11/22/2023 0 Comments Karen brown just get it done quiltsI did have one pile of stuff in a corner that got taken care of on day 1, and a few things that had fallen off the wall that I took care of on day 2. It’s FULL, mind you, wall to wall storage units, but organized. I thought I should clarify for myself what my end-goal for this decluttering challenge is as, if you visited my sewing room today, you wouldn’t think it was overly cluttered. I have a couple of tablerunners that need sandwiching and machine quilting that might make a nice break from the Storm at Sea Saga.) (Today, day 3, is magazine day-I’ve already gotten rid of most of mine but have a few I’ll go through this afternoon after work then we’re supposed to spend 30 minutes on a UFO. Unfortunately, as I had coloured the Lutradur with wax crayons, there was no way that the Bondaweb was going to bond! Having said that, a tiny piece is clinging on, allowing me to say I have included Bondaweb in my work…….If you’ve listed to Episode 207, you’ll know that I’m participating in the 21-Day Decluttering Challenge run by Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts. I figured the Bondaweb would be used fairly discretely to create shadow on the forest floor. The Lutradur trees were coloured from dark to light to suggest that the viewer is walking from inside the forest towards the light at the edge of the woods. I had a sample of paper that was just large enough and created exactly the effect I was seeing in my mind. After auditioning several fabrics, and not being happy with any of them, I decided to go with wallpaper for my background. I also knew that I wanted a shimmering backdrop to represent the daylight glistening at the edge of the woods. When the subject was given out I immediately had this image in my mind of the trees and forest floor cut out of several pieces of Lutradur and stitched to create the illusion of depth. Those of you with a keen eye might be wondering where my Bondaweb is…….it’s so insignificant it’s not even worth me pointing it out! This could be used over a large area or just included as a tiny piece, it was entirely at our discretion. With each challenge we are also given a particular technique to use somewhere within our work, for this particular piece we were asked to include painted Bondaweb. I’ve used a bit of artistic licence to square up the layout and omitted the tiny figures. We were given free rein to use whatever techniques we wanted to use, I’ve created mine as a whole cloth, painted with Inktense and then hand and machine embroidered. My choice was the graveyard which I’ve made in A3. We each chose our favourite section of the painting to reproduce as a mini art quilt, either A4 or A3. The painting consists of two canvases which have an interesting history and more information can be found on the Louth Museum website. It depicts local life, the pattern of streets and the market place, with a roofscape little changed today. The overall quilt will be a tribute to the Louth Panorama, painted by William Brown, which is an all-round view of the town and district as seen from the top of the spire of St James’s parish church in Louth as on a summer’s day in the 1840s. I’ve just finished working on my little section of a collaborative quilt with ‘Meridian’ a textile group who are based in the market town of Louth. This makes for a lovely friendly atmosphere and means I get to spend more time with each participant.įor more information on classes at Alford, or to book a place, please see their website or call Lynne on 01507 463341Īrt quilt based on a small section of the Louth Panorama The studio in Alford is small so workshop numbers are limited. Selection of different coloured machine threads including black, grey, cream and greens. Sewing machine with a normal foot and free machine foot. fabric paint, Inktense blocks or acrylic paint plus brushes. I will provide all fabrics but students will need to bring: Colouring medium i.e. This workshop is suitable for all abilities including those who have not yet tried free machine embroidery. For the foreground trees students can choose to work entirely on their own design or I can provide templates. To create a beautiful forest scene we will be painting, layering and hand/machine embroidering. This will be a one day workshop so in order to get the piece finished (or as near as possible) we will be making a mini version. On 3rd November, at the Alford Craft Market Studio, I will be running a workshop using the techniques and materials which went into making my Three Tall Trees art quilt.
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