Having just returned from overseas I am on a time line to finish an Auction quilt for IQA. I can't make quilts as I travel but I can work on the design so today is the day to begin the challenge……!!! It's day 2 home and the jet lag is diminishing so I'm going to…
Category: Lesson
Threadpainting the picture.
Machine quilting, Threadpainting. It's taken a little while to get this video up… It's not fancy but explains the technique a little. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=15017924&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=1 Machine quilting, Threadpainting.
A lot of work.
I've chosen quite a difficult picture to re-create… however, it's working…. Just one more face to do and then the top part.I still haven't finished the eyes…. the definition is the last thing I do. I will also add more light with the lightest color. I'm going to put the gem in the middle of…
Morning everyone. I'm getting a dab hand at cooking in my small oven… I was able to add some protein to the diet today…..!!!!! I cooked an egg, added tomato and I feel quite domesticated… This is a photo of the prisma pencil sharpener I mentioned in the last post… It works well, and doesn't…
Inspiration
Faced with a challenge of creating a quilt, there is always the need to plan. I find my most reflective time 'in the gap' as my friend Carolyn describes it…. I love that….In the gap. The 'Gap' in my estimation, is the time when I'm waiting for a bus or plane or when I'm waiting…
Quilting the Quilt.
This is the last video…A little more quilting… it's not fancy… I just shot it in between jobs… http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12332247&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Quilting the Quilt. from holland on Vimeo.
Working on the quilting.
I didn't quilt last night… I watched TV instead, but up early this morning and I put plans in place. I began by thinking of the designs in my sketch book. These are designs I did after visiting the mountains in St George Utah. I've stitched the image down (freemotion) and then added a little …
The Utah inspired challenge.
I did this whole post and then lost it…!!! So here I go again. I didn't have time to do a challenge block yesterday, so I started this at 7.30 and finished at 8.30….. So it proves it doesn't have to take too much time out of your day. I took a piece of white…
A new Collage Idea.
As a tutor, I need to update my class samples and I just don't have enough hours in the day… however, preparing notes for the collage class I decided to add another dimension to collage and I played around with this quilt. I created the image of the zebra on paper and made a pattern….
I’ve Finished the Chicago Quilt and this is two challenges in one….!!
This is truly a Journal quilt. Memories in fabric.