Christmas Is Just Around The Corner

Oops Christmas is just around the corner. I don't know about you but l'm sure each year that passes has few less weeks in it. So with Christmas in the air l'v decided to finish off some of last years UFOs.

The first Christmas Stocking is in Crazy Patchwork and heavily embellished with ribbon silk embroidery, motifs and other trinkets.The second stocking bands of fabric sewn to a base fabric. Both designs use the same shaped stocking pattern.

What To Do With Those Leftover Scraps Of Fabric

Often when l complete a quilt l have scraps left over, too precious to throw away. So l turn those scraps into fabric postcards.

My Textile Path

Today l was interviewed by ABC Regional about my journey with textiles thru out my life. It will be played tomorrow, 18th October, at approxmently 10.20am on bandwidth AM 549. Or alternatively you can view it on radio app ABC Western Plains.
Do hope you can catch it on either medium.
Here are 2 short videos l put together wandering thru my different textile journeys over the years.

Finished Textured Scarves

After drying for 24hrs, then the rock salt shaken off and ironed these scarves are stunning and unique in design.

Creative Weekend: Silk Scarves

Spent this weekend dying silk scarves, now they are in the drying stage can't wait to shake the rock salt off iron set the colors. Each scarf tends to be so different and unique.

A Finished Project.

Just finished a project that has been on the back burner for a few years. The pattern is called American Beauty. Definitely a design l would like to explore some more in maybe a bigger quilt. The backing fabric has been rust dyed with rusty nails. Really like the splotchy speckled effect of the rusty nails.Hope you enjoy it.

A Snapshot Textile Piece

Another snapshoot textile piece finished. Here on a procion dyed fabric background l have free motion machine stitched daffodils. The background has been machine stipled. A piece l had sitting in my pile of UFOs, not quiet sure how to finish it when overnight it seemed to resolve itself.

A New Project; A Stack N Slash Quilt

New work commenced and almost finished over the weekend. A very simple quilt. The block used is Stack N Slash with the quilt becoming a quillo. A easy to construct quilt thats great for any child.