 This week's 100 Days of Quilted Greeting cards (on my social media) theme is flowers. Thursday's post was about my iris design, which I have done with both applique and Inktense. The applique version is available as a card kit or pattern. Then I have a youtube video for the Inktense version. (I will link all of them at the end.) We were also talking about Inktense a bit in my class on Thursday, so I thought it would be fun to look at some of my other Inktense projects too! Maybe I will try to do another one of those Saturday Zoom calls in a few weeks with an Inktense project, that sounds fun😀
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My goal is to post here every week, and also share it in my newsletter. But I have been finding myself in the habit of just doing the newsletter and neglecting my blog, trying to fix that! (Although there will always be some things that only subscribers get, so sign up in the sidebar if you haven't!) This week's theme for the 100 Days of Quilted Greeting Cards series is thread work, one of my favorite things! Thursday's card was this version of Black Eyed Susans, made in memory of my Aunt Sue a few years ago. It looks fairly complicated, but it's not once you break it down, so I will do that here!
Note: I think it's more common for people to do thread sketching through just the fabric, and not the batting. I more commonly stitch through the batting too, but there's no right way. Try both! Every layer adds stability, so I would definitely use a hoop if I had fewer layers. A hoop is the best stabilizer of all, so I do sometimes use one for dense stitching.  If you think you can't draw a flower shape, well, neither can I 😂 This is very sketchy, and as I always say, kindergarteny. I tried to vary the petals a bit, although that would probably have happened anyway😂, but otherwise, this is not a realistic flower drawing, just 6-7 petals in approximately a circle. I probably sketched it with a chalk pencil on my background, then outlined it with thread, using the outermost color. Then I start coloring them in with thread. Think of your sewing machine like a pencil, only you move the paper instead of the pencil. I use the free motion foot, of course, and I like a topstitching needle, but really, just try what you have. Most of my thread is 40 wt, which is average/most common. I'd love to collect more thinner threads, 60-80 wt, because although it takes more stitching to cover an area, you also have more control. But again, just try whatever you have! For the first color, stitch densely at the tip, then more loosely toward the next color. You want each color to overlap a bit for shading. The second color is more dense in the center, and looser at both ends. The third color is the most dense toward the center of the flower, but if you do beads like I did, or a button, you really don't need much in the very center.
Then I added beads and binding. (Binding video in the card workshop linked a couple of paragraphs up.) You can apply the same technique to other shapes too, of course! And if you try it, I'd love to see! Reply to my newsletter, or email me at [email protected].
Happy sewing! Beret |
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Beret NelsonI am a homeschooling mom of three fun kids, who are now old enough that I have a little time to pursue my passion for sewing! After several years of making quilted cards and art quilts, I'm now designing kits and patterns. Some of my designs have been in Keepsake Quilting and Art Quilting Studios magazine! I teach classes online, and am starting to do more traveling and teaching. I also have many tutorials, including some on YouTube. I am blessed to live in Alaska where I am surrounded by the inspiration provided by the beauty of God's creation! Free mini art quilt workshop for new subscribers!
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