Techniques on F.A.T.

I have started a techniques mystery on F.A.T. This is my first. This is a photo of the first part. We were to select fabric according to the directions (we are following the color wheel) and cut into strips free hand with rotary cutter (No ruler) We then sewed the strips together. Next we selected two additional fabrics. Those fabrics are in the second picture. We are to make oblique quilt pieces with the new fabric and strips of the piece we made the first day. Tomorrow we do something with black fabric. Fun to see what we do each day.

Goddess ACT Swap

Here is the A T C goddess I received in a Swap on F.A.T. Dove made this lovely Pink Goddess. She also sent a piece of beautiful velvet fabric. I posted my Goddess of Green a few days ago. Barb was the recepient of the Goddess of Green.

Fun swap with some really wonderful people.

Beautiful Clouds

My son asked me to accompany him on a short trip to Northern Arizona this past weekend. As we were driving, we came upon these wonderful clouds. I explained that I was seeing a quilt and that I would like to stop and take pictures. He said but mom there's a road sign in the middle of the picture. I explained that may things can appear and disappear in a quilt.

Aren't these lovely. I can indeed see a quilt. The weather was cooler up north and even had some rain during our trip.

Felting Part Three

Here is an example of organza that has been texturized with the Huskystar ER10. I have tried to show the difference between the texturized part and the original piece of organza. This didn't take long and I really like the texturized organza. I can see many uses for this fabric. One possiblity would be fabric flowers. I plan to use this as a background for another felted piece.

More to come.

Felting Part II

The third layer was to cut out floral motifs from fabric and felt them onto the piece. I really like the addition of the flowers. The next layer was to add yarn to the flowers. I'm not too pleased with this. I guess I'm not very good at outlining the flowers with yarn. Maybe my motifs were too small or maybe I didn't have the correct yarn.

The final piece is going to be the front of a fabric postcard. I have already fused it to some peltex. Just waiting for an address.

Now I'm off to add texture to a piece of organza. I'll let you know how that goes.

Felting with Huskystar ER 10

I set some time aside today to experiment with my new felting machine. I purchased the machine in March and have used it only a couple of times. I have been inspired by some of the lovely pictures on blogs to get busy with needle felting. The first step was to felted fabric scraps to a piece of black felt with the machine. The next step was to add yarns and felt those onto the the top of fabric. Next post I will show adding flowers cut from floral fabric.

July ATC Swap at Mystic Paper

Just returned from Mystic Paper with these lovely ATCs from their July swap. Aren't they wonderful. You can probably figure out the theme of Red, White, and Blue. I posted a picture of my ATC earlier in my blog. If you are ever in downtown Mesa, Arizona, stop by Mystic Paper and visit with Kim and Jennifer. It is a wonderful place.