Instant Gratification is Good…

I made these sun prints last week because I wanted to try using Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow paint instead of Seta Soleil paint (an experiment I read about here, in Vicki Welsh’s wonderful blog). I’m rather pleased with the results and will be using Dye-Na-Flow in any future sun printing. I used ferns and leaves that I had pressed in a dictionary last summer – and had forgotten about…

A Yummy ATC from Scotland!

This beautiful card is from Frances, a wonderful textile artist who lives on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. She also sent along some lovely samples of Harris Tweed, hand-woven by local artisans – and a sample of Misty fuse so I will finally get to try that...

Another ATC - Available for Trade

I know why I am so drawn to this small format. It is relatively quick compared to my other projects - and it is undeniably satisfying and energizing to actually put the finishing touches on something! While my Santa dolls look simple enough, there are so many steps to completion – they seem to take forever…

This girl with big hair ATC was made on the embellisher machine using Kunin felt, commercial batik cotton, wool roving and rust colored dryer lint. Yep, you read that right – dryer lint… I used black perle cotton for the running stitches. And I had so much fun it was downright scary…

Buttonhole Stitch Floral Motif

I wanted to break up the rows of stitching on my sampler, so I cut a piece of felt, basted it down and used buttonhole stitches to appliqué it to my ticking background. I used buttonhole wheel stitches to embellish the felt flower shapes. The fern-like stems were done in my favorite variation of the fly stitch.

Still More Buttonhole Stitch Variations...

The first row consists of reversed buttonhole bar stitches. Next, I worked a row of rosette of thorn stitches. The last two rows are fly stitches used to couch down novelty yarn. I still have lots more buttonhole variations to go…