*Simply Moderne* Magazine.. my latest Article

 
The summer issue Number 17 of SIMPLY MODERNE MAGAZINE is out.
It shows my latest article on page 120 under the title Technical Lesson. Here I explain how to print a whole quilt top with hand-made stamps and paint.
 
 
The inspiration for this project came when the Pantone color 2019 - Living Coral- was announced. I knew I had to do a project in this color so I started mixing the paints to achieve the exact hue.
 

The stamps were then hand-carved based on my designs included in the article.




You can easily follow the instructions on how to print the rows and on how to complete each motif.
 

 
Afterwards, hand stitching was done with 12w thread. I used the same color as the binding.
 

 
This is the finished *Stamped Quilt Top*  
 
I hope you will try to stamp your own quilt soon!.

Celebrating *Valentine's Day* with Paper and Fabric

*KISS ME*
Techniques used: Instant Paper- Cloth (workshop 3 offer), Wool roving fabric, machine embroidery and hand-embroidery.
The Instant Paper-Cloth is a technique I developed, where you combine paper with cloth without the use of any polymer medium.

You could use printed matter that has a special meaning to you. Like magazines or flyers from your local area, from a trip, a store or a particular event.

After I made the base, I painted two bird designs and a heart shape. I love how the transparent layers of paper and wool roving play together.
If you have been reading my blog you know how much I like to work with thick threads so for the free-motion stitching I chose Aurifil12w cotton threads for the top of my machine.
For the hand-embroidery I used Aurifil Lana thread.  I really enjoy to use the textured strands of these threads. This 50% wool thread runs smoothly up and down the paper and fabric leaving behind strong and colorful marks.

 
Give a hug, cherish the people you love. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!



*Simply Moderne Magazine* ( my latest article...)

*4Flores*
Quilt featured in the premier issue of *Simply Moderne* magazine July/August 2015. It is a sister magazine of Quiltmania. You can have more information HERE. It has wonderful modern and fresh projects.
My latest article is on page 108. There, I show  how to add color to a black and white print using only thick chunky threads stitched by hand. You will also learn what I called *the hug stitch*, made almost entirely on top with bold wonderful results. 
The thread of my choice is AURIFIL, which is a delight to work with. For this project I chose Aurifil 12w cotton, Aurifil 28w and Aurifil LANA threads.

Working with Thick Threads/Quilting Arts Magazine April/May 2015

 
Be sure to pick up the April/May issue of Quilting Arts Magazine—I am featured on page 80! In my article I show you how to work with thick 12w and 28w cotton threads. I used Aurifil Threads.
First, we add bold embroidery stitches. 
Later, with the same threads, you learn how to prepare your quilt sandwich to work with them in the sewing machine. You can also read more about it HERE while working in the bigger quilt.
 

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

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   

 


Design your own Stencil/When the words *I Love you* are not enough


*Ethnic Heart*
stenciled, hand-embroidered and machine quilted


If you have read my previous posts you will know that I been making my own stencils in a Silhoutte Cameo machine. In this case, I combined and modified two of their designs to achieve this particular one, which I called *Ethnic Heart*.
After the stencil was cut, I decided to do a monochromatic quiltlet and chose two shiva paint sticks to colored in on a white piece of satin fabric.
With the help of the sewing machine I sewed with thick Aurifil 12w thread all around the shapes. Once finished, I chose a 28w thread from the same color family to embellish with hand-embroidery.
This was an excellent project to do while watching the Winter Olympic Games...pausing my work when the ice skating performers were on, since it is my favorite part!
 I never chose white thread to sew on white fabric. I love to choose a light colored thread to give the piece a lightly colored background. Especially good are 28w Aurifil thread, which gives you just enough coverage that it plays beautifully with the light and adds interest to your piece.
Started sewing freely around the heart.
This is the finished quiltlet. It is for one of my dearest friends, to let her know how I feel about her because the words *I Love you* are sometimes not enough!
Happy Valentines Day!


Be Kind a *Paper and Fabric* Quilt

*Be Kind* is a small 10" x 7" quilt I made with *paper and fabric* for the next 2014 SAQA Trunk Show. They are celebrating their 25th Anniversary! All the quilts will be mounted on a black mat. The great thing about the trunk shows is that the quilts travel and many people get to view them first hand. Each artist has their own style.
When the paper-cloth was painted and dried, I started doing the appliqué. With the help of my sewing machine I sew around each motive, in this case the flowers and little person, with thick 12w Aurifil thread. Afterwards, I did hand embroidery.
When finished sewing all the details by hand...
I did free-motion quilting on the background.
The world can be a better place if use this is a moral: *Be Kind* to each other.