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Getting ready for Christmas.
I had lots of fun doing this using artist acrylic paint, rather than my usual textile paint.
They have given the fabric a nice stiffness which will help as I cut out shapes for my hand made Christmas cards.

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Playing around with a potato masher...Mmm.

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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).

blurry photo!!

Et Voila! My own Autumn Leaves Bunting!

Fabric Palette -Stone

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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.