Twilight. Leaves. Fall. The paintstik’d leaves with purple-blue-magenta rich tones were my inspiration to begin. And I decided to try them on a deep, rich, traditional brown; a batik with lighter toned brown swirls… perfect for the fall theme. I loved the contrast, too. Purple on brown. And even better, I liked how the brown batik grounded the entire quilt, …
The latest. A paintstik background, rubbed with numerous rubbing plates, and lots of different colors overlapping each other on some hand dyed fabric you’re not sure what do with! Let the paint dry, and heat set it with an iron. Add a curved border. Add a little bit of couching. Use several yarns! Why not? Use a pretty batik backing …
Wahoo! The sun is, and has been shining strong and bright on the first day of spring! And… bonus! It’s been above 70 degrees! Another Wahoo! What better time to feature (in more detail) a table runner I have titled “Sunshine and Satin.” It was a lot of fun to do, because I got to do three major techniques I …
So… we visited yesterday with a quilt using more “traditional” type of couching, with the blog the day before on the #39 foot. Tomorrow I will be posting a small project showing this technique, and I hope you will check back then! And TODAY… more couching! How I love a free motion foot of any kind… but this #43 free …
Leslie says:
This is from my “Fall Harvest Glory” quilt, created wholecloth from a 1/3 yard of a batik fabric.There is lots going on here! But it started with a Shiva Paintstik, and some basic drawing. I used stamps, and lots of embellishments, and threadplay. More on all those details to come! Here are few projects using the Shiva Paintsticks… fun to …