hi there ~when i first began quilting, i played with quilting on garments, quite a bit. in fact, this is truly the way i learned free motion. it wasn’t by traditional quilting, it was on “ready-to-wear” more or less. this sweatshirt is one i purchased, made specially for my friend lori. and you’ve read in my last couple posts… i recently visited her, and …
It’s about the basics, and the ‘base’ as well. That is, the paper fabric base. A leftover pattern piece, song lyrics, a scrap of organza. Once I had all the embellishments in place, and once the last layer of white craft tissue was put on top, (while it was still wet with glue/water mixture from the muslin base), it was …
This piece was a bit of an experiment… I wanted to play with my newly dyed fabric, and with my new Zenspirations embroidery designs (love the USB stick to plug n play!) The embroidery design is the the framed box, and the “Big L” only. (check out my post on the “BLOOM” towel a few weeks ago here)After I finished …
Ah… the sweet memories of summer in the middle of January!!! Awesome! God is good… really GOOD!It really doesn’t get any better than this when it comes to spending a little vacation time on a hot summer day with the girls by the lake… sitting… chatting… fusing and cutting! A darling boy “Mac” helped me cut these flowers out… and …