Oh yeah, Lutradur melts :-/

I painted my lutradur blue

Found a bright green felt and the look is cool, sort of a mottled thing going on

Sewing down the face

Needle felting - works beautifully on the lutradur

And here I made the big mistake learning experience. I know lutradur melts easily, that is one of the things people like about it. So I get the bright idea to make a border - inner and outer. Of course you need to iron said border when in the making. I was careful to use a pressing cloth ......... But ......

Disaster!

(Sigh)

So carefully cut out the head and put it on a cotton background that has a fairly loose weave since I want to do more needle felting after I put on the border.

This morning I left it on the sewing machine unattended and my dog Zu Zu grabbed it and started playing with it - flailing it about. Luckily the head was sewn onto the border enough that there was minimal damage just some of the wool came out. I'm trying not to show you to much of this little shit sheep since it is a gift for a friend who wanted one I had made awhile back named sweet pea but it sold on etsy before she could get it.

I will show you the astounding results next week :-)

Yes Jean this one's for you :-)

 

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Sweet Pea

Meet Sweet Pea

 

I saw a story on our local news about sweet pea and fell in love with her. I knew I had to honor her by making her into a quilted fabric art piece.

Last week I showed you how I started her - go here if you missed it.

 

 

So after she was fused together I can pick her up and audition the proper background. Sweet Pea loves a nice sunny day so that's what I went with. Here she is before quilting and without her makeup on.

Close up of the Woolley one :-)

She has her own Facebook page with over 2000 followers and is becoming quite the diva. Kim Kardashian is starting to get worried about this new social media all star from Vermont.

Her first birthday is tommorrow, Saturday - March 14th. Farmer John and his lovely wife Jennifer are giving her and the knitting club a big bash and posting a lot of pictures on Facebook.

Ewe can check it out here

;-)

 

 

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Fusible tips

 

I started a rather complicated fusible appliqué project today and wanted to share the way I usually tackle a project like this.

 

 

I make a line drawing trying to keep it as simple as possible. Just basic lines and shadows. All sections are numbered.

Then I flip it over and trace again to get the pieces reversed. I then use this to trace all the pieces on fusible web. Anything that is large with no sharp cornered I do on freezer paper for less glue bulk but in this case the face #5 is the only one.

On the bigger pieces cut out the inside for less glue bulk and remember to label each piece and put an arrow so you know which way is up.

 

You can buy appliqué pressing sheets but good old kitchen parchment paper works just as good. You can build your piece on it and the glue will not stick to the paper, just on the fabric that you place under it.

 

Put the parchment paper over the right side pattern and you can see thru it to see where to put your pieces.minlike to build in chunks. Here is an ear with a eye.

 

The ears were made then the top goes on.

 

Keep your inspiration photo close by especially when choosing fabrics.

 

Bottom half

 

And we have a sheep! Ready to pick out a background then will be shaded or painted, not sure what and of course quilted. I can pick her up and move her around now.

Hopefully next week she will be done and I will tell you her story and where I found the photo of this adorable sheep.

I'm linking up with Nina's off the wall blog.

 

 

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