Dressmakers Card

Wednesday morning it was Card Making Class

with Kim @The Gallery.

I have had a couple of weeks off and I have missed

the card creating.

It is so relaxing and creative, it's lovely being a student

sometimes!

Kim is really clever in how she makes her

cards and shows us how to create ones

with her inspiration but our images.

I want to add a safety pin in the top corner

and then I feel it is finished.

Visit Kim's Blog site

www.kimcrop.blogspot.com

Steam Punk Mixed Media

Jeanette is starting a new mixed media piece.

This one is for a gift for a friend.

The dress was printed onto paper, coloured and then

photo transferred onto fabric and then re coloured and

sewn and embellished.

We will see how this becomes layered and

embellished over the weeks.

Autumn Leaves

Jeanette finished this mixed textile last year and has

had it framed by Haydn @The Gallery.

It looks amazing, sadly I couldn't get a really

good photograph due to all the lights in the

workshop room.

It will be hanging in The Gallery this week,

so well done Jeanette.

It's lovely too as Jeanette doesn't like painting

fabrics!

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www.thegallerydereham.com

Transfer Your Favourite Photograph

Here, are another Mother and Daughter enjoying

creating their textiles together.

Both transferred their pet photographs onto fabric and

developed them into cushions.

I just love Maria's sheep dog cushion.

As they left Maria brought in her

10 month old puppy into the doorway,

he was so soft and cuddly!

and wooed the class.

This month has been lovely so far seeing all the

photographs being transferred onto fabric

and projects full of memories are being

created.

Corset Making

Due to half term, I had Mother, Daughter and Grand Mother

as students @The Gallery.

Here, you can see Mother and Daughter in their corsets that

have been made at class and the bags at

the top were made by Grand Mother and Grand Daughter,

using the corset stamp that Grand Mother had brought with her!

They had a good time sewing and

enjoyed the time creating and sharing !

Floral Wall Hanging

Carol has been wanting to make a Textile Wall Hanging

for some time for her living room. Over the last few weeks she

has been piecing and appliqueing the flowers

in different stitches to it using an embroidery machine too!

It is really looking something.

Well done Carol!

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Crimped Quilt

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Barbara has really got the hang of quilt making with

recycled materials.

This is her Crimped Cut Edged Quilt, made from

recycled pyjamas and t-shirts.

It is a really cosy quilt and feels so soft.

Well done Barbara!

Using the Lace

With Lace and Embellishments being some of the inspiration

this month these items use the it in different ways.

The cushion uses the lace that Jane had painted the previous

week. It looks really chic.

Sara had been trying to decorate the lace folded purse

in class the previous week and it took some

working out.

It is based on a Japanese Purse which I translated and

made my version of decorating.

See a video from an Australian lady

on my tech site making her version.

www.art2inspiretech.blogspot.com

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.