A different direction....Week 13

I decided to go in a different direction this week for my weekly piece.  I love working with my rusted fabrics, and this piece contains some rusted linen tablecloth fabric.  Pairing it with black fabric is almost a must for me, so here is Week 13's piece.

The leaves and stems are fused onto the rusted fabric; stitching will be added later when I add the batting. 

Week 12

We are into the 12th week of the year and I have finished my 12th piece.  This one is a fabric weaving using a multi-colored piece of commercial fabric, cut into wavy lines and woven in a traditional manner. 

I haven't added any stitching yet, but the piece is fused to the stabilizer so it doesn't move around.  Stitching will be added if and when I use the piece and have batting beneath it. 

An Experiment from a Photo

I wanted to create a fabric piece for the SAQA online auction from a photo I had taken of a stream in North Carolina.  This is the photo I decided to use for the piece:

I really didn't know how I was going to simulate the rushing water, so the following process was a total experiment.  First I laid out the rocks on the "water" fabric, then I took small snippets of cheesecloth and felted them into my background fabric using my felting machine.  When I had them about where I thought I'd need them I took them to the sewing machine and stitched them down.  I next added some unheated Angelina to the top and stitched it to the cheesecloth to give the water a bit of sparkle.  Then I added the foliage in the background and finally I satin stitched branches and placed yellow leaves in the foreground.  Lastly, on several of the rocks I added fiber paste (first time I ever used it) onto which I painted some green and yellow acrylic paint to simulate the moss growing on the rocks.  I had to give the piece a "haircut" from all the stray strings of cheesecloth and Angelina that were sticking out all over.  But I think my experiment worked.  Here is the finished piece, 12x12, for the auction.

And here's a close-up shot:

The online auction starts in September and the quilts can be viewed as they are sent in at www.saqa.com 

Week 11

It is Tuesday of Week 11 and I have my piece done, WOO HOO.

This piece was done using a Gelli-Plate and both stencils and rubbing plates.  I haven't done any stitching in it yet, but will do so when I know how it is going to be used, if ever!  I have no definite plans on how these pieces will be used; I just want to get in the studio and play each week. 

Week 10

I just finished my week 10 piece.  It is done by painting freezer paper circles with black paint (I had used them as a resist during silk screening and didn't want to waste the paint!) as well as some smaller circles painted on the end of a toilet paper roll.  The tiny circles are an eraser dipped in black paint.  I haven't done any stitching on this one yet, and it is attached to 910 stabilizer, as are all the rest of the weekly pieces.

I am keeping up with the weeks so far; I hope that can continue!!

Week 9

Here is week 9 of my weekly pieces.  I am up to date so far, Woo Hoo! 

I hand couched down some silver cording to delineate the fabrics, which added some dimension and bling.

Week #8

This is week 8 of my weekly 6 inch pieces, and it is a combination of fabrics I particularly like.  I added a strip of folded metallic mesh to the middle of the piece to give it a bit of zing.

The strips of fabric are all torn and then sewed down horizontally.