Fabric totes

Two totes I recently made. Fabric, my first and foremost favourite. 

LIVE Fabric Book

I jut finished making pages for a fabric book, which I will soon be binding.

Some of the background fabrics are dropcloths for my painting....mostly canvas.

I further embellished the fabric sheets, with painting, stitching, and addional fabrics, dryer sheets, art- used baby wipes, laces, molding pastes and more. Layers and layers.

Some pages were felted, then free-motion stitched.

 A bracelet along the right side of this front page. The star was edged with glitter glue paint.
Chiffons and cottons are layered and stitched.

The centre is molding paste on a piece of upholstery fabric, painted with lumieres.

 More cotton and chiffons.

 The centre is a rubber stamp on fabric, then layered with more cottons shapes.

Here are a few pieces of baby wipes, used for wiping up paint, and cleaning brushes.
Also a piece of a glittery gold and black doily.

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Art quilt - portrait

I have been working on this fun raw-edge portrait for awhile now. It depicts how I feel some days!

All fabric pieced and free-motion stitched.

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FASHION SHOES and HATS

This is another spread in Juliet's journal. Fabric was used to cover the pages, then some dyed lace added.

The images are from The 1921 Philipsborn's Catalog

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FARM MUSIC

This quiltie was made with the starting block of a piece of fabric I was using for wiping/cleaning my paint brushes. Then I started stenciling on the top and bottom of it with stencil paint. Next I spread wall compound on areas of the fabric, squiggle-combed it, and when dry I put down a variety of Golden paints. I rewet with water, then put more colours down. The rooster is a paper serviette (1 ply). The doors and windows are game tiles that I pounced alcohol inks onto. Then lace, trims, and jewelry finding. Size 11 x 11 inches.

Asian Lady Puzzle Piece

I made this 7x9 wallhanging using 4 pieces from a kid's puzzle. I plan to alter the other pieces and put the puzzle back together.