Yesterday on QUILTsocial I showed you some of the machine embroidery stitch outs that I did using three of WonderFil’s rayon threads. So far it’s been a great week stitching with and writing about my favorite rayon threads from WonderFil Specialty Threads! A journal cover is a great opportunity to…
Yesterday, I wrote about three different WonderFil’s rayon threads – Mirage, Splendor and Accent. Today I thought I’d share a simple project that showcases these great threads! Last summer I visited my daughter on the west coast of Canada. We went camping for a few days and lazed around in the sun on…
Finishing up my Caran d’Ache Neocolor 2 Water Soluble Wax Pastels Tulip To paint my tulip, I traced the photo onto PFD (prepared for dying) white cotton fabric and then used the wax pastels to shade in the different colors. Once finished, I used a paintbrush to paint water onto…
Time to finish some UFOs Like many other quilters, I’ve a “few” unfinished objects (UFOs) kicking around my quilting studio. Some are big projects and some are small, and some will never be finished! But, the ones I really wanted to work on were the samples that I made in…
What to do with all of those magazines??? Variegated thread + herringbone stitch = an ‘out of the ordinary’ finish for binding a quilt. We are at the last steps for finishing up our quilted binder covers. If you are like me, then you have a HUGE collection of old…