Showing posts with label hand stitching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hand stitching. Show all posts

Monday, October 04, 2021

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!