A while back I was contacted by a company called Daily Window. They make several varieties of purses, tote bags and other accessories all with a clear pocket in which to put a decorative card. They asked me to make a few cards for some of their bags for their online gallery. I've finally had a little time work on one and gather the supplies for another, so here it is, with the bag:
I've made this card the same way I'd make a fiber art postcard, but larger. The postcards measure 4"x6" and these cards measure 5 3/8"x7 3/4". This card is similar to some I made a while back, and since I really loved the result and had the supplies still grouped together, it was easy to make another one.
To make this one, I fused silk flowers to the base fabric. This fabric was left over from the yellow quilt. I'm not a big fan of yellow, but for some reason this fabric really speaks to me. I also love the fact that there are words on it.
I then took a Fabricmate pen in the color purple and went over a few random words from the background fabric.
After that was done, the fabric was placed on a piece of stiff Pellon (Decorbond, I think) and then quilted with wavy lines in six different colors. I love colored threads and sparkly ones, too, so it is hard for me not to use them!
To enhance the centers of the flowers, I did a little free motion stitching or thread painting using a purple Sulky Holoshimmer thread. To do this, I dropped the feed dogs of my sewing machine and attached a darning foot. The fabric is then free to be guided in whatever direction it needs to go for the stitching.
I couldn't send something away with beads, so out of the bead and sequin collection came matching beads for the flower centers, some little butterfly beads just for fun, and beads for the wavy lines.
After attaching a coordinating fabric back, I used my serger threaded with matching thread to finish all the edges. I didn't want a distinct border on this - I wanted the focus to be in the center, so I used a matching yellow.
I have one more insert to make for another bag, but tonight I hope to get my muslin cut out for my coat!Parting Shot: New Glasses! It took us a long time to pick these out and a long time to get them, but they are a vast improvement on the old ones, plus she can actually see with her new prescription.
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As you know I have a real "thing" for glasses. Those are fantastic! She will have to keep them close when she visits.....
How clever! Your insert is gorgeous (of course)! DD looks even more grown up with those glasses. Very nice.
Beautiful fiber art card! I love your use of embellishments - it's just the perfect amount.
Great glasses on your DD. New glasses are always fun and everything is so much clearer again. :)
Oh, you do such a fantastic job with these fiber art cards. This one is no exception.
Great glasses!
Your card is so beautiful - I loved reading about how you embellished it. :)
And your daughter looks very chic in her new glasses!
Summerset,
This is a simple and so beautiful work! I never tried to do something similar and looks fantastic!
I love the flowers and the sulky holoshimmer thread.
Summerset .- excellent job with the combination of different techniques. In addition the card is precious to the merits of the fabric of words. Congratulations, I'm sure that rained orders. greetings, Paco
Cute DD photos! Mine (the model) won't let me show her face. BTW, to your comment on my blog, I do have to bribe my DD to model for me plus I have to put up with her huffing and puffing about how busy she is. But she knows it's important to me to show off my meager sewing efforts as best as possible. And clothes always looks better on a youthful size 2!
I really like the idea of a bag with a pocket to add a decorative card--neat way to have a way to display fabric arts with a practical item that you carry but don't necessarily wear! Nice.
great looking glasses--very sophisticated and appropriate for her.
Gorgeous! Highlighting a few words with the pen was a great idea!
Glasses suit your daughter very well.
And the card: just beautiful. I admire your creativity and feeling for the right proportions. Lucky the one getting the bag with your card in it.
What a masterpiece of a card!!
And lovely new glasses!
It's so great that it makes me wanna cry T_T
You are fabulous!
I wish my skill will improve so I would be as talented as you are <3
(my eyes are just shining troughout this blog! I don't understand everything you say 'caus I'm not english and these are word I haven't learn yet, but I can say that your job is "magnifique" =])
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