ART PROMPT - #6 – Use rubber stamps

Not much accomplished in the studio this week.  (I always want to say sewing room or workshop, it feels weird saying "studio").  What do you call your work space?

But a lot of other things going on.  The Northern Ontario Fibre Artists hung our second show of "A Journey in Thread" at the Classic Theatre in Cobalt.  Will try to get some photos to post.

I have found a photo for inspiration for Art Prompt #6. I took this picture during a painting session in Walter Pape's garden, during a Cobalt Artist Colony, a few years ago.

Hoping I can do it justice!

Clematis photo inspiration

I've got my stamps ready. I already had the clematis stamp carved so it was just a matter of getting some leaves stamps done.

carved stamps

I need to experiment on fabric and see what kind of paint will work best.

need practice stamping

I also want to quilt and/or thread paint once the stamping is done.

I have no idea what I am doing, so wish me luck.

Linking to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday.

See you next week,

Terry

NEXT ART PROMPT - #6 – Use rubber stamps

HERE'S MY PLAN

One prompt, one project (taking as long as required to finish the project)

It's OK to finish a previously started project (UFO)

Make something creative.

Use any Media.

Blog about the project every Friday.

Pick a prompt for the next week once the project is done.

Take a Stitch Tuesday

Stitches 63 to 67

It's been a while but here are five more samples for TAST with Sharon b. at Pin Tangle. 

Stitches 63 to 67

 

Stitch 63 – Scroll Stitch

I like this stitch but not sure this was a good use of it.

Scroll Stitch

Stitch 64– Top Knotted Buttonhole

I don't why it took me forever to figure how to wrap the needle because it is not that difficult. I like the look even if it was a bit fiddly to do.

Top Knotted Buttonhole

Stitch 65 – Buttonhole Bar

This is a nice chunky stitch iand so easy.

Buttonhole Bar

Stitch 66 – Coral Stitch

I love this little stitch, fast and goes every which way.

Coral Stitch

Stitch 67 – Fancy Hem Stitch

My border was not too successful, I think that my lines were too close together and that my wrap thread was too heavy, so I decided to do a little sampler and try different opinions.

Fancy Hem Stitch

I will link up to TAST at Pin Tangle

Check out this site as well as the comments to see all the beautiful work going on there.

Happy Stitching,

Terry

ART PROMPT # 5 - Add an image transfer

I see you!

I see you!

Prompt # 5 was to add an image transfer.

I wanted to transfer an image from my computer to fabric, using my inkjet printer.

The only image transfer I ever tried, a long time ago, was using a purchased transfer paper and it was the kind that came out quite rubbery on fabric.

I googled “image transfer” and lots of different methods came up. I gathered that you basically needed a shiny surface of some kind, to print on, such as wax paper, freezer paper, transparencies. Some of the things I tried would not go through my printer, some would go through but not print. I finally had some success using a transparency (clear plastic sheet) but it had marks on it and those showed up on my first transfer.

I looked for something similar to use and found this:

self-adhesive laminating sheets

And this is what it looked like when it came out of the printer:

printer ink on laminating sheet

The first picture is using the transparency and the second my laminating sheet.

I thought I should be able to get a better image and painted gesso, Mod Podge,  and Fabric painting medium directly on my fabric and let it dry and tried again.  The results were all slightly different but still not what I wanted.

transfer on gesso - mod podge - fabric paint medium

I went back to plain fabric.  This one is transferred on good quality cotton.  

on good quality cotton

And this is my best result, on silk.

transfer on silk

Originally, I was going to use the best transfer and make a postcard, so all my prints are 4” x 6”.

But then, I thought it was kind of interesting to see the differences and decided to make a little wall hanging so it looked like a window with the faces looking in (or out).  The silk is in the middle of the bottom row. 

I see you!

And one transfer ended up a little off kilter,

off kilter

 so it became the postcard.

postcard

It was fun trying something new and there are lots of other ways to transfer images....

The photo of my granddaughter is one that I had previously played around with in Photoshop.

Linking up to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday.

See you next week,

Terry

NEXT ART PROMPT - #6 – Use rubber stamps

HERE'S MY PLAN

One prompt, one project (taking as long as required to finish the project)

It's OK to finish a previously started project (UFO)

Make something creative.

Use any Media.

Blog about the project every Friday.

Pick a prompt for the next week once the project is done.

ART PROMPT # 4 (using any kind of ink)

Birds of a Feather – Week 3

Birds of a Feather....

Art prompt #4 was using ink and it is finally done.  This was a UFO that needed quilting, it was ink painted with Tsukkineko inks.

I quite pleased with the way it turned out.

I documented it here.

See you next week,

Terry

NEXT ART PROMPT - #5 – Add an image transfer (this should be interesting)

HERE'S MY PLAN

One prompt, one project (taking as long as required to finish the project)

It's OK to finish a previously started project (UFO)

Make something creative.

Use any Media.

Blog about the project every Friday.

Pick a prompt for the next week once the project is done.

Birds of a Feather.....

Quilt Documentation # 157

Birds of a Feather....

This was a project I started in a class with Pat Blair in 2012. It is ink painted using her technique and Tsukineko inks. I decided to finish it as the project for my Art Prompt #4 challenge which was to use any kind of ink.  I blogged about it here and here.

I have added borders, free motion quilted it and finished it with a facing and a sleeve. Still needs a label.

I also gave it the name “Birds of a Feather” as I have no idea what kind of birds they are, but there sure was a lot of them on the boardwalk in Halifax when I took this picture.

photo

Here are a couple of close-up.

I experimented with using a white bobbin thread on the white cotton back thinking that it would save me changing the bobbins every time I changed colours. It would have been a lot easier to fill and change the bobbins as I had to be very careful with the tension to make sure I didn't get white on the top or dark on the back. In hind sight, I should have thread painted the birds and the rocks prior to sandwiching and quilting.

back of Birds of a Feather... - facing and sleeve.

Linking to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday.

Happy Quilting,

Terry

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Birds of a Feather....

Description: Ink painted wholecloth

Pattern: From own photograph

Size: 20” x 25 ½”

Fabrics: 100% cotton

Predominant colours: Blue and brown

Construction Techniques: Painted with Tsukineko inks using Pat Blair technique

Back: white cotton

Batting: wook

Edge finish: Facing

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: yes

Label:

Date completed: 2014

Maker: Terry Whyte

Blue Stars

Quilt Documentation # 155

Here a little lap quilt I just finished.

Blue Stars

This is the January block for Scrappy Challenge 2014 from Judy Laquidara.

The challenge is to use scraps and NOT make another UFO.

The idea is to make blocks (from scraps) until about 10 days before the due date and at that time, use however many blocks were made and finish the project. She says if you only made one block, make a hot pad or pot holder, etc.

I love piecing and using scraps  and sometimes I just want to sew, sew, sew.

This is Judy's pattern “Big T”:

Judy Laquidara design "Big T"

I changed the orientation (dark and light) of the half-square.

I used up this flannel from my stash for the back of the quilt.

I finally got to use up some blue print that was used in at least two other quilts.  I used it for the outside border, a strip on the back and the binding.  Bye, bye blue print.

back of Blue Stars

The quilting is stitched in the ditch in a simple grid.

Linking to The Needle and Thread Network .

Happy quilting,

Terry

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Blue Stars

Description: Twelve 9-inch blocks set with lattice

Pattern: Big T from Judy Laquidara

Size: 53” x 43 ½”

Fabrics: 100% cotton

Predominant colours: Blue

Construction Techniques: pieced

Back: flannel & cotton

Batting: cotton

Edge finish: Double fold french binding

Quilting: Stitched-in the ditch on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: no

Label: 

Date completed: 2014

Inspiration: Scrappy Challenge 2014 – January block – Judy Laquidara

Quilt History:

Maker: Terry Whyte

Art Prompt #4

ART PROMPT # 4 (using any kind of ink)

Birds on Halifax Boardwalk – Week 2

Prompt #4 was using any kind of ink and I had this project already painted with Tsukineko inks.

This was a project I started in a class with Pat Blair in 2012.

It is still a Work in Progress, with about a third of the quilting done.

This is where I'm at now.

birds and top of beam quilted

Here's a few close-up of the quilting.

first layer of thread

birds & top of beam quilted

first layer of thread on the rocks

I decided to used white thread on the white back of the quilt and it is giving me some grief.  I usually use the same thread on the top and bottom.  

Don't know if you don't try.

Add caption

See you next week,

Terry

NEXT WEEK'S ART PROMPT - same as last week - # 4 – USE ANY KIND OF INK

HERE'S MY PLAN

One prompt, one project (taking as long as required to finish the project)

It's OK to finish a previously started project (UFO)

Make something creative.

Use any Media.

Blog about the project every Friday.

Pick a prompt for the next week once the project is done.

NOFA Meeting February 1, 2014

Last Saturday was Northern Ontario Fibre Artists' first meeting of the new year.

After our Show and Tell, which is always a favourite, and a short business meeting we broke for an early lunch.

We had lots of fun during the afternoon workshop which was spent learning several types of book bindings by making mini books.

Here are some of the work in progress and finished projects that were brought in this time around.

Linking to The Needle and Thread Network and Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday.

Enjoy!

Terry

Marie - mixed media on canvas

Silvia - mixed media on canvas

Terry - postcards

Silvia - WIP

Jane - WIP

Silvia - mixed media collage 

Jane - WIP

Terry - mixed media journal and collage

Marie - mixed media collage

Silvia - encaustic