Monday, January 30, 2012
Block of the Month
http://craftsy.com Is where you can sign up for a free class to learn two blocks every month. I rarely do traditional work but have learned some things from watching the video, so I did January's blocks. I don't remember the names. For the upper right, I learned how to determine the amount of the strip to leave at the beginning, so that the corner comes out correctly and no fabric is wasted.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Take a Stitch Tuesday


Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Quilt
Monday, January 23, 2012
Felted Book


Friday, January 20, 2012
Take a Stitch Tuesday

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Fiberactions Quilt

I found the leftover Seminole Patchwork pieces in my stash and decided that they made a good starting point. The African fabric sort of had an Indian feel, so it became part. The rust just had to go in the quilt to spark it up a bit.
Be sure to check out the others on the Fiberactions blog by clicking on the button at the right.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Take a Stitch Tuesday



Friday, January 13, 2012
Quilt

Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Beaded Cuff
From the comments I already have-thank you by the way-I realized I should have added more technical information.
I felted the roving to a piece of felt a little bigger than the finished size. First I tack things in place by hand, then I take them to the embellisher to really felt them in place.
Once the beading for the center is in place, I backed the cuff with a piece of synthetic suede by lightly fusing it. Remember to do this with the beading cushioned of a bath towel, so it doesn't get hurt. My beads are glass, so melting them wasn't an issue. Then I finished with the edging.
I felted the roving to a piece of felt a little bigger than the finished size. First I tack things in place by hand, then I take them to the embellisher to really felt them in place.
Once the beading for the center is in place, I backed the cuff with a piece of synthetic suede by lightly fusing it. Remember to do this with the beading cushioned of a bath towel, so it doesn't get hurt. My beads are glass, so melting them wasn't an issue. Then I finished with the edging.
Bead Journal Project
This year for the Bead Journal Project I'm doing beaded cuffs. This is the first one.
First I felted a background with roving and a thick and thin yarn. I machine stitched to echo the yarn then accented it with beading. The edge is picot stitch using seed beads. I'm also trying to use the pearls and pearly type beads I keep buying and just seem to store. It closes by overlapping and snapping.
First I felted a background with roving and a thick and thin yarn. I machine stitched to echo the yarn then accented it with beading. The edge is picot stitch using seed beads. I'm also trying to use the pearls and pearly type beads I keep buying and just seem to store. It closes by overlapping and snapping.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Take a Stitch Tuesday




Friday, January 6, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Felted Purse
The flap on this purse is felted and was a more muted color than I'm used to working in, but I decided to decorate it anyway and couched a couple of cords down in the swirled pattern around the Shisha I had put on the piece. Then with Perle Cotton, I used running stitch to echo the couched lines.
While debating how to use the piece, I noticed that there was a piece of orchid Ultrasuede in the closet-have no idea where it came from but it was a perfect match. The cord was made on one of those plastic cord makers and is from yarns in my stash.
I'm glad people liked my rusted fabric and gave suggestions on where to find the soapless scouring pads. I did find some in the auto section but will look in the other places too. Thanks for the input-always love to get it.
While debating how to use the piece, I noticed that there was a piece of orchid Ultrasuede in the closet-have no idea where it came from but it was a perfect match. The cord was made on one of those plastic cord makers and is from yarns in my stash.
I'm glad people liked my rusted fabric and gave suggestions on where to find the soapless scouring pads. I did find some in the auto section but will look in the other places too. Thanks for the input-always love to get it.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Experiment


The hard part is finding the soapless scouring pad that isn't treated so it doesn't rust! The other thing to watch out for is not cutting yourself on it when you cut and pull it apart to layer it on the fabric.
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