Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Pocket Book





Well, I finally got off my behind and made this Pocket Book, which was a Joggles online class by Janet Clark. The front cover is painted nappy liners, organza and chiffon with free motion embroidery - then zapped with the heat gun. I lined the cover with the paper towells that I had underneath the nappy liners when I painted them - which turned out this wonderful magenta with a mottled deep blue colour. The pockets inside are made from thick fusible pellon. The inside of the pellon is lined with coloured paper towell and the outside is painted vliesofix with snippets of fabric, covered with netting - which is then ironed and fused down. I'm really happy with how the book turned out - now just need to decide what treasures I'll store in the pockets.

22 comments:

Doreen G said...

And so you should be happy Dianne it is beautiful.

Judy Scott said...

oh wowowowow so gorgeous and the colours are fabulous, Jx

FARBTUPFER said...

A wonderful Pocket Book, you can be proud.

Unknown said...

It is beautiful Dianne, especially the front, I like the way you photographed it, it makes a nice contrast with the wooden underground, very stylish..

Terri Stegmiller said...

Oooo this is fabulous Dianne. I've been looking at that class for sometime too and now I want to take it even more. Maybe next time around.

Stitchety Grub said...

Just stunning .. I adore the colours .. yummy!
Britt

Susan Lenz said...

Hi!
Thanks for the nice comment on my blog. Your book is beautiful. I really like how the binding works and how well you photographed it. Quite impressive.
Susan

Micki said...

Lovely book, Dianne. Especially love the front of it.

Janet said...

That book is beautiful! Love the colors!

gunnelsvensson said...

This book is really beautiful, Dianne!

Papoosue said...

Oh it's so gorgeous Dianne, and such wonderful colours!

Joanna said...

This is beautiful!
Joanna

Anonymous said...

as usual, glorious color!!!!

arlee said...

MMMMMMMMMMMMMM DElicious.....

Judy Rys said...

I love your free motion stitching on the cover and the hand made beads. What is vliesofix? Never heard of it before.

Purple Missus said...

This is fabulous Dianne. You deserve to be well pleased with it. The colours are wonderful and I love the way you have put it all together. And I agree with Jacqueline, you choose a good surface to photograph it on - works very well.

Val said...

I'm surfing at the moment Di, just looking, no time for commenting, but WOW! I had to stop and say 'just wonderful. Love the textures, and so pretty.' Love your postcards too (while I'm stopped) are you into this gorgeous rich 'pink' colour, or does it just turn out that way? Val

Emmy said...

your work is always an insperation to me so wonderful

Anonymous said...

This is just so pretty!

Clariarte said...

I like them very mutch they are beautiful.
Clarisse

Unknown said...

Dianne, beuatifull books !! It must be fantastic to paint in them.....do you sell them perhaps??? I am going to trade an ATC- card with you; you just mailed me; looking forward for your card !!! greetings from Holland, Marlies
www.tateljeetje.web-log.nl

Barbara B. said...

Oh, that ist a wonderful work!