting details that make life enjoyable!! Just another thought, an impression, and a memory or two.
http://www.fairy-crafts.blogspot.com

I have no connection at home at the moment so placing my Feb piece will have to wait until I go to the UK at the Weekend. Terribly frustrating. This is being sent from work, but unfortunately the system here does not allow me to up load on my blog!! That's Africa for you, atcually that is not true, it is just where we live, the telephone lines were damaged by a storm. I am able to view some of the challenges and my my what beautiful work!

I've started to think about the new challenge
http://creatilfun.blogspot.com/2008/03/green-weekend.html

I am interested in participating in the TIF
challenge. Please let me know if there is a space for me.

Thanks

I'm posting a picture of the supplies for this months challenge on my blog.
http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com

I continue to follow the challenges avidly and have posted on my blog.

http://fibrefan.blogspot.com/

I have finished my challenge piece, and I wasn't the first one this month!
Check out "Going Buggy" here > http://mamascrafty.blogspot.com