Creative Design and Techniques

Our topic for this month's meeting was Creative Design Touches, which was a bit open to interpretation.  We had deliberately left it that way to see what kind of discussion or examples resulted from it.  And we had a very creative time with the topic!  Linda, Judy and Mary brought samples of those little extras put into making a sewn pieces, whether a garment, home dec item or fabric art.  Maura and Cindy brought along books on the topic that inspired them, from Victorian patterns to pleating fabric.  Pat discussed the use of vintage costume jewelry to embellish various projects. I'm going to save 11 thousand words here and just show the pictures.

Mary's wall hanging from a challenge uses embroidery and beading.

Close up of hand embroidery (upper left) and bobbin work (bottom right) as well as beading.

Judy's customized piping using machine embroidery to add coordinating colors.

Jacket with decorative seams

Close up:  serged flatlocked seams

Outlining a motif - this one uses bobbin-work.

 

From a Gail Yellen workshop - different applique techniques, including elements sewn into openings (right).

Embroidering a ribbon or tape

De-colurant used to add color over original.

De-colurant used to remove original color.

Paint sticks let you draw directly onto fabric.