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Making of an Art Quilt - part 1

completed art quilt: mixed media
Paper pieced New York Beauty
Paper pieced New York Beauty
Baste pieced section in corner and trim
Angelina fibres fused into a sheet, then fused to misty fuse
Applique shapes cut out of angelina/misty fuse sheet
Piece of netting fused to angelina/misty fuse sheet
Painted evalon: cut with soldering tool

The images shown over this and the following blog entry will detail  the steps taken in creating our mixed media art quilt shown at left.

A background fabric was selected ( a bali in this case)  and a medium weight fusible stabilizer ironed to the back (we used fuse a shade)

The pieced circular shapes were sewn using a paper pieced New York Beauty pattern.  An assortment of cotton, polyester and nylon fabrics were used to create the concentric pieced circles.  Place in corner of background fabric, baste in place and trim edges.

Shine & Shimmer - retreat

Copper sheet, mohair locks and foil applied with foil glue
Nylon scarves, embossing powders, glass beads with clear drying glue
Copper sheet, silk sari fibres, glass beads and rayon threads
Angelina fibres, decorative stitching
metal shim,copper tape, glass beads, free motion stitching

Spend a day working with fibre and creativity. Enjoy a workshop, learn new fibre art techniques, visit other fibre artists and enjoy the many sites and sounds that Salt Spring Island has to offer.

Angelina fibres & film

angelina fibres, fused and manipulated into shapes
Lightening created with crystalina fibres under tulle
Fire scene using angelina fibres, secured with nylon organza & stitching

Angelina film is the raw material that all the fibres are cut from.  The very fine cut fibres are marketed as Angelina and the heavier coarser cut fibres and marketed as crimped angelina or crystalina.  Since all of these are cut from the same product, that all fuse to each other. 

Just a little about us:

  Welcome to our new blog where we will be sharing ideas and inspiration about everything fibre art related. You  will find entries about the latest productsand  instructional resources for fibre artists, felters, knitters, and anyone working with mixed media.  We  hope you enjoy our new web site. Our images selected for the home page were created by Susan and Elna. Photography for those pieces provided by Gyl.

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