Sunday Stills: Textures

Back in July of 2009, my Sunday Stills textures featured our parched landscape. This morning it is so cold I knew any texture I photographed would be indoors! So I headed to my art studio where there is always cheerful texture and color. Here is a hand embellished sheer fabric and some woven trim

 

 

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Sunday Stills: Happiness is...

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Empress Antonia butterfly (Asterocampa antonia)

coming across something new and never losing your sense of wonder.

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The start of a quilted jacket.

making something beautiful and useful from all the odd little pieces of your life.

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Momma, the burrs just jumped all over me!

not worrying about small problems, as things are never as bad as they look.

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Taken by a friend at our $150 wedding.

finding true love long after you've given up looking for it.

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You can see the end of the rainbow! Check out my new blog header collage with this view from our garden.

is realizing with patience the end of the rainbow will find you!

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Pinning the Pieces Wednesday

Today we learned how to use foil. I am thinking about foiling some of the butterfly wings tonight. Because Creations, our on-site store, did not have lining fabric and I want this back shield to move freely across the back of the coat, I had to venture into town. Currently there are about 200 pins holding this together.

We also learned about using different threads, and I picked some mid-value variegated to do the first pass. I love every one's finger ring pin cushions and will have to make myself one when I get home.

Fortunately Nancy, a local quilter attending a different workshop, not only knew how to get to a store, she offered to drive me there. I have never worked with satin before, but since this is a project of many firsts, it seemed OK. I "auditioned" the collage on teal and there was too much contrast, and apple green was to bright. I settled on this dark maroon. It seems to bring out the rich hues. I bought enough to line the entire coat.

As an added perk, she took me on a tour of the park, and through downtown where I saw a mural I actually helped with about a decade ago--the artist contacted me to borrow a photo of the Lindheimer's Morning Glory to use in the art that decorates the museum of the famous Texas botanist. I was invited to the grand opening, but my boss wouldn't let me off. This was the first time I ever saw it.

Fabric Collage Monday

This week I'm away at a fabric collage retreat with Rosemary Eichorn. Monday we learned all kinds of wonderful techniques for embellishment using fabric paint, Angelina and Crystalina fibers and foil, Tyvek, Kunin felt, and more. This is my first creation and I'm hooked!

Rosemary is terrific, I can't wait to discover more ways to play with fabric. I have a really creative table partner, Chris, and have met some very nice folks. They are feeding us too well, I should have worn spandex!