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| So I did say I had new work. I have been working on this one for a while , its quite big 3 panels each 3.5ft by 1ft . In this piece I used silks, linens, cotton, lace, buttons, beads and paint. I called it Organic Melody , dont ask me , it just came into my head one day as I was happly sewing away. I entered it into the RDS show but no luck this year , but never mind I will enjoy looking at this on for a while , so hope you enjoy these photos |
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| Untill next time Eileen |
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| Ok so I know you' ve seen this one before, but I have just handed it into the final round of judging for the RDS crafts exhibition Its called" Pearl in the ocean " . Here is a close up of each heart . |
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| And this is a sneek preview of the second piece I handed in , I'll show you more in another post , stay tuned . Now I think it's |
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and mabey even some |
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| So untill next time see ye wish me luck Eileen |
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| The view from my window that greets me every day , its a constant inspiration and I cant get enough of it . Im often asked where do I get my inspiration from , well you cant help where I live , high on a hill has its advantages , my view is constantly changing even hour by hour some days , even on grey days , Soft days as we call them here in ireland , or bloody raining AGAIN as we say but we get on with it |
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| Even on grey days I cant help been inspired |
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| I know , I know im so lucy to have a view like this , the lovely Sugar Loaf |
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| Layers and Layers of colour |
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| and here s the result , this one was inspired from another morning sky |
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| stormy sky |
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| Cutting out fabric for new Patchwork Quilt |
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| ta daaa !!!! fast forward and its finished |
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| In its place |
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| Could get hooked on this |
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| Revirse side so glad I went with the spots all fabrics avaible at the Crafty Fox Drogheda |
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| 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 . |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| love the deep colours , but they will be brighter when dry |
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| here you can see all peaches to pinks |
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| I love the way they turn out , uneven colour , and the different shades on the different fabrics |
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| One of my textile hearts made from avocado skins first batch |
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| some more of my landscape textiles |
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| detail view |
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textile landscape |
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| "WARNING " been creative is not a tidy job great thing is we do the tiding up |
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| Choosing ribbions and beads to embellish designs |
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| ta daa finished pieces no two the same |
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| Liz flowers were designed to go with an earlier project, our Introduction to patchwork workshop. |
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| Sandra's oriental inspired piece |
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| Urlsa enjojed playing around with a combination of hearts and flowers |
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| Marys birthday cake design, why buy cards when you can give this instead |
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| Fiona decided to do a willy wonka inspired design , Mmmmmm chocolate, honestly it was'nt me who took a bite from that bar |
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| Pam's inspired landscape |
