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Monday, August 30, 2010

Wash Away Plastic and Fabric Mincing: Part 3

Step 5. The finished piece, the plastic sandwiching the fabric together has been washed away.
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Suzanne Francis

Wash Away Plastic And Fabric Mincing: Part 2.

Step 3. Here we see the fabric scraps sandwiched between two layers of Wash Away Plastic, pinned and hooped ready to be free motioned machined.





Step 4. The finished work, note how the machine stitches overlap, that ensures that all the pieces hold together once the plastic is washed away in warm water.
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Suzanne Francis

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Wash Away Plastic And Fabric Mincing.

Step 1.Today l just added the most amazing product to my store, it is "Wash Away Plastic." Under the tips and Techniques section you see one of the ways it can be utilized...to create your own fabric from scraps.



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Step 2. Here we can see the scraps of fabric sandwiched between the two layers of wash away fabric, ready to be free motioned machined together.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Japanese Fabric Trims.

The japanese fabrics were so gorgeous l couldnt throw away the the trimings from each piece...now the challenge is what shall l do with them....?????
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Suzanne Francis

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Utilizing Scraps Of The Scraps

But what does one do with the scraps of the scraps....crazy patchwork....these are diary covers that l designed. Great for covering those un attractive notebooks one always seems to accumulate.
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Suzanne Francis

Scraps From A Thimbleberries Quilt

This scrap quilt was made from scraps of a Thimbleberries Quilt l made in 2000. I luv the combination of these colours , they are of a tea washed appearance. The outer boarders are just straight cut fabrics, the next series of boarders are blocks constructed of two parallel pieces that then have a boarder placed around them. The inner aspect of this quilt is rows of small squares of fabric, alternating rows of thin and then wider. A design that just developed and grew of its own accord. A ture scrap quilt.
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Suzanne Francis