Thursday, 27 February 2020
Goole Swans and Ships
The Goole piece is looking good (even if I say so myself) with the coloured filling.
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
An update
The Goole swans and ships piece is coming along nicely so I thought I'd put a photo on here.
I am trying to define the different areas by using contrasting tones and so far it seems to be working.
I also have an experimental piece on the go. I have recently seen some youtube videos of fabric journals and thought it would be fun to have a go. The video showed how to put finished pieces together to make a fabric book. I thought it would be an idea to try and make 12 pieces, 1 for each month, and put them together at the end of the year. I know, this sounds like another challenge which could result in a busy December but I'll give it a go.
The first piece will be inspired by a recent trip to Cleethorpes. I picked up some shells to use for inspiration and decided I wanted some grey cloth for the background - representing the cloudy sky and grey sea. I didn't have any grey material but did have some acrylics so have painted some calico. My background is 9 inches square and represents the pale sun in a cloudy sky. Watch this space for the next part of the experiment!
I am trying to define the different areas by using contrasting tones and so far it seems to be working.
I also have an experimental piece on the go. I have recently seen some youtube videos of fabric journals and thought it would be fun to have a go. The video showed how to put finished pieces together to make a fabric book. I thought it would be an idea to try and make 12 pieces, 1 for each month, and put them together at the end of the year. I know, this sounds like another challenge which could result in a busy December but I'll give it a go.
The first piece will be inspired by a recent trip to Cleethorpes. I picked up some shells to use for inspiration and decided I wanted some grey cloth for the background - representing the cloudy sky and grey sea. I didn't have any grey material but did have some acrylics so have painted some calico. My background is 9 inches square and represents the pale sun in a cloudy sky. Watch this space for the next part of the experiment!
Friday, 3 January 2020
The end of 2019 and start of 2020
Here are my last 2 projects of 2019
and the design for my Goole swans and ships.
and the design for my Goole swans and ships.
Thursday, 2 January 2020
Thursday, 19 December 2019
Little Things
Now the Big Quilt is finished, there is time to mess about with smaller projects. In the aftermath of the patchwork, there are loads of colourful scraps, which are just right for fiddling with to see what happens.
It was high time Squirrel and Stitch had a squirrel on its pages, so here is a scruffy little autumn fellow, about 4 cm tall, surrounded by raw edge oak leaves. The applique is attached using tiny tacking stitches, following the ideas on this lady's inspirational blog. https://spiritcloth.typepad.com/
little piece is backed with several layers of the blue flannel fabric used for the Big Quilt backing, making it very firm but soft to the touch. I made the front by chopping up two applique experiments and rearranging them into something completely different. There's a mixture of hand and machine stitching, leaving some edges raw. It measures about 6 x 9 cm.
There is a wide band of the blue flannel left over, so it will probably be making regular appearances on the blog. This is a sleeping bag for the Reception class Christmas Elf, who gets up to mischief in the classroom when the children aren't there.
It was high time Squirrel and Stitch had a squirrel on its pages, so here is a scruffy little autumn fellow, about 4 cm tall, surrounded by raw edge oak leaves. The applique is attached using tiny tacking stitches, following the ideas on this lady's inspirational blog. https://spiritcloth.typepad.com/
little piece is backed with several layers of the blue flannel fabric used for the Big Quilt backing, making it very firm but soft to the touch. I made the front by chopping up two applique experiments and rearranging them into something completely different. There's a mixture of hand and machine stitching, leaving some edges raw. It measures about 6 x 9 cm.
There is a wide band of the blue flannel left over, so it will probably be making regular appearances on the blog. This is a sleeping bag for the Reception class Christmas Elf, who gets up to mischief in the classroom when the children aren't there.
Sunday, 8 December 2019
Finally...
The Big Quilt is finally finished!
After 18 months of daily stitching, combining 2584 triangles and a rough estimate of 38,000 quilting stitches, very battered fingers and a lot of pride, the finished article is on the bed. Looking forward to snuggling under it tonight.
The quilting is simple on this one, a curve across each triangle which gives a pattern of interlocking circles.
After 18 months of daily stitching, combining 2584 triangles and a rough estimate of 38,000 quilting stitches, very battered fingers and a lot of pride, the finished article is on the bed. Looking forward to snuggling under it tonight.
The quilting is simple on this one, a curve across each triangle which gives a pattern of interlocking circles.
Saturday, 9 November 2019
Patchwork Tray Cover
The colourful patchwork traycover is now complete so here are some photos to show you how it turned out.
The next step is to make some matching patchwork bowls to hold the bits and pieces for the projects. Currently on the tray is the cathedral felting and various try outs for the foliage!
The next step is to make some matching patchwork bowls to hold the bits and pieces for the projects. Currently on the tray is the cathedral felting and various try outs for the foliage!
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