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little birdies having a little chat on my work table prior to going to market on sunday.

These little birdies were made using a modified form of  a bird design by Terry Grant on Quilting Arts TV 710.  (See more of Terr's work on the 12 x 12 site by clicking their icon in my side bar)

You know I can never stick to a pattern or a technique without thinking what if? 
One major difference is that they were done entirely by hand!
This is the second batch I have made for our local quilting group's fundraising stall.  They were so popular I had to make more!

Organza, collage and entrapping

I have been hard at work on renovations again, but I have a few things to post.

This first picture is one of my postcards I printed on organza.  Judy, from Tangled Textiles suggested I try an organza overlay for my clouds.  I haven't got to the clouds yet, because my printer spat the organza out at me, but it is behaving now and I will try again tomorrow.  I think this technique has potential, especially if it is used as an overlay as in 'Rainbows and sunbreaks'  by Gerrie Congdon of Twelve by Twelve.

This next one is a collage I am working on using scraps of painted fusible,  fused fibreas and some pastel painted fabric.  It looks very like a landscape - and I didn't intend it to, but we will see how it evolves.  I will be thread painting on it and adding a few more elements as the need arises.  I feel that I need to try and do more abstract work, since abstracting things is one of the hardest things for me.

This last one is some fibers trapped between two layers of tulle and free machined.

Here is a close up of the stitching.  I intend to lay it over foil or a metallic fabric and use it on a journal cover with some beading.

Happy stitching