Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

Wednesday 16 May 2007

Fusible applique sample






I took the jar that I am using for my coloring exercise and made it into an applique shape. I did it 4 times with different stitches to see what would happen, and then assembled it into a four-patch. Miraculously the centers met. It is screaming for quilting......if only I could find time to do it!


This is the four-final piece



Monday 14 May 2007

Leaf stencil exercise



This is the leaf stencil exercise. As I had done some plain stencils with Shiva/Markals, I decided to try shading! This was all done with a freezer paper stencil. I am showing you both the original artificial leaf which was the basis of the exercise and the finished product.

Saturday 12 May 2007

Fabric Postcard


This is one of the fabric postcards I made for the "Where I live exchange". the background was painted with Tsukineko inks and the palm tree was an embroidery design. The back was a photo transfer of an MSWord template