Stained Glass Patchwork Fuchsias

Judith's Fuchsias are made using the stained glass patchwork technique.

It takes a bit of planning and drawing out but as you can

see the results are stunning.

Judith decided she wanted to use vibrant silks and this

technique is great for this as it covers the raw edges but also

gives the impression of a window shining. 

I drew a pattern out of the design first, 

sometimes students just want to start then and there,

so I have to be pretty inventive!

 Using this outline drawing Judith traced each

piece onto freezer paper and then each piece was numbered and labelled.

The drawing was labelled and numbered as well.

You then make a background fabric for all the pieces to go

onto. See Judith in this post HERE 

beginning the process.
It is a case of starting from one corner

and laying the pieces down making sure you overlap

where necessary and consider how you are going

to place the black bias binding so it neatens edges and 

covers edges.

This is Judith's first wallhanging like this and it

is beautiful. The striking pink edging has really put a wow

to the finish.

Stitchers at Work

I love catching stitchers at work. 

These show total different textile techniques.

Top, Caroline piecing her Jelly roll strip blocks.

Middle, Sylvia getting to grips with a flower stitch foot

and bottom, Judith starting her piecing of a stained glass patchwork.

I love the diversity of Creative Textiles and I feel so lucky to be able

to teach and share.

Stained Glass Patchwork Complete

Carol came back after the break with her

'Stained Glass Patchwork', Wallhanging all finished.

It looks wonderful, ready for a sleeve and pole to

hang it up.

It looked wonderful hanging on the wall at

The Gallery.

Well done Carol!

See how this was made by clicking the label,

'stained glass window', underneath this post.

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Stained Glass Patchwork

Just look at the colours in Carol's

Stained Glass Window Patchwork Wall Hanging!

WOW!

Carol has had real patience with this piece.

We've all given her encouragement at different times.

The binding between is less than a quarter of an inch wide

and is sewn either side of it to keep the pieces in place,

almost like applied applique.

Here, we were seeing what colour border to put on and

how many black strip borders to add.

Well done Carol!

Carol's Stained Glass Window Wall Hanging

Carol is working hard at this Stained Glass inspired

piece and it takes alot of patience.

I keep photographing each week and getting her

to hold it up against the window.

It really is coming on and is going to look spectacular.

Stained Glass Patchwork

I really admire Carol she chooses some

wonderful projects to do.

Carol chose a picture of a 1930's stained glass

window and wanted to make it in patchwork.

She had seen some pictures of the Stained Glass patchwork in

some magazines and wanted to make her own.

So, we made a pattern and and then she traced it.

Cut all the little pieces out, labelling the paper which you

put on top as you go.

(It's like a fabric jigsaw puzzle!).

I have previously posted this photo.

It is then a matter of taking section by section,

laying the black bias binding on the top of the joins

remembering to figure out how to hide all the

edges of the bias binding underneath the other ones.

You can see this in the top picture.

Carol brought the iron on and very fine bias

which looks wonderful so far as you can see.

By clicking on the 'Stained glass patchwork', label

below you can see the finished piece of work.

Gallery Day 8th March 2011

Carol is beginning a new wallhanging using a 1930's

window as inspiration.

She is using the "Stained Glass Window" patchwork technique.

Here it is all cut out and ready for the bias binding that goes

in between the pieces to make it look like a stained glass

window.

This will look very striking when it's finished.

Well done, Carol.

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