Modern Wall Hanging

My son is a modern young man .... you  know sleek leather couches no fru fru modern art etc. so  I am experimenting with a modern art
wall hanging.

I have taken multiple pictures ....  none very good.  Its hard to photograph black and shiny.  I am still working on the background.

A few close ups

Today I will  put my chop on the bottom and finish the black beading background.

Welcome to Day Four of the 

Superpower Blog Hop .

I did not know when I took tambour hook classes that it was going to be an addition.   It has become my passion, my addition and I consider it my  SUPERPOWER!!!

 This is a doodle experimenting with different shades and kinds of metallic machine embroidery threads and sequins.

Medieval she dog

Sequin scales

Flower design for a purse

Rows of chain stitches and rivers of sequins.

2mm tiny sequins

Rows of beads and sequins for the background on my "Ravel" quilt 

 This is a class piece from Lesage. The tambour hook was used to do the gold work.  I wanted to show  the use of  DMC floss.   The flowers in lavender , and the dark and medium pink use 6 strands of DMC.  The light pink and dark purple is raffia, and the leaves are chenille.

  This is the piece I am currently working on.  I am making this wall hanging for my son who is a modern kind of kid.  Sorry to say it is still in progress.  The weather today was rainy and not a good day to take pictures.  

Visit today's other participants to see 

what their SUPERPOWERS are!!

krislovesfabric

My Addition to Quilting

Needle and Hook (you are here)

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Lixie Makes It

Seams To Be Sew

I’d like to thank Madam Samm, DMC and Pauline for organizing and sponsoring another great Blog Hop.

Two projects finished a million to go!!

My Form and Draping class is over.  The dress form is completed and I also learned some very basic draping and pattern adjustment skills.  The class, part of the Master Seamstress program at the University of Rhode Island , was well done and I am really tempted to take additional classes.  It is a 2 hour drive from my house so it will have to be something I am really interested in doing... maybe a Chanel jacket!!

I also finished the purse I was designing.  It turned out to be a real stash buster!! I finished beading the pocket on the front that I received as a gift (see previous post),  the brown leather was from an on-line tambour beader friend that passed away and left me his supplies, and the side panels was a remnant from a finger labyrinth I made for our church fair.
Back view

Shoulder Strap

Side view

Inside pocket ... another left over 

I have been using it for the past week.  The front pocket is made with steel cut beads so I have to be careful and not get it wet. 

It is pretty sturdy but it was not sewn on a professional sewing machine so I have to be gentle.  

Spring is in the air at least I am wishing and hoping it will be and

I will change to another "springier" bag!

Ruffle Ruffle Ruffle

First of all I would like to 
Thank cheerleader Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy 
and 
Madam Samm at Sew We Quilt
for sponsoring  this great blog hop

Today is the day 11 and I am Ready to ruffle!!!!!!!!!!!

This is how much I love ruffles!!

Lace ruffle around my Crazy Quilt  "Vintage Vignettes"... 
finalist in the 2007    $100,000 Quilt Challenge magazine.   

 Ruffle Flower made in a class taught by Candice Kling.

Rows of silk ribbon ruffles forming the flower petals.....Ravel Quilt.

Ruffled red tulle under the velvet petal ...Ravel Quilt

 Ruffled leaves .... Couture Circle Quilt

Lace ruffle on a Crazy Quilt Christmas stocking 

 Tulle ruffle ... Psychedelic Circle Quilt

  

Ribbon ruffle flowers  with #18 beads sewn around the ruffle... Psychedelic Circle Quilt

Mokuba ribbon ruffle flowers 

Pink tulle ruffles ... Couture Circle Quilt

Yellow organdy ruffle around the center ... Couture Circle Quilt

Now onto the new ruffle especially for this event.........

I used 

1 1/2 yards of Mokuba ribbon

1 1/2 yards of river silk ribbon

Bast the ribbons together along the edge and gather.  Starting in the center carefully sew the ruffle  around and around and around until

 WALA

The rest of the "rufflers" for today are:

March 11

Needle and Hook .... You are here!

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Blessings From Our Nest

Little House on the Dairy

Just  One More Stitch

Creatin' in the Sticks

Just Sew Quilter

Hope you enjoyed the ruffles.... I certainly am enjoying the HOP...

Winner of Grow Your Blog give away IS..........

Before I announce the winner of the GYB give away I want to show the progress I have made on my dress form.  First I covered the form with a heavy jersey fabric.  Then I located the bust, waist, hip, shoulder, center back and front lines and marked them with twill tape.  The class was supposed to be Friday but due to Mother Nature it was canceled till next week.

The quilt in the background is Psychedelic Circles.

The class entitled Form and Draping is sponsored by the University of Rhode Island.

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 A HUGE thank you to 

Vicki Boster

at

2 Bags Full

 for organizing the Grow Your Blog Party.  I not only have "grown my blog by twenty some new followers but I have found nearly that many great new blogs to follow!!

The winner of the GYB give away is the comment left by  Liniecat @ Large.  I have e-mailed her and am waiting her address.

Feathered Lady  

Not a pretty picture continued........

Once the form was filled with foam and dried the bottom had to be EVENLY sawed off..... Thankfully my husband has a hand saw and a steady hand.  My body is uneven/crooked and I probably didn't stand the straightest when the the I was being plastered!!  But it is as straight as we could get it.
The interior of the form had been coated with Vaseline before being filled with the foam thus allowing the  plaster gauze to be  peeled off  without too much trouble.  

The form was washed to remove the Vaseline, filed and sanded and holes filled and sanded and etc. until smooth.

The bottom of the form and the base have been coated with wood glue and weighted down.  Hopefully by Wednesday morning the glue will be dried and I can cover it with Jersey Fabric and mark the waste, hips shoulders etc with twill tape.  This needs to be finished so I can bring it to my next class on Friday.

Not a Pretty Picture!!

This week has been busy every with everything but what I want to do STITCH!!

SO the purse is at a standstill....................
                        but last Friday I started a new class.   I signed up for a "Form and Draping" class last year.  It's at the University of Rhode Island (only a 2 hour Drive) and is part of the their Master Seamstress Program.  I want to start sewing clothes to embroider so I decided to invest in a dress form.  At the first class you strip to your undies and then you are covered with a plastic bag. The instructor and her helper coat you with plaster bandages. They partially dry very quickly and the form is cut off your body.  Then the two halves are dried more thoroughly with the aid of a blow dryer.  Once dry you stitch the front and back together and the seams are cover with more bandages and dried.   

You take the form home letting it dry completely.  So here it is on my dining room table.  Today I coated the inside with Vaseline YUCK!!  Next I will close the neck and arm holes with more bandages and once dried coat the inside with Vaseline.  When I return to class tomorrow the form will be filled with foam.
 (The Vaseline will allow the bandages to be easily removed from the hardened foam).

To be Continued.....no eye candy here!!