Lame circles

Seven more circles are completed ... almost.... only one to go!!

 The next 4 are connected pink, green, purple, gold

 The pink in both groups is the same circle... the light makes it look
different.
 

The light blue is the almost done one...

I am also auditioning ideas for the sashing around the perimeter of the quilt .... I don't have a lot of the gold organza left so I squeezed in  a small section of an idea for the sashing  in with my last two circles.... 

 Flowers/sequins would... might go in the center of each circle.  butttt I am not liking it too much..

I also have mounted the 2nd of 4 sections of the background so I can pick away at that in my spare time!!

More Psychedelic Cricles

Five more circles are completed.  Four are a group and overlap - pink, green, purple and gold. 

The dark blue is a separate circle.    

The light changes the look of each circle.  Above the light catches the dark blue lame under the circle.  below you see the gold mottled organza.                                   

All of these are still on the frame.      

True colors

I finally got some good pictures of my new quilt!!  A friend took them at a lecture I did on Friday.

 

The colors are truer in these photos.

The purple pink and orange circles are just pinned onto the background.  I was wrong I have 13 more circles to make!!

Delectable Mount Cloth

A couple weeks ago I went on a field trip to my favorite fabric store Delectable Mountain Cloth in Brattleboro VT. 

silk chiffon velvet brocade

1/4 yard cuts of anything 

new and vintage laces

They carry a wonderful array of fancy fabrics, buttons, lace etc. 
It makes my heart sing and my eyes glaze over.
The window display was also was a wonderful group of faeries....

A totally delightful trip!!!

Lame Quilt Background

My computer has been in the "shop" for exactly one week.  It's amazing how much work one can do when the distraction of  just "one" game of solitary is not an option. 

I was still thinking about what background fabric to use for my new quilt.  Even though I have three different fabrics, I almost bought a fourth last week.  I resisted because of an idea that has been rolling around in my head for the last month or so.  Nothing seemed to go with my psychedelic circles so I decided to try this idea.

I ironed "Lite Steam-A-Seam 2"on  all the colors of my lame and cut them out in 1" squares and ironed them on the geometric (just like my last quilt) taffeta fabric.  I shaded the colors from dark to light and then embroidered the lines with a combination of beads and sequins... also darker to light. 
So 8 hours of laying out the pattern and ironing it on the background "canvas". 

and about 20 hours of beading and I think I have a background I like!

I just laid the circles on to see how it looked.

1 section done and 3 sections plus 10 or 11 circles and I will be done!!!

Layered Lame Quilt

The project I am working on is done differently then my previous quilt .  The circles will be in a pyramid and the center will be lighter than the outside.  The circles are from 6 to 8 inches in diameter and some are single and some are in groups.  I just finished this group making 13 completed  and 19 to go. 

Blogging has given me the opportunity to talk to other people with the same interests.  I recently got and e-mail from a young man, Adrian, who was in Paris taking the level I class at Ecole Lesage.  One of the things we discussed was where to buy sequins.  Since I took my first class at the Ecole Lesage I have been on the hunt for fine sequins.  I have found some on e-bay, antique shops and online at  www.bergerbeads.com .  To find worms (sequins on a string) in a specific color and type is difficult.   I suggested he go to Fried Freres. 

This picture was taken in 2009 by my husband.

Fried has hanks of sequin "worms" in a rainbow of colors, sizes, flat, cupped, metallic, matte, translucent.  Drawers and drawers of them.  The only drawback is that you have to buy them in hanks of 10 worms or 10,000 sequins in each color.  
Adrian purchased a variety of 4mm translucent sequins and I purchased 1/2 from him. 

I am having fun with my new toys!  Thank you Adrian!!!!

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!!!

Blue and Lavender circles

Blue and Lavender circles are completed.



The next circle made me feel like I was baking a cake...

I told you I would show you how I made the flowers so....  I used Japanese mokuba 1/4 inch picot edge ribbon (Shown above the ruler and the gathered piece) to make the flowers.   I usually cut 3 inch pieces but to make a tighter flatter flower I cut a 1 3/4 inch piece for each flower. 

This is probably something you already know how to do but....

1. Cut a 1 3/4 piece of ribbon for each flower you are making.

2. Carefully singe both ends to stop from raveling. (I cut all the pieces and turn on a burner on the electric stove and very very carefully ..  ever so slightly singe each end.

3. Sew the ends together, secure and run the thread through each picot to gather into the flower.

4. I cut a piece of a narrower mokuba lavender with a gold line through it about 1 inch long ... gathered it along one side and attached it in the center of the flower after it was sewn onto the fabric and put a 3mm crystal in the center. 

To make them a little more sparkly!!   

Before they are sewn onto the fabric

1. Add a size 15 czech bead between each picot on the ungathered side. 

2. Make a small circle of sequins to sit under the flower on the fabric you are attaching them to. Experiment

P.S.

On a sad note Mr Lesage passed away quite recently.   For more details see the write up below.

http://glimpsecreations.blogspot.com/2011/12/francois-lesage-1929-2011.html