I just can't seem to get enough of these really bright colors lately! This is an entry in my "An Everyday Visual Journal of my Extraordinary Life" Journal. There are several other photos of this journal if you scroll down to previous posts or you can view them on my website here.
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." - Pablo Picasso Art therapy is a broad term used to refer to the practice of creating as a way
A blog to share mixed media art & tutorials. I use vintage, shabby chic & timeworn styles & love using DecoArt, Andy Skinner & Tim Holtz products.
The title says: forgive yourself and treat yourself with loving kindess. Journey into Collage is a project for 2012. You can read more about it here.
Use the simplest principles of symmetry to transform a single motif into endless quilting and appliqué designs.
Welcome to Stencil-a-Palooza! Several days a week for the next month or so I'll be featuring one of my eighteen stencil designs for The Crafter's Workshop! Each post comes with a giveaway. Leave a comment answering the question-of-the-day and you might be the winner of that day's featured stencil in both 6x6 and 12x12! Comments will remain open on this post for seventy-two hours. The winner will be announced after that. In the meantime, if you'd like to purchase any of the stencils there are many in-person and online shops to choose from. See a complete list here. Meet TCW223...
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The last of the Leaf Designs from my Quilting Sketch Book: These leaves were inspired by the designs below: This is the last of the leaves, but I have lots more designs to share! More to Come... Here are some bird silhouettes taken in the yard: You are welcome to use these images in your personal art work. Gunnr enjoying the snow fall: Thread Shed in the Snow: Big Elk River... CLICK HERE to view Leaf Designs 1 CLICK HERE to view my online Sketch Book CLICK HERE to view my Machine Quilting CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn Kessi
I'm finally ready to share with you my update covered notebook tutorial. These are fast and fun to make, especially if you use a mini charm packet. Here is what you will need to make one: (1) Composition notebook (1) Mini Charm pack {or (40) 2.5" squares} (1) Fat Quarter (1) 18" by 12" piece of batting No-sew fusible webbing (I use Heat 'n Bond Ultra) Step 1: Piece the outside cover. To do this arrange your squares in an 8 across by 5 down layout. When you are happy with their arrangement, sew them together. I like to spin my seams so that all the seams nest nicely and it reduces bulk at the intersections. Here is what the back of mine looks like so you can see what I mean. This method of pressing is not necessary. It's just the way I prefer to do it. Press your seams in whatever way makes sense for you. Step 2: Quilt the outside cover. This step is optional, but I think adds a nice detail to the finished cover. Layer your pieced cover with your piece of batting, and quilt as desired. Here is how I like to quilt mine. Start about 1/4" up from the edge in the ditch between the first two columns. I swing out to the right of the seam line and then aim for the intersection. Then swing out to the left and aim for the intersection. Weaving in this manner all the way up the cover and stopping 1/4" in from the top edge and in the ditch between the first two columns. Now come back down swinging out to the opposite side of the seam. This does not have to be perfect. The most important thing is to hit the intersection points of the squares. I do this using free motion, but you can do this with a walking foot. After completing one column, I stitch on the batting only to move to the next column. Then do the same stitching pattern on every vertical seam line. It will look like this when you have done all the vertical seam lines. Now you need to do the same thing on the horizontal seam lines. I travel over by stitching on the batting only to the bottom horizontal seam line. Then do the same stitching pattern on the horizontal seams. Above I have stitched just half of the first horizontal row. Below I have stitched one and a half horizontal rows. You can see the circles starting to form. Once you have done this on all of the vertical and horizontal seam lines it looks like I don't worry about quilting along the outside edges when I do this pattern, but you could. Quilting straight lines on this looks really nice too. You could quilt a simple grid. Use your imagination. This is a great project to try out various designs. When your cover is quilted, press it well then trim it up to 16.5" wide by 10.5" high. This is the dimension the pieced cover should have ended up before quilting. It might shrink a bit when quilted. Don't worry about that. A couple of mine ended up a bit short. I cheated a bit when trimming it up by trimming about an 1/8" away from the pieced cover. The quilted piece I cut was 16.5" by 10.5" but the pieced part was a little smaller. All that disappeared in the seam. Step 3: Cut your fat quarter. Fold your fat quarter in half so that the selvedge is closest to you and the fold is away from you. Cut a 10.5" by 21" strip. Then cut a 4.5" by 21" strip. From the 10.5" strip, cut a 10.5" by 16.5" piece which will be the lining. From the 4.5" strip, cut two 4.5" by 10.5" pieces which will become the side flaps. From the left over, cut a 2" by 4" piece and fuse a 2" by 4" piece of no-sew fusible webbing to the back side. Step 4: Make the side flaps. Press one long edge of each of the 4.5" by 10.5" pieces over twice towards the back and then topstitch this edge. I used a contrasting thread for my topstitching so it would show up in the photo. You may prefer to use a matching thread instead. As an added detail, I have started adding a "This Book Belongs To:" tag on the front flap. Initially I was hand writing this on a 2" by 3" piece of solid white fabric. Then I got fancy and started printing it out on photo fabric with my inkjet printer. I put a regular sew-through fusible on the back (I use Heat 'n Bond), fuse the tag to what will become the front flap, then sew around the edge to make sure it stays put. I realize that I could use the same no-sew fusible and skip the sewing around it step, but I like the look of having it sewn down. Step 5: Baste the side flaps to the outside cover. Lay your side flaps, right sides together with the outside cover, aligning the raw edges. The topstitched edge of the side flaps needs to be towards the center of your outside cover. Pin them in place. Then sew with a 1/8" seam allowance around the edges of the side flaps. If you put a "This Book Belongs To:" tag on the front side flap then placement of your side flaps is very important. In the photo above, the front flap is the one on the right hand side. If you look closely you will notice the stitching around the tag. Step 6: Attaching the lining. Pin the lining, right sides together with the outside cover. The side flaps should be sandwiched in between the outside cover and the lining. I like to place a pin in the lining on the back side of the cover. See photo below, the pin is circled. Sew all the way around the outside edge using a 1/4" seam allowance. Where the pin is, about 1.5" in from the seam and centered, make about a 3" vertical slit in the lining fabric only. In the photo above I have inserted my scissors in the slit so you can see it. I've also place my fused label next to the slit. In this pattern I tell you to use your lining fabric for this piece, but I made myself some labels that I print out on photo fabric using my inkjet printer. It is still a 2" by 4" piece with no-sew fusible on the back. Clip the corners to reduce bulk. Step 7: Turn the whole thing through the slit. Leave the side flaps flipped back over the outside cover. Press the edges well. In the photo above I've circled the slit. Now take your fused 2" by 4" piece and press it on over the slit. Again, your fused piece should be the same fabric as the lining so it will disappear when fused over the slit. I'm using a contrasting fabric so it will show up well in the photos and as a "made by" label for my covers. Turn the side flaps over so their right sides are out. The covered slit should be underneath the back side flap. See photo below. Step 8: Slip your composition notebook inside. Notice that I put a graph paper one inside this cover. I have found these composition notebooks in Wide Ruled, College Ruled, 4X4 Grid Graph Paper and 5X5 Grid Graph Paper (which is what is shown in the photo above). I think the graph paper ones are nice to use for quilt design planning while the ruled ones are better for lists, notes and journaling. The last step is to enjoy your new covered notebook. There are many variations for these. I've done a Minecraft one using 1.5" squares instead of 2.5" squares. Cover opened out and before quilting Finished Cover I've also done some for which I used a single 10.5" by 16.5" piece for the outside cover rather than piecing the outside cover. And ones in which the front is one piece of fabric and the back is another. front back If you want to do this then your front and back pieces need to be 8.5" by 10.5" each. If you have any questions about this tutorial, please leave me comment. If you are no-reply blogger then I will answer your question with another comment. For everyone else, I can respond directly to you with an answer. If you make any of these I'd love to see them! You can email me pictures or send me a link to your blog or Flickr account or where ever you have posted the pictures.
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Hey guys! It has been a while since I shared an update on my mola. It's definitely transforming into something else right now. I've been adding embroidery and it is transforming the mola into something new. I guess I'm adding a little bit of "Julie" to it! Still very much in progress: And here's a quick snap of me working on the mola at the doctor's office -- you can take stitching anywhere! Thanks for stopping by!
This post is part of the A Season by Hand series. Find the schedule here. Full details on sponsors and prizes here. —– Today we’re welcoming Chrissy of Sew Lux Fabric to share with us. Chrissy is one of my oldest blogging friends, we first met when she and her mom had just opened their...
By all accounts, Pearl Blauvelt (1893–1987) was a recluse who lived in northeastern Pennsylvania in a house without running water, plumbing or central heating. Her neighbors referred to her as the “Village Witch.” In the mid 1950s, she was declared incompetent and moved to a facility where she resided until she died. The house she lived in stood vacant for nearly fifty years, until it was bought and restored. The people who bought the house discovered Blauvelt’s drawings in an old wooden box lodged under long-abandoned piles of things.
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The Finish-A-Long has been a huge motivator for me since its inception, and I'm happy to report another successful quarter. What was...
'A party without cake is just a meeting.' Julia Child 20" x 27" /50x70 cm/ archival fine art giclée reproduction print on beautiful white Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 276 g Paper - genuine artist paper made of 100 % cotton with fine, smooth matt surface. It is printed with finest archival fade resistant inks, the colors are rich and vivid; it is the exact replica of my original illustration. The image is centered on the paper leaving a white border for framing. ****I sign and date my prints upon request.**** Each print is mailed in a nice & secure mailer tube, wrapped in protective tissue paper. With love, Anek - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shipping Informations Items are shipped from Croatia, using International priority airmail. I package everything with care to ensure that your order arrives safely and in great shape. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sales of artwork do not transfer copyrights. © 2012 Anek - All my work is protected by copyright.
My latest online class- Watercolor Bliss is well under way and the latest lesson is all about creating backgrounds with simple techniques! For those of you not taking the class, I thought I would share a little peek into what we are creating. watercolor backgrounds from Alisa Burke on Vimeo. song- such great heights by postal service
Quilt bindings are the most magical, and sometime confusing part of quilt making, especially for a new quilter! I shared a tutorial a few years back, but have adapted and made a few changes as I’ve grown as a quilter, and thought it was enough to update the post. Any tips or suggestions you might […]
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Learn how to use interfacing to tame stretchy t shirts and make them play nicely for quilting. Tutorial from NewQuilters.com #tshirt quilts #tshirt quilting DIY
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