Showing posts with label Fabric painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fabric painting. Show all posts

Friday, 13 September 2013

Blues and Twos.....


OK, it's official, I'm addicted..... to tablet Pouches, and tablets, and laptops ..... and technology....



These two are made using different fabrics, the full sized IPad pouch is/was a silver water marked taffeta and the Mini IPad sized cover is/was a crinkled dark teal blue taffeta. Played with painting the feathers as usual and tried different layers of wadding, I usually use two layers but with the larger pouch here I quilted with one layer then added a second layer after between the quilting and a liner. I like it, feels like more protection but is puffier for your hand bag.


Liking them both.....


But these are my favorites....These two started life as the same piece of fabric, a gold piece shot through with turquoise....love browns and blues together..... that's the original fabric colour inside....


Sometimes I use a liner, sometimes I don't.... played with different colour washes for the background....


Adding a different binding changes the look and feel every time....loving both these combinations...






Believe me they are even nicer in real life too, very glitzy....You can see my original tutorial for making these pouches in the July 2013 issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited

Back to the dressmaking.....the back section....

It's invisible, can you see it? The zipper that is....


Using your design wall keeps you focused.....





So that's another finish....I was bad and didn't do a mock up to try out the size but did do a neckline trial to try out some edge stitching designs to get the corners to turn right....it looks good and the best thing it fits perfectly.  This tissue pattern is by Serendipity Designs. OK, another addiction rekindled, next one is already on the cutting board.


Keep meaning to make some proper old fashioned bed valances....quilted of course but in the mean time I made new bed skirts from some wide backing fabric offcuts.... still used the original flat base cover but cut off the old skirt.



Ruffled up and hemmed the new Rambling Dandelion fabric and attached it with my overlocker....a simple job done in no time....

I have been quilting too but can't show you just yet but will soon once my customers have seen them first....some big finishes....

Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Inner Circle, Flower of Scotland and Festival of Quilts 2013

Before I left home I uploaded photos of my show quilt, inspired by the theme for this years Scottish Quilt Championships in September which is Celtic Inspirations I started this quilt with my own design and drawings way back in January and have been working on it between customer quilts ever since, it's been off and on the frame numerous times it seems. Lots of design work on paper, then marking the quilt. The only place I could lay out fabric for a quilt this size is up in my loft where I had to be careful not to get other marks on the fabric and it was SO cold back then.

I started the quilting with the border and lyrics which are the first verse of 'The Flower of Scotland', the unofficial Scottish Anthem, there isn't an official Scottish anthem...

O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see
Your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen.
And stood against him,
Proud Edward's army,
And sent him homeward
Tae think again.

The Circles were next...a bit tricky but eventually I got them done, then the flutes of the thistle and the spiky leaves, then all the fills...

It's white cotton sateen with a green mottled backing fabric, lilac binding with green piping.
Cotton batting with a layer of wool on top, I used MagnaGlide bobbins with White Glide thread with Green Superior Metallic around the leaves, the quilt measures 75 x 79 inches approximately.

I painted the details with Inktense Pencils and added a few Lilac and green crystals to add a bit of sparkle.

Here it is 'Inner Circle, Flower of Scotland'









OK, Linzi, Ani, Lily LaPink and I are already here at Festival of Quilts.....we've been busy setting up the stand for APQS Longarm machines.... if you are coming to the show be sure to check us out on stand P14, near to the food outlets, don't forget to come over and introduce yourselves we will be pleased to see you....

Before

 After

Friday, 2 August 2013

Surface embellishment....Flower of Scotland

I know I haven't shown the full quilt just yet but I've had a few requests for information about my fabric painting technique on my latest quilt.......rather than writing it all down I thought a little video would explain better....I took this a couple of weeks ago before my recent problems with Lightening and telephone lines....


The Music in the background is David Jaggs, you can find his website here....that man can sure make a guitar sing....with his kind permission....




Wholecloth Quilt Painting part 1


Wholecloth Quilt Painting part 2


Here are a few photos from Lauder Common Riding Thursday Evening Ride