silk silk silk!!!

so excited to be about to try my first silk painting experience.
I have a 28cm square to play with, and have heaps of gutta to make it look fantastic and it will be painted in dye.
The finished piece will be to wrap around my new tarot cards I bought a while ago to protect them from attack and spiritis. They are most beautiful and feminine, Goddess Tarot, all women bar the Kings and Prices, even the major arcana like the Magician is Isis, ingenious really.

sewing space

to my surprise I was in a sewing head space last night. I have a pile of fabric here to sew into funky threads for Z but haven't had the time or motivation. My machines have been a little neglected, but they performed as good as ever. I am really getting overlocking down too, just a bit more practice on corners and I will be expert at it. Here is my sewing set up at home. I have no dedicated space for art/craft, so I use the dining table.

dying to dye

I have been so busy lately with study, and it seems to rain each time I get a change or time to dye. I have a curtain to dye for DS's room, and also some tees to dye for customers and friends. Hopefully I will get some time over the easter break.

forest set

I finished this set for my son today. I have been wanting to sew the pants for ages, but needed to get my overlocker serviced. It works perfectly now. It was a bargain off ebay.

Hand stenciled navy tee with cobra design (I make my own stencils from waste plastic from my own consumption), and hand sewn pants from my own pattern.

The fabric is my favourite in a long time, espcially with the gold fern detail all over the dyed background. It is a quilter's cotton, so holds the wide-leg shape of the pants well.

my 1st quilting effort

This is my first attempt at quilting.
The panel will be for a handbag. The pieces are really small 5cms (2.5 inches) but it looks quite good close up. The stripe fabric will also line the bag. I'm thinking to do some freestyle quilting pattern in maybe a yellow thread over the patchwork, but am not quite sure yet if it will work/look good, or even if I can do freestyle quilting as I have never tried it.

my shiny star!

I revamped this cute little suit as it was badly stained. I have dip dyed it and added some stenciled stars. Simple, yet really cute for DS to wear when we go out on his birthday night.

He is such a shiny star, so golden in nature, I hope this suit reflects a bit of that beauty I see to others.

....soon to be 2, happy birthday Z!!!!!!

off and racing

This gorgeous wool arrived today from Jolly Jumbuck just in time. It is called driftwood and the most gorgeous natural colourway with a splash of warm blue.
I am knitting a earflap hat for DS for his birthday which is this week, better get those hands moving!

craft for art's sake

I have decided to try my hand at quilting. My 1st project will be a bag as a present for someone.
It will be a lined and padded shoulder bag with zip. I hope to quilt a simple frog theme with lots of green as the eventual owner loves green.
I found this simple frog pattern, hopefully I can manage it.

And I am going to make DS some more clothes as he has outgrown last year's effort.
It feels great to start some projects that aren't for my business.