Quilt

I used to teach Crazy Quilt. Some people wanted to do it by machine, so these blocks were my samples. I finally put them together and used a triple zigzag along the seam lines to quilt it. The fabrics are a complete assortment of whatever I had in the pink range.

The closeup shows a truer color and the machine stitches. Even a basic machine can be used by varying the utility stitches or doing multiple rows of them. It went to the nursing home. I've been told that the lady who received it is a beader and understands what went into it.

Crazy Quilt

I've been taking a class at www.maureensvintageacquisitions.com  taught by Pam Kellogg  in using Waste Canvas to stitch on the block. The canvas makes the stitches perfect. Pam is a good teacher.

I worked two blocks, because it is easier to do two than to spend all the time and only have one. The lace is just pinned on. It's some I painted probably with Colorhue although any paint will work. The colorhue leaves it soft. I heat set everything whether it says to or not. Be sure to dry it first, as acrylic wet and heat can cause a chemical reaction I've been told.

Quilt, Fabric

Vicki at http://www.3creativestudios.com/ challenged people to make Journal quilts. Here is my first one. The pale fabric was a pleated scrap that I layed leaves on and used Disperse dyes with to color the background. They are dyes that you usually paint on paper and iron on  fabric that is at least 65% synthetic. They can be used directly on fabric too. Then I machined the leaves with metallic thread. That piece was stitched to dark green cotton. Both sections were then edged with multiple rows of Chenille yarn.

More fabric made with flour paste. This time I started with a painted piece I didn't care for and added the flour paste. Once it was dry, I crumbled it to create cracks and painted it with wine acrylic.

Crazy Quilt

For a change of pace, this is a purse I just finished. One of the first jobs I had in fiber was making people's needlepoint into a useable object. There was a petit point piece done in roses that I attached to a purse frame. The work was exquisite; the frame also had roses. That started me on the trail of finding purse frames and collecting purses when I could afford them. While in California, I often went to one store owned by a special lady. She gave me this frame. We have been back in the NW for 13 years, but I finally did something with it.The lace was white, so I painted it to blend into the piece better. It is hand embroidery and beading. I always have a crazy quilt project going with a block, threads, needles, and a scissors in a bag for grabbing when I need to go somewhere.

Remember on Monday I will draw a name for the postcards. Thanks to everyone who commented.