Once I had my fabrics painted, it was time to select the colors I would use with them. Orange was a given since it was in one of the fabrics. So what about blue-green with orange? Although this is one of my favorite color combinations I immediately thought “no.” I guess because I’ve used it…
Like I said, painting fabric is more challenging than it looks. Especially if you use sort of thick paint to get hard edges, as I did. I wanted to create two coordinating fabrics: one with an allover pattern of sorts, and the other with large scale high contrast patterning. It was this second one that…
What an amazing coat Cindy Michaud made with an abundance of resist-dyed fabrics.
After working with some beautiful hand-painted fabrics recently, I decided to try my hand at creating some of my own. Although I had painted fabric before, I had never done so with a really specific purpose. This time I wanted to: – Paint at least 2 large pieces of fabric that would coordinate, – Paint…
All my trial and error paid off as I’m very happy with the resulting quilt, Jubilation.
The Thimblebuddies Double Reverse Applique students worked steadily on their apples and they nearly all finished them. As the afternoon continued the room got quite chilly. Most students were prepared for this, and one even brought a hat! Here’s Kathy with her finished apple. And Denise with hers, (to be trimmed later.) Marian made excellent…
After doing LOTS of trial and error on my current quilt, I finally decided to cut it into pieces and to reassemble it. My goal was to add some skinny or small pieces of black, to move the black around the piece more, and to add interest to the composition. Of course, I could cut…
Everyone loves the apple project in my “Double Reverse Applique” class, and the Thimblebuddies of Port St. Lucie, FL were no exception. I did a class with them this past week and the results were great! The technique requires a little concentration, especially at first. This mother-daughter duo shared a table and made great progress….
Good grief. I’ve about worn out my brain cells trying out different ways to proceed with my current project. I was really thrilled with the background composition but felt like it needed to have some more black added. But nothing that would detract from the black already there. Maybe something loose and organic that would…
I’m working on a new project, inspired by some great new fabrics. The bulk of these were painted by Pat Pauly. I purchased them to use together and they make my mouth water! In the photo above I’ve folded each one to reveal the parts I intend to work with. I think a good dose…