Introducing.... Seams Time for Patience

This is my new wearable quilt art.   The pattern is  Koos Van Den Akker, Vogue 1277.


The title is so fitting.   For the first time I used silk dupioni and thai silk.   I discovered they have their own personality, and it doesn't always get along with mine.  I used that red lace looking ribbon as well.   That resulted in four hours spent hanging out with my seam ripper.   


When it came time to name my piece, all I could think about was ripping that ribbon out and resewing pieces back together.   I seriously contemplated cutting my losses and rolling it up and throwing it in the back closet of my studio three times.   Upon reflection, I realized that I used utmost patience for me, as I don't have alot when it comes to sewing mistakes.   Hence the title incorporated my time with the seam ripper and how to be patient.  

The button in the centre is made with the lace wrapped around and glued together.  In the big green button is a piece of thai silk made into a fabric button nestled in the green one.

Wearable Art Quilt

Introducing.....  ok, I don't have a name yet... but technically I am not done as I don't have the pin on the jacket.   I always name my quilts before they are finished.   The last two were right at the end.  
Here is the back of my jacket.

These shots are not great.  I plan on taking good photos of my quilts this weekend to enter into the juried show coming up.  Then I will show them all to you.  I do realize that I haven't shown you full shots of the two art quilts I completed.  

Back to my jacket, I chose to have a pin as a closure, as this jacket just had a button in the pattern.  I felt it needed something a bit bigger, so I made a nice brooch.   I wrapped the lace into a flower shape and nestled a large green flower button into it. Then I took my handy button maker and used a piece of the silk with the circles in it and made another smaller button for the centre of my brooch.   

The brooch is very heavy, so I need a strong and large pin to put on the back of it.   It is not attached here, just laying on top of the jacket.  Now to find a good pin and name!

Oh How I Detest My Seam Ripper!

That little gadget and I spent over 4 hours together yesterday.   Why, you ask?   Well, my wearable quilt art and I were having an argument over the red ribbon and I was losing.   I had to remove yards and yards of it, straighten out some major puckers, and cut and cut and cut the ribbon to bend the way I wanted it to.

We seem to be having a better time together today.

My Koos jacket is coming along now.  I have the jacket all together, the lining sewn and now have to attach the two to make them one.   This will definitely take a bit of time to do.

Last year when I made a wearable jacket, I made it all out of cotton.  I had a judge tell me that perhaps I should use other fabric.  This is  Serenity:

For my Koos jacket, (which has no name yet) I used silk dupioni, thai silk and a braided ribbon.  

Hope to finish in the next two days, wish me luck!

Wearable Art

I have been quilting like a mad demon all week.   I am trying to get a piece of wearable art ready to see if it will get juried into the National Show here in Canada.  I have till February 1st to get it ready.   I finally got all the pieces quilted.  I had made the lining up earlier in the week.  So now just have to cut the pieces out and sew the jacket together.   I have never made a jacket with a lining before.  I know, not the best time to start.   But I do have lots of notes on my instructions reminding me of things to do.  

Hopefully next week will be able to post pictures of a beautiful and finished garment!

Wearable Art and Curved Piecing

I have been collecting these colours for two years.   And all the thread, embellishments, beads, and yarns that match.   Finally I started cutting and sewing the fabric.   I want to make a piece of wearable art.   But was unsure how to make new 'fabric' with all my matching fabric.   Then I happened to watch a video on curved piecing this morning and voila!   Ideas started pouring into my head.  

I have begun sewing the strips together.   I know that I have to quilt it before I actually sew all the pattern pieces together.  One, because it is easier and two because the quilting will shrink up my pieces.   I think that I may have to sew the front side and front piece together first and then quilt it though.    I have quite a few steps written in my sketch book and even more ideas for embellishing.

Just have to make sure I do the right step at the right time.  For now, curvy piecing here I come!

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