Wednesday 30 May 2012

My first Patchwork Quilt

Cutting out fabric for new Patchwork Quilt 

ta daaa !!!!    fast forward and its finished   

In its place 

Could get hooked on this 


Revirse side   so glad I went with the spots        all fabrics avaible at the Crafty Fox Drogheda 
http://thecraftyfox.ie/

Monday 14 May 2012

Just a Doodle on the Machine

Let me introduce you to my new baby,   here she is , so smooth , so lovely to sew on , I am so excited to to have her to myself , its like drawing with a pencil. I am on the look out for an extension arm for her and then im sorted ,  have nt got a name for her yet , mind you I havent got a name for my phaff which is now mended and back home with me . 
So I sat at the machine one day and started doodling , had just come back from sligo and was inspired by the rugged landscape ,  mind you i seem to be attracted to tree s , as I was with Fairy Tree in an earlier post and it seems a lot of you are aswell 
so I left that doodle aside for a few days and then one day decided to add some colour ,
and here it is ,  you see when you look out each day at the grey skys of summer in Ireland and you think there is no colour   well your wrong , here is proof

just placed a mount on top to see how it looks but think i will bring this one into the framers to work their magic ,


Now if you will excuse me im off to play  ,  oh sorry work , such a good feeling when you do what you love

EILEEN 


Thursday 10 May 2012

Avocado Dying and Textile Landscape's


I have dyed fabric before with Avocado and loved the results so tought i'd dye another batch 
here I have added my fabrics to the pot with  2 avocado skins  , just put the skins into pot and bring to the boil , reduce temp and add your fabrics . I have used cotton , linen, silks  and lace







love the deep colours , but they will be brighter when dry 

here you can see all peaches to pinks 

I love the way they turn out , uneven colour , and the different shades on the different fabrics 
One of my textile hearts made from avocado skins   first batch 
some more of my landscape textiles 
detail view 

textile landscape