Reveal Day

Yesterday was reveal day over at Tangled Textiles. (head over to see the rest of the group quilts!) Vicki had given us "Process" as our theme this time which meant we could do whatever we like as long as we documented our process. Having too many choices can make decisions tough and it took me a LONG time to move from sketchbook to fabric. I ended up going fairly simple in my design and chose to take a photograph from the garden which is where I've spent so much of my time the past couple months. Below are a few photos taken to document my "Process" of Garden 2014.

Remnants

Yesterday was reveal day over at Tangled Textiles. Brigitte had given us 'Remnants' as our inspiration and of course I had to take this one literally considering how many of those I have piled in crates in the sewing room. I decided to use some upholstery samples and the idea of upholstery rolls in the fabric store as my beginning. I did a quick sketch to start me off....

Initial arrangement of remnants of course was changed many times before stitching.....

I made hang-tags by fusing used coffee filters on both sides of fusible batting. then tied in place with embroidery thread. Rather than a literal price on each tag I experimented with a few of the stitches on my sewing machine.

I machine quilted the red background but decided to leave the bolts just stitched in place with a blanket stitch so they have a little more outward body. Rather than a binding or facing I chose to use some of that fun eyelash yard around the edges. I've found that a little diagonal cut across the corners of my quilts make attaching the yarn easier. Without that cut I find the corners tend to stick through the yarn. 

This was another fun challenge and I'm now motivated to try and find time to get into my sewing room..it's a challenge!

Reveal Time: Vzhlédnout

It's reveal day over at Tangled Textiles. Our topic was 'Look Up'. I've written about this piece over at Tangled Textiles where you'll also find lots of fun and creative interpretations from the other members!

Cleo kept me company, waiting patiently as I did the finishing touches this weekend.