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Fabric Paint 2 – Plitvice
To keep track of progress here is the version which probably won’t be painted any more. For the moment I think it is ready for sewing. ______________________ For at se udviklingen er her en version,...
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Fabric Paint part 3 – Plitvice
I have now been sewing for some hours and it is beginning to take form. I still have some hours left before it is finished. ______________________________________________________________ Jeg har nu...
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Background Fabric for Large Quilt
After lots of samples of both dye and method I started the large quilt yesterday by painting (spraying) the background fabric. There are two pieces of fabric in the photo. The red one is for...
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Large Quilt – continued
Now the background for my large quilt is on my design wall. The dark grey pattern has been printed on the background with acrylic paint and the next step will be to add some white in the upper part …...
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Large Quilt – continued 2
I am still working on the large quilt top. The last image is the one on the top above. The small squares are embroidered by machine in (square) spirals. I have used viscose thread. Both the spiral and...
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Large Quilt – continued 3
After machine quilting of the appliqued parts I am now working with hand embroidery (seeding) the surface – some places heavily and other places lightly. Though I feel close to finishing the quilt I...
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Large Quilt – continued 4
I have just had the large quilt up on the wall to see where more seeding stitches are needed. I guess I will have to trim (or mark precise) to size before I can do the last stitching on … Continue...
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Latitudequilts Challenge ‘Every Single Day’ 1
The group ‘Latitudequilts’ started a new challenge February 1st with ‘Every Single Day’ as theme. After some interpretation and sketching I have finally started working on my piece for the challenge....
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Stencil and Print
After stencilling the piece from my previous post I could not let go of the fabric and paint again. I just had to make more pieces of fabric. I don’t think I am through with printing/stencilling for...
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Stencils, Print & Bleach
Beside printing and stencilling I also tried to bleach. For some years I have been looking for a household product for bleaching hand dyed fabric. I have been looking when I have been on holiday and at...
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Painted Fabric Flowers
Painted flowers for my next little project. I have used Derwent Inktense Blocks which is a new product to me. The blocks have been fun working with. When I turned the flowers I found a very...
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Hand Dyed Silk
I have had some white silk fabric in my stash for some time. Last week I decided to dye most of it in plastic bags. I used Pebeo Soie and heat fixed it in the microwave oven for few minutes. … Continue...
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At ZAZ masterclass – 2 – Shibori Rusted Piece
I brought a piece of rusted, shibori fabric with me for the masterclass. I made it some years ago and I have pulled it out from my stash several times without knowing exactly what to do with it. I...
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Next Step for my Batik Fabric
I made this batik piece in the ZAZ class I attended in June. This week I added a bit embellishment but I am still in doubt on how to finish it as I don’t want to square it up. … Continue reading →
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Black and Green Quilt
44,5 x 116,5 cm I have had the prints in the middle of the quiit in my closet for a very long time. Last time when I looked through my fabrics I finally found the fabric I wanted to use … Continue...
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Dyeing to Design – lesson 2
Quilt front for lesson 2. I dyed gradations of purple and in my stash I found the yellow/green fabric. I still need to do the quilting. The design is a development from an earlier design that I only...
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Dyeing to Design – Arashi Shibori – lesson 3
Though I haven’t quilted my piece from lesson 2 I started dyeing Arashi Shibori in lesson 3. I have tried it previous but never with thin pipes (5 cm). It seems to get very nice fabric but I am still …...
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UFO and American Football
110x86cm Inspired by Franki I have looked into my UFO’s. It was shocking to realize that this piece has been waiting 25-30 years in my closet. It has now been on my design wall for some days now and I...
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Working in Series 1+2
After finishing the “Dyeing to Design” class with Elizabeth Barton she started a new class: “Working in Series” which I just had to join. Both are online classes so it is easy to follow the lessons...
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Blue Acrylic Wash on Watercolor Paper
Long ago I made a wash on watercolor paper with thinned acrylic paint. I have seen a group of people in it since then. Now I tried to make a rough drawing of these people. I have tried different...
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