Recent Work

As promised here are the photos of my most recent play time, it is in a frame but only for taking this  is a jacket I am making for myself from Harris tweed.As you can see it is still a work in progress and I cannot decide what size of button would work??? What do you  think large or small??? Oooopppssss my studio is tidy!
Janette























photo I still have no idea what I will really do with it.I hve also been working on a Harris tweed jacket fo myself so here are some photos of that to comment on.

Recent Work

I'm still here!! and recent work.

Few I thought I had lost this blog somehow, with helpfrom blogger I seem to be able to once again sign in and post. My most recent work comes as a result of reading an article (ripped froom a mag. dont know which one)  by Kim Thittichai about painted bondaweb (wonder under).When doing my C&G I did paint and use this medium but not since so off I went.I had used all my bondaweb but had steam a seam so used that, not painted between two layers of sheer fabroc with bits bonded to it and then I used my heat gun to distress.Mmmmm, I like the overall look but the distressing didnt quite work out, maybe steam a seam has different properties and also I did not paint it so more play required.I have taken photos of said work and will post them soon.Comments invited.
Janette

Thoughts and Afterthoughts

I have enjoyed working on this challenge because it made me, 1) Use my stash better, colour choices etc. 2) Made me look at my threads and make decisions and discoveries regarding my thread collection. I found that I had more of one or two colours and hardly any of another colour so I can now add what I need rahter than duplicate what I like and at the same time I discovered some truely ugly threads both colour and machine friendly.Some time ago I bought on e-bay some fab.looking threads, they were from India (I had missed that info.) they arrived and are very good colours but hopeless in the machine so this  led to 3) Use threads in the bobbin that dont work on the top, I've found that most problem threads will work o.k. in the bobbin so I have not wasted time and money on something I cannot use. I also had quite a number of needles break partly due to me and due to the thick areas I asked them to quilt. I like the work of Ellen Eddie and visit her blog often, she uses thread work a lot and I find something new to learn each visit this time I found that she too breaks needles so I dont feel so bad now. I hope to do some thread work and see how it goes so watch this space.
Take Care
Janette

Ooooooppppssss

I have no idea how I managed to make the photos so big!!!!!!

Every inch quilted, Few!

Well I've done it, for the first time I have quilted a piece to withing an inch of its batting!! and here are the results.Some parts I'm more proud of than others but overall I like it I just hope its good enough.I used coloured threads in the bobbin to give the back some colour too so I've included photos of the back.I still need to make a sleeve and attatch but otherwise I'm done.As a result of all the quilting the piece has shrunk but is still within the size requirements. I don't think I will quilt anything quite as much again as it is now quite stiff but as its a wall quilt that works this time my problem now is when I ship it it will probably fold like card, Yikes!!!!  wewill just have to wait and see if the fold come out.Hope you enjoy looking, comments welcome.
Take Care

Janette

Ready Soon

 These are the photos of the front and back of my quilts I hope you can see the quilting on both sides.