Sunday, March 1, 2009

The second workshop was to make little books using shrink plastic and then making little boxes to keep the books in, using the same methods as the wigwam books. I really enjoyed this project and made three books to give as gifts but now can not part with them.
I recently bought the new Maggie Grey book and have had immense fun working my way through the Internet workshop that is available through the book. This is the first item that had to be made, it is a wigwam book and the cover has been made using Pellon, Gesso and paper casts, then inked and coloured.
This is the third Bargellos quilt I have made and this time I appliqued blue poppies over the Bargello to give a different effect.
Here is the Noah's Ark Brian made for Emily's Birthday, She adored all the animals.
I made this Angel for Christmas last year, using rainbow colours of cotton fabric. It was quite difficult to do and the black binding was very narrow but I am glad I persevered.
I made and stitched this Easter Angel for Emily instead of giving her a chocolate Easter egg.
I really enjoyed making this art picture, it consisted of laying threads and then using the embellisher and photocopying sea nymphs onto organza, I also added some old earrings from my mother and then stitched out, "keep searching for the treasures in your soul along the bottom, This is one of my favourite pieces.