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little pockets from Karen Ann Ruane

little pockets

added by karen ruane 5 months, 1 week ago. under embroidered silk , embroidery , needlework , pockets , sewing , silk , surface design

Thready Scrap Basket, or Scrappy Thread Basket, or Baskety Thread Scraps (A Tutorial) from Gefilte Quilt

Let's give scrap baskets a double meaning! Made from scraps, especially thread scraps, this basket is also a good place to throw them! It's about 4.5" high and 3.5" across. I used silk, so it's extra fancy, but you can use any fabric and threads you like.

One end overlaps the other. Three metallic buttons seal the flap, and I put more buttons below the top edge. The view shifts as you turn it...

Contents include:

-- An old freemotion quilting practice sandwich,

-- Long scrap fabric strips, as background,

-- Ravelled threads on top. Most are threads ...

added by Cathy Perlmutter 8 months ago. under brooch , brooches , dupioni silk , fabric postcards , freemotion quilting , fusible interfacing , fusible web , interfacing , postcards , scrap project , scrap quilt , silk , tulle , valentine , valentine's day

Confetti Cat Portrait from Gefilte Quilt

BEFORE: In my last blog post, I showed this potential valentine, which my friend Jane pointed out, looks more like the Valentine's Day Massacre.

I certainly couldn't give this to anyone I don't wish to maim. But then it occurred to me that my daughter's cat, Cleocatra, routinely combines love with blood. She doesn't allow claw-clipping, so when she plays with us, scratches can ensue. She's also an unrepentant lizard-tormentor and sewing-machine occupier.

AFTER: So I turned my violent background into this! The perfect Valentine for my daughter!

This technique has been around a ...

added by Cathy Perlmutter 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under brooch , brooches , dupioni silk , fabric postcards , freemotion quilting , fusible interfacing , fusible web , interfacing , postcards , scrap project , scrap quilt , silk , tulle , valentine , valentine's day

Stress Relief with Confetti Valentines and Non-Valentines from Gefilte Quilt

I was minding my own business, making a whole lot of improv triangle kaleidoscopes, like this.

I'm only using solids for this quilt. The smallest scraps were filling my "toss" bin.

But then the Create Whimsy newsletter arrived in my email. Lynn Woll, its curator extraordinare, had an article titled "Scrap Happy Confetti Quilts," with Valentine's Day projects. Oooooo! It looked like so much fun...and I knew I had loads of fresh scraps.

I plucked the solids from my "discard" bin and sent them into plastic bags, organized by color.

Then I cut out a 4" square ...

added by Cathy Perlmutter 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under brooch , brooches , dupioni silk , fabric postcards , freemotion quilting , fusible interfacing , fusible web , interfacing , postcards , scrap project , scrap quilt , silk , tulle , tutorial , valentine , valentine's day

strips, paper, ribbon and silk from Karen Ann Ruane

sampling, paper, ribbon and silk

added by karen ruane 1 year, 2 months ago. under design , embroidery , paper , ribbon , silk

embroidered silk panel [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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embroidered silk panel, 11x11 inches....a little cuff from a baby dress, vintage lace, hand embroidery, beads, lemon ribbon.
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added by contemporary embroidery 2 years, 7 months ago. under beads , embroidery , lace , needlework , ribbon , sewing , silk

silk velvet and gimp from Karen Ann Ruane

hand embroidery, silk velvet and gimp

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added by karen ruane 2 years, 8 months ago. under creative poirtfolio , creative portfolio , embroidery , gimp , online learning , silk , silk velvet

My Latest Silk Quilt Is Finished from Quilts + Color

I am happy to have finished another one of my Olympic Quilts even though it is after the closing ceremony.

I love, love, love the way silk takes color.

The background fabric is one I used in a jacket and the other fabrics came from a bag of hand painted silk I got from Joe Sherman ties in Chicago.

I debated on what edge finish to use and I'm very happy with the zigzag over edge finish.

added by Kay Koeper Sorensen 2 years, 8 months ago. under silk

Silk Olympic Quilt In Progress from Quilts + Color

I am working on my Olympic quilts but wanted to share a little teaser before this one is finished.

There is nothing like silk to take color beautifully.

I'm on the home stretch for this one.

added by Kay Koeper Sorensen 2 years, 8 months ago. under olympic quilts , silk

Homegrown, Home-dyed Indigo from The Ardent Thread

The grandkids are visiting for the summer, which means I’ve been busy juggling a toddler and a bigger kid, both of whom need things to do outside.

Taking this video as inspiration, I decided to go for something we could do TODAY from start to finish and see results. [YouTube video: “Indigo Dyeing with fresh indigo leaves // 生葉で藍染”]

Our local soil is kind of garbage. It’s sandy, silty, and blows away in the wind, but we find ways to work with it.

I ordered indigo seeds from The Dogwood Dyer several months ago and lo and behold, they ...

added by The Ardent Thread 3 years, 3 months ago. under aizome , blue , california , chirimen , dye , dyeing , garden , indigo , organic , persicaria tinctoria , silk , textiles , tutorials , video , vintage (Comments)

From Wedding Dress to Teddy Bear from Joy of Quilting

I recently transformed a Wedding Dress into a Memory Bear.

When I was ask to do this I did think long and hard about it for a couple of months.

In the end I decided I quite fancied the Challenge.

I've made plenty of Teddy Bears over the years. BUT never one in Silk.

Here is the rather beautiful and elegant Wedding Dress. Classy and understated I'd say.

The Pattern

It took a while for me to choose a Teddy Pattern. I wanted one that reflected the personality of the Dress. Which in turn I hoped would reflect ...

added by Joyofquilting 3 years, 4 months ago. under craft , hand made , memory bear , sewing , silk , stitching , teddy bear making , wedding dress

four inch squares of silk, embroidery, [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 4 months ago. under applique , beads , embroidery , needlework , sequins , sewing , silk , webstitch

four inch square embroidered samples [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 4 months ago. under embroidery , needlework , sample , sampling , silk

new [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 5 months ago. under embroidery , hexagons , libertyfabric , needlework , patchwork , pattern , sewing , silk , suffolkpuffs

how a collection might come together [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 5 months ago. under beads , embroidery , embroideryteacher , fabricbeads , learntoembroider , needlework , sewing , sewingcircle , silk

embroidered beads [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 5 months ago. under beads , embroidery , handembroidery , needlework , sewing , silk

embroidery on silk [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

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added by contemporary embroidery 3 years, 5 months ago. under embroidery , handembroidery , needlework , sewing , sewingcircle , silk

adorning a silk background, a page from Karen Ann Ruane

adorning a silk background

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added by karen ruane 3 years, 5 months ago. under cloth book , embroidery , online learning , pages , sewing circle , silk

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