Every now and then, I need to touch cloth. I will use this space to show my play with cloth and tell my thoughts while stitching.

I will only use unwanted clothing, cast offs, remnants, unfinished WIPs, cloth napkins, table cloths, curtains, and my stash which is pretty extensive.

I also intend to ramble randomly about anything that might come to mind. My rambles may be long or short or with photos only.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Jordyn's Elephant Cloth

This is what I did during the month of January titled, Circus of Js. The inspiration hit on the eve of the Epiphany with a deadline of January 24th. A companion book was made to go with it and the whole long story of it all is posted on my other Blog, All Norah'S Art.
Just a little daunted by the fact it took me five years to make Tim's Cloth, I was so inspired that I dropped everything and pushed myself. Within days, I'm about to be a first-time Great Grand Mother. 
Josh and Ashley are adding baby Jordyn to the blended family of Joshua, Jalynn, Jazzlyn, Jaclynn, and Jasyk.

 And Me, soon-to-be a Great Grand Mother and with the help of nine elephants and their trunks added:

  • Jibber and Jabber the chatter bugs
  • Jupiter the star gazer
  • Jar the milk spiller
  • Jelly and Jambo the peanut butter spreaders
  • Juggle the milk shaker
  • Jogger the memory keeper
  • Joy the smile bringer
The whole story in the book includes others. For example there is Jingle and Jangle the bell ringers, Jumper the runner, Jitter the dancer, Jape the joker, Juju the adventure dreamer and Jetty the wall maker. It's a good book made especially for Jordyn the magic maker.
 
One of my favorite pictures reminds me of the dark hours of the early morning when I'm fresh and enjoying the solitude.









The nine patch under Js cloth was my mother's; however, I think it was probably made by one of my grand mothers over 60 years ago.
 Click on the book to read the story.
Elephant blanket I made for Ashley 26 years ago.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Finishing Touches and Apron Initiation


This concludes my presentation of Tree Castle Apron, a mixed media, face painting, fabric collage project using Inktense Pencils. 



Video: Finishing Touches...alternative video link.


Video: Apron Initiation....alternative video link.
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Time to hang it up. I hope you enjoyed and found inspiration and tips to just play and touch fabric with your hands, paint and Inktense Pencils.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Apron Hems and Ties

We are getting down to the finishing touches with today's post. There will be one more post showing my finishing touches and I plan to post that tomorrow.


Video: Apron Hems...alternative video link.

Video: Hand Stitching Hem...alternative video link.




Video:  Apron Ties...alternative video link.
Video:  Tie Attachment....alternative video link.
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Monday, December 21, 2015

Apron Sewing Insturctions


I hope you can follow the sewing instructions. Basically, just follow the numbered sections.

 You may save to your computer and print out a copy.

 And can you tell I had fun trying to get it all on one sheet?

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Embelishing & More Stitching







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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Tree Castle Building


The Tree Castle Apron is beginning to come together today. I must say as much as I love free motion stitching, I'm feeling inspired to sit down and hand stitch an apron. That could be because I haven't done any hand stitching since finishing Tim's Cloth. I'm thinking a new apron might be on my list for next year.



Video: Tree Castle Building...alternative link to Castle Tree Building


Video: Free Motion Stitching...alternative link to Free Motion Stitching.




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Saturday, December 19, 2015

Castle Journaling




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Friday, December 18, 2015

Tree Templet Pattern

Here is another fun pattern full of tips and notes. As before, I suggest you watch the video first. 

 Look for these.



Video: Tree Template......click here for alternative link to video.
 TreeTemplateA.pdf
 TreeTemplateB.pdf
 TreeTemplateC.pdf
 TreeTemplateD.pdf
 TreeTemplateE.pdf
 TreeTemplateF.pdf
 TreeTemplateG.pdf
 TreeTemplateH.pdf
 TreeTemplateI.pdf
TreeTemplateJ.pdf
TreeTemplateK.pdf
 TreeTemplateL.pdf
TreeTemplateM.pdf
TreeTemplateN.pdf

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Apron Pattern

Watch for the Sister Helpers. Just as a side note, here is how the sisters came to help.

 First, I tell you I had crazy fun designing this apron pattern. Before I could make it fun for you, it had to be fun for me. In my eyes, it had to be art. So, when I was working on how to present a pattern that could be printed and then put together like a puzzle, I called on my Sisters.

 Very early in my discovery of mixed media, I painted a series called Sister Reunions. In addition to the first Sisters Reunion, there was Sister's Wedding; Sisters Follow the Leader; Sisters in their Nightgown; Sisters Meeting in the Moon Garden; Sisters Tea Party and more. 

 So as a way to show the pattern "trim" places with a little splash, I showcased some of the sisters. They make me happy and as Paul Harvey would say, "and now you know the rest of the story".



 Video: Apron Pattern....alternative video link......Please watch the video before printing and cutting out the pattern

 About the PDFs. Below each jpg picture of the pattern part there is a PDF permalink. I don't know how it is working; however, it appears to be working for me and loads pretty fast. If you are on a slow connection, you may have to wait a little for the PDF to load. If it doesn't work, I am very sorry. I fear there is nothing I can do. 



 ApronB.pdf
 ApronC.pdf
 ApronD.pdf
 ApronE.pdf
 ApronF.pdf
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