1" Art Squares - Purple/Magenta and Orange

I am in "another" swap!!! Maybe we should start a group called "swapaholics".... I reckon there'd be heaps of members. This is a 1" Art Square swap. We have 7 in a group - we all make 9 x 1" squares of the 7 colours chosen by the participants - so we end up with 63 squares of the colour we chose. I chose red/pink - haven't even started on my colour yet. Here are the art squares for purple/magenta and orange..... Oh, look - there is that "purple lace" again!!!! What am I going to do when it's all gone!!??

Made another tag!!

I made another tag for my tag swap, and added a few more bits to the rectangle ones, which I thought were a bit bluhhhh..... Guess what I added to them - my purple lace fabric!! Boy, is that purple lace getting a good work out. First, it was fabric charms, then earrings, then 1" art squares - now I'm using it to brighten up bluhhhh things. I also have to make an ATC out of it....., but, wait there's more - I have enough left over for a small journal cover. Am I sick of it yet?? No! I actually really like all the texture and the colours on it. It's a great feeling to like something that you've made!!

Art Nouveau - Front Cover for Fabric Book

This is my front cover to a fabric page swap I'm participating in with the Fiber Art Friends group. My theme is Art Nouveau. I sewed a design on a few layers of organza, used the soldering iron to cut it out, and then sewed it on to a piece of black velvet. This swap is going to be a huge challenge for me, as the group who is involved are a very talented bunch, and I need to stretch myself to keep up with them!!!

Tag Swap

Another swap finished!! Yeah - this fortnight I have been very disciplined and completed 3 swaps!!, plus sent off my journal quilts. I can now take a big "sigh".......it's good to have them done. Next year I don't think I will join so many swaps, and concentrate more on techniques. It really is such a big commitment when you join in on a swap - the last thing I want is to let anyone down. So, this is a Tag swap that I joined - 5 in a group - I made 4 tags. In fact these are a good way to try out new things..... After Christmas, they will be in the post - 3 to America and 1 to Australia.......

ATC - Brown Theme

I belong to an Australian/New Zealand group which swaps fabric ATC's. Each month there is a new theme. This month was "Brown". Boy, was this hard for me - being a pink/purple/red, bright coloured sorta girl!!! Anyway, here it is, and of course I had to add a bit of red/pink and gold. The coloured bits were needle felted previously, then felted onto the background brown felt. I added some eyelets and threaded some lovely pink and gold yarn through to add a bit of colour to the drab old brown.

Fabric Charms Sent

I finished the Fabric Charms and sent them off today. Added to them was an eyelet, and some machine made cord for the link to attach them to the bracelet. I also made a pair of earrings out of the charms for Ruth, but the photo (which I tried to fix up - ahhhggg) is really bad.

My Journal Quilts Are On Their Way!!

Last night I posted my 5 journal quilts for the AQC (Australian Quilt Convention) in Melbourne, February 2007. It's all very exciting!!