The kit includes two luggage tags, a passport jacket, and a little wallet to hold cards. All in a cute matching fabric!
Luggage tags:
Passport jacket with her name stitched into it:
Wallet with room for 6 cards:
Monday, July 26, 2010
Travel Kit
I made this travel kit for MareMare. She's my partner in a swap, and about to go on vacation! So it was perfect timing.
The kit includes two luggage tags, a passport jacket, and a little wallet to hold cards. All in a cute matching fabric!
Luggage tags:
Passport jacket with her name stitched into it:
Wallet with room for 6 cards:
The kit includes two luggage tags, a passport jacket, and a little wallet to hold cards. All in a cute matching fabric!
Luggage tags:
Passport jacket with her name stitched into it:
Wallet with room for 6 cards:
Sloth Art Quilt
Somewhere in the depths of the jungle, the branches climb ever higher.
Reaching towards the sky they compete for the warmth of the sun.
A breeze blows, brushing the leaves side to side.
A heavy, humid, sweet smelling air rustles through the fur of a particularly sleepy fellow...
"Ahhhh, I could lay like this all day!"
(See it big)
Great idea! Let me paint you while you're at it! With thread that is...
This is a close up of his little leg. I used a satin stitch around his outline, and I used a technique called 'thread painting' to do all the shading in there. Basically, I just set the darning foot on it and go all over the place with thread as if I were sketching.
"Pleased to meet you! *shakes paw*"
I did this for the tree as well. I wanted to show a little depth by using a darker and a lighter colour on each side.
His face in close up actually [i]feels[/i] pretty neat to touch. This is all free hand as well. Sometimes I loaded the machine with two threads at once to give him an extra fuzzy layered look. I think it creates the depth that I wanted.
"See, it really does just take eating and sleeping to make a happy life."
All of the leaves are 100% unique - no two are the exact same! Like snowflakes, but in the jungle! ;) They are all quilted to make them extra thick, then I attached them one at a time to give a full layered look.
(Click thumbnails too see larger images)
I wanted to give the sloth and the tree branches a poofy hug-able look, so I used invisible thread to go around them. It's kind of, well, invisible on the front, but you can see the effect from the back.
"HEY! Are you showing them my bum?! You better not be showing them my bum!"
This was definitely a fun project. It was for the Friends of Craftster Wist Swap. My partner Sloth003 named him Monsieur Sloth upon receiving him. It was inspired based on the fact that she obviously loves sloths, and that she had seen a project on here that was art quilt of trees that she really loved. I wanted to create something special, a mascot for her if you will, that she can enjoy as decoration all the time.
I'm starting to notice a theme in art quilts that I've made. The last one was a manatee, this one is a sloth, I wonder if I'm starting to have a certain affection for animals that just don't get enough attention. I kinda like that it's becoming a "thing" that I do. haha!
Anywho, here's Monsieur Sloth again, signing off. Because, well, he's kinda tired from showing off his schmexy lil' bum to all of you!
"Ahhhh, I could lay like this all day!"
(See it big)
Reaching towards the sky they compete for the warmth of the sun.
A breeze blows, brushing the leaves side to side.
A heavy, humid, sweet smelling air rustles through the fur of a particularly sleepy fellow...
"Ahhhh, I could lay like this all day!"
(See it big)
Great idea! Let me paint you while you're at it! With thread that is...
This is a close up of his little leg. I used a satin stitch around his outline, and I used a technique called 'thread painting' to do all the shading in there. Basically, I just set the darning foot on it and go all over the place with thread as if I were sketching.
"Pleased to meet you! *shakes paw*"
I did this for the tree as well. I wanted to show a little depth by using a darker and a lighter colour on each side.
His face in close up actually [i]feels[/i] pretty neat to touch. This is all free hand as well. Sometimes I loaded the machine with two threads at once to give him an extra fuzzy layered look. I think it creates the depth that I wanted.
"See, it really does just take eating and sleeping to make a happy life."
All of the leaves are 100% unique - no two are the exact same! Like snowflakes, but in the jungle! ;) They are all quilted to make them extra thick, then I attached them one at a time to give a full layered look.
(Click thumbnails too see larger images)
I wanted to give the sloth and the tree branches a poofy hug-able look, so I used invisible thread to go around them. It's kind of, well, invisible on the front, but you can see the effect from the back.
"HEY! Are you showing them my bum?! You better not be showing them my bum!"
This was definitely a fun project. It was for the Friends of Craftster Wist Swap. My partner Sloth003 named him Monsieur Sloth upon receiving him. It was inspired based on the fact that she obviously loves sloths, and that she had seen a project on here that was art quilt of trees that she really loved. I wanted to create something special, a mascot for her if you will, that she can enjoy as decoration all the time.
I'm starting to notice a theme in art quilts that I've made. The last one was a manatee, this one is a sloth, I wonder if I'm starting to have a certain affection for animals that just don't get enough attention. I kinda like that it's becoming a "thing" that I do. haha!
Anywho, here's Monsieur Sloth again, signing off. Because, well, he's kinda tired from showing off his schmexy lil' bum to all of you!
"Ahhhh, I could lay like this all day!"
(See it big)
Friday, July 9, 2010
Pictures of Vincent
I received some thank you pictures from my boyfriends cousin Cynthia! She put the overalls I made Vincent for Christmas on him and took some shots. Such a cutie!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Ni Apron - Version 2
This is the second version of the Nights Who Say Ni! apron. It's got a more square, modern look with straight lines. (The first was rounded and frilly.)
It also has a different design on the pocket! (Which is bigger and in the centre this time.) Notice their revised battle call at the bottom! haha! I love that part.
We are no longer the NIGHTS WHO SAY NI!!
It also has a different design on the pocket! (Which is bigger and in the centre this time.) Notice their revised battle call at the bottom! haha! I love that part.
We are no longer the NIGHTS WHO SAY NI!!
Orange Skirt
I made this circle skirt for someone, and it turns out it didn't fit. I was so sad! I really love it, it's full and fun, and makes a full circle when you spin! I wanted to re-make it for her or alter it but never heard a response about it. Hopefully she found good use for the fabric and made something she could use. I feel bad about this one, but here's a pic anyway!
Water Bottle Cozy
These things are great for going for a walk or a jog, and can be so stylish! This one is done with the theme of the Spanish Inquisition from Monty Python.
It's quilted for a plush feel that keeps the cold in longer. The applique is of the red uniform from the sketch.
It's quilted for a plush feel that keeps the cold in longer. The applique is of the red uniform from the sketch.
Angry Fruit
These are some fruits with an attitude!
Created by making applique's and also painting for the eyes, and stitching for the details.
Created by making applique's and also painting for the eyes, and stitching for the details.
THE LARCH Pillows
These are inspired by Monty Python, where a slide projector rolls out a picture of this text, then a picture of a tree. The narrator blandly announces:
I traced in pencil the text, then followed along with a zig-zag stitch for a bold, polished look.
The person I gave these to says she and her husband randomly say this quote to each other. I'm hoping now they'll hold the pillows up like the slide projector while they do it! haha.
I traced in pencil the text, then followed along with a zig-zag stitch for a bold, polished look.
The person I gave these to says she and her husband randomly say this quote to each other. I'm hoping now they'll hold the pillows up like the slide projector while they do it! haha.
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