Vintage Hat Ad ATC

These are for the Friday Night Out swap at Mystic Paper. The images and lettering are a Stetson Hat Advertisement from the early 1940's. I thought they were a perfect fit with the Crate paper. I added black netting to each for a veil. My goal is to use fabric in someway on each ATC I make. I'm a fabric artist at heart but I'm learning to enjoy mixed media art.

Downtown Mesa has Friday Night Out the 2nd Tuesday of the month and Mystic Paper sponsors a live swap. Sometimes there are quite a few swappers and other times only a few. It's fun to see see everyone's creations. Artist choice is this month's theme.

Photo Block Mini-Quilts

I just finished two Christmas Photo Block Mini-Quilts. They are both made with Christmas 2007 photos. The block is from the book Turning Twenty Around the Block Three. The blocks are easy to make and the results impressive. They will go in the mail tomorrow. I'm anxious to hear back since both are surprises.

Flat Scrappy Crow

I just finished my second Scrappy Crow for the swap. This crow is a Flat Scrappy Crow. The background is flannel. I added embellishments on the background to give it some character. The binding is also scrappy. This was a fun fabric altered art swap. The original was in the recent issue of Cloth Paper Scissors (one of my favorite magazines).

Altered Clipboard

Treasure Art Trends is hosting an Altered Clipboard swap. This was a first for me. After a trip to the thrift store to purchase a clipboard, I painted it with gesso and then painted with green paint. I decided to incorporate a quilt block into the clipboard. It is a traditional nine patch with the addition of pen stitching, rickrack and Scrabble letters. The paper is by Crate. Last I added torn fabric strips from my stash. I was so pleased with the results that I shopped for another clipboard today and plan to make one for my studio in green and pink.

Oriental Express ATC

This ATC is for the January swap on Treasure Art Trends. The background is oriental fabric that has been sewn to the card with a zigzag stitch in gold thread. The photo is from a scrapbooking CD and letters are cut from a vintage wall hanging. This is my first swap with this group. I continue to participate in the ATC swaps at Mystic Paper in downtown Mesa.

Photo Quilt Block

This is a sample for a class I will teach in a few weeks - Photo Quilt Block Mini Quilt. The pattern is from Turning Twenty Around the Block III. The photo on this quilt is from an old school picture of my mother (1938-39). I attached the photo to quilt just to show how small my original was. I scanned into photo shop and enlarged. The photo was then printed onto photo fabric sheet. I did some quilting with invisible thread around the face and dress. I'm quite pleased with the results. I also did another quilt in the same fabric with a old photo I purchased on ebay. Written on the back of the photo was "Aunt Jennie". The Aunt Jennie quilt is on display at Bernina Southwest. I will post a pic later. I am currently completing two additional photo quilt blocks with Christmas fabric.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all. This is my Scrappy Crow Doll for a Swap for Fabric in Altered Arts group. I decided to call her "The Beauty Queen". We are also doing a flat "quiltie" style scrappy crow. I have my fabric picked out and need to get busy since they are due January 15th. Didn't do much fabric art during the holidays but did make two samples for a class I'm teaching in a few weeks. I will post a pic later in the day.