ah ha!

Just managed to do this! I'm fair pleased with myself :o) These are some of the new unframed pieces I've been working on. Just the usual fabric collages using silk, muslin, velvet and free machine embroidery.
That's it for now, byeee
:o)

unsure...

... found these photos. I have this piece hanging around. Could probably call it WIP , yes think I will as I really don't think it's finished. I'm at a bit of a dead end with it. Really should have it pinned up on the wall to inspire me but haven't got that far...

I quite like parts of it but as there is no artwork to go with it (naughty, naughty!) I'm not sure which direction to take with it.

...mmmm, think that last one looked like it had a heart in it, can't imagine where that could have come from!!!

Anyway here it is in its unfinished state, or maybe I should just call it finished!!

...mmm...maybe, not!

Think I'll pin it up!!

byee!

From this...

beginning to an unexpected end result!I followed instructions from a Quilting Arts or a Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, sorry can't remember which one it was.

I embellished muslin onto a velvet base, then felt circles, then some bondaweb...

Holes cut out, somehow didn't really get that part! Then some hot foiling, think I had gone a bit off track by this time! Look you can even see the iron mark. Tsk, tsk a bit careless I think.

I really didn't like the end result. I'm sure that I could have added lots more to it, hand or machine stitching, more embellishing or even some more iron shaped foiling!! However I took the easy option and cut it up, with a purpose of course. I needed some more brooches for the shop and I thought that fish were the answer! I hated the red circles so I managed to cut out a whole heap of fish shapes narrowly avoiding the nasty red! Here are a couple of snippets...

...yes, I know you're supposed to photograph the things before they go into the cellophane packet!!! (think I may have done that before!!)

I've decided that it was meant as the cellophane looks like water..... a bit!

Oops! Just realised that I'd added a little bit of blue wool tops to the finished piece of fabric before I cut it up. You can see a little of it on the fish. (I really must keep a note of what I do to these pieces, it's amazing how quickly I forget). I added some free machining with variegated thread and free machined satin stitch edge. The tail was made from organza and finally a little sequin and seed bead for its eye.

That's it for now, last post for April. I've decided on a theme for next month. It's going to be "close ups"!

Byee!

3rd March...

...day three... these are probably easier to guess.

...some embellished sheers and machine embroidery using my favourite, variegated thread.

...some muslin and wool tops lurking in here...

...some trashed eyelash yarn, at least that's what I call it once the embellisher has had a go at it. The centre is a fine silk.

...a bit of the old glitz!... sequins and beads...

...obviously a bit more carried away with the machine embroidery on this one.

Oh well, that's it for now

Byee.

See you tomorrow!