Textile Tuesday 14th February 2012

Pat is one of my students who has been coming along

to Textile Tuesday @The Gallery for the last 2 years.

She is a Mixed Media Artist and is wanting to get to

know Patchwork and Quilting a little better.

She has mixed up her medias in the Crazywork Patchwork

square above and

Pat also has a new Great Grandson on the way

so, is busy getting him a quilt ready.

As usual though, when we do 'Show and Tell',

students are really hard on themselves and

show their mistakes to the group before they

take in the admiration from the group.

I encourage more patting on the back then criticism.

We all know you learn by your mistakes as much as your

successes but sometimes it's nice to just take the

project in, know where you could have improved or where

you would do it in a different way next time.

Happy Creating!

Gallery Tuesday Heart Origami

On the 14th, Valentines Day I gave all of my students

who shared their day at class a origami heart.

See how these are made on my tech site.

www.art2inspiretech.blogspot.com

Weeting Quilt Group 13th February 2012

It was our first meeting back after our Winter break

and the snow was still on the ground outside the hall.

Lots of members turned out on the cold day and

we were soon sewing, chatting and catching up.

Lots of 'Show and Tell', especially

Sue with her Wholecloth Quilt.

She only has the borders to finish.

It is stunning.

Sue brought the printed wholecloth sheet and then

backed it with sateen. The sateen is going to be the front.

So technically she is working from the back. Her stitches

are small and even and shows her dedication.

Visit Cottonpatch to purchase a printed top.

www.cottonpatch.co.uk

Transfer Photographs and Print Onto Fabric

This month I have taken the printer and prepared

fabric into classes so students could experiment with

photo transfer on an ordinary printer.I explained how they

could have a go at home if they wanted.

There has been so many wonderful photos and

pictures come in for transfer with stories and

memories attached.

I love the sharing of creating!

These fabric images are now being made into

wall hangings, cushions, albums and keepsakes.

Just lovely!

Quillo Making at Knit Wits 9th February

So many quillo's are being made now

and it so lovely to see.

Every one although follows my pattern look

entirely different.

Ros has been working on this one for her Dad.

It is so fresh and shows Ros's style in the colour

combination.

See more quillo's by clicking on the labels below

Book Page Inspired by Whitby

This is another one of Jeanette's finished pages.

Inspired by Whitby as you can tell with the gothic

shell of the Cathedral.

They are so richly decorated.

Lots of mixed media techniques were involved in this piece.

Well done Jeanette!

See more of Jeanette's pages and work by

clicking the labels below.

Book Cover

With 'Lace, Trimmings, Embellishment and Transfer',

being the inspiration of the month at classes.

I have been encouraging students to go through their

stashes and see what they have and share.

Helen brought along a piece of fabric that she had

fused to a piece of pelmet vylene and wanted to know

how she could embellish it and make it into a book cover.

I love mixing up the medias as you know, so this was

great showing someone how they could take their sparkly

bits and pieces, lace and trim and have fun.

It is all put onto the stiffened fabric with fusible web

and then covered with voile and stitched.

Helen added coloured lace trimming and

a beautiful shimmery butterfly.

Well done Helen!

See more book covers by clicking on the labels below.

Dinosaur Quilts

I love the variety of creative projects that are being made

at classes and the above one is a quillo being made for

a Grandson who loves Dinosaurs.

Jenny has cross stitched different dinos and pieced

them in blocks around the border of a printed panel.

Lace Painting @The Gallery

I am encouraging students to dye and colour different

types of fabrics and trimmings, so they can have a palette

of textiles and embellishments to work with.

The laces were painted, sponged and sprayed

with various paints, inks and dyes.

The underneath papers and fabrics can be as interesting

as the pieces you are colouring.

Doubling your mediums!

See more by clicking on the labels below

Gallery Tuesday 7th February 2012

I have been taking the printer and prepared fabric

to all my teaching sessions this month so that

students could transfer their pictures and photos

onto fabric. It's lovely seeing textiles being

created this way and it makes it so personal.

Nikki above, is making a cushion with pictures

in memory of her Mum.

See more by clicking the labels below.

Bag Making

On Monday 6th of February it was lovely to play

in my studio making another bag for the Bag Day

in March.

Blue is my favourite colour so, it was even more pleasurable!

I made the bag in the traditional bagging method by

making the outer bag and lining leaving a gap in the lining to

turn the two pieces that are now sewn right sides together.

It makes the edges clean and tidy.

See more bags by clicking the written label below

Good News

I went to Wensum Lodge, The Adult Education Centre,

in Norwich.

I went to start the next step of starting the

City and Guilds for

Machine Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting

@ The Gallery Dereham.

The meeting went really well and the Award Levels

can start at the end of March, after everything is put

in place.

If you are Norfolk you will be able to participate

in these courses.

They will be on a Wednesday.

The Awards, cover the basics of the Guilds, similar

to a taster.

Great News for all that want to start gaining

educational certificate recognition for their

work.

Cushions

As you can see there is a variety of cushions being

made by students.

Ever one takes a different combination of techniques.

This is what makes the sessions so interesting for everyone.

Seeing the inspiration and makes from myself

and other students.

See more by clicking on the labels below.

Wall Hangings at Knit Wits

These are small wall hangings made from recycled

items.

I encourage textile recycling in my sessions and

many of my students are enjoying the freedom

of making things from items that they find or are

now looking at items differently and how they

can be remade.

The Garden Scene below is made from a bottle cover.

Thursday 2nd February Class at Knit Wits

I have a very busy couple of weeks, yes! busier than

usual and blogging is two weeks behind!

Well, as you can see above, these are

quilt blocks made by my students.

Different ways of making them.

I like combining machine and hand work.

The top are all made by hand and are becoming part

of a sampler quilt.

The Lily Block and Star Block are part made by

machine and then the raised triangles are then

hand turned. The nine blocks will make a

wallhanging designed by Jennie Rayment.

Visit her website

www.jennierayment.com