During a recent re-organization of my sewing studio, I found a number of things I considered too special to throw away. The box contained orphan blocks, the one or two English Paper Pieced (EPP) elements that didn’t quite work, and many other things saved for “someday”. I found my box…
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I showed you how to make a journal cover with thread painting using WonderFil Rayon threads. All week I’ve been playing with these threads to do thread painting and machine embroidery. Today I’m sharing a tutorial for an easy zippered cosmetic bag. There are times when we hunt…
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 on QUILTSocial I showed you how wonderfully WonderFil rayon threads look when thread painting on photographs printed on fabric. Today I’m going to show you how nice they work for machine embroidery. I recently had the opportunity to use a couple of different embroidery machines to experiment with these rayon…
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…