Friday, 22 October 2010
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Autumnal Charm garland Tutorial
Living by the sea we don't get to enjoy a lot of autumnal charm so I decided to create a bit of my own.
Using painted fabrics in Autumn colours I fused two pieces wrong sides together and then cut out leaf shapes of different sizes. I was in a bit of a hurry so I kept the shape basic.
I then free machine stitched the leaf veins in contrasting threads. The webbing (I used HeatnBond Lite for these) acts as a stabiliser making the stitching simple.
I then attached the leaves to some machine wrapped hemp cord which has a nice stiffness to it. (Look in the jewelry supplies section of craft shops for this).
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Et Voila! My own Autumn Leaves Bunting!
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Friday, 10 September 2010
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Inspiration by Hundertwasser
An artist whose work I really like is Fredrich Hundertwasser. I think his work is a quilt artists dream.
I did this piece based on one of his paintings, last year.
Here's a close up.
While at the Festival of Quilts this year I saw that someone else has had the same idea.
I like the added border and the use of silky fabrics in this.
(If anyone can tell me whose work this is I would love to add their name)
If you are looking for some inspiration have a look at Hundertwasser.
I did this piece based on one of his paintings, last year.
Here's a close up.
While at the Festival of Quilts this year I saw that someone else has had the same idea.
I like the added border and the use of silky fabrics in this.
(If anyone can tell me whose work this is I would love to add their name)
If you are looking for some inspiration have a look at Hundertwasser.
Friday, 3 September 2010
Saturday, 28 August 2010
Festival of Quilts 2010
If you made it to the Festival of Quilts this year, you would have seen the work of DeAnne Hartwell Jones who had a solo exhibition. DeAnne is a traditional quilter in every sense of the word, as she pieces and quilts everything by hand. In her 30 year career as a quilter she has produced many beautiful quilts, predominently in the Welsh quilting style.
I want share with you a few of her landscapes, that she kindly let me photograph, as some of the fabric in the pieces were painted by me.
These too were all done by hand, and she will be demonstrating her technique at the Jen Jones Quilt Centre next year.
If you want to find out more about DeAnnes work, there is an article in the August 2010 issue of British Patchwork and Quilting.
I want share with you a few of her landscapes, that she kindly let me photograph, as some of the fabric in the pieces were painted by me.
If you want to find out more about DeAnnes work, there is an article in the August 2010 issue of British Patchwork and Quilting.
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