Tag: Sew

good times

my mothers day card for my mom-photo printed on tea stained muslin, sewn on kraft cardstock and cotton batting,used vintage buttons, lace, fabric, papers torn and aged the edges with inks. Loved doing it so much, put this on my blog step by step-justmiriamsstuff.blogspot.

Part Two: Mixed Media Art Cloth using Recycled Dryer Sheets

In my first video on how to use recycled dryer sheets and turn them into mixed media works of art, I worked on single sheets. This tutorial shows you how to make larger art pieces that can be used in sewing projects using multiple dryer sheets together.  With larger art cloths you can make bags,…

Japonaiserie Koi Trapunto Sampler by Cherry Barlowe

A mixed-media stitched Trapunto sampler inspired by the Japonaiserie style that captures Koi fish and water lilies. The mixture of media include an original ink pointillism drawing on cotton, embroidery, bead work, Trapunto quilting and silver wire embellishments of the Koi. Finished size: 215mm x 410mm. My name is Cherry Barlowe (aka Qershi), I was…

Dias de los Muertos brick wall studio

My studio is the livingroom of my small apartment.  I take everything outside to the brick wall of my building to photograph it. This is a series of photos of my Day of the Dead art quilts that I make and sell on my etsy site,  susiartquilts.etsy.com One is a skeleton party, and the other…

Two Nomad Travelers

  This mixed Media Quilt  has fabrics of silk, cotton, batik, antique lace, papers/travel journals, Afganistan prayer boxes, ceramic beads, African and glass beads, hand made copper shield with a mica window. These are the items they gathered during there Nomadic travels through many lands.

Little Room – Lots of Fun

I live in an old 1930's house and the spare bedroom is only 10×10. But I've really got it crammed full of my favorite toys. I have one area set up for paper shown here, one for fabric, one for sewing, and the 4th corner is more fabric storage. I have 2 good size windows…