Mother's Day, a birthday, a special event, submission to an exhibit... I find that a "deadline" of some sort is often the best impetus for finishing a project. I recently received a text message from Michelle, one of the students in my recent
Art Weave class at
Chattanooga Sewing Machines and More, with this photo attached...
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| Michelle's hand quilted Art Weave piece. |
Michelle
hand quilted her Iris Art Weave! Isn't it lovely? It was a gift to her mom for Mother's Day.
Stitch or Finish as Desired
One of the cool (and fun) things about this
class is that interpretation of the Art Weave technique is in the eyes and hands of each maker. Numerous variations and options for making and finishing this fabric art project is wiiiiide open... and each time I give the class, my students add to the list of possibilities. A few "finish as desired" options that I've done with Art Weave are:
free-motion quilting...
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| Free-motion quilting and Art Weave. |
thread painting, bobbin work...
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| Thread painting, bobbin work and Art Weave. |
We discuss several options in class for finishing an Art Weave project. But I love it when students put their own spin on their projects—like Michelle did! I hope that other students will send me pics of their finished Art Weave pieces.
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| Art Weave class at Chattanooga Sewing Machines and More. |
Denise and I were in a guild together several years ago. I can't wait to see what she comes up with for her finished Art Weave piece.
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| Denise working on her Violets Art Weave. |
Here is Pam's violets.
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| Pam's violets Art Weave. |
Kyra chose the red poppy for her Art Weave.
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| Red poppy Art Weave by Kyra. |
Art Weave was Danielle's first class (ever!) using fabric! She pushed the limits and experimented with varying strip sizes for her Art Weave iris and it looks fabulous!
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| Danielle's Art Weave iris. |
Let Art Weave, fabric, thread and stitch inspire you to go in new directions.
