Stitch Camp

Gwen Hedley workshop done through TextileArtist.org Stitch Camp.  5 days of small tutorials in making marks.  I don't like painting but made the above marks.  Then cut up the pieces, sewed them back together by hand and.....

am now adding hand stitching.  This piece ended up a couple of meters long and will be rolled on to an old cotton bobbin.  I've made a few of this type of thing but usually just with hand stitching, buttons and maybe some lace.  I do enjoy this part of the exercise.

 

2QAQ meeting

 Each month, Qld Quilters' Art Quilters (2QAQ) meet and most meetings we like to experiment.  This meeting Sue Dennis had us playing with Sharpies and paint.  We wrote and drew on white cloth (below) and then painted or splotched with paint over the written words and drawings.  The cloth was then shared & I'm sure it'll appear in various incarnations as time goes by.  I know someone has already made a couple of journal covers - always over-achievers!

Painting Fun...

 Margaret & I spent last Friday playing with paint at 'Cork & Chroma.'

 Bubbly was also involved.

 Selected the colours & after 3 hours.....Voila!

A finished piece of art! My first. Might be my last.I know why I like fabric - colour without the mess on your fingers & hands.

First art pieces on the fridge!

 I know you all think your grandchildren are clever but - isn't Benny artistic??

 Hopefully there will be more of these masterpieces over the years to come.  In case your're wondering - it's a rainbow!

They'll be on the fridge for quite a while - she's soooooo clever!