Falling Leaves

Mixed Media #3

Falling Leaves

After making a couple of pieces following the tutorials from Angie Hughes' book “Stitch, Cloth, Paper & Paint”, I was ready to branch out on my own.

The background was stitched and painted (as per Construction Techniques below) in an abstract way. I used some embroidery stitches from my machine, couched strings and added some decorative thread as well as french knots.

I bobbin stitched with Wonderfil Dazzle green thread to convey movement. The maple leaves were cut from some of my hand dyed fabric using real leaves as pattern. The veins and stems were thread painted and the edges were satin stitched with YLI Variations which is slightly variegated .

Falling Leaves - back

I folded in the edges on a sample of drapery fabric and attached my piece to the front with a straight stitch.

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Falling Leaves

Description: Mixed Media

Pattern: Original

Size: 13” x 10”

Fabrics: Muslin, tissue paper, cheesecloth, hand dyed cotton

Predominant colours: Blue, pink, red

Construction Techniques: Muslin was soaked in a water/glue mixture and left to dry. When it was dry, tissue paper and scrim was added and left to dry again. Machine stitching came next including some couched strings and then gesso sealed the surface to make prepare it for the acrylic paints.

Back: Drapery fabric

Binding: Edges turned to the front on drapery fabric

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: no

Label: signed and dated since picture was taken

Date completed: 2009

Maker: Terry Whyte

Pansies

Mixed Media #2

Pansies

This is another piece that was made using Angie Hughes' techniques that she made as a book cover in her book titled Stitch, Cloth, Paper & Paint. See Construction Techniques below.

I started this piece pretty much as outlined in the book and then added my own decorative touches.

detail

Someone gave me a bag of little crocheted flowers that I thought would be just right for this piece, glued them on and then painted with acrylics. Mother of pearl pieces (beads) were stitched and glued on for leaves.

I zigzagged the edges and then wrapped the back with some cheesecloth I had previously dyed. I brought is around to the front to frame the piece and free motion quilted it down.

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Pansies

Description: Mixed Media

Pattern: Tutorial from Angie Hughes

Size: 12 ½” x 10”

Fabrics: Muslin, tissue paper, scrim, cheesecloth

Predominant colours: Green, purple

Construction Techniques: Muslin was soaked in a water/glue mixture and left to dry. When it was dry, tissue paper and scrim was added and left to dry again. Machine stitching came next including some couched strings and then gesso sealed the surface to make prepare it for the acrylic paints.

Back: Hand dyed cheesecloth

Binding: Edges zigzagged, then the back was wrapped with hand dyed cheesecloth brought around to the front and free motion quilted it down.

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: no

Label: signed and dated since picture was taken

Date completed: 2009

Maker: Terry Whyte

Feathery Grasses

Mixed Media #1

Feathery Grasses 

This little quilt was made following a tutorial in Angie Hughes' book titled Stitch, Cloth, Paper & Paint.  See Construction Techniques below.

detail

I then added some decorative thread and a border of my hand dyed fabric. A skinny satin ribbon was zigzagged in place to frame the piece.

The border was machine quilted with gold rayon thread using many different free motion patterns.

Feathery Grasses - back

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Feathery Grasses

Description: Mixed Media

Pattern: Tutorial from Angie Hughes

Size: 12 ½” x 16 ¾”

Fabrics: Muslin, tissue paper, scrim, cheesecloth

Predominant colours: Yellow, green, blue

Construction Techniques: Muslin was soaked in a water/glue mixture and left to dry. When it was dry, tissue paper, scrim and cheese cloth was added and left to dry again. Machine stitching came next and then gesso sealed the surface to make prepare it for the acrylic paints.

Back: 100% hand dyed cotton

Batting: ? (very thin)

Edge finish: Single fold binding

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: yes

Label: yes

Date completed: 2009

Maker: Terry Whyte

September's 2012 FMQ Challenge with Paula Reid

These is my sample for Paula Reid' s Challenge for July 2012 FMQ Challenge at Insights from SewCalGal.

Front using Isacord

Since I did not have any Golden Threads paper I decided to try Glad Press 'n Seal. I have used this for applique placement but not for quilting through.

I printed the design provided by Paula and layered the Press 'n Seal over it, it stuck nicely to the paper. I traced the design with a fine Sharpie and let it dry. I then peeled it off the paper on stuck it on my quilt sandwich (again it stuck to the fabric really well) and stitched through.

Using Press 'n Seal

I used Isacord on top and Sulky Rayon on the back. I really like the shine of the rayon but the thread kept shredding when I tried it on the top.

Back using Sulky Rayon thead

Needed to use tweezers to remove as some areas are pretty small, but it did come off clean and easily at the stitching lines.

After removing the Press 'n Seal, I stippled the centre and area around the design. 

The only problem I ran into was that a little of the ink transferred onto the thread, but I would certainly use this method again with darker thread but would be leery to try it with white fabric and white thread.

Cut Loose and Fancy Free – 2012 UFO Challenge for August

Quilt #101

Cut Loose and Fancy Free

This UFO was #7 on my list for Judy Laquidara's UFO Challenge for an August finish.

So far I have completed every challenge. Feels great to get all these quilts finished.

Cut Loose and Fancy Free was a guild project where a strip was made each month. All the strips but 2 are liberated blocks (no patterns), hence the name.

This is what I started with:

It needed to be set, quilted, labelled and bound. Strips measures 30” long.

I decided to set it simply with plain fabric strips that were cut 2” and 2½” wide and not bother with any additional borders.

I used all the threads in the picture below on the top and emptied several bobbins left over from other projects on the back.

I had originally thought of quilting it with a simple diagonal grid but then remembered Diane Gaudynski's background design that she calls Diane-shiko. I have done this design half this size and that was a lot easier to control, but do I like it even if it is a little wonky in spots.

Here are details of all the rows:

The back is a light fabric and unfortunately a few of the reds ran when I blocked the piece even through all the fabrics had been washed.

back 

 Instead of a label I stitched the information right on the quilt back prior to quilting.

label

The binding was cut across a white and navy striped fabric. 

Happy to have this one done.  Number 11 is the pick to complete in September.

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Cut Loose and Fancy Free

Description: Row by Row type quilt

Pattern: original

Size: 20” x 42½”

Fabrics: 100% cotton

Predominant colours: Scrap, all colours

Construction Techniques: pieced, appliqued and liberated block set in rows

Back: 100% cotton

Batting: cotton

Edge finish: Double fold french binding

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: yes

Label: yes

Date completed: 2012

History: started at guild (2007) where rows were made each month

Maker: Terry Whyte