Latest Project

My latest project is a log cabin wall hanging. I saw Wendy Etzel "build" a log cabin on Simply Quilts several weeks ago and just had to try it. I found her book Log by Log and starting gather fabric for my logs and chinking. I have the strips sewn together to use for the walls and the roof is ready to go. I am not thrilled with my "logs" but I keep telling myself that this is my log cabin and it doesn't have to look exactly like the ones in the book. I will post a scan of the wall portion later. I think it is the yellowish orange strip that bothers me most but I think by the time the windows and porch go on it will really not be an issue. At least that's what I keep telling myself. We'll see how that turns out.

Fabric Postcards

These are fabric postcards that I have made for my Yahoo group, Fabrics in Altered Art. I have been using fast2fuse for the "batting". It is not easy to find but it works well for the postcards. They seem to be going through the mail without any problem. It does add a little thickness to them. The clerk at the post office put the Christmas one through a little slot to see if it would fit and actually charged me extra because it "just barely fit". I do like the thickness when binding the front and back. It works well with a satin stitch.

Egyptian Quilties

These are the first quilites that I made. I took an online min art quilt book class and chose an Egyptian theme. I was not happy with the zig zag stitch binding but it was the only thing I knew to do at the time. By the time the 5 week class was over I had a few more options.

Playing Catch Up

I had the great idea to start a blog, posted once and let things slide. It is time to play catch up. Although the next several posts will have the same date I will try to post things in the order that I created them. I guess I could change the date but since I have already confessed to letting things get behind I will leave the date alone. Here goes.

Happy Fall Ya'll

I decided it was finally time to have a blog. I have been working more and more with fabric as the main ingredient in my art and would like a share a little of what I am working on. My first post is "Leaf Man"...lol My fabric in altered art yahoo group has monthly and holiday themes for fabric page swaps. I was looking for a leaf stencil or pattern to applique and came across a book with a picture of a leaf man on it. I went in search of a bag of leaves that I could use to construct him. I wanted several different types of leaves but kept ending up in the holiday floral section and my leaf man ended up quite sparkley.