More Sew4thesoulbook

 Loving working in this book form! It is fun to see the pages as they progress. This is pages 7 and 8. The prompt was to use lots of fabrics woven, add stitches and items of interest to the grids created by the weaving.

I added beads a friend had brought back from Africa that I had hoarded. I love that they have a place now in this book. This was a fun page to create.

Sew4thesoulbook, pages 9 and 10. This spread was to be a "break" from all the fabric and stitching of the previous pages. We were to use only two fabrics and create lots of stitching along the smaller fabric. We were also to create a hole that will eventually peek into the next spread. I chose a favorite color combination; stitching in the same color family with a few pops of red. I really enjoyed this spread because I'm not new to embroidery stitches but have not done them in quite some time. It was fun following YT videos to relearn them. My embroidery is far from perfect, but it was fun.

Sew4thesoulbook #3

I'm on a teaching break, so lots of time to dedicate to this project. Spread 3, pages 5 & 6, had the prompt of using a color which we don't normally work with, and use Suffolk puffs or "Yo-yo's" as they are referred to here in the US. I would have chosen brown as my color but I had no brown fabric 🤣. So I chose pink and purple. These colors aren't distasteful to me, but I use more gem tones and very little pink. I added a splash of teal, one of my favorite colors, and a splash of yellow that flows from spread to spread. Rather than spend time making yo-yo's (my first attempt was unsuccessful), I ordered a batch from NonnasAtticShop  on Etsy. They worked well with this project, adding color and texture to the pages. I've added pink and purple buttons and clusters of pink beads. The other items I don't normally use are the lace and the snippet of doily. I like the effect of the lace. Less enthused about the doily which seems to dominate the page. But this fabric book project is an experiment, and this spread provided an opportunity to do things I've not done before.

Sew4theSoulBook#1

I'm back to working with fabric after a 4 or 5 years, when digital artistry and knitting became my creative outlets. I have a LOT of fabric and threads and beads and buttons ... it's time to use them.

My first project was a new needle book. Fabric collage and hand stitching.

I've had this circle quilt in blocks on my design board for several years. I don't even remember when I worked on it last. I've now finished the hand stitching and beading, and joined the blocks. Need to attach a back fabric, quilt, and create a border.

I've also started a new project: #sew4thesoulbook. Originated by textile artist Anne Brook, it is a fabric book with cotton batting as the base of the pages. There are prompts for each spread. The first two pages are "Straight lines and a circle"

I'm am really loving this project. It is challenging in several ways: selection of fabrics for the spread, placement of fabrics, selection of threads and stitches to create interest. It really feels good to work with fabric again!