WAY Out of My Comfort Zone

 As a number of us have mentioned on our blogs

over the past few months,

the quilting mojo has disappeared

or at least faded quite a bit.

In trying to find out where mine has gone,

I've been reading different blogs and things on line.

One blog post I found talked about an on line course

this blogger took, taught by Isobel Moore.

The course is called "Swirls of Colour"

and I was hooked.

As soon as I could, I signed up for the course

and started collecting supplies.

 

I have never really done any mix media art before

and knew this was going to be a real challenge for me.

 

No precise seams,

no precise patterns, 

no precise plans. 

We just start and see where we are lead.

Well, I've finished my first piece.

This has not been trimmed yet

and will be placed behind a piece of mat... maybe!

 

 

I am not a painter and never have been,

so preparing the background was actually a bit of a challenge.

It's canvas with paper and then it's painted.

The paper can be anything and Isobel recommends scrap papers.

I used the papers from my Sunday church service.

 

Once the background is dry,

the sewing begins.

The most time consuming part was changing threads with

just about every strip of fabric.

 

 

I found some sari silk remnants,

cut thin strips of batiks,

used trims of various kinds,

pulled out some fun threads

and just played with everything.

My first mistake was having something planned in my head.

This looks nothing like what I had planned and,

at first, I was disappointed.

Then I looked at what I liked and what

I would do differently next time.

 

There will be a next time!

 

After making this 9" square piece,

I decided to make some smaller pieces that

could be Christmas ornaments.

 

 

I prepared some backgrounds with music

and painted it with reds and greens.

 

This is what I have so far.

Beads and sequins need to be added and then

these will be backed.

 

We shall see where this goes,

but I'm having fun!

 

Happy Creating!!