Module Five – Chapter FIVE – WADDED AND SHAPED QUILTING SAMPLES
First post after holidays! I was finally able to put together all samples produced so far for this chapter in the weeks before leaving. Tomorrow I shall get everything ready for getting to work on the second part of Chapter 5.
WADDED QUILTING SAMPLES
General view
All my wadded samples are arranged on a A3 portfolio page
Sample ONE
Back: muslim – Padding: light wadding, one layer – Top: jersey
Sample TWO
Back: felt – Padding: shredded plastic – Top: light tulle – Stitchery: straight stitch in white and light brown
Sample THREE
Back: muslim – Padding: cut threads, fabric bits, tea bags – Top: light tulle
Sample FOUR
Back: muslim – Padding: wool fleece – Top: cheesecloth
Sample FIVE
Back: muslim – Padding: light wadding, two layers – Top: habotai silk – Appliqué: cheesecloth
Sample SIX
Back: muslim – Padding: wool threads cut short – Top: very open mesh, partially cut in areas to expose wool underneath
SHAPED QUILTING SAMPLES
This second group of samples are somewhat bigger, each measuring approximately 12 x 12 cms
Sample ONE
Padding: plastic snowflakes
Top layer: very open mesh
Sample TWO
Padding: pressed paper cylinders
Bottom/Top layer: linen net
Sample THREE
Padding: foam cardboard shapes
Top layer: net
Sample FOUR
Padding: knotted wadding
Top layer: habotai silk
Sample FIVE
Padding: candies
Top layer: silver tulle net
SAMPLES OF SHAPES USED FOR PADDING
Shapes used:
Wadding strip knotted several times
Foam cardboard
Plastic snowflake
Candies
Pressed paper
These are fabulous Daniella.
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Carrie
These are very interesting. Bella
ReplyDeletei love the way you make your fabric manipulation, it do help me a lot =)
ReplyDeleteYour creativity is very inspiring - congratulations on producing such great and varied work
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool! I love the embroderies but sometimes they look so bored an old fashioned but that is a fantastic way to make them look modern!
ReplyDeletedisagree
ReplyDeletewhile the embroideries are visually interesting in a destructive way, they lack beauty elegance and sophistication. pity you wasted your time creating that which most of us would through out or wash