And the Winner Is....

So in between rescheduling most of our week due to the snow storm, one kid sick, one kid home for the weekend with a friend, parents' weekend at one school, and me catching the cold, I drew a name for the book!! Her effort to get in a couple extra chances paid off and so the book will be given to Joanne! Thanks to all for following and participating!

Ack!

Did you know that Monday is the last day of the month? I think that would be ok if next month was, say, November. I think I'm about ready now for last November.

Anyhoo... Please post some pictures on the flikr site, mine are lonely there! The chance to win the book 1000 Artisan Textiles will close at midnight on Monday. Have a great weekend, I can't wait to see what you've made!

My Dear

A Red, Red Rose

Robert Burns

O, my luve's like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June.
O, my luve's like the melodie,
That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I,
And I will luve thee still, my Dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my Dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun!
O I will luve thee still, my Dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile! 

Heart Art and accidental monoprinting

direct from the quilt

from the plastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The style of quilt that I've been working on lately is a heavily painted quilt. This one got a little too much gesso poured onto it, so I had to mop some up. I first grabbed the piece of plastic that was underneath the piece and picked some up. It looked so cool that I grabbed a piece of solid black that happened to be within arms reach and mopped up some more from the piece. Then realizing that i was monoprinting, looked at the piece of plastic and applied the fabric to that as well. It is gesso, so the fabric is now much more stiff, but still usable. Will definitely do more of this with regular paint!

My heart piece is coming along nicely, possibly to be completed tomorrow (yay for snow days!). Here it is in the beginning stages. The background is three layers, quilted with tacking, then painted with gesso and acrylics. The heart is simply cardboard painted with acrylics



And last but not least! If you haven't found Joanne's blog yet, please go check it out! She has made a beautiful AND useful card holder using heart fabric and a heart button! Joanne's blog is very fun to read, she hosts lots of give-aways and she does machine quilting which is getting rave reviews in our quilt guild!

January's prize!!

This GORGEOUS book by Sandra Salamony is drool worthy... I've been peeking. Get your entries in! Remember, here are the ways to increase your chances of winning:
1) one chance for each heart related crafted item posted in the flikr group
2) mention this blog in your blog with a link (post a comment that you've done so with a link to your blog!).
3) anyone who comments that they are participating because you've referred them gets you another chance

heart gift bag

heart gift bag
Originally uploaded by FabriCadabra

Hi all,
Here is my first heart project, a simple gift bag made with heart fabric. I can't wait to see yours... please post pictures to the Ironing Woman flikr group. It's easy and free to sign up.

I've got another heart project in the works... will get pictures soon. It involves painting on quilted fabric so I have to wait for the layers to dry.

Tomorrow I will post the prize for January, so stay tuned!
Here are some ways to increase your chances of winning:
1) one chance for each heart related crafted item posted in the flikr group
2) mention this blog in your blog with a link (post a comment that you've done so with a link to your blog!).
3) anyone who comments that they are participating because you've referred them gets you another chance

Have a great weekend!

Welcome!

After a successful First Annual Ironing Woman Triathlon last August, I have been thinking about how to keep the momentum going. This morning I came across this blog and challenge, Iron Craft, and had an aha! moment. Let's play with quilting challenges once a month! I've set up a Flikr group to share photos and a Facebook group. Each month I'll randomly draw a name from everyone who has posted a photo of their challenge on Flikr for a wicked good prize.

So on to the first challenge... I've always been a sucker for Valentine's day, so let's see some hearts. You choose your medium, size and colors. Now get into that workroom! Post a picture of your finished piece by January 31 to be eligible for the drawing. (I'll let you know what the prize is as soon as I know!)