I finished a project!!! As mentioned in a prior post, a few months ago I signed up for an online class, "Layered Pages," offered by Janelle Girod and Kristin Rodrigues, a mother/daughter team who are the owners of Fabrics on a Whim, a good online source for your art quilt and mixed media needs. The course consisted of a weekly online video and instruction sheets for each of the six lessons. You had access to these videos for a month or so after the class ended which was great for me because I got started a bit late.
While I do enjoy making regular quilts, I really enjoy exploring all aspects of art quilting and of hand stitching. Give me some bits and bobs, lace, trim, beads, buttons, etc., and I am one happy lady. Through this course, I discovered a few products that I had never used before.
You were encouraged to do your own thing. A small kit with supplies was provided, but I had lots of this wondrous 'stuff' already on hand. For example, the vintage button that I sewed onto the cover has been in my stash for quite a while just waiting to be used in the right project.
I followed many of the ideas presented, but since I had enough material left over, I added a few of my own designs and a few more pages. Pinterest was an excellent source for embroidery ideas. Let me show you some of the pages in this book. . .
The page above on the left has a round charm that says "Be Strong" and some lettered beads which spell out my spirit word RESILIENCE. I had the tiny pink bird button in my stash, and I love how it gives the other page some life. (By the way, each page is about 4.5" square; click on any photo to see a larger version. )
I stitched/wove this tiny basket using two colors of yarn; here's a close up.
This is the back cover .
All and all, it was a very good, fun class.
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