12x12 Challenge January

This is my January page for the 12x12 Challenge for Quilt Studio. My theme is "Faces From The Past". I wanted to do some hand embroidery on each page but I signed up for the challenge only a week or so before my page was due and did not have time to do all I wanted to on this one. I hope that each page for the next 11 months will have at least some hand embroidery on it. This is my maternal grandmother. I do not have any pictures of my grandfather (that I know of) so my next page will probably be one of my parents. I am looking forward to seeing how each page developes.

Libby & Zoe

I had to add a picture of Libby and Zoe, my two miniature dachshunds. Libby was 5 in July and born on the 4th of July. Her real name is Liberty, Libby for short. She has already had to have back surgery and it is still hard to keep her still. She has soooo much energy! Zoe will be 5 in March and is a little more laid back. Lazy is more like it. While Libby runs around acting crazy Zoe grabs a toy and stands there watching. They are quite a pair. Both so sweet and so entertaining!

Paris Page in RR Fabric Book

This is a page that I did in a fabric altered book for a round robin in my yahoo group. I scanned the page before I added it to the book because my scanner does not scan bulky items well. I am buying a new digital camera and hoping that will help out some. The Eiffel Tower was made from buttons that I collected for a few months. I love the polka dot ones! And the fabric as well. I did not add any images or embellishments to the right hand side. I did a lot of machine stitiching to add some dimension which is hard to see in the scan. I stitched around the waiter, the awning, a table, and added some little dogs that are close to the top of the awning and just to the right of it. I love travel, especially Paris, as a theme for altered books.

Meander Book

This is the first page in my Meander Book for ClothPaperStudio Yahoo group. I chose an Asian theme and covered my book with oragami folded fabric. This is the first page in my book. It has a fabric background with a transfer image. The tranfer was created on a piece of sheer fabric using liquid polymer clay. The fabric tranfers are tricky sometimes but well worth the trouble when they turn out well. The last tranfer I tried did not turn out well. I think it had something to do with the printer I used. Black and white copies from a toner copier turn out very well. I can't remember if this one was from my HP or Epson with the durabrite ink. Must try again and find out.

Last Wild West for tonight

This is one of my favorite Wild West pages. The scan is not very good because there was a lot of bulk in the book and my scanner is not a fan of anything thicker than a dime on the page. I know I have some others I will add tomorrow.

Wild Wild West Continued

Blogger was not happy with me posting all of my wild west scans with one post so I will have to do 2 or 3. Each set will be the front and back of a page in one book.

The Wild Wild West

These are some of the pages I have made for a Wild Wild West Fabric Book RR in my Fabrics in Altered Art Yahoo group. I love the old west stuff - fabric, images, embellishments, buttons, trim - all of it. We are close to finishing the RR and these are just some of the pages that I have completed.