Lutradur Poppy and Poinsettia

ART PROMPT - #15 – Use Lutradur

Lutradur Poppy and Poinsettia

The Englehart Area Artists hold a yearly Christmas Tyme Sale to coincide with The Unveiling of Christmas.   Area artists and crafters bring in their goods and the sale articles are placed “boutique style” throughout the hall.

Club members are also asked to participate by making one or two 12” x 12” canvases to sell at this event.

This year's theme was red, green and a touch of gold.

The Lutradur prompt came along at just the right time for this project.

I started by drawing on the Lutradur and adding layers of acrylic paint starting with a layer of white and adding 1 or 2 layers of colour.

drawing on lutradur

white layer of acrylic paint

second layer

third layer

For my background, I cut three different beige silk fabrics into random width strips to stitch together. I added a couple of skinny strips of shiny gold fabric (not lame, but similar) and a strip of light green piping to each panel.

stitched panel

detail

I added a layer of thin wool batting and quilted in the ditch.

I then placed 3 lenghts of green sheer ribbon on seams and used a decorative machine stitch over the seam and ribbon.

After cutting out and appliqueing the lutradur flowers and leaves, I changed my mind and decided I liked the looks of the ones I had outlined in black best, so I went back and did them all the same.

leaves before black outline stitch 

black stitching in progress

I also thought I needed to add some dark values so the paint came back out. The nice part of using lutradur is that acrylic paint barely seep through it, so it can still be painted after it is attached to the fabric.

darker values added

 And here are the finished pieces, wrapped and stapled to 12” x 12” canvases:

Lutradur Poinsettia

Lutradur Poppy

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

See you next time,

Terry

NEXT ART PROMPT - #16 – cover up something

HERE'S MY “ART PROMPT” PLAN

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

It's OK to finish or use a previously started project (UFO) as a starting point.

Make something creative.

Use any Media.

Blog about the project.

Pick another prompt once the project is done.

NOFA Meeting October 18, 2014

All seven members of the Northern Ontario Fibre Artists met for our fall meeting on Saturday, October 18^th .

Northern Ontario Fibre Artists

As usual, we had a good showing of projects, for our Show and Tell and we discussed a little business.

Here are some of our work in progress and finished projects.  The postcards are from kits that were exchanged during our summer retreat:

After a yummy pot luck lunch, we viewed a slide show of the Burlington Fibre Content Show and then headed back up for a fun round robin workshop.

Marnie had participated in a similar project with Kathy Wylie and friends and she led us through the various steps. 

Just getting started

We all started with the same size base of fabric and batting supplied by Marnie. The idea was to add layers in a limited time frame. We had 30 minutes to make our background from cotton scraps.

We then picked names and everyone worked on someone else's piece.

Our time limit was now 20 minutes per round and we could choose from the different piles of either tulle/organza/sheers, ribbons/wools/lace or shiny/glitzy/textured fabrics.

As the piece progressed you could pick from the ones not already on the piece.

Here is how Marnie's piece progressed:

Marnie and her background

Jane added ribbons, lace and wool

Marie added textured leaves  

And Terry added more leaves from the organza, tulle pile

And this is how everyone else's piece looked at the start and finish.

 

 Very fun project.

 This is what mine looks like completed!

Terry's

Hope to see all the other finished pieces at our next meeting.

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

Happy Quilting

Terry

Poinsettia Post Cards

ART PROMPT - #14 – Use markers.

Poinsettia Post Cards

I tried playing with markers and alcohol on cotton but didn't care for what I was getting.

Then I thought maybe silk would be the way to go.

I drew a poinsettia on the silk and liked just the way it was without adding the alcohol. The ink spread just a little adding some interest.

I embossed the Christmas wishes,  embroidered french knots in the centres and did a little straight line quilting.

detail

Since I needed more post cards for a coming sale, I now have five more.

backs

Size 4” x 6”

Linking up to The Needle and Thread Network.

See you next time,

Terry

NEXT ART PROMPT - #15 – Use Lutradur

HERE'S MY “ART PROMPT” PLAN

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

It's OK to finish or use a previously started project (UFO) as a starting point.

Make something creative.

Use any Media.

Blog about the project.

Pick another prompt once the project is done.

Blooms

Quilt Documentation # 165

This was my entry into the Englehart Area Artists' - 6^th Annual Juried Art Exhibition.

The show is on from October 11^th to the 26^th.

Blooms

It started as a sketch in my notebook.

The background was a piece of white cotton that I placed under another piece when hand dyeing by painting with liquid dyes (Procion H). This piece was to absorb the excess dye. I liked how the loosely woven cotton took the dye and decided to use it in this piece.

These are the two pieces side by side.

The flowers, leaves, and vase are organza that I stitched on and then burned around the edges using a soldering iron. The thread and background need to be natural fibre (cotton) to do this.

organza stitched

edges were burned to remove excess

Beads were added and stems were hand embroidered.

Close-ups of quilting:

I added strips of fabric around the edges to wrap and fasten to a wood frame.

edges

stapled to wood frame

back

signed and dated on bottom front

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

Happy quiltilng,

Terry

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Blooms

Description: Appliqued organza on hand dyed wholecloth background

Pattern: Original

Size: 20” x 40”

Fabrics: 100% cotton & organza

Predominant colours: Blue, green white

Construction Techniques: Organza appliqued and burned w/ soldering iron

Back: 100% cotton

Batting: one layer of cotton and one layer of mystery batting

Edge finish: Strips added around the edges and wrapped around wood frame

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: no

Label: signed on front

Date completed: October 2014

Inspiration: own sketch

Quilt History: Juried into 6^th annual Englehart Area Artists show, 2014

Maker: Terry Whyte

Birch Bark Postcard

ART PROMPT - #13 – Add something from nature.

I did not have to think hard, for what to make, as I have been thinking of doing this since I started making fibre postcards.

Paper Bark Postcard

 I placed the birch bark under a pile of books to help flatten it.

The design was burned in using a soldering iron. I wonder what else could be used??? Wheels are turning!

The stitching was done from the back with Wonderfil Razzle thread in the bobbin.

The straight line of stitching went through the bark and Timtex only.

I used a wide zigzag around the edge so it wouldn't split the bark.

I found the "Postcard" stamp at The Paper Place in Toronto

I'm now on the lookout for just the right pieces of bark.

Fun project.

Size 4” x 6”

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

See you next time,

Terry

NEXT ART PROMPT - #14 – Use markers.

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HERE'S MY “ART PROMPT” PLAN

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

It's OK to finish or use a previously started project (UFO) as a starting point.

Make something creative.

Use any Media.

Blog about the project.

Pick another prompt once the project is done.