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blege22 [2024-04-23 19:38:09 +0000 UTC]
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blanket86 [2014-03-04 10:36:17 +0000 UTC]
This is so amazing! Very interesting style! Really great work!
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curiousMigo [2014-03-02 16:51:04 +0000 UTC]
My precious. We must have it!
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Wen-Astar In reply to curiousMigo [2014-03-04 21:20:51 +0000 UTC]
LOL. But if nobody may gaze upon the glory of the gods, how shall anyone partake of it?
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astraldreamer [2014-03-01 21:09:31 +0000 UTC]
An amazing art quilt. I must ask - do you dislike sewing machines? I use one in my applique and it makes sewing time so much quicker.
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Wen-Astar In reply to astraldreamer [2014-03-01 22:52:55 +0000 UTC]
When I started this project, I did not posess a sewing machine able to sew fine fabrics. So I decided not to make allowances for machines and used hand-embroidery techniques for all applications and the pearl embroidery. And as I finished, using a sewing machine for the quilting would have distracted from the overall hand-made look.
Also, fabric behaves totally different when sewn by hand or by machine. Work with a single needle always looks softer.
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astraldreamer In reply to Wen-Astar [2014-03-02 01:39:11 +0000 UTC]
That is very true ... I didn't think about that. I sometimes use stretch fabrics and velvets in my applique which are often unpredictable.
Star Quilt is a beauty any way it was created!
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astraldreamer In reply to Wen-Astar [2014-03-04 23:45:14 +0000 UTC]
Never heard of nettle fabric ... sounds interesting.
I don't use many stretch fabrics ... it's cotton usually, but there are the odd bits for art quilts I might use. I use an iron adhesive which kind of makes it behave (kind of. LOL)
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Wen-Astar In reply to astraldreamer [2014-03-05 12:00:53 +0000 UTC]
Some also call Nettle Cheese-Linnen: A very thin and stable fabric that you glue or sew under the stretchy fabric so it stays manageable during quilting or embroidering. It works better than just heat-glueing the stretchy stuff directly on the basic fabric.
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Temmith-Snow [2014-03-01 17:00:06 +0000 UTC]
I love the way it looks! I think making it look like a window was clever, and all hand sewn?! Wow!
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serenofariane [2014-03-01 14:58:02 +0000 UTC]
THAT is SUPER EPIC AWESOMENESS RIGHT THERE!!! I Friggin' LOVE IT! great job!!
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