International Quilt Festival 2018

*LEAF BALLET*

 

This is my quilt that is participating at the International Quilt Festival 2018 quilt contest *World of Beauty*.

 

It all started by designing the shapes by hand and also by computer. Then I decided which part would be made with INC Infused newsprint Cloth and which part would be painted.

Afterwards I mixed the paint to match the thread I wanted to use, in this case Aurifl Lana. (8803 color)

 

After all the hand-work was done the three layers were put together and machine quilted.

 

close up in process

 

And here it is hanging at the show under the surface design category. A dear friend from Wisconsin, Laurie Ceesay, took the pictures due to my absence at the show this year.



*My Latest Article with Paper and Fabric* in Quilting Arts Magazine

*Gossip Birds*

a paper and fabric quilt

 

My latest article is out! I am on page 26 in QUILTING ARTS MAGAZINE -April/May 2018- Issue 92.

 

This article is entitled "A Way With Words", and shows on how to incorporate magazine clippings into an art quilt and on how to foil and sew paper on fabric successfully.

 

I had fun using DECO FOIL SHEETS

The best thread to use with paper and fabric quilts is LANA AURIFIL since it is delicate and strong and at the same time leaves bold marks of color and texture. 

detail

and here it is the article with my quilt!

I hope you try this technique and have as much fun as I did.





*Paper and Fabric* quilt at AQS Quilt Show

 

*Teapots*

 

This quilt is hanging at AQS 2017 International quilt show in Des Moines, Iowa, this coming weekend. I wish I could go and see it with all the other quilts.

Creating Texture on a Paper and Fabric Quilt with Aurifil Threads

 

*Flowers for Sophia*- a newsprint infused paper and fabric quilt (32 inches by 30 inches)

 

From the picture below you can see how the quilt started. The flowers where painted over an infused newsprint fabric. It looked nice but flat, so I decided to go to my drawer where I keep my threads and..

 ..chose Aurifil 28w thread for machine stitching....

..and12w thread for hand embroidery. Then I applied some seed beads.

I love how the different thickness of threads with a combination of simple stitches made the quilt *sing* creating texture and dimension.





 I'd love to spark your creativity at one of my *Workshops: Painting and learning how to work with paper and fabric*

And you can watch the videos on how I made one of my paper and fabric quilts with the links below:

  How I did my Quilt *Orange Blossoms* 

                    How I did my quilt *Orange Blossoms* 2   

 



laminated paper -mixed media piece

"Reaching For Your Heart"

This is a laminated piece study. I'm planning to do a similar bigger piece. I used fabric cloth and laminated newspaper and magazine clippings.