January Fabric Postcard

This is my January postcard for the Postcard Swap on Fabric in Altered Arts 2.  This month I mail to Pam in Maine.  Norma, our hostesss, is moving from Arizona to Florida and wasn't able to participate this month.  Norma is very organized and even in the middle of her move she took time to assign partners.  However, we only had two participants this month (Pam and Pam). 

This postcard is made from a sample I felted when I was experimenting with my Huskystar ER 10.  Bits of fabric and fibers were felted onto a black felt background.  I think it made a lovely fabric postcard and helped me achieve my goal of using "stuff" in my studio.  Also a recycling project by using fabric scraps.  Hope Pam likes it.

Felt Like Fall Fabric Postcard

This is my Felt Like Fall Fabric Postcard for a trade on Fiber Art Traders (FAT). This is the final postcard in a set of the four seasons. You can find my winter and spring here, and summer here. The trade is hosted by Gretchen. She promises a goodie bag to those of us who have participated in all four trades. This has been a fun trade. I've used my Husky Star ER 10 for some of the postcards. This postcard has a layered felt leaf. It gives it a 3-D effect. I then sprinkled mica chips on the top layer to represent the sparkle of frost early in the morning.

Altered Couture "No Sew Sweater"

I just returned from vacation to find my complimentary copy of the Winter issue of Altered Couture magazine. I have two items in the magazine. This is one. The 100% wool sweater has been embellished using a Embellishing (felting) machine. The flower petals are wool fabric that has been felted to the sweater. I them added the strips of a multicolored wool fabric and novelty yarn with the felting machine. The entire upcycled sweater was done with the felting machine. No sewing involved. The sweater and wool fabric were purchased at the thrift store. The novelty yarn was from my stash. I used my Huskystar ER 10 embellishing machine.